1933 SMU

4–⁠7–⁠1 (2–⁠4 Southwest Conference), coached by Ray Morrison.

Schedule and results

SMU in 1933, game by game: lost vs. North Texas 0–7; won vs. Texas Tech 14–0; won vs. UTEP 27–6; won at Rice 13–7; tied vs. Oklahoma State 7–7; lost at Arkansas 0–3; lost vs. Texas 0–10; won at Texas A&M 19–0; lost vs. Centenary (LA) 0–7; lost vs. Baylor 7–13; lost at TCU 6–26; lost vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) 6–18+21−20Lost 0–7 vs. North Texas-7North TexasWon 14–0 vs. Texas Tech+14Texas TechWon 27–6 vs. UTEP+21UTEPWon 13–7 at Rice+6RiceTied 7–7 vs. Oklahoma State0Oklahoma StateLost 0–3 at Arkansas-3ArkansasLost 0–10 vs. Texas-10TexasWon 19–0 at Texas A&M+19Texas A&MLost 0–7 vs. Centenary (LA)-7Centenary (LA)Lost 7–13 vs. Baylor-6BaylorLost 6–26 at TCU-20TCULost 6–18 vs. Saint Mary’s (CA)-12Saint Mary’s (C…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Saint Mary’s (CA) 18–⁠6; 6th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1933.

Record
4–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4 6th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
99–⁠104
Coach
Ray Morrison
Elo
1458 −47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.1 No. 47 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ray Fuqua

All-Southwest Conference

2 first team

First team

  • Bob WilsonB
  • John KitchensB

From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1933 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas4–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
TCU4–⁠29–⁠2–⁠1
Baylor4–⁠26–⁠4
Texas A&M2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Texas2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠2
SMU2–⁠44–⁠7–⁠1
Rice1–⁠53–⁠8

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