1970 SMU Mustangs football team

1970 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Texas $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Rice 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
SMU 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
TCU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Baylor 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Texas A&M 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a conference mark of 3–4, tying for fourth place in the SWC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12No. T–20 Oklahoma*
L 11–2851,909
September 19at Tennessee*
L 3–2854,158[1]
September 26New Mexico State*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 34–2130,264
October 3at Northwestern*
W 21–2030,003
October 17Rice
W 10–024,955
October 24at Texas Tech
L 10–1446,258
October 31at No. 1 Texas
L 15–4266,500[2]
November 7Texas A&M
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 6–327,918
November 14at No. 7 Arkansas
L 3–3643,000
November 21Baylor
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 23–1022,963
November 28at TCU
L 17–2617,118
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Gary Carter Sr
RB 17 Gary Hammond Jr
QB 10 Chuck Hixson Sr
OT 63 Bill Line Jr
G 73 John Meyer
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 24 Pat Curry
DB 43 Robert Popelka So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Chuck Hixson Quarterback 13 328 Kansas City Chiefs

References

  1. ^ "SMU spilled by Vols". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1970. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Worster stars in Texas' romp". The Odessa American. November 1, 1970. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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