1926 SMU Mustangs football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–0–1 (5–0 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainStanley Dawson, Howard Wade
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
SMU $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Baylor 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
TCU 1 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
Texas 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Rice 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Arkansas's games against Ole Miss, Centenary, and LSU counted in the conference standings.

The 1926 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented the Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1926 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled an 8–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 229 to 47.[1][2]

Coach Morrison brought the forward pass to the southwest during his time at SMU, using Gerald Mann as his passer.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24North Texas State Teachers*
W 42–0[4]
October 2Trinity (TX)*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 48–0
October 8Centenary*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 37–0[5]
October 16at Missouri*
T 7–7
October 23Texas A&M
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 9-7
October 30at Texas
W 21-17[6]
November 6Rice
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
W 20–0
November 13Baylor
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 31–3
November 25TCU
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
W 14–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1926 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Schmidt, Raymond (June 18, 2007). Shaping College Football. ISBN 9780815608868.
  4. ^ "S.M.U. defeats Eagles, 42 to 0". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. September 25, 1926. Retrieved November 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen Turned Back In Defeat By S. M. U." The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 9, 1926. p. 13. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Mustangs win thru air game in last period". San Angelo Daily Standard. October 31, 1926. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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