SMU flies high with “Aerial Circus”

This Week in Texas History

The pass-happy Ponies of Southern Methodist clipped the Rice Owls’ wings on Nov. 15, 1926 setting the stage for a showdown with the Baylor Bears to crown the king of Southwest Conference football. The shut-out was sweet revenge for Coach Ray Morrison, whose 1916 team was humiliated by the boys from the Institute 146 to 3. The 22-touchdown rout, worst loss ever for SMU, was the low p...

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