1925 SMU

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

Schedule and results

SMU in 1925, game by game: won vs. North Texas 48–0; won vs. Abilene Christian 52–7; won vs. Washington St. Louis 20–6; lost at Texas A&M 0–7; lost vs. Oklahoma 0–9; tied vs. Texas 0–0; tied vs. Arkansas 0–0; won vs. Baylor 7–6; won vs. Drake 21–6+48−9Won 48–0 vs. North Texas+48North TexasWon 52–7 vs. Abilene Christian+45Abilene Christi…Won 20–6 vs. Washington St. Louis+14Washington St. …Lost 0–7 at Texas A&M-7Texas A&MLost 0–9 vs. Oklahoma-9OklahomaTied 0–0 vs. Texas0TexasTied 0–0 vs. Arkansas0ArkansasWon 7–6 vs. Baylor+1BaylorWon 21–6 vs. Drake+15Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Drake 21–⁠6; 4th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠1–⁠2 4th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
148–⁠41
Coach
Ray Morrison
Elo
1548 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.1 No. 44 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
James Magness

All-Southwest Conference

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Chris CortemegliaRB
  • Earl KeyEAP-1; JH; JT

Second team

  • WattersOTAP-2
  • VaughnOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1925 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1925 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Texas A&M4–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Texas2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
SMU1–⁠1–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Rice1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Baylor0–⁠3–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Arkansas0–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1

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