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SMU

SWC · 1929 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
6–0–4
0.800 Win %
Conference
2nd
3–0 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
556–569–54
0.494 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1935, 1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras

1929 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 24NORTH TEXASUnranked—W 13–3
6Week 6 · Oct 1HOWARD PAYNEUnranked—T 13–13
7Week 7 · Oct 8Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B84–1–3T 0–0
8Week 8 · Oct 15AUSTINUnranked—W 16–0
10Week 10 · Oct 29Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HIND SOCON1–6–2W 52–0
11Week 11 · Nov 5Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC5–2–2T 0–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC5–4W 12–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC7–3–1W 25–6
14Week 14 · Nov 26Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–7W 34–0
15Week 15 · Dec 3TCUH2HIND SWC9–0–1T 7–7

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.554
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
0+15
  • Baylor +7
  • Texas A&M +5
  • Rice +2
  • Ole Miss +1
  • Nebraska 0
  • Texas 0
  • TCU 0

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #9Better than 94%
Win % Place 18thBetter than 88%

0.800 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#10W15#9Regular Season Final#9Post-Season W1#9Post-Season W3#9Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
0
0
+16
+52
0
+5
+19
+34
0

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#371924#371925#31926#261927#411928

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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