The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jimmy Stewart, the Mustangs compiled a 5–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 201 to 131.[1] The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.
| 1944 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–3 SWC) |
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| Captain | Charles D. Allen, Ivan Cunningham |
| Home stadium | Ownby Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 30 | North Texas Agricultural | W 49–0 | |||||
| October 7 | Southwestern (TX) |
| W 16–15 | ||||
| October 14 | at No. 4 Randolph Field | L 0–41 | 18,000 | [2] | |||
| October 21 | at Rice | L 10–21 | |||||
| October 28 | at Tulane | L 7–27 | 22,000 | [3] | |||
| November 4 | at Texas | L 7–34 | 12,000 | [4] | |||
| November 11 | Texas A&M |
| L 6–39 | ||||
| November 18 | Arkansas |
| W 20–12 | ||||
| November 25 | at Texas Tech | W 7–6 | |||||
| December 2 | TCU |
| W 9–6 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "1944 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Ramblers Smother SMU 41-0: Bill Dudley Stars Again For Randolph". Valley Morning Star. October 15, 1944. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Game SMU defense gives way as Tulane's power gets going in second half for 27–7 win". Austin American-Statesman. October 29, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns defeat SMU in 34–7 tilt". Valley Morning Star. November 5, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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