1917 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1917 SMU Mustangs football Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association TIAA 3–2–3 J. Burton Rix 1st Douglas I. Maxwell 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 49.1917 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 21, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-methodist/1917-schedule.html The team played its home games at Armstrong Field in University Park, Texas. Schedule Central October 6 w Meridian College Armstrong Field Dallas, TX 20–7 October 13 w y 1917 Austin Kangaroos Austin Sherman, TX 20–0 October 20 3:00 p.m. l y TCU TCU gridiron Fort Worth, TX 0–21 T. C. U. Eleven May Surprise Rix's Huskies https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84026648/fort-worth-star-telegram/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas October 19, 1917 16 August 23, 2021 Newspapers.com T. C. U. Plays Rings Around Rix's Strong S. M. U. Eleven https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84025911/fort-worth-star-telegram/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas October 21, 1917 20 August 23, 2021 Newspapers.com October 27 t 1917 Dallas Hilltoppers Dallas Armstrong Field Dallas, TX 7–7 November 3 w 1917 Trinity Tigers Trinity (TX) Armstrong Field Dallas, TX 20–0 November 10 l 1917 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets Howard Payne Armstrong Field Dallas, TX 7–14 November 17 t Baylor Armstrong Field Dallas, TX 0–0 November 29 t 1917 Southwestern Pirates Southwestern (TX) Armstrong Field Dallas, TX 0–0 References SMU Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons SMU Mustangs football