The 1958 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Meek, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a conference mark of 4–2, tying for second place in the SWC.
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 18 |
AP | No. 18 |
Record | 6–4 (4–2 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Tom Koening |
Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 TCU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 SMU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | at No. 1 Ohio State* | No. 20 | L 20–23 | 63,113 | ||
October 4 | No. 7 Notre Dame* | No. 17 | L 6–14 | 61,500 | ||
October 11 | at Missouri* | No. 18 | W 32–19 | 29,000 | ||
October 18 | Rice | No. 16 |
| L 7–13 | 39,000 | |
October 25 | Georgia Tech* |
| W 20–0 | 27,000 | [1] | |
November 1 | at No. 16 Texas | W 26–10 | 58,000 | [2] | ||
November 8 | Texas A&M | No. 20 |
| W 33–0 | 53,000 | |
November 15 | at Arkansas | No. 15 | L 6–13 | 28,000 | ||
November 22 | Baylor |
| W 33–29 | 26,500 | ||
November 29 | No. 7 TCU |
| W 20–13 | 49,000 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Mustangs blank Georgia Tech". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 26, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mustangs bomb Longhorns, 26–10". Abilene Reporter-News. November 2, 1958. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.