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1935 SMU Mustangs football
National champion (four official selectors)
Southwest Conference champion
Rose Bowl, L 0–7 vs. Stanford
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1935 record12–1 (6–0 SWC)
Head coachMatty Bell (1st season)
CaptainHarry Shuford, Marco Stewart, J. C. Wetsel
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Southwest Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
SMU 6 0 0     12 1 0
TCU 5 1 0     12 1 0
Baylor 3 3 0     8 3 0
Rice 3 3 0     8 3 0
Arkansas 2 4 0     5 5 0
Texas 1 5 0     4 6 0
Texas A&M 1 5 0     3 7 0
† – Conference champion

The 1935 SMU Mustangs football team represented the SMU Mustangs of Southern Methodist University during the 1935 college football season. The Mustangs posted a 12–1 record. Four of the 13 selectors recognized as official by the NCAA (Berryman, Dickinson, Houlgate, and Sagarin) recognize the 1935 SMU team as the national champion.[1][2][3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21[[{{{school}}}|North Texas State Teachers]]*W 39–0
September 28Austin*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 60–0
October 5at Tulsa*W 14–010,000
October 12at Washington University*St. Louis, MOW 35–6
October 19Rice
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
W 10–0
October 26vs. Hardin–Simmons*Wichita Falls, TXW 18–6
November 2Texas
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 20–0
November 9at UCLA*W 21–0
November 16at ArkansasW 17–6
November 23Baylor
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
W 10–0
November 30at TCUW 20–14
December 7at Texas A&MW 24–0
January 1vs. Stanford*L 0–784,784
  • *Non-conference game

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