1938 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 6â4 record (4â2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 125.^[1] The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in University Park, Texas, and the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

Record6â4 (4â2 SWC)

Headcoach

CaptainCharles Sprague

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1938 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 TCU $	6	â	0	â	0	11	â	0	â	0
SMU	4	â	2	â	0	6	â	4	â	0
Baylor	3	â	2	â	1	7	â	2	â	1
Rice	3	â	3	â	0	4	â	6	â	0
Texas A&M	2	â	3	â	1	4	â	4	â	1
Arkansas	1	â	5	â	0	2	â	7	â	1
Texas	1	â	5	â	0	1	â	8	â	0

$ â Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	North Texas State Teachers*	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	W 34â7		^[2]
October 1	Arizona*	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 29â7		^[3]
October 7	vs. Marquette*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL	L 0â7	25,000	^[4]
October 22	at No. 1 Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7â34	37,500	^[5]
October 30	Texas	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 7â6	12,000	^[6]
November 5	No. 19 Texas A&M	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 10â7	22,000	^[7]
November 12	Arkansas	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 19â6		^[8]
November 19	at Baylor	Waco Stadium Waco, TX	W 21â6		^[9]
November 26	No. 2 TCU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 7â20	23,000	^[10]
December 3	at Rice	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 14â25		^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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