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1923 SMU

9–⁠0 (5–⁠0 Southwest Conference), coached by Ray Morrison.

Schedule and results

SMU in 1923, game by game: won vs. North Texas 41–0; won vs. Henderson State 33–0; won vs. Austin 10–3; won vs. Missouri–Rolla 35–0; won at Texas A&M 10–0; won vs. TCU 40–0; won vs. Arkansas 13–6; won vs. Oklahoma State 9–0; won vs. Baylor 16–0+41Won 41–0 vs. North Texas+41North TexasWon 33–0 vs. Henderson State+33Henderson StateWon 10–3 vs. Austin+7AustinWon 35–0 vs. Missouri–Rolla+35Missouri–RollaWon 10–0 at Texas A&M+10Texas A&MWon 40–0 vs. TCU+40TCUWon 13–6 vs. Arkansas+7ArkansasWon 9–0 vs. Oklahoma State+9Oklahoma StateWon 16–0 vs. Baylor+16Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsNorth TexasW 41–⁠084%
Oct 6vsHenderson StateW 33–⁠086%
Oct 10vsAustinW 10–⁠381%
Oct 16vsMissouri–RollaW 35–⁠088%
Oct 26atTexas A&MW 10–⁠026%
Nov 4vsTCUW 40–⁠078%
Nov 10vsArkansasW 13–⁠669%
Nov 17vsOklahoma StateW 9–⁠077%
Nov 29vsBaylorW 16–⁠058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Baylor 16–⁠0; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Southwest Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
207–⁠9
Coach
Ray Morrison
Elo
1582 +133 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.8 No. 8 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Wilton J. Daniel

1923 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU5–⁠09–⁠0
Texas2–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
TCU2–⁠14–⁠5
Arkansas2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
Baylor1–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Oklahoma State1–⁠32–⁠8
Rice1–⁠43–⁠5
Texas A&M0–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1

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