1929 SMU Mustangs football team

1929 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–0–4 (3–0–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainChoc Sanders
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 TCU $ 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
No. 9 SMU 3 – 0 – 2 6 – 0 – 4
Arkansas 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Texas 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Baylor 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Rice 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1929 college football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Ray Morrison, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 6–0–4 with a mark of 3–0–2 in conference play, placing second in the SWC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21North Texas State Teachers*
W 13–3[1]
September 28Howard Payne*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
T 13–13
October 5at Nebraska*
T 0–0
October 11Austin*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 16–0
October 26Ole Miss*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 52–0
November 2Texas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
T 0–0[2]
November 9at Texas A&M
W 12–7
November 16Baylor
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 25–6
November 23Rice
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
W 34–0
November 30at TCU
T 7–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Mustangs win after scare by Eagles". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1929. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SMU's wild Mustangs hold Texas to scoreless draw". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 3, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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