| Year: | 1944 |
| Team: | SMU Mustangs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 5–5 |
| Conf Record: | 2–3 |
| Head Coach: | Jimmy Stewart |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Charles D. Allen, Ivan Cunningham |
| Stadium: | Ownby Stadium |
The 1944 SMU Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1944 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jimmy Stewart, the Mustangs compiled a 5–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 201 to 131.[1] The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.