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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  <-- 1927 <- 1928 -> 1929 --> 2024
1928 Season Highlights
 Ray Morrison enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
 
1928 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. North Texas  60   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Howard Payne  31   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Army  13   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Hardin-Simmons  6   0   W    @ Wichita Falls, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Rice  53   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Trinity (Texas)  60   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Texas  6   2   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Texas A&M  19   19   T       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Baylor  0   2   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Texas Christian  6   15   L       
 
1928 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored254
  Scoring Average25.4
  Points Allowed78
  Defense Average7.8
  Opponents Record42-24
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record4-1 -1
  Away Record2-2
1928 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1928 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 7-212232 5-16619  Clyde Littlefield
Baylor 8-221954 3-23440  Morley Jennings
Texas Christian 8-214228 3-23419  Madison A. Matty Bell
Arkansas 7-225163 2-14832  Francis A. Schmidt
Southern Methodist 6-3-125478 2-2-18451  Ray Morrison
Texas A&M 5-4-120577 1-3-15071  Dana X. Bible
Rice 2-783174 0-533117  Claude J. Rothgeb

1928 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1928 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.