1944 SMU
5–5 (2–3 Southwest Conference), coached by James Stewart. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas–Arlington 49–0Sep 30
By 49 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vsTexas–Arlington | W 49–0 | 82% |
| Oct 7 | vsSouthwestern U | W 16–15 | 80% |
| Oct 14 | at4Randolph Field | L 0–41 | 50% |
| Oct 21 | at Rice | L 10–21 | 49% |
| Oct 28 | at Tulane | L 7–27 | 27% |
| Nov 4 | at Texas | L 7–34 | 20% |
| Nov 11 | vs Texas A&M | L 6–39 | 33% |
| Nov 18 | vs Arkansas | W 20–12 | 53% |
| Nov 25 | at Texas Tech | W 7–6 | 36% |
| Dec 2 | vs TCU | W 9–6 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat TCU 9–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 4th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 131–201
- Coach
- James Stewart
- Elo
- 1405 −48 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.8 No. 69 of 95 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Charles D. Allen and Ivan Cunningham
Drafted in 1945
The 1945 draft| Rd 2 | Tom Dean OT | Boston Yanks |
| Rd 3 | Charley Allen B | Chicago Bears |
| Rd 6 | Wayne Shaw B | Chicago Bears |
All-Southwest Conference
2 second teamSecond team
C.D. AllenBAP-2- Jim MeletioOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1944 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 3–1–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Texas | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Arkansas | 2–2–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 2–3 | 7–4 | |
| SMU | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
| Rice | 2–3 | 5–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.