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1922 SMU

6–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Ray Morrison.

Schedule and results

SMU in 1922, game by game: won vs. Southern Methodist Freshmen 16–0; won vs. North Texas 66–0; won vs. LSU 51–0; lost vs. Austin 7–10; won vs. Oklahoma State 32–6; won vs. Southwestern U 46–14; won vs. Texas A&M 17–6; lost at Arkansas 0–9; lost vs. Baylor 0–24; tied at TCU 0–0+66−24Won 16–0 vs. Southern Methodist Freshmen+16Southern Method…Won 66–0 vs. North Texas+66North TexasWon 51–0 vs. LSU+51LSULost 7–10 vs. Austin-3AustinWon 32–6 vs. Oklahoma State+26Oklahoma StateWon 46–14 vs. Southwestern U+32Southwestern UWon 17–6 vs. Texas A&M+11Texas A&MLost 0–9 at Arkansas-9ArkansasLost 0–24 vs. Baylor-24BaylorTied 0–0 at TCU0TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsSouthern Methodist FreshmenW 16–⁠077%
Oct 7vsNorth TexasW 66–⁠087%
Oct 14vsLSUW 51–⁠043%
Oct 20vsAustinL 7–⁠1073%
Oct 28vsOklahoma StateW 32–⁠650%
Nov 4vsSouthwestern UW 46–⁠1476%
Nov 11vsTexas A&MW 17–⁠643%
Nov 18atArkansasL 0–⁠955%
Nov 30vsBaylorL 0–⁠2440%
Dec 2atTCUT 0–⁠057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied TCU 0–⁠0; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
235–⁠69
Coach
Ray Morrison
Elo
1423 +72 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.0 No. 55 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John McLean Brooks

1922 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Baylor5–⁠08–⁠3
Texas2–⁠17–⁠2
SMU2–⁠26–⁠3–⁠1
Texas A&M2–⁠25–⁠4
Oklahoma State2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Arkansas1–⁠34–⁠5
Rice1–⁠44–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.