1948 SMU Mustangs football team

1948 SMU Mustangs football
1948 SMU Mustangs football
SWC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 21–13 vs. Oregon
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 10
Record	9–1–1 (5–0–1 SWC)
Head coach	Matty Bell (11th season);
Captain	Joe Ethridge, Floyd Lewis
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium
	Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 SMU Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the during Southwest Conference during the 1948 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the SWC title. SMU was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated Oregon. Junior Doak Walker was awarded the Heisman Trophy. Walker established several other SWC records that still stand.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 33–14	31,469	^[2]
October 2	Texas Tech*		Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 41–6	23,000
October 9	at Missouri*	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 14–20	30,892
October 16	at Rice	No. 14	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 33–7	32,600
October 23	Santa Clara*	No. 11	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 33–0	50,000	^[3]
October 30	at Texas	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 21–6	68,750	^[4]
November 6	Texas A&M	No. 8	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 20–14	55,000
November 13	at Arkansas	No. 7	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 14–12	23,000
November 20	Baylor	No. 10	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 13–6	58,000
November 27	TCU	No. 8	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	T 7–7	67,431
January 1	vs. No. 9 Oregon*	No. 10	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	W 21–13	69,000	^[5]^[6]^[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	4 (13)	14	11	11	8 (1)	7	10	8	10

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Jack Henry (September 26, 1948). "Panthers Routed By Ace Backs". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Section 2-4,6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harry M. Hayward (October 24, 1948). "Doak Walker, SMU Humiliates Broncs In Cotton Bowl, 33-0; Even Subs Score". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "68,750 see Walker leead SMU to victory over Texas, 21–6". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SMU beats Ducks, 21-13". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. January 1, 1949. p. 1.
^ Strite, Dick (January 2, 1949). "Oregon, Cal both drop bowl games". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1.
^ Smits, Ted (January 2, 1949). "Oregon handed 21 to 13 defeat by Southern Methodist in Cotton Bowl". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 3, sports.
^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

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