1937 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1937 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1937 college football season. In their third season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 5–6 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 93 to 80.[1] The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in University Park, Texas, and the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

1937 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1937 record5–6 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium, Cotton Bowl
1937 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 Rice $ 4 1 1  6 3 2
No. 16 TCU 3 1 2  4 4 2
No. T–14 Arkansas 3 2 1  6 2 2
Baylor 3 3 0  7 3 0
Texas A&M 2 2 2  5 2 2
SMU 2 4 0  5 6 0
Texas 1 5 0  2 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Tackle Charles Sprague received first-team honors from the Associated Press on the 1937 All-Southwest Conference football team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25North Texas*DallasW 14–0
October 2Centenary*L 6–7
October 9at Washington University*W 14–0
October 16Vanderbilt*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 0–67,000
October 23at ArkansasFort Smith, ARL 0–139,500
October 30TexasW 13–2
November 6at Texas A&ML 0–14
November 13 No. 13 BaylorDallasW 13–7
November 20at UCLA*W 26–1335,000[2]
November 27at No. 14 TCUL 0–3
December 4Rice
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
L 7–15
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1937 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. "S.M.U. Aerials Beat U.C.L.A. Eleven, 26-13". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 21, 1937.
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