American college football season
1970 SMU Mustangs football |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
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Record | 5–6 (3–4 SWC) |
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Head coach | |
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Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
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Seasons |
1970 Southwest Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 3 Texas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
No. 11 Arkansas | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
Texas Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Rice | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
SMU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
TCU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
Baylor | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
Texas A&M | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1970 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a conference mark of 3–4, tying for fourth place in the SWC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | No. T–20 Oklahoma* | | L 11–28 | 51,909 | |
September 19 | at Tennessee* | | L 3–28 | 54,158 | [1] |
September 26 | New Mexico State* | | W 34–21 | 30,264 | |
October 3 | at Northwestern* | | W 21–20 | 30,003 | |
October 17 | Rice | | W 10–0 | 24,955 | |
October 24 | at Texas Tech | | L 10–14 | 46,258 | |
October 31 | at No. 1 Texas | | L 15–42 | 66,500 | [2] |
November 7 | Texas A&M | | W 6–3 | 27,918 | |
November 14 | at No. 7 Arkansas | | L 3–36 | 43,000 | |
November 21 | Baylor | | W 23–10 | 22,963 | |
November 28 | at TCU | | L 17–26 | 17,118 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1970 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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Team players in the NFL
References
- ^ "SMU spilled by Vols". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1970. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Worster stars in Texas' romp". The Odessa American. November 1, 1970. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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