1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1955–56 SMU Mustangs basketball 125 Southwest Conference SWC 6 7 25–4 12–0 Doc Hayes 9th Bob Prewitt 7th Perkins Gymnasium Southwest Conference champion NCAA tournament Final Four The 1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Doc Hayes and played their home games at Perkins Gymnasium in Dallas, Texas for the final season (SMU Coliseum opened in December 1956). Playing out of the Midwest region, the Mustangs made a run to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament – the first, and only, in program history. In the National semifinals, SMU lost to the eventual National champions, San Francisco, 86–68, in what was the Dons 54th consecutive victory.54TH IN ROW WON BY SAN FRANCISCO; Dons Beat S.M.U., 86 to 68 https://www.nytimes.com/1956/03/23/archives/54th-in-row-won-by-san-francisco-dons-beat-smu-86-to-68-to-gain.html The New York Times March 23, 1956 December 30, 2021 The Mustangs closed out the season with a loss to Temple in the consolation game to finish with a record of 25–4 (12–0). Three of the team's four losses came to Final Four participants. Roster 1955 SMU Mustangs y yes Jim Krebs y 32 C 6 8 225 Jr Webster Groves, Missouri Webster Groves HS https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/southern-methodist/1958.html Doc Hayes Bob Prewitt https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/southern-methodist/1958.html 1957–58 SMU Mustangs Roster and Stats Sports Reference December 30, 2021 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=SMU Mustangs| Regular season December 1, 1955 yes 1955 men North Texas State Mean Green North Texas State Perkins Gym Dallas, TX 82–67 1–0 December 3, 1955 yes 1955 men Austin Kangaroos Austin College Perkins Gym Dallas, TX 94–56 2–0 December 6, 1955 yes 1955 men Texas Wesleyan Rams Texas Wesleyan Perkins Gym Dallas, TX 65–42 3–0 December 9, 1955 yes yes Iowa 4 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 62–80 3–1 December 10, 1955 yes yes 1955 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 20 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 82–81 OT 4–1 December 12, 1955 yes yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 75–62 5–1 December 17, 1955 yes Kansas 18 Perkins Gym Dallas, TX 81–61 6–1 December 21, 1955 yes yes Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 58–62 6–2 December 22, 1955 yes yes 1955 men Wichita Shockers Wichita University of Wichita Field House Wichita, KS 85–67 7–2 December 28, 1955 yes yes 1955 men Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX SWC Christmas Tournament 67–62 8–2 December 29, 1955 yes yes 1955 men USC Trojans Southern California Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX SWC Christmas Tournament 70–64 9–2 Dec 30, 1955 yes yes 1955 men Rice Owls Rice 17 Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX SWC Christmas Tournament 76–73 OT 10–2 Jan 4, 1956 Rice 18 Perkins Gym Dallas, TX 87–65 11–2 1–0 Jan 7, 1956 yes 1955 men Texas Longhorns Texas Gregory Gym Austin, TX 66–63 12–2 2–0 January 10, 1956 1955 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Perkins Gym Dallas, Texas 97–68 13–2 3–0 January 28, 1956 18 1955 men TCU Horned Frogs Texas Christian Perkins Gym Dallas, Texas 105–64 14–2 4–0 January 31, 1956 yes 17 1955 none Baylor Bears Baylor Heart O' Texas Fair Complex Waco, Texas 92–72 15–2 5–0 February 4, 1956 yes 17 Arkansas Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR 58–53 16–2 6–0 Feb 7, 1956 15 Texas Perkins Gym Dallas, TX 109–96 17–2 7–0 Feb 28, 1956 9 Rice Perkins Gym Dallas, TX 89–75 22–2 12–0 |- !colspan=9 style=SMU Mustangs| NCAA Tournament March 13, 1956 yes yes 7 Texas Tech University of Wichita Field House Wichita, KS First round 68–67 23–2 March 16, 1956 yes yes 7 Houston Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 89–74 24–2 March 17, 1956 yes yes 7 Oklahoma City 11 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight 84–63 25–2 March 22, 1956 yes yes 7 San Francisco 1 McGaw Hall Evanston, IL National semifinal – Final Four 68–86 25–3 March 23, 1956 yes yes 7 Temple 15 McGaw Hall Evanston, Illinois Consolation 81–90 25–4 AP Poll Eastern Standard Time MW Midwest 2021-22 SMU Mustangs Men's Basketball Almanac – Results https://smumustangs.com/documents/2021/11/8//065_134_Results_web.pdf?id=24646 Southern Methodist University Athletics December 30, 2021 Rankings 1955–56 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings AP 1 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR 19 18 17 15 12 12 9 8 7 Coaches 0 14 18 т NR NR 12 19 т 10 т 7 8 т 9 10 9 8 7 7 6 *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 643–644 2009 978-0-345-51392-2https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1956-polls.html 1955-56 College Basketball Polls Sports Reference December 30, 2021 Awards and honors Jim Krebs – All-American References Category:SMU Mustangs men's basketball seasons SMU Mustangs Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons SMU SMU SMU