1940 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1940 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1940 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled an 8–1–1 record (5–1 against conference opponents), tied for the SWC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 142 to 75, and was ranked No. 16 in the final AP Poll.[1]

1940 SMU Mustangs football
SWC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
1940 record8–1–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainWill Mullinweg, Raymond Pope
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
1940 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Texas A&M 5 1 0  9 1 0
No. 16 SMU 5 1 0  8 1 1
Texas 4 2 0  8 2 0
Rice 4 2 0  7 3 0
TCU 2 4 0  3 7 0
Arkansas 1 5 0  4 6 0
Baylor 0 6 0  4 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Fullback Preston Johnson was selected by both the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press as a first-team player on their 1940 All-Southwest Conference football teams. Tackle Joe Pasqua was named to the second team by the AP.[2][3] Will Mullinweg and Raymond Pope were the team captains.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at UCLA*W 9–670,000[4]
October 5North Texas State TeachersW 20–7
October 12at PittsburghT 7–7
October 19Auburn
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 20–13
November 2at TexasNo. 15W 21–13
November 9 No. 4 Texas A&MNo. 14
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 7–19
November 16ArkansasNo. 20
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 28–0
November 23at BaylorNo. 18W 7–4
November 30TCUNo. 16W 16–0
December 7at RiceNo. 16W 7–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1940 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. "Power Is Keynote As A.P. Picks All-S.W. Conference Grid Team". The Brownsville Herald. December 6, 1940 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "On U.P. All-Conference". The Austin Statesman. December 5, 1940. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Wolf, Al (September 28, 1940). "S.M.U. Wins Over Bruins, 9-6". Los Angeles Times.
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