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1949 SMU Mustangs football team
| 1949 SMU Mustangs football |
|---|
| Southwest Conference |
| 5–4–1 (2–3–1 SWC) |
| Matty Bell (12th season) |
| Dick McKissack |
| Bobby Folsom |
| Doak Walker |
| Cotton Bowl |
The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their 12th and final season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 204. The team opened the season, 5–1–1, and reached No. 10 in the AP Poll, but lost the final three games of the season and ended up unranked. The team played its home games at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
Backs Doak Walker and Kyle Rote were selected by both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1949 All-Southwest Conference football team.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24 | Wake Forest* | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | W 13–7 | 51,000 | ||
| October 1 | Missouri* | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | W 28–27 | 58,000 | ||
| October 15 | Rice | No. 10 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (rivalry) | L 27–41 | 72,000 | |
| October 22 | No. 7 Kentucky* | No. 17 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | W 20–7 | 48,000 | |
| October 29 | No. 19 Texas | No. 11 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | W 7–6 | 75,000 | |
| November 5 | at Texas A&M | No. 9 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | T 27–27 | 31,000 | |
| November 12 | Arkansas | No. 12 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | W 34–6 | 42,000 | |
| November 19 | No. 15 Baylor | No. 10 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | L 26–35 | 63,000 | |
| November 26 | at TCU | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivalry) | L 13–21 | 33,000 | ||
| December 3 | No. 1 Notre Dame* | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | L 20–27 | 75,457 | ||
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |
| Week | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 10 (1) | 17 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | — | — |
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