1973_SMU_Mustangs_football_team

1973 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season

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.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Santa Clara*		Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 49–7	13,997
September 22	at Oregon State*		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 35–16	26,189
September 29	Virginia Tech*		Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 37–6	13,683	^[1]
October 6	No. 15 Missouri*	No. 19	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	L 7–17	19,675
October 20	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 27–16	25,000
October 27	at No. 18 Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 14–31	45,098
November 3	No. 20 Texas		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 14–42	35,096
November 10	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 10–45	37,180
November 17	Arkansas		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	T 7–7	18,712
November 24	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 38–22	23,000
December 1	TCU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 21–19	18,572
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1973 SMU Mustangs football team

v t e	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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll