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Southern Methodist Football Team History


Southern Methodist Mustangs
Southern Methodist University
 Dallas, TX
Founded: 1911
Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Capacity: 32,000
Colors: Harvard Crimson & Yale Blue
Coach: Ray Morrison
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1915  <-- 1926 <- 1927 -> 1928 --> 2024
1927 Season Highlights
 Ray Morrison enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
 
1927 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. North Texas  68   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Howard Payne  32   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Centenary  12   21   L       
 Fri., Oct. 14  vs. Rice  34   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Missouri  32   9   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  vs. Texas  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Texas A&M  13   39   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Baylor  34   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Texas Christian  28   6   W       
 
1927 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored267
  Scoring Average29.7
  Points Allowed81
  Defense Average9.0
  Opponents Record30-26
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record1-1
1927 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1927 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas A&M 8-0-126232 4-0-112126  Dana X. Bible
Southern Methodist 7-226781 4-112351  Ray Morrison
Arkansas 8-121876 2-12949  Francis A. Schmidt
Texas 6-2-116473 2-2-14754  Clyde Littlefield
Texas Christian 4-3-28964 1-2-22338  Madison A. Matty Bell
Rice 2-6-164160 1-32587  John W. Heisman
Baylor 2-774139 0-53093  Morley Jennings

1927 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1927 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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