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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: Ewing Freeland/Ray Morrison
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1915  <-- 1922 <- 1923 -> 1924 --> 2024
1923 Season Highlights
 Ewing Freeland/Ray Morrison enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
 The Mustangs won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1923 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. North Texas  41   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Henderson State  33   0   W       
 Wed., Oct. 10  vs. Austin  10   3   W       
 Tue., Oct. 16  vs. Missouri-Rolla  35   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  @ Texas A&M  10   0   W       
 Sun., Nov. 4  vs. Texas Christian  40   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Arkansas  13   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Oklahoma State  9   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 29  vs. Baylor  16   0   W       
 
1923 Season Totals
  Record9-0
  Points Scored207
  Scoring Average23.0
  Points Allowed9
  Defense Average1.0
  Opponents Record25-24
  Conference Record5-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record1-0
1923 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1923 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Methodist 9-02079 5-0886  Ewing Freeland/Ray Morrison
Texas 8-0-124121 2-0-1407  Edward J. Doc Stewart
Arkansas 6-2-115840 2-24227  Francis A. Schmidt
Texas Christian 4-593137 2-11346  Madison A. Matty Bell
Baylor 5-1-210439 1-1-22123  Frank B. Bridges
Rice 3-53594 1-4775  Phillip H. Arbuckle
Texas A&M 5-3-113523 0-3-1623  Dana X. Bible
Oklahoma State 2-84097   John F. Maulbetsch

1923 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1923 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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