1964 SMU
1–9 (0–7 Southwest Conference), coached by Hayden Fry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas–Arlington 14–0Oct 3
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Florida | L 8–24 | 25% |
| Sep 26 | at 5Ohio State | L 8–27 | 24% |
| Oct 3 | vsTexas–Arlington | W 14–0 | 83% |
| Oct 17 | vs Rice | L 6–7 | 46% |
| Oct 24 | at Texas Tech | L 0–12 | 33% |
| Oct 31 | at 6Texas | L 0–7 | 9% |
| Nov 7 | vs Texas A&M | L 0–23 | 63% |
| Nov 14 | at 3Arkansas | L 0–44 | 11% |
| Nov 21 | vs Baylor | L 13–16 | 33% |
| Nov 28 | vs TCU | L 6–17 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to TCU 17–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 96th-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 1964.
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 55–177
- Coach
- Hayden Fry
- Elo
- 1317 −123 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.9 No. 80 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
From Wikipedia’s 1964 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1964 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 7–0 | 11–0 | 2 |
| Texas | 6–1 | 10–1 | 5 |
| Baylor | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–3–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Rice | 3–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| TCU | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
 SMU | 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.