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| 1953 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–3 SWC) |
| Head coach | |
| Home stadium | Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504) |
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3 | at No. 9Georgia Tech* |
| L 4–6 | 37,000 | |
| October 9 | Missouri* |
| W 20–7 | 35,000 | |
| October 17 | No. 11Rice |
| W 12–7 | 50,000 | |
| October 24 | atKansas | No. 13 |
| W 14–6 | 29,000 |
| October 31 | Texas | No. 11 |
| L 7–16 | 51,000 |
| November 7 | atTexas A&M |
| W 23–0 | 20,000 | |
| November 14 | Arkansas |
| W 13–7 | 26,500 | |
| November 21 | atBaylor |
| L 21–27 | 30,000 | |
| November 28 | atTCU |
| L 0–13 | 27,000 | |
| November 5 | at No. 2Notre Dame* |
| L 14–40 | 35,522 | |
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| 1954 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 17 |
| Record | 6–3–1 (4–1–1 SWC) |
| Head coach | |
| Home stadium | Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504) |
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | Georgia Tech* |
| L 7–10 | 34,504 | |
| October 9 | atMissouri* |
| W 25–6 | 27,500 | |
| October 16 | at No. 15Rice |
| W 20–6 | 63,500 | |
| October 23 | Kansas* |
| W 36–18 | 20,037 | |
| October 30 | atTexas | No. 18 |
| T 13–13 | 50,000 |
| November 6 | Texas A&M |
| W 6–3 | 44,307 | |
| November 13 | at No. 4Arkansas | No. 19 |
| W 21–14 | 25,000 |
| November 20 | No. 20Baylor | No. 11 |
| L 21–33 | 47,000 |
| November 27 | TCU |
| W 21–6 | 30,022 | |
| December 4 | No. 4Notre Dame* |
| L 14–26 | 75,704 | |
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| 1955 SMU Mustangs football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (2–4 SWC) |
| Head coach | |
| Home stadium | Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504) |
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
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| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24 | at No. 11Notre Dame* |
| L 0–17 | 56,454 |
| October 1 | at No. 3Georgia Tech* |
| L 7–20 | 34,000 |
| October 7 | Missouri* |
| W 13–6 | 25,000 |
| October 14 | No. 15Rice |
| W 20–0 | 46,000 |
| October 22 | atKansas* |
| W 33–14 | 20,000 |
| October 29 | Texas |
| L 18–19 | 46,000 |
| November 5 | at No. 12Texas A&M |
| L 2–13 | 38,000 |
| November 12 | Arkansas |
| L 0–6 | 32,500 |
| November 19 | atBaylor |
| W 12–0 | 20,000 |
| November 26 | at No. 7TCU |
| L 13–20 | 33,000 |
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| 1956 SMU Mustangs football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (2–4 SWC) |
| Head coach | |
| Home stadium | Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504) |
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22 | No. 3Notre Dame* |
| W 19–13 | 61,000 | |
| September 29 | No. 2Georgia Tech* | No. 5 |
| L 7–9 | 46,500 |
| October 6 | atMissouri* | No. 12 |
| W 33–27 | 25,000 |
| October 13 | atDuke* | No. 19 |
| L 6–14 | 25,000 |
| October 20 | atRice |
| W 14–13 | 47,000 | |
| November 3 | atTexas |
| W 20–19 | 35,000 | |
| November 10 | No. 5Texas A&M |
| L 7–33 | 62,500 | |
| November 17 | atArkansas |
| L 13–27 | 34,000 | |
| November 24 | No. 16Baylor |
| L 0–26 | 28,000 | |
| December 1 | No. 14TCU |
| L 6–21 | 32,500 | |
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