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The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jimmy Stewart, the Mustangs compiled a 3–6–2 record (1–4–1 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 133 to 126.[1]
1942 SMU Mustangs football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 3–6–2 (1–4–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Clarence Booth, Orville Johnson, Kelly Simpson |
Home stadium | Ownby Stadium |
SMU was ranked at No. 75 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]
The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 26 | North Texas State Teachers* | W 26–7 | 7,000 | [3] | |||
October 3 | at Pittsburgh* | L 7–20 | 15,000 | [4] | |||
October 10 | vs. Hardin-Simmons* | San Antonio, TX | L 6–7 | ||||
October 17 | Temple* |
| T 6–6 | ||||
October 24 | Corpus Christi NAS* |
| W 21–6 | [5] | |||
October 31 | at No. 17 Texas | L 7–21 | [6] | ||||
November 7 | Texas A&M |
| L 20–27 | ||||
November 14 | Arkansas |
| W 14–6 | ||||
November 20 | at Baylor | T 6–6 | |||||
November 28 | TCU | L 6–14 | |||||
December 5 | at Rice | L 7–13 | |||||
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