| Year: | 1946 |
| Team: | SMU Mustangs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 4–5–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–4 |
| Head Coach: | Matty Bell |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Captain: | Lendon Davis, Eugene McClintock, Eugene Wilson |
| Stadium: | Ownby Stadium |
The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Matty Bell, the Mustangs compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 114 to 100.[1]
End Gene Wilson and guard Jim Sid Wright received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Southwest Conference football team.[2] [3]
Rutgers was ranked at No. 49 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[4]
The team played its home games at Ownby Stadium in the University Park suburb of Dallas.
See main article: 1947 NFL draft. The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Mustangs were selected.[5]
| 6 | 40 | Green Bay Packers | |||
| 13 | 110 | John Hamberger | Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 17 | 154 | Frank Pulattie | New York Giants |