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-
1945 Season Highlights
Madison A. Matty Bell enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
1945 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Lackland Field
51
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Corpus Christi NAS
7
22
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Missouri
7
10
L
Fri., Oct. 12 @
Oklahoma State
12
26
L
@ Oklahoma City, OK
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Rice
21
18
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Tulane
7
19
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Texas
7
12
L
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Texas A&M
0
3
L
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Arkansas
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Baylor
34
0
W
Sat., Dec. 1 @
Texas Christian
34
0
W
1945 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 201
Scoring Average 18.3
Points Allowed 110
Defense Average 10.0
Opponents Record 51-38
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-4
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1945 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1945 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.