The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 118 to 60.[1]
| 1939 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (4–2 SWC) |
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| Captain | Chelsea Crouch |
| Home stadium | Ownby Stadium |
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| No. 1 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SMU was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 12 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939,[2] and at No. 22 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings.[3]
The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 30 | at Oklahoma | T 7–7 | 26,205 | |||||
| October 7 | North Texas State Teachers* | W 16–0 | [4] | |||||
| October 14 | at Notre Dame* | L 19–20 | 29,730 | |||||
| October 21 | Marquette* | No. 18 | W 16–0 | 8,500 | [5] | |||
| November 4 | Texas | No. 16 |
| W 10–0 | 23,000 | [6] | ||
| November 11 | at No. 2 Texas A&M | No. 13 | L 2–6 | 30,000 | [7] | |||
| November 17 | at Arkansas | No. 17 | L 0–14 | |||||
| November 25 | Baylor |
| W 21–0 | 14,000 | ||||
| December 2 | at TCU | W 14–7 | 18,000 | |||||
| December 9 | Rice | Dallas, TX | W 13–6 | |||||
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References
edit- ^ "1939 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Paul Williamson (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Johnston leads Mustangs to 16–0 win over Eagles". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1939. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harold V. Ratliff (October 22, 1939). "Marquette Fails to Make Single First Down, SMU Wins, 16-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.M.U. becomes conference threat, beating Texas, 10 to 0". Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 5, 1939. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gayle Talbot (November 12, 1939). "Undefeated Aggies Squeeze By SMU Barrier, 6-2: Ponies Menace Cadets, Lead In Final Play". San Angelo Standard-Times. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.