1964 SMU Mustangs football team

1964 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Arkansas $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Texas	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Rice	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
TCU	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
SMU	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a conference mark of 0–7, placing last out of eight teams in the SWC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 8–24	33,000	^[1]
September 26	at No. 5 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 8–27	80,737	^[2]
October 3	Arlington State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 14–0	20,000	^[3]
October 17	Rice	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 6–7	24,000
October 24	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 0–12	36,000
October 31	at No. 6 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–7	69,000	^[4]
November 7	Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–23	32,000
November 14	at No. 3 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 0–44	33,000
November 21	Baylor	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 13–16	15,000
November 28	TCU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 6–17	12,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Florida brands Mustangs, 24–8". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 20, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Buckeyes Bash SMU In Grid Debut, 27-8". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 27, 1964. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mustangs are extended to whip Arlington St". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 4, 1964. p. 4-1. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Texas nip SMU, 7–0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 1, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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