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-
1935 Season Highlights
Madison A. Matty Bell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
The Mustangs won the Southwest Conference Championship.
1935 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
North Texas
39
0
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Austin
60
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Tulsa
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @ Washington (Missouri)
35
6
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Rice
10
0
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Hardin-Simmons
18
6
W
@ Wichita Falls, TX
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Texas
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
UCLA
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Arkansas
17
6
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Baylor
10
0
W
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Texas Christian
20
14
W
Sat., Dec. 7 @
Texas A&M
24
0
W
Wed., Jan. 1
Stanford
0
7
L
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1935 Season Totals
Record 12-1
Points Scored 288
Scoring Average 22.2
Points Allowed 39
Defense Average 3.0
Opponents Record 64-37
Conference Record 6-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 6-0
1935 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
2 12-0-0
UP
1935 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1935 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.