1938 SMU Mustangs football team

1938 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Sprague
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium, Cotton Bowl
1938 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 TCU $ 6 0 011 0 0
SMU 4 2 06 4 0
Baylor 3 2 17 2 1
Rice 3 3 04 6 0
Texas A&M 2 3 14 4 1
Arkansas 1 5 02 7 1
Texas 1 5 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1938 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 6–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 125. The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in University Park, Texas, and the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.