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SWC · 1975 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
5th
2–5 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

1975 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–8W 14–7
4Week 4 · Sep 16Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC9–3L 14–40
6Week 6 · Sep 30Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI2–8W 27–16
7Week 7 · Oct 7West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 22–28
8Week 8 · Oct 14TCUH2HIND SWC1–10W 28–13
9Week 9 · Oct 21Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–9L 17–28
10Week 10 · Oct 28Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC6–5L 20–37
11Week 11 · Nov 4Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 22–30
12Week 12 · Nov 11Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC10–2L 3–36
13Week 13 · Nov 18Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC10–2L 7–35
14Week 14 · Nov 25Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC3–6–2W 34–31

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
4.439
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-17
-26+9
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Baylor +3
  • Houston +2
  • TCU +1
  • Texas -2
  • Texas A&M -2
  • Arkansas -2
  • Florida -3
  • West Virginia -3
  • Texas Tech -5
  • Rice -9

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 #89Better than 36%
Win % Place 89thBetter than 36%

0.364 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#91W15#89Regular Season Final#90Post-Season W2#92Post-Season W3#89Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
-26
+11
-6
+15
-11
-17
-8
-33
-28
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#661970#901971#351972#531973#551974

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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