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-
1947 Season Highlights
Madison A. Matty Bell enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
The Mustangs won the Southwest Conference Championship.
1947 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Tue., Sep. 9 @ Santa Clara
22
6
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Missouri
35
19
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Oklahoma State
21
14
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Rice
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
UCLA
7
0
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Texas
14
13
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Texas A&M
13
0
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Arkansas
14
6
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Baylor
10
0
W
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Texas Christian
19
19
T
Thu., Jan. 1
Penn State
13
13
T
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1947 Season Totals
Record 9-0
-2
Points Scored 182
Scoring Average 16.5
Points Allowed 90
Defense Average 8.2
Opponents Record 57-39
Conference Record 5-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 5-0
-1
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
3 9-0-1
AP
1947 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1947 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.