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Southern Methodist Football Team History

Southern Methodist Mustangs

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
Founded: 1911
Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Capacity: 32,000
Colors: Harvard Crimson & Yale Blue
Coach: Harvey N. Rusty Russell
Conference: Southwest-

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1915 <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024

1951 Season Highlights

Harvey N. Rusty Russell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.

1951 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Georgia Tech	7	21	L
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Ohio State	0	7	L
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Missouri	34	0	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Notre Dame	27	20	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Rice	7	28	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Texas	13	20	L
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Texas A&M	14	14	T
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Arkansas	47	7	W
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Baylor	13	14	L
Sat., Dec. 1	@ Texas Christian	2	13	L

1951 Season Totals
Record	3-6 -1
Points Scored	164
Scoring Average	16.4
Points Allowed	144
Defense Average	14.4
Opponents Record	60-36
Conference Record	1-4
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	1-4 -1

1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1951 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Christian	6-5	206	183	Lost 7-20	5-1	113	68	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor	8-2-1	245	131	Lost 14-17	4-1-1	103	80	George H. Sauer
Texas	7-3	182	129		3-3	107	96	Edwin B. Ed Price
Rice	5-5	149	144		3-3	87	90	Jess C. Neely
Arkansas	5-5	178	162		2-4	70	114	Otis Douglas
Texas A&M	5-3-2	213	179		1-3-2	105	137	Raymond George
Southern Methodist	3-6-1	164	144		1-4-1	96	96	Harvey N. Rusty Russell

1951 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1951 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.