1936 SMU Mustangs football team

1936 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1936 record	5–4–1 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Matty Bell (2nd season)
Captain	Paschal Scottino, Johnny Sprague
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium
Seasons

1936 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#18 Arkansas †	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#16 TCU	4	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	2
Texas A&M	3	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Baylor	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
SMU	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Rice	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Texas	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1936 college football season. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Matty Bell and played their home games at Ownby Stadium in Dallas, Texas. The team competed as a member of the Southwest Conference. Entering the season as defending co-national champions, SMU had high expectations once again. They lost their first regular season game in two years when they lost to Fordham at the Polo Grounds. Regardless, SMU was featured in the first ever AP Poll, released two weeks later on October 19, being ranked 19th in that poll. The Mustangs failed to defend their SWC crown, finishing in fifth in the conference with a record of 5–4–1 (2–3–1 SWC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 26	[[{{{school}}}|North Texas State Teachers]]*		Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 6–0
October 3	[[{{{school}}}|Texas A&I]]*		Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	W 60–0
October 10	at Fordham*		Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–7
October 17	Vanderbilt*		Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	W 16–0
October 31	at Texas	No. 15	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 14–7
November 7	Texas A&M	No. 12	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	L 6–22
November 14	Arkansas	No. 19	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	L 0–17
November 21	at Baylor		Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–13
November 28	No. 18 TCU		Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX (rivalry)	T 0–0
December 5	at Rice		Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 9–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game