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SMU

SWC · 1969 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
3–7
0.300 Win %
Conference
6th
3–4 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

1969 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI6–4L 22–26
5Week 5 · Sep 23Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI4–6L 21–24
6Week 6 · Sep 30Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB104–6L 15–23
8Week 8 · Oct 14TCUH2HIND SWC4–6W 19–17
9Week 9 · Oct 21Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC3–7W 34–14
10Week 10 · Oct 28Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC5–5L 24–27
11Week 11 · Nov 4Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC11–0L 14–45
12Week 12 · Nov 11Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC3–7L 10–20
13Week 13 · Nov 18Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC9–2L 15–28
14Week 14 · Nov 25Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC0–10W 12–6

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
5.305
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-23
-30+7
  • TCU +4
  • Rice +3
  • Texas 0
  • Baylor 0
  • Arkansas -2
  • Air Force -4
  • Texas Tech -5
  • Georgia Tech -6
  • Michigan State -6
  • Texas A&M -7

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 #97Better than 30%
Win % Place 87thBetter than 37%

0.300 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#96Regular Season Final#96Post-Season W1#97Post-Season W2#97Post-Season W3#97Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
-3
-8
+2
+20
-3
-31
-10
-13
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#1111964#711965#241966#891967#171968

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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