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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  <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024
1926 Season Highlights
 Ray Morrison enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
 The Mustangs won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1926 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 24  vs. North Texas  42   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Trinity (Texas)  48   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 8  vs. Centenary  37   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Missouri  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Texas A&M  9   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Texas  21   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Rice  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Baylor  31   3   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Texas Christian  14   13   W       
 
1926 Season Totals
  Record8-0 -1
  Points Scored229
  Scoring Average25.4
  Points Allowed47
  Defense Average5.2
  Opponents Record36-19
  Conference Record5-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record1-0 -1
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1926 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Methodist 8-0-122947 5-09540  Ray Morrison
Baylor 6-3-110393 3-1-14961  Morley Jennings
Texas 5-414669 2-25836  Edward J. Doc Stewart
Texas Christian 6-1-211074 1-1-24341  Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas A&M 5-3-118459 1-3-15456  Dana X. Bible
Arkansas 5-517988 0-1710  Francis A. Schmidt
Rice 4-4-18481 0-4769  John W. Heisman

1926 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1926 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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