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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: Madison A. Matty Bell
Conference: Southwest-

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1915 <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024

1948 Season Highlights

Madison A. Matty Bell enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.

The Mustangs won the Southwest Conference Championship.

1948 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Pittsburgh	33	14	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Texas Tech	41	6	W
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Missouri	14	20	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Rice	33	7	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Santa Clara	33	0	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Texas	21	6	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Texas A&M	20	14	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Arkansas	14	12	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Baylor	13	6	W
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Texas Christian	7	7	T
Sat., Jan. 1	Oregon	21	13	W	@ Dallas, TX	Cotton Bowl

1948 Season Totals
Record	9-1 -1
Points Scored	250
Scoring Average	22.7
Points Allowed	105
Defense Average	9.5
Opponents Record	57-40
Conference Record	5-0
Home Record	4-0 -1
Away Record	4-1

1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
10	8-1-1	AP

1948 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Methodist	9-1-1	250	105	Won 21-13	5-0-1	108	52	Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas	7-3-1	223	147	Won 41-28	4-1-1	81	65	J. Blair Cherry
Baylor	6-3-2	167	125	Won 20-7	3-2-1	72	57	George R. Bob Woodruff
Rice	5-4-1	168	119		3-2-1	95	79	Jess C. Neely
Arkansas	5-5	227	136		2-4	86	96	John Barnhill
Texas Christian	4-5-1	125	143		1-4-1	65	89	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Texas A&M	0-9-1	123	247		0-5-1	68	137	Robert Harry Stiteler

1948 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1948 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.