1924 SMU

5–⁠1–⁠4 (2–⁠0–⁠4 Southwest Conference), coached by Ray Morrison.

Schedule and results

SMU in 1924, game by game: won vs. North Texas 7–0; won vs. Trinity (Texas) 14–3; won vs. Austin 7–0; won vs. Texas 10–6; tied vs. Texas A&M 7–7; won at TCU 6–0; tied at Arkansas 14–14; tied vs. Baylor 7–7; tied vs. Oklahoma State 13–13; lost vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 7–9+11−2Won 7–0 vs. North Texas+7North TexasWon 14–3 vs. Trinity (Texas)+11Trinity (Texas)Won 7–0 vs. Austin+7AustinWon 10–6 vs. Texas+4TexasTied 7–7 vs. Texas A&M0Texas A&MWon 6–0 at TCU+6TCUTied 14–14 at Arkansas0ArkansasTied 7–7 vs. Baylor0BaylorTied 13–13 vs. Oklahoma State0Oklahoma StateLost 7–9 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan-2West Virginia W…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsNorth TexasW 7–⁠085%
Oct 4vsTrinity (Texas)W 14–⁠391%
Oct 10vsAustinW 7–⁠088%
Oct 17vsTexasW 10–⁠649%
Oct 25vsTexas A&MT 7–⁠761%
Nov 1atTCUW 6–⁠070%
Nov 8atArkansasT 14–⁠1455%
Nov 15vsBaylorT 7–⁠764%
Nov 29vsOklahoma StateT 13–⁠1373%
Jan 1vsWest Virginia WesleyanL 7–⁠981%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia Wesleyan 9–⁠7; 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
5–⁠1–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠0–⁠4 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
92–⁠59
Coach
Ray Morrison
Elo
1565 +10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.1 No. 39 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Logan Stollenwreck

1924 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Baylor4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
SMU2–⁠0–⁠45–⁠1–⁠4
Texas A&M2–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Rice2–⁠24–⁠4
Oklahoma State1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Texas2–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Arkansas1–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
TCU1–⁠54–⁠5

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