1918 SMU Mustangs football team
| 1918 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–2 (1–2 SWC) |
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| Captain | Horace Renshaw |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1918 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 1918 college football season. In its second season under head coach J. Burton Rix, the team compiled an overall record of 4–2 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing fifth in the SWC. The Mustangs were outscored by a total of 45 to 39 on the season.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 19 | Austin* | W 19–0 | ||
| October 26 | TCU* |
| W 1–0 (forfeit) | |
| November 2 | Love Field* |
| W 6–0 | |
| November 16 | Baylor |
| W 14–0 | [3] |
| November 23 | at Texas | L 0–32 | [4] | |
| November 30 | at Rice | L 0–13 | [5] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
- ^ "1918 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Baylor blanked by S.M.U. team; Battle is hard". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1918. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas U. beats S.M.U. 32 to 0 on soggy field". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 24, 1918. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice defeated S.M.U. team, 13–0". The Houston Post. December 1, 1918. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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