| 1948SMU Mustangs football | |
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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 21–13 vs.Oregon | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 9–1–1 (5–0–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Ownby Stadium,Cotton Bowl |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10SMU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1948 SMU Mustangs football team represented theSouthern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the duringSouthwest Conference during the1948 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coachMatty Bell, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the SWC title. SMU was invited to theCotton Bowl Classic, where they defeatedOregon. JuniorDoak Walker was awarded theHeisman Trophy. Walker established several other SWC records that still stand.[1]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | atPittsburgh* | W 33–14 | 31,469 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | Texas Tech* | W 41–6 | 23,000 | [3] | ||
| October 9 | atMissouri* | No. 4 | L 14–20 | 30,892 | [4] | |
| October 16 | atRice | No. 14 | W 33–7 | 32,600 | [5] | |
| October 23 | Santa Clara* | No. 11 | W 33–0 | 50,000 | [6] | |
| October 30 | atTexas | No. 11 | W 21–6 | 68,750 | [7] | |
| November 6 | Texas A&M | No. 8 |
| W 20–14 | 53,000 | [8] |
| November 13 | atArkansas | No. 7 | W 14–12 | 23,000 | [9] | |
| November 20 | Baylor | No. 10 |
| W 13–6 | 58,000 | [10] |
| November 27 | TCU | No. 8 |
| T 7–7 | 67,431 | [11] |
| January 1 | vs. No. 9Oregon* | No. 10 |
| W 21–13 | 69,000 | [12][13][14] |
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 4(13) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8(1) | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Doak Walker | Halfback | 1 | 3 | New York Bulldogs |
| Paul Page | Halfback | 1 | 4 | New York Giants |
| Dick McKissack | Back | 2 | 21 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Joe Ethridge | Tight end | 6 | 54 | Green Bay Packers |
| Dave Moon | Back | 14 | 136 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Floyd Lewis | Guard | 18 | 174 | Green Bay Packers |
| Bob Folsom | End | 19 | 183 | Green Bay Packers |
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