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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1915  <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024
1941 Season Highlights
 Madison A. Matty Bell enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
 
1941 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. North Texas  54   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Fordham  10   16   L    @ New York, NY   
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Pacific  34   0   W    @ Tyler, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Auburn  20   7   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Texas  0   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Texas A&M  10   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Arkansas  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Baylor  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Texas Christian  13   15   L       
 Sat., Dec. 6  vs. Rice  0   6   L       
 
1941 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored169
  Scoring Average16.9
  Points Allowed106
  Defense Average10.6
  Opponents Record47-28
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-3
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1941 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas A&M 9-228175Lost  21-295-110939  Homer H. Norton
Texas 8-1-133855 4-1-115935  Dana X. Bible
Texas Christian 7-3-1162135Lost  26-404-1-16146  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Rice 6-3-1167121 3-2-16185  Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist 5-5169106 2-45183  Madison A. Matty Bell
Baylor 3-6-1106161 1-4-153127  Frank H. Kimbrough
Arkansas 3-7118149 0-640119  Fred C. Thomsen

1941 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1941 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.