1948 SMU Mustangs football team
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1948 SMU Mustangs football | |
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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 21–13 vs. Oregon | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 10 |
Record | 9–1–1 (5–0–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Joe Ethridge, Floyd Lewis |
Home stadium | Ownby Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 SMU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 SMU Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the during Southwest Conference during the 1948 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the SWC title. SMU was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated Oregon. Junior Doak Walker was awarded the Heisman Trophy. Walker established several other SWC records that still stand.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | at Pittsburgh* | W 33–14 | 31,469 | |||
October 2 | Texas Tech* | W 41–6 | 23,000 | |||
October 9 | at Missouri* | No. 4 | L 14–20 | 30,892 | ||
October 16 | at Rice | No. 14 | W 33–7 | 32,600 | ||
October 23 | Santa Clara* | No. 11 | W 33–0 | 50,000 | [2] | |
October 30 | at Texas | No. 11 | W 21–6 | 68,750 | [3] | |
November 6 | Texas A&M | No. 8 |
| W 20–14 | 55,000 | |
November 13 | at Arkansas | No. 7 | W 14–12 | 23,000 | ||
November 20 | Baylor | No. 10 |
| W 13–6 | 58,000 | |
November 27 | TCU | No. 8 |
| T 7–7 | 67,431 | |
January 1 | vs. No. 9 Oregon* | No. 10 |
| W 21–13 | 69,000 | [4][5][6] |
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Rankings
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | 4 (13) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 (1) | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Awards and honors
- Doak Walker, Heisman Trophy, All-America selection
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Doak Walker | Halfback | 1 | 3 | New York Bulldogs |
Paul Page | Halfback | 1 | 4 | New York Giants |
Dick McKissack | Back | 2 | 21 | Chicago Cardinals |
Joe Ethridge | Tight end | 6 | 54 | Green Bay Packers |
Dave Moon | Back | 14 | 136 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Floyd Lewis | Guard | 18 | 174 | Green Bay Packers |
Bob Folsom | End | 19 | 183 | Green Bay Packers |
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Harry M. Hayward (October 24, 1948). "Doak Walker, SMU Humiliates Broncs In Cotton Bowl, 33-0; Even Subs Score". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "68,750 see Walker leead SMU to victory over Texas, 21–6". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU beats Ducks, 21-13". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. January 1, 1949. p. 1.
- ^ Strite, Dick (January 2, 1949). "Oregon, Cal both drop bowl games". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
- ^ Smits, Ted (January 2, 1949). "Oregon handed 21 to 13 defeat by Southern Methodist in Cotton Bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 3, sports.
- ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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