1917 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceTexas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–2–3 ( TIAA)
Head coach
CaptainDouglas I. Maxwell

The 1917 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) during the 1917 college football season. In its first season under head coach J. Burton Rix, the team compiled an overall record of 3–2–3 and outscored opponents by a total of 74 to 49.[1] The team played its home games at Armstrong Field in University Park, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Meridian College
W 20–7
October 13at AustinSherman, TXW 20–0
October 203:00 p.m.at TCU
L 0–21[2][3]
October 27Dallas
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX
T 7–7
November 3Trinity (TX)
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX
W 20–0
November 10Howard Payne
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX
L 7–14
November 17Baylor
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX
T 0–0
November 29Southwestern (TX)
  • Armstrong Field
  • Dallas, TX
T 0–0

References

  1. ↑ "1917 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  2. ↑ "T. C. U. Eleven May Surprise Rix's Huskies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 19, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "T. C. U. Plays Rings Around Rix's Strong S. M. U. Eleven". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 21, 1917. p. 20. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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