1943 SMU
2–7 (2–3 Southwest Conference), coached by James Stewart. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat TCU 20–0Nov 27
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs Tulsa | L 7–20 | 39% |
| Oct 9 | vs13Memphis Navy | L 6–20 | 80% |
| Oct 16 | vs Rice | W 12–0 | 49% |
| Oct 23 | at Tulane | L 6–12 | 36% |
| Oct 30 | vs 12Texas | L 0–20 | 28% |
| Nov 6 | at 16Texas A&M | L 0–22 | 15% |
| Nov 13 | vs Arkansas | L 12–14 | 58% |
| Nov 20 | vs Texas Tech | L 6–7 | 53% |
| Nov 27 | at TCU | W 20–0 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat TCU 20–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 69–115
- Coach
- James Stewart
- Elo
- 1429 −55 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.6 No. 48 of 76 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Abel Gonzalez and Ray Rasor
Drafted in 1944
The 1944 draft| Rd 5 | Abe Croft E | Chicago Bears |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Abe CroftEAP-1
Second team
- Ed CloudCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1943 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1943 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5–0 | 7–1–1 | 14 |
| Texas A&M | 4–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Rice | 2–3 | 3–7 | |
| SMU | 2–3 | 2–7 | |
| TCU | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
| Arkansas | 1–4 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.