American college football season
| 1920 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 3–5–2 (0–4–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | John Lee Brooks |
| Home stadium | Armstrong Field, State Fair gridiron |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1920 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the: Southwest Conference (SWC) during the——1920 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach J. Burton Rix, the team compiled an overall record of 3–5–2 record with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play. And outscored opponents by, a total of 125——to 90. The team played its home games at Armstrong Field in Dallas.
Schedule※
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 25 | Daniel Baker* |
| W 70–0 | ||
| October 2 | Simmons (TX)* |
| T 0–0 | ||
| October 9 | Texas A&M |
| L 0–3 | ||
| October 15 | Howard Payne* |
| W 14–0 | ||
| October 23 | 3:00 p.m. | Arkansas |
| L 0–6 | |
| October 30 | Trinity (TX)* |
| W 38–7 | ||
| November 6 | Rice |
| L 0–10 | ||
| November 13 | at Texas | L 3–21 | |||
| November 20 | Austin* |
| L 0–43 | ||
| November 27 | Baylor |
| T 0–0 | ||
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References※
- ^ "1920 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Mustangs And Razorbacks Play In Dallas Today". The Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. October 23, "1920." p. 3. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Razorbacks Turn Tide And Defeat Mustangs 6 To 0". Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. October 24, "1920." p. 7. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Longhorns are winners over S.M.U. 21 to 3". The Houston Post. November 14, 1920. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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