1970 SMU Mustangs football team

1970 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
1970 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas $ 7 0 010 1 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 1 09 2 0
Texas Tech 5 2 08 4 0
Rice 3 4 05 5 0
SMU 3 4 05 6 0
TCU 3 4 04 6 1
Baylor 1 6 02 9 0
Texas A&M 0 7 02 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.