1958 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season

1958 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record6–4 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
  • Bill Meek (2nd season)
CaptainTom Koening
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Southwest Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 TCU $ 5 1 0 8 2 1
No. 18 SMU 4 2 0 6 4 0
Rice 4 2 0 5 5 0
Texas 3 3 0 7 3 0
Arkansas 2 4 0 4 6 0
Texas A&M 2 4 0 4 6 0
Baylor 1 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Meek, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a conference mark of 4–2, tying for second place in the SWC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at No. 1 Ohio State*No. 20
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 20–2363,113
October 4No. 7 Notre Dame*No. 17
L 6–1461,500
October 11at Missouri*No. 18W 32–1929,000
October 18RiceNo. 16
L 7–1339,000
October 25Georgia Tech*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 20–027,000[1]
November 1at No. 16 TexasW 26–1058,000[2]
November 8Texas A&MNo. 20
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 33–053,000
November 15at ArkansasNo. 15L 6–1328,000
November 22Baylor
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 33–2926,500
November 29No. 7 TCU
W 20–1349,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Mustangs blank Georgia Tech". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 26, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mustangs bomb Longhorns, 26–10". Abilene Reporter-News. November 2, 1958. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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