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1938 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Sprague
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium, Cotton Bowl
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 TCU $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
SMU 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Baylor 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Rice 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Arkansas 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Texas 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1938 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 6–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 125.[1] The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in University Park, Texas, and the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24North Texas State Teachers*
W 34–7[2]
October 1Arizona*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 29–7[3]
October 7vs. Marquette*
L 0–725,000[4]
October 22at No. 1 Pittsburgh*
L 7–3437,500[5]
October 30Texas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 7–612,000[6]
November 5 No. 19 Texas A&M
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 10–722,000[7]
November 12Arkansas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 19–6[8]
November 19at Baylor
W 21–6[9]
November 26 No. 2 TCU
L 7–2023,000[10]
December 3at Rice
L 14–25[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1938 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sophomore backs win for Ponies". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1938. Retrieved November 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SMU and heat smother Arizona, 29–7". The Arizona Republic. October 2, 1938. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Howard Martin (October 8, 1938). "Marquette Defeats Southern Methodist, 7 to 0". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mighty Pitt Panthers roll over Southern Methodist, 34 to 7". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 23, 1938. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Methodists use razzle-dazzle to cop, 7–6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 30, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Field goal nets Mustangs victory". The Nashville Tennessean. November 6, 1938. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ponies strike through air to dump Hogs, 19 to 6". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 13, 1938. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "S.M.U. sharpshooters torpedo Baylor in aerial battle, 21 to 6". Wichita Daily Times. November 20, 1938. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Frogs Defeat Mustangs, Capture Southwest Title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1938. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice comes to life to stop Mustangs, 25–14". The Marshall News Messenger. December 4, 1938. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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