1939 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1939 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1939 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 118 to 60.^[1]

1939 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–3–1 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach	Matty Bell (5th season)
Captain	Chelsea Crouch
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Texas A&M $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Baylor	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
SMU	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Texas	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
TCU	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

SMU was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 12 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939,^[2] and at No. 22 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings.^[3]

The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Oklahoma		Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	T 7–7	26,205	[4]
October 7	North Texas State Teachers*		Ownby Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	W 16–0		[5]
October 14	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	L 19–20	29,730	[6]
October 21	Marquette*	No. 18	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 16–0	8,500	[7]
November 4	Texas	No. 16	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 10–0	23,000	[8]
November 11	at No. 2 Texas A&M	No. 13	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 2–6	30,000	[9]
November 17	at Arkansas	No. 17	Quigley Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 0–14	8,000	[10]
November 25	Baylor		Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 21–0	14,000	[11]
December 2	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 14–7	18,000	[12]
December 9	Rice		Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 13–6		[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game