1964 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–9 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
1964 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Arkansas $ 7 0 011 0 0
No. 5 Texas 6 1 010 1 0
Baylor 4 3 05 5 0
Texas Tech 3 3 16 4 1
Rice 3 3 14 5 1
TCU 3 4 04 6 0
Texas A&M 1 6 01 9 0
SMU 0 7 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a conference mark of 0–7, placing last out of eight teams in the SWC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Florida*L 8–2433,000[1]
September 26at No. 5 Ohio State*L 8–2780,737[2]
October 3Arlington State*W 14–020,000[3]
October 17Rice
L 6–724,000
October 24at Texas TechL 0–1236,000
October 31at No. 6 TexasL 0–769,000[4]
November 7Texas A&M
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 0–2332,000
November 14at No. 3 ArkansasL 0–4433,000
November 21Baylor
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 13–1615,000
November 28TCU
L 6–1712,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Florida brands Mustangs, 24–8". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 20, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Buckeyes Bash SMU In Grid Debut, 27-8". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 27, 1964. p. 4D via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mustangs are extended to whip Arlington St". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 4, 1964. p. 4-1. Retrieved January 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "Texas nip SMU, 7–0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 1, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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