1969 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1969 SMU Mustangs football Southwest Conference SWC 3–7 3–4 Hayden Fry 8th Cotton Bowl The 1969 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a conference mark of 3–4, placing fifth in the SWC. Schedule 1969 AP Central September 13 8:35 p.m. l y Air Force Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 22–26 44,300 https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-mustangs-boote/168916467/ The Austin American-Statesman Mustangs booted by Falcons, 26–22 September 14, 1969 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com September 20 l y y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA 21–24 42,624 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-dudish-leads-georgia-tech/151967662/ The Tennessean Dudish leads Georgia Tech September 21, 1969 July 24, 2024 Newspapers.com September 27 l y y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI 15–23 72,189 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-spartans-triumph-2315/168916569/ Chicago Tribune Spartans triumph, 23–15 September 28, 1969 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 10 w TCU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry 19–17 31,575 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-johnsons-field-goal-lifts-smu/168915504/ The Shreveport Times Johnson's field goal lifts SMU over TCU October 11, 1969 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 18 w y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 34–14 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/brownwood-bulletin-doggett-smu-too-much/168916714/ Brownwood Bulletin Doggett, SMU too much October 19, 1969 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com October 25 l Texas Tech Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 24–27 27,465 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orange-leader-raider-field-goal-clip/168914563/ The Orange Leader Raider field goal clips Mustangs in 27–24 game October 26, 1969 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com November 1 l Texas 2 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 14–45 55,287 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-record-ut-rush/123955192/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Record UT rush sinks SMU November 2, 1969 May 2, 2023 Newspapers.com November 8 l y Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX 10–20 33,220 https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-angelo-standard-times-am-stops-smu/168916823/ San Angelo Standard-Times A&M stops SMU November 9, 1969 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com November 15 l Arkansas 4 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 15–28 35,673 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-spirited-smu-pr/168913729/ The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Spirited SMU presses Arkansas but yields to late surge, 28–15 November 16, 1969 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com November 22 w y Baylor Baylor Stadium Waco, TX 12–6 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marshall-news-messenger-mustangs-vic/168916944/ The Marshall News Messenger Mustangs victorious over Baylor November 23, 1969 March 26, 2025 Newspapers.com 1969–70 NCAA Statistics (SMU) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/174860 National Collegiate Athletic Association March 26, 2025 Roster 1969 SMU Mustangs f 10 Jr Chuck Hixson QB y *Hayden Fry References SMU Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons SMU Mustangs football