1917 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season

1917 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–2–3 ( TIAA)
Head coach	J. Burton Rix (1st season)
Captain	Douglas I. Maxwell
Seasons ← 1916 1918 →

The 1917 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) during the 1917 college football season. In its first season under head coach J. Burton Rix, the team compiled an overall record of 3–2–3 and outscored opponents by a total of 74 to 49.^[1] The team played its home games at Armstrong Field in University Park, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6		Meridian College	Armstrong Field Dallas, TX	W 20–7
October 13		at Austin	Sherman, TX	W 20–0
October 20	3:00 p.m.	at TCU	TCU gridiron Fort Worth, TX	L 0–21	^[2]^[3]
October 27		Dallas	Armstrong Field Dallas, TX	T 7–7
November 3		Trinity (TX)	Armstrong Field Dallas, TX	W 20–0
November 10		Howard Payne	Armstrong Field Dallas, TX	L 7–14
November 17		Baylor	Armstrong Field Dallas, TX	T 0–0
November 29		Southwestern (TX)	Armstrong Field Dallas, TX	T 0–0
All times are in Central time

References

^ "1917 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
^ "T. C. U. Eleven May Surprise Rix's Huskies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 19, 1917. p. 16. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "T. C. U. Plays Rings Around Rix's Strong S. M. U. Eleven". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 21, 1917. p. 20. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .