1919 SMU Mustangs football team

1919 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–4–1 (0–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainGraham L. Pierce
Home stadiumArmstrong Field, Gardner Park
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Rice 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Oklahoma 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 3
Texas 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Arkansas 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
SMU 0 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 2
Baylor 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1919 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 1919 college football season. In its third season under head coach J. Burton Rix, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 record with a mark of 0–2–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the SWC. The Mustangs outscored their opponents by a total of 162 to 86 on the season.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 273:30 p.m.Burleson*Dallas, TXW 26–6[2]
October 4Wesley*Dallas, TXW 7–6
October 11Texas A&M
L 0–16[3][4]
October 18Daniel Baker*Dallas, TXW 6–0
October 253:30 p.m.Howard Payne*Dallas, TXL 9–14[5]
November 1Austin*
W 41–0[6]
November 83:30 p.m.at Rice
L 14–21[7]
November 15Trinity (TX)*
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX
W 46–6
November 22at Baylor
T 7–7
November 27at Southwestern (TX)*Georgetown, TXL 6–10

References

  1. ^ "1919 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "S. M. U. Eleven To Meet Burleson College". The Waxahachie Daily Light. Waxahachie, Texas. September 27, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "S. M. U. Of Notion She Will Beat A. & M. Eleven". The Eagle. Bryan, Texas. October 9, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Mustangs Put Up Tough Battle; Lose To Farmers". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 12, 1919. p. 22. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Yellow Jackets And Mustangs To Tussle At Dallas Saturday". The Galveston Daily News. Galveston, Texas. October 24, 1919. p. 4. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Highclass Football For Today On Texas Gridiron". The Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 1, 1919. p. 3. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Shift In Owl Lineup May Be Made for S.M.U. Game Saturday at Rice". Houston Post. Austin, Texas. November 8, 1919. p. 9. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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