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1969 SMU

3–⁠7 (3–⁠4 Southwest Conference), coached by Hayden Fry.

Schedule and results

SMU in 1969, game by game: lost vs. Air Force 22–26; lost at Georgia Tech 21–24; lost at No. 13 Michigan State 15–23; won vs. TCU 19–17; won at Rice 34–14; lost vs. Texas Tech 24–27; lost vs. No. 2 Texas 14–45; lost at Texas A&M 10–20; lost vs. No. 4 Arkansas 15–28; won at Baylor 12–6+20−31Lost 22–26 vs. Air Force-4Air ForceLost 21–24 at Georgia Tech-3Georgia TechLost 15–23 at No. 13 Michigan State-8No. 13 Michigan StateWon 19–17 vs. TCU+2TCUWon 34–14 at Rice+20RiceLost 24–27 vs. Texas Tech-3Texas TechLost 14–45 vs. No. 2 Texas-31No. 2 TexasLost 10–20 at Texas A&M-10Texas A&MLost 15–28 vs. No. 4 Arkansas-13No. 4 ArkansasWon 12–6 at Baylor+6Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsAir ForceL 22–⁠2660%
Sep 20atGeorgia TechL 21–⁠2456%
Sep 27at13Michigan StateL 15–⁠2339%
Oct 10vsTCUW 19–⁠1770%
Oct 18atRiceW 34–⁠1463%
Oct 25vsTexas TechL 24–⁠2765%
Nov 1vs2TexasL 14–⁠4529%
Nov 8atTexas A&ML 10–⁠2046%
Nov 15vs4ArkansasL 15–⁠2827%
Nov 22atBaylorW 12–⁠665%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Baylor 12–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠4 5th in Southwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
186–⁠230
Coach
Hayden Fry
Elo
1476 −84 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.7 No. 46 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southwest Conference

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Chuck HixsonQBAP-1
  • Gary HammondWRAP-1; UPI-1
  • Bruce PortilloLBAP-1; UPI-1
  • Pat CurryDBAP-1

Second team

  • Ken FlemingTEAP-2
  • Bill JacksonOTAP-2
  • Bill JamesOTAP-2
  • Joe StuttsLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1969 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠011–⁠01
Arkansas6–⁠19–⁠27
Texas Tech4–⁠35–⁠5
TCU4–⁠34–⁠6
SMU3–⁠43–⁠7
Rice2–⁠53–⁠7
Texas A&M2–⁠53–⁠7
Baylor0–⁠70–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.