1934 SMU
8–2–2 (3–2–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Ray Morrison. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oklahoma State 41–0Oct 20
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs North Texas | W 33–0 | 80% |
| Sep 29 | vsAustin | W 33–0 | 88% |
| Oct 6 | at LSU | T 14–14 | 28% |
| Oct 13 | at Rice | L 0–9 | 42% |
| Oct 20 | vs Oklahoma State | W 41–0 | 43% |
| Oct 27 | at Fordham | W 26–14 | 37% |
| Nov 3 | at Texas | T 7–7 | 46% |
| Nov 10 | vs Texas A&M | W 28–0 | 69% |
| Nov 17 | vs Arkansas | W 10–6 | 65% |
| Nov 24 | at Baylor | L 6–13 | 65% |
| Dec 1 | vs TCU | W 19–0 | 49% |
| Dec 8 | atWashington St. Louis | W 7–0 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Washington St. Louis 7–0; 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 22nd-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 1934.
- Record
- 8–2–2
- Conference
- 3–2–1 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 224–63
- Coach
- Ray Morrison
- Elo
- 1605 +133 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.7 No. 12 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ray Fuqua
All-Southwest Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Harry ShufordB- J.C. WetselOGAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1934 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 5–1 | 9–1–1 | |
| Texas | 4–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| SMU | 3–2–1 | 8–2–2 | |
| TCU | 3–3 | 8–4 | |
| Arkansas | 2–3–1 | 4–4–2 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–4–1 | 2–7–2 | |
| Baylor | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.