1931 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season

1931 SMU Mustangs football

SWC champion

Conference| Southwest Conference
Record| 9–1–1 (5–0–1 SWC)
Head coach|

* Ray Morrison (12th season)

Captain| Alfred Neeley
Home stadium| Ownby Stadium

Seasons

<- 1930

1932 ->

1931 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
SMU $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 1
TCU | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
Texas A&M | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Rice | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Texas | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Baylor | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Arkansas | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

The 1931 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1931 college football season. Led by 12th head coach Ray Morrison, the Mustangs compiled and overall record of 9–1–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| North Texas State Teachers*|

* Ownby Stadium
* University Park, TX (rivalry)

| W 13–0| | [2]
October 3| Simmons (TX)*|

* Ownby Stadium
* University Park, TX

| W 27–10| | [3]
October 10| at Arkansas|

* The Hill
* Fayetteville, AR

| W 42–6| | [4]
October 17| at Rice|

* Rice Field
* Houston, TX (rivalry)

| W 21–12| | [5]
October 24| Centenary*|

* Fair Park Stadium
* Dallas, TX

| W 19–0| | [6]
October 31| Texas|

* Fair Park Stadium
* Dallas, TX

| W 9–7| 24,000| [7]
November 7| at Texas A&M|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX

| W 8–0| | [8]
November 14| Baylor|

* Fair Park Stadium
* Dallas, TX

| W 6–0| | [9]
November 21| at Navy*|

* Thompson Stadium
* Annapolis, MD (rivalry)

| W 13–6| 7,000| [10]
November 28| at TCU|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)

| T 0–0| 15,000| [11]
December 5| at Saint Mary's*|

* Kezar Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| L 2–7| 50,000| [12]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1931 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
2. ^ "Methodists eke out 13–0 victory over North Texas". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 27, 1931. Retrieved November 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Ponies forced to display little in downing Cowboys". Wichita Falls Times. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Mustangs win easily, 42–6". The Daily Oklahoman. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Southern Methodist starts march toward title with 21 to 12 victory over Rice Owls". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Ponies beat Centenary 19 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 25, 1931. Retrieved July 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Ponies defeat Longhorns, 9–7". The Brownsville Herald. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Mustang linemen figure in 8–0 victory over Aggies". Austin American-Statesman. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Mustangs win listless game". The El Paso Times. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Texas Mustangs keep slate clean by beating Navy". The Hartford Courant. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Southern Methodists champs after 0 to 0 draw". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Gaels Defeat Mustangs, 7-2: Texans Halted at Goal-Line Three Times". Oakland Tribune. December 6, 1931. pp. 25–26 - via Newspapers.com.25-26&rft.date=1931-12-06&rft_id=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23303411/gaels_defeat_mustangs_72_texans/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1931+SMU+Mustangs+football+team" class="Z3988">

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SMU Mustangs football

Venues|

* Armstrong Field (1915–1922)
* Gardner Park (1919)
* Ownby Stadium (1926–1948, 1989–1994)
* Cotton Bowl (1932–1978, 1995–1999)
* Texas Stadium (1972–1973, 1979–1986)
* Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Houston
* Navy: Gansz Trophy
* North Texas: Safeway Bowl
* Rice
* TCU

Culture & lore|

* Peruna
* Best Dressed Band in the Land
* 1935 "Game of the Century"
* Death penalty
* 2022 Houston game

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
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* 1944
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* 2025

National championship seasons in bold

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Southwest Conference football champions

* Oklahoma (1915)
* Texas (1916)
* Texas A&M (1917)
* Texas & Oklahoma (1918)
* Texas A&M (1919)
* Texas (1920)
* Texas A&M (1921)
* Baylor (1922)
* SMU (1923)
* Baylor (1924)
* Texas A&M (1925)
* SMU (1926)
* Texas A&M (1927)
* Texas (1928)
* TCU (1929)
* Texas (1930)
* SMU (1931)
* TCU (1932)
* No champion (1933)
* Rice (1934)
* SMU (1935)
* Arkansas (1936)
* Rice (1937)
* TCU (1938)
* Texas A&M (1939)
* Texas A&M & SMU (1940)
* Texas A&M (1941)
* Texas (1942)
* Texas (1943)
* TCU (1944)
* Texas (1945)
* Rice & Arkansas (1946)
* SMU (1947)
* SMU (1948)
* Rice (1949)
* Texas (1950)
* TCU (1951)
* Texas (1952)
* Rice & Texas (1953)
* Arkansas (1954)
* TCU (1955)
* Texas A&M (1956)
* Rice (1957)
* TCU (1958)
* Arkansas, Texas, & TCU (1959)
* Arkansas (1960)
* Texas & Arkansas (1961)
* Texas (1962)
* Texas (1963)
* Arkansas (1964)
* Arkansas (1965)
* SMU (1966)
* Texas A&M (1967)
* Arkansas & Texas (1968)
* Texas (1969)
* Texas (1970)
* Texas (1971)
* Texas (1972)
* Texas (1973)
* Baylor (1974)
* Arkansas, Texas & Texas A&M (1975)
* Houston & Texas Tech (1976)
* Texas (1977)
* Houston (1978)
* Arkansas & Houston (1979)
* Baylor (1980)
* SMU (1981)
* SMU (1982)
* Texas (1983)
* SMU & Houston (1984)
* Texas A&M (1985)
* Texas A&M (1986)
* Texas A&M (1987)
* Arkansas (1988)
* Arkansas (1989)
* Texas (1990)
* Texas A&M (1991)
* Texas A&M (1992)
* Texas A&M (1993)
* Texas Tech, Baylor, Rice, Texas & TCU (1994)
* Texas (1995)

National championships in bold

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