1948 SMU Mustangs football team
1948 SMU Mustangs football | |
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Southwest Conference champion | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 10 |
1948 record | 9-1-1 ( SWC) |
Head coach | Matty Bell |
Home stadium | Ownby Stadium (c. 23,783, grass) |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#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 SMU Mustangs of Southern Methodist University during the 1948 college football season. Doak Walker was a junior when he won the Heisman Trophy. Doak established several other Southwest Conference records that still stand.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | |||
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Sept. 25 | at Pittsburgh | W 33–14 | |||||||
Oct. 2 | Texas Tech | W 41–6 | |||||||
Oct. 9 | at Missouri | L 14–20 | |||||||
Oct. 16 | at Rice | W 33–7 | |||||||
Oct. 23 | Santa Clara | W 33–0 | |||||||
Oct. 30 | at Texas | W 21– 6 | |||||||
Nov. 6 | Texas A&M | W 20–14 | |||||||
Nov. 13 | at Arkansas | W 14–12 | |||||||
Nov. 20 | Baylor | W 13–6 | |||||||
Nov. 27 | Texas Christian | T 7–7 | |||||||
Jan. 1 | vs. Oregon | (Cotton Bowl Classic) | W 21-13 | ||||||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Rivalries
- In the Battle for the Iron Skillet, SMU tied Texas Christian 7-7.
- In the Mayor’s Cup, SMU defeated Rice 33-7.
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 |
Awards and honors
- Doak Walker, All-America selection
- Doak Walker, Heisman Trophy[4]
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=727&season=1948
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1949.htm
- ↑ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
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