1929 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1929 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1929 college football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Ray Morrison, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 6–0–4 with a mark of 3–0–2 in conference play, placing second in the SWC.

1929 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–0–4 (3–0–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainVernon Tarrance
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium, Fair Park Stadium
Seasons
 1928
1930 
1929 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 TCU $401901
No. 9 SMU302604
Arkansas320720
Texas222522
Baylor221731
Texas A&M230530
Rice050270
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21North Texas State Teachers*W 13–3[1]
September 28Howard Payne*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
T 13–133,500[2]
October 5at Nebraska*T 0–0[3]
October 11Austin*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 16–0[4]
October 26Ole Miss*W 52–08,000[5]
November 2Texas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
T 0–0[6]
November 9at Texas A&MW 12–76,000[7]
November 16Baylor
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 25–618,000[8]
November 23Rice
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
W 34–0[9]
November 30at TCUT 7–725,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. "Mustangs win after scare by Eagles". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1929. Retrieved November 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Mustang team has close call". The Lincoln Sunday Star. September 29, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Highly touted Husker team held to scoreless tie by Mustangs". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. October 6, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Kangaroos hold S.M.U. to 16 to 0". El Paso Herald. October 12, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "S.M.U. smears Ole Miss by toll of 52–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 27, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "SMU's wild Mustangs hold Texas to scoreless draw". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 3, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mustangs prove better mud horses to win 12–7 battle". Wichita Daily Times. November 10, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Baylor smothered 25 to 6 by S.M.U." The Bristol Herald Courier. November 17, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mustangs tumble Rice Institute by large score". Oakland Tribune. November 24, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Frogs win first conference flag by tying Ponies". The Galveston Daily News. December 1, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.