1970 SMU Mustangs football team

1970 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Arkansas	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Rice	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
SMU	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
TCU	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Baylor	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a conference mark of 3–4, tying for fourth place in the SWC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	No. T–20 Oklahoma*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 11–28	51,909
September 19	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 3–28	54,158	^[1]
September 26	New Mexico State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 34–21	30,264
October 3	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 21–20	30,003
October 17	Rice	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 10–0	24,955
October 24	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 10–14	46,258
October 31	at No. 1 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 15–42	66,500	^[2]
November 7	Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 6–3	27,918
November 14	at No. 7 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 3–36	43,000
November 21	Baylor	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 23–10	22,963
November 28	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 17–26	17,118
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1970 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`11`	Gary Carter	Sr
RB	`17`	Gary Hammond	Jr
QB	`10`	Chuck Hixson	Sr
OT	`63`	Bill Line	Jr
G	`73`	John Meyer

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`24`	Pat Curry
DB	`43`	Robert Popelka	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Chuck Hixson	Quarterback	13	328	Kansas City Chiefs

^ "SMU spilled by Vols". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1970. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Worster stars in Texas' romp". The Odessa American. November 1, 1970. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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