1961 SMU Mustangs football team
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1961 SMU Mustangs football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 2–7–1 (1–5–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Bobby Hunt, Max Christian, Mike Rice |
Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Texas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Arkansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1961 college football season. Led by Bill Meek in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a conference mark of 1–5–1, placing last out of eight teams in the SWC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | Maryland* | L 6–14 | 17,000 | [1] | |
September 29 | at USC* | L 16–21 | 29,148 | ||
October 7 | Air Force* |
| W 9–7 | 28,000 | |
October 21 | at Rice | L 0–10 | 37,000 | ||
October 28 | Texas Tech |
| W 8–7 | 17,000 | |
November 4 | No. 3 Texas |
| L 0–27 | 41,000 | |
November 11 | at Texas A&M | L 12–25 | 18,000 | ||
November 18 | Arkansas |
| L 7–21 | 17,000 | |
November 25 | at Baylor | L 6–31 | 17,000 | ||
December 2 | at TCU | T 28–28 | 20,000 | ||
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Roster
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- ^ "Terps stymie late SMU drives, post 14–6 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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