1946 SMU
4–5–1 (2–4 Southwest Conference), coached by Madison Bell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Baylor 35–0Nov 23
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | at Temple | T 7–7 | 36% |
| Oct 5 | vs Texas Tech | L 0–7 | 59% |
| Oct 11 | vs Oklahoma State | W 15–6 | 36% |
| Oct 19 | at 16Rice | L 7–21 | 43% |
| Oct 26 | at Missouri | W 17–0 | 33% |
| Nov 2 | at 7Texas | L 3–19 | 22% |
| Nov 8 | vs Texas A&M | L 0–14 | 58% |
| Nov 16 | at 17Arkansas | L 0–13 | 37% |
| Nov 23 | at Baylor | W 35–0 | 51% |
| Nov 30 | vs TCU | W 30–13 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat TCU 30–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 53rd-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 1946.
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 114–100
- Coach
- Madison Bell
- Elo
- 1506 +18 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.0 No. 45 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Lendon Davis, Eugene McClintock and Eugene Wilson
Drafted in 1947
The 1947 draft| Rd 6 | Gene Wilson E | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 4 | Jim Wright OG | Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) |
All-Southwest Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Gene WilsonEAP-1; UP-1- Jim Sid WrightOGAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 5–1 | 9–2 | 10 |
| Arkansas | 5–1 | 6–3–2 | 16 |
| Texas | 4–2 | 8–2 | 15 |
| Texas A&M | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| SMU | 2–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| TCU | 2–4 | 2–7–1 | |
| Baylor | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.