The SMU Mustangs were 8-1-1 in 1948. They emerged victorious over the Oregon Ducks, 21 to 13, in the Cotton Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-0-1 | 9-1-1 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 229 | 3,163 | 619 | 5.1 | 1,702 | 434 | 3.9 | 1,461 | 185 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 22nd | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 92 | 2,687 | 1,818 | 869 | 153 | 5.7 | ||||||||||||
Opponent Rank | 96th | 8th | 8th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | |||||||||||||
Net | +137 | +476 | +619 | +5.1 | -116 | +434 | +3.9 | +592 | +32 | +2.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 18th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 8th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | .200 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |