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: Madison A. Matty Bell Conference: Southwest-
1940 Season Highlights
Madison A. Matty Bell enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
1940 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Sep. 29 @
UCLA
9
6
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
North Texas
20
7
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Pittsburgh
7
7
T
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Auburn
20
13
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Texas
21
13
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Texas A&M
7
19
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Arkansas
28
0
W
Sat., Nov. 23 @
Baylor
7
4
W
Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
Texas Christian
16
0
W
Sat., Dec. 7 @
Rice
7
6
W
1940 Season Totals
Record 8-1
-1
Points Scored 142
Scoring Average 14.2
Points Allowed 75
Defense Average 7.5
Opponents Record 51-45
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 4-0
-1
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
16 7-1-1
AP
1940 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1940 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.