1921 SMU Mustangs football team

1921 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference, Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6–1 (0–4 SWC, 1–3–1 TIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Kitts
Home stadiumArmstrong Field, Fair Park Stadium
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 3 0 2 6 1 2
Texas 1 0 1 6 1 1
Arkansas 2 1 0 5 3 1
Baylor 2 2 0 8 3 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 1 0 5 4 1
Rice 1 2 1 4 4 1
SMU 0 4 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1921 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rice $ 3 0 0 4 4 1
Howard Payne 4 1 0 5 3 0
TCU 2 1 0 6 3 1
Simmons (TX) 3 2 0 6 4 0
Austin 3 2 0 5 4 0
Trinity (TX) 2 4 0 4 4 0
SMU 1 3 1 1 6 1
Daniel Baker 0 2 0 3 4 1
Southwestern (TX) 0 3 1 0 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 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 1921 college football season. Coach J. Burton Rix resigned after the first two games and Bill Cunningham took over as the interim coach for the remainder of the season.[1][2] The team compiled an overall record of 1–6–1 record with mark of 0–4–1 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the SWC. The Mustangs were outscored by a total of 92 to 15.[3] The team played its home games at Armstrong Field in Dallas.

  1. ^ "Cunningham in Charge of S.M.U. Eleven, Following Resignation of Rix". The Dallas Morning News. October 18, 1921. p. 16 – via Newsbank Open access icon.
  2. ^ ""Stoical" Rix Quits As S. M. U. Coach". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 18, 1921. p. 15. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "1921 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.