1924 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baylor $ 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
SMU 2 – 0 – 4 5 – 0 – 4
Rice 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 1 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
Texas 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Arkansas 1 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
TCU 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1924 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 1924 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled a 5–1–4 record (2–0–4 against SWC opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 92 to 59. SMU was invited to the Dixie Classic, where they lost to West Virginia Wesleyan.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27North Texas State Teachers*
W 7–3[3]
October 4Trinity (TX)*
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
W 14–3[4]
October 10Austin*
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
W 7–0[5]
October 17Texas
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
W 10–6[6][7]
October 25Texas A&M
T 7–7[8]
November 1at TCU
W 6–0[9]
November 8at Arkansas
T 14–14[10]
November 15Baylor
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
T 7–716,000[11]
November 27Oklahoma A&M
  • Fair Park Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
T 13–13[12]
January 1vs. West Virginia Wesleyan*
L 7–9[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2018 SMU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Methodist University. p. 90.
  2. ^ "1924 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Mustangs make poor stand against Denton". Austin American-Statesman. September 28, 1924. Retrieved November 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mustangs win over Trinity in poor game". The Waco Times-Herald. October 5, 1924. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "S.M.U. outpoints Austin 7–0 in a "grudge battle"". Wichita Falls Record News. October 11, 1924. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas squad reaches Dallas ready for scrap". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 18, 1924. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mustangs score first victory over Longhorns 10 to 6". Wichita Daily Times. October 19, 1924. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aggies lucky to hold S.M.U, 7–7". The San Angelo Daily Standard. October 26, 1924. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Record, Ned C. (November 2, 1924). "Luck Costs T. C. U. Fiercely Fought S. M. U. Game". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 20. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Arkansas holds Mustangs to a 14 to 14 tie". The Galveston Daily News. November 9, 1924. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "S.M.U. and Baylor tie, 7–7, in colorless game". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1924. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Ponies lose grid title". Houston Post-Dispatch. November 28, 1924. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Mustang tamed by Preachers". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 2, 1925. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.


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