1974 SMU Mustangs football team

1974 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Baylor $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Texas	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 16 Texas A&M	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
SMU	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Texas Tech	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	2
Rice	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
TCU	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Dave Smith, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SWC.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	vs. North Texas State*	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)	W 7–6	27,183	^[1]
September 21	Virginia Tech*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 28–25	13,767	^[2]
September 28	at No. 1 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 9–28	87,487
October 5	Oregon State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 37–30	16,958
October 12	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 33–13	16,492
October 19	Rice	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 19–14	16,184
October 26	No. 11 Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 17–20	32,505
November 2	at No. 12 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 15–35	58,500
November 9	No. 5 Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 18–14	44,463
November 16	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	T 24–24	46,300
November 23	Baylor	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 14–31	40,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1974 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`32`	Brian Duncan	Sr
WR	`15`	Kenny Harrison	Jr
WR	`80`	Freeman Johns	Jr
RB	`25`	Wayne Morris	Jr
TE	`88`	Oscar Roan	Sr
G	`65`	Henry Sheppard	Jr
QB	`12`	Ricky Wesson	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`72`	Louie Kelcher	Sr
LB	`59`	Ted Thompson	Sr
S	`40`	Arthur Whittington	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Ponies are nearly tumbled". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mustangs hang on, squeeze by Virginia Tech 28–25". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1974. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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