1942 SMU
3–6–2 (1–4–1 Southwest Conference), coached by James Stewart. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Texas 26–7Sep 26
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs North Texas | W 26–7 | 92% |
| Oct 3 | at Pittsburgh | L 7–20 | 51% |
| Oct 10 | vsHardin Simmons | L 6–7 | 44% |
| Oct 17 | vs Temple | T 6–6 | 60% |
| Oct 24 | vsCorpus Christi NAS | W 21–6 | 87% |
| Oct 31 | at 17Texas | L 7–21 | 20% |
| Nov 7 | vs Texas A&M | L 20–27 | 52% |
| Nov 14 | vs Arkansas | W 14–6 | 72% |
| Nov 20 | at Baylor | T 6–6 | 35% |
| Nov 28 | vs TCU | L 6–14 | 50% |
| Dec 5 | at Rice | L 7–13 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Rice 13–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
Led the nationHarding Miller: receiving yards (531 yds)
- Record
- 3–6–2
- Conference
- 1–4–1 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 126–133
- Coach
- James Stewart
- Elo
- 1477 −71 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.7 No. 66 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Clarence Booth, Orville Johnson and Kelly Simpson
1942 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5–1 | 9–2 | 11 |
| Rice | 4–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| TCU | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| Baylor | 3–2–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 2–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 SMU | 1–4–1 | 3–6–2 | |
| Arkansas | 0–6 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.