1936 SMU Mustangs football team
| 1936 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (2–3–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Paschal Scottino, Johnny Sprague |
| Home stadium | Ownby Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Arkansas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 TCU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1936 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1936 college football season.[1] Led by second-year head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, plaching fifth in the SWC. The team played home games at Ownby Stadium in Dallas.
Entering the season as defending co-national champion, SMU had high expectations once again. They lost their first regular season game in two years when were deafeated by Fordham at the Polo Grounds. Nonetheless, SMU was ranked 19th in first ever AP Poll, released two weeks later, on October 19.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | North Texas State Teachers* | W 6–0 | [3] | |||
| October 3 | Texas A&I* |
| W 60–0 | |||
| October 10 | at Fordham* | L 0–7 | 30,000 | |||
| October 17 | Vanderbilt* |
| W 16–0 | |||
| October 31 | at Texas | No. 15 | W 14–7 | 16,000 | [4] | |
| November 7 | Texas A&M | No. 12 |
| L 6–22 | ||
| November 14 | Arkansas | No. 19 |
| L 0–17 | ||
| November 21 | at Baylor | L 7–13 | ||||
| November 28 | No. 18 TCU |
| T 0–0 | |||
| December 5 | at Rice | W 9–0 | ||||
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Rankings[edit]
| Week | |||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Final |
| AP | 19 | 15 | 12 | 19T | — | — | — |
References[edit]
- ^ "1936 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "October 19, 1936". CollegePollArchive.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "Ponies pushed for win, 6–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1936. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.M.U. defeats stubborn Texas by 14 to 7 score". Sunday American-Statesman. November 1, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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