SMU
SWC · 1949 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1949 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | IND SOCON | 4–6 | W 13–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 7–4 | W 28–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 10–1 | L 27–41 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 9–3 | W 20–7 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 6–4 | W 7–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 1–8–1 | T 27–27 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 5–5 | W 34–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 8–2 | L 26–35 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 6–3–1 | L 13–21 |
| 13 | Regular Season Final · Dec 6 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–0 | L 20–27 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Kentucky +9
- Missouri +7
- Texas +6
- Arkansas +5
- Wake Forest +4
- Texas A&M 0
- Notre Dame 0
- Rice -1
- Baylor -2
- TCU -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.550 Win % · Change -3
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.