1948 SMU Mustangs football team

1948 SMU Mustangs football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 10
Record9–1–1 (5–0–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Ethridge, Floyd Lewis
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 SMU $ 5 0 1 9 1 1
Texas 4 1 1 7 3 1
Baylor 3 2 1 6 3 2
Rice 3 2 1 5 4 1
Arkansas 2 4 0 5 5 0
TCU 1 4 1 4 5 1
Texas A&M 0 5 1 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 SMU Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the during Southwest Conference during the 1948 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the SWC title. SMU was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated Oregon. Junior Doak Walker was awarded the Heisman Trophy. Walker established several other SWC records that still stand.[1]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)