1926 SMU Mustangs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1926
| team = SMU Mustangs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southwest Conference
| short_conf = SWC
| record = 8–0–1
| conf_record = 5–0
| head_coach = Ray Morrison
| hc_year = 7th
| captain = Stanley Dawson
| captain2 = Howard Wade
| stadium = Ownby Stadium, Fair Park Stadium
| champion = SWC champion
}}
{{1926 Southwest Conference football standings}}
The 1926 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented the Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1926 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled an 8–0–1 record, winning the SWC title. The Mustangs outscored opponents by a total of 229 to 47.{{cite web|title=1926 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=March 21, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-methodist/1926-schedule.html}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.collegefootballdatadvds.com/guides/smu2008.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208134653/http://www.collegefootballdatadvds.com/guides/smu2008.pdf |archive-date=2015-12-08 |url-status=dead }}
Coach Morrison brought the forward pass to the southwest during his time at SMU, using Gerald Mann as his passer.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_RqQQHqQdAAC&pg=PA101|title=Shaping College Football|isbn=9780815608868|last1=Schmidt|first1=Raymond|date=18 June 2007}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Texas State Teachers
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 42–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=S.M.U. defeats Eagles, 42 to 0|newspaper=Fort Worth Record-Telegram|date=September 25, 1926|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88643938/smu-defeats-eagles-42-to-0/|accessdate=November 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1926|team=Trinity Tigers|title=Trinity (TX)}}
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
| score = 48–0
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times-ponies-trample-trini/167622894/|newspaper=Wichita Daily Times|title=Ponies trample Trinity Tigers by 48–0 count|date=October 3, 1926|accessdate=March 9, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Centenary
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
| score = 37–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Gentlemen Turned Back In Defeat By S. M. U. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81540128/the-times/ |newspaper=The Times |location=Shreveport, Louisiana |date=October 9, 1926 |page=13 |access-date=July 15, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 7–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/kansas-city-journal-southern-methodist-s/167623311/|newspaper=Kansas City Journal-Post|title=Southern Methodist squad holds Missouri even|date=October 17, 1926|accessdate=March 9, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| opponent = Texas A&M
| site_stadium = Fair Park Stadium
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| score = 9–7
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-mustangs-nose-out/167623552/|newspaper=The Abilene Reporter-News|title=Mustangs nose out Texas Aggies by 9–7 score|date=October 24, 1926|accessdate=March 9, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Texas
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Austin, TX
| score = 21-17
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123474979/mustangs-win-thru-air-game-in-last-perio/|work=San Angelo Daily Standard|title=Mustangs win thru air game in last period|date=October 31, 1926|accessdate=April 24, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Field
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american-mustangs-lift-anothe/167623848/|newspaper=The Austin American-Statesman|title=Mustangs lift another scalp|date=November 7, 1926|accessdate=March 9, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
| score = 31–3
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-angelo-evening-standard-smu-win-o/167624087/|newspaper=San Angelo Daily Standard|title=S.M.U. win over Baylor gives conference title|date=November 14, 1926|accessdate=March 9, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 25
| w/l = w
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–13
| attend = 14,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-times-herald-mustangs-end-seaso/167624251/|newspaper=The Waco Times-Herald|title=Mustangs end season with 14–13 victory|date=November 26, 1926|accessdate=March 9, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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References
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