1942 SMU Mustangs football team
American college football season
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The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jimmy Stewart, the Mustangs compiled a 3–6–2 record (1–4–1 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 133 to 126.[1]
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–6–2 (1–4–1 SWC)
Headcoach
- Jimmy Stewart (1st season)
Captains
- Clarence Booth
- Orville Johnson
- Kelly Simpson
| 1942 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 3–6–2 (1–4–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Ownby Stadium |
SMU was ranked at No. 75 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]
The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | North Texas State Teachers* | W 26–7 | 7,000 | [3] | |||
| October 3 | at Pittsburgh* | L 7–20 | 15,000 | [4] | |||
| October 10 | vs. Hardin–Simmons* | L 6–7 | 20,000 | [5] | |||
| October 16 | Temple* | T 6–6 | [6] | ||||
| October 24 | Corpus Christi NAS* |
| W 21–6 | [7] | |||
| October 31 | at No. 17 Texas | L 7–21 | [8] | ||||
| November 7 | Texas A&M |
| L 20–27 | [9] | |||
| November 14 | Arkansas |
| W 14–6 | [10] | |||
| November 21 | at Baylor | T 6–6 | [11] | ||||
| November 28 | TCU |
| L 6–14 | 10,000 | [12] | ||
| December 5 | at Rice | L 7–13 | [13] | ||||
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