American college football season
1973 SMU Mustangs football |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
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Record | 6–4–1 (3–3–1 SWC) |
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Head coach | |
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Home stadium | Cotton Bowl Texas Stadium |
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1973 Southwest Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 14 Texas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
No. 11 Texas Tech | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
Rice | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
SMU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Arkansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 |
Texas A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Baylor | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1973 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Dave Smith, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SWC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | Santa Clara* | | | W 49–7 | 13,997 | |
September 22 | at Oregon State* | | | W 35–16 | 26,189 | |
September 29 | Virginia Tech* | | | W 37–6 | 13,683 | [1] |
October 6 | No. 15 Missouri* | No. 19 | | L 7–17 | 19,675 | |
October 20 | at Rice | | | W 27–16 | 25,000 | |
October 27 | at No. 18 Texas Tech | | | L 14–31 | 45,098 | |
November 3 | No. 20 Texas | | | L 14–42 | 35,096 | |
November 10 | at Texas A&M | | | L 10–45 | 37,180 | |
November 17 | Arkansas | | | T 7–7 | 18,712 | |
November 24 | at Baylor | | | W 38–22 | 23,000 | |
December 1 | TCU | | | W 21–19 | 18,572 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1973 SMU Mustangs football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "SMU crushes Virginia Tech". The Vernon Daily Record. September 30, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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