American college football season
| 1961 SMU Mustangs football |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
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| Record | 2–7–1 (1–5–1 SWC) |
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| Head coach | |
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| Captain | Bobby Hunt, Max Christian, Mike Rice |
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| Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
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Seasons |
1961 Southwest Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
| Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
| No. 3 Texas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| No. 9 Arkansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
| Rice | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 |
| TCU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | | | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 |
| Baylor | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
| SMU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | | | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
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The 1961 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Bill Meek in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a conference mark of 1–5–1, placing last out of eight teams in the SWC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Maryland* | | L 6–14 | 17,000 | [1] |
| September 29 | at USC* | | L 16–21 | 29,148 | |
| October 7 | Air Force* | | W 9–7 | 28,000 | |
| October 21 | at Rice | | L 0–10 | 37,000 | |
| October 28 | Texas Tech | | W 8–7 | 17,000 | |
| November 4 | No. 3 Texas | | L 0–27 | 41,000 | |
| November 11 | at Texas A&M | | L 12–25 | 18,000 | |
| November 18 | Arkansas | | L 7–21 | 17,000 | |
| November 25 | at Baylor | | L 6–31 | 17,000 | |
| December 2 | at TCU | | T 28–28 | 20,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
| 1961 SMU Mustangs football team roster |
| Players | Coaches |
| Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Terps stymie late SMU drives, post 14–6 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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