1970 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
1970 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas $ 7 0 010 1 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 1 09 2 0
Texas Tech 5 2 08 4 0
Rice 3 4 05 5 0
SMU 3 4 05 6 0
TCU 3 4 04 6 1
Baylor 1 6 02 9 0
Texas A&M 0 7 02 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 12Oklahoma*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 TechL 10–1446,258
October 31at No. 1 TexasL 15–4266,500[2]
November 7Texas A&M
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 6–327,918
November 14at No. 7 ArkansasL 3–3643,000
November 21Baylor
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 23–1022,963
November 28at TCUL 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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
DB 24 Pat Curry
DB 43 Robert Popelka So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Chuck HixsonQuarterback13328Kansas 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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