1921 SMU Mustangs football team

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The 1921 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 1921 college football season. Coach J. Burton Rix resigned after the first two games and Bill Cunningham took over as the interim coach for the remainder of the season.[1][2] The team compiled an overall record of 1–6–1 record with mark of 0–4–1 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the SWC. The Mustangs were outscored by a total of 92 to 15.[3] The team played its home games at Armstrong Field in Dallas.

Record1–6–1 (0–4 SWC, 1–3–1 TIAA)
Headcoach
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1921 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference, Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6–1 (0–4 SWC, 1–3–1 TIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Kitts
Home stadiumArmstrong Field, Fair Park Stadium
Seasons
← 1920
1922 â†’
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1921 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas A&M $3–0–26–1–2
Texas1–0–16–1–1
Arkansas2–1–05–3–1
Baylor2–2–08–3–0
Oklahoma A&M1–1–05–4–1
Rice1–2–14–4–1
SMU0–4–01–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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1921 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Rice $3–0–04–4–1
Howard Payne4–1–05–3–0
TCU2–1–06–3–1
Simmons (TX)3–2–06–4–0
Austin3–2–05–4–0
Trinity (TX)2–4–04–4–0
SMU1–3–11–6–1
Daniel Baker0–2–03–4–1
Southwestern (TX)0–3–10–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Howard PayneW 3–0[4]
October 12Texas A&ML 0–138,000[5]
October 21Austin
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX
L 6–17[6]
October 29vs. Arkansas
L 0–143,000[7]
November 5at RiceL 0–7[8]
November 11TCUL 6–13[9][10]
November 18Southwestern (TX)
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX
T 0–0[11]
November 24at BaylorL 0–285,000[12]
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