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1930 SMU

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

Schedule and results

SMU in 1930, game by game: won vs. Howard Payne 26–0; lost at Notre Dame 14–20; won vs. Austin 34–0; tied at Baylor 14–14; won vs. Indiana 27–0; lost at Texas 7–25; won vs. Texas A&M 13–7; won at Navy 20–7; won at Rice 32–0; lost vs. TCU 0–13+34−18Won 26–0 vs. Howard Payne+26Howard PayneLost 14–20 at Notre Dame-6Notre DameWon 34–0 vs. Austin+34AustinTied 14–14 at Baylor0BaylorWon 27–0 vs. Indiana+27IndianaLost 7–25 at Texas-18TexasWon 13–7 vs. Texas A&M+6Texas A&MWon 20–7 at Navy+13NavyWon 32–0 at Rice+32RiceLost 0–13 vs. TCU-13TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsHoward PayneW 26–⁠093%
Oct 4atNotre DameL 14–⁠2034%
Oct 10vsAustinW 34–⁠093%
Oct 18atBaylorT 14–⁠1453%
Oct 25vsIndianaW 27–⁠081%
Nov 1atTexasL 7–⁠2545%
Nov 8vsTexas A&MW 13–⁠771%
Nov 15atNavyW 20–⁠754%
Nov 22atRiceW 32–⁠064%
Nov 29vsTCUL 0–⁠1362%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 13–⁠0; tied for 4th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 4th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
187–⁠86
Coach
Ray Morrison
Elo
1599 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.9 No. 17 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Ira Hopper, Louie Long, Malcolm Powell and Bill Skeeters

All-Southwest Conference

1 first team

First team

  • Louis LongEAP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1930 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1930 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas4–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Baylor3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
TCU4–⁠29–⁠2–⁠1
SMU2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Arkansas2–⁠23–⁠6
Rice2–⁠48–⁠4
Texas A&M0–⁠52–⁠7

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