1928 SMU
6–3–1 (2–2–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Ray Morrison. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Texas 60–6Sep 22
By 54 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 | vs TCU | L 6–15 | 67% |
| Sep 22 | vs North Texas | W 60–6 | 76% |
| Sep 29 | vsHoward Payne | W 31–0 | 93% |
| Oct 6 | at Army | L 13–14 | 41% |
| Oct 13 | vsHardin Simmons | W 6–0 | 94% |
| Oct 20 | vs Rice | W 53–13 | 85% |
| Oct 27 | vsTrinity (Texas) | W 60–7 | 94% |
| Nov 3 | at Texas | W 6–2 | 45% |
| Nov 10 | vs Texas A&M | T 19–19 | 68% |
| Nov 17 | at Baylor | L 0–2 | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Baylor 2–0; 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 6–3–1
- Conference
- 2–2–1 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 254–78
- Coach
- Ray Morrison
- Elo
- 1609 +77 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.2 No. 33 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Earl Baccus
All-Southwest Conference
5 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Redman HumeQBHop; NR-1; FH-2; GW-1; Em-1; FM- Ross Love Sr.RBHop; Legg-1; NR-1; FH-1; GW-1; PC; Em-2; LG-1
- ShaerdelE
- Choc SandersOGHop; Legg-1; Em-1; NR-1; FH-2; LG-1; GW-1; PC
- Malcolm PowellCHop; Legg-1; Em-2; GW-2
Second team
- Charleton FincherRBGW-2
From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1928 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
 Arkansas | 2–1 | 7–2 | |
| Baylor | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
| TCU | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
| SMU | 2–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Rice | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.