1943 SMU Mustangs football team

1943 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–7 (2–3 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Abel Gonzalez
  • Ray Rasor
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
1943 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Texas $ 5 0 07 1 1
Texas A&M 4 1 07 2 1
Rice 2 3 03 7 0
SMU 2 3 02 7 0
TCU 1 4 02 6 0
Arkansas 1 4 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jimmy Stewart, the Mustangs compiled a 2–7 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 115 to 69.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, SMU ranked 71st among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 75.1.

The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.