1942 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–6–2 (1–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainClarence Booth, Orville Johnson, Kelly Simpson
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
1942 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Texas $ 5 1 09 2 0
Rice 4 1 17 2 1
TCU 4 2 07 3 0
Baylor 3 2 16 4 1
Texas A&M 2 3 14 5 1
SMU 1 4 13 6 2
Arkansas 0 6 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jimmy Stewart, the Mustangs compiled a 3–6–2 record (1–4–1 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 133 to 126.[1]

SMU was ranked at No. 75 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26North Texas State Teachers*W 26–77,000[3]
October 3at Pittsburgh*L 7–2015,000[4]
October 10vs. Hardin-Simmons*San Antonio, TXL 6–7
October 17Temple*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
T 6–6
October 24Corpus Christi NAS*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 21–6[5]
October 31at No. 17 TexasL 7–21[6]
November 7Texas A&M
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 20–27
November 14Arkansas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 14–6
November 20at BaylorT 6–6
November 28TCUL 6–14
December 5at RiceL 7–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1942 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern Methodist unimpressive in 26–7 victory over North Texas". Austin American-Statesman. September 27, 1942. Retrieved November 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Hopkins, Tom (October 4, 1942). "Pitt Beats S. M. U., 20–7". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 3-3. Retrieved April 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Navy Fliers Lost To S.M.U., 21 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1942. p. 2S via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Texas defeats Ponies, 21–7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 1, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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