1976 Season
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
1976-09-11 |
Texas Christian |
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas |
W 34-14 |
24,328 |
1976-09-18 |
at No. 14 Alabama* |
|
Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama |
L 3-56 |
63,203 |
1976-09-25 |
vs. North Texas State* |
|
Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas |
W 38-31 |
25,539 |
1976-10-02 |
at Memphis State* |
|
Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee |
L 13-27 |
31,424 |
1976-10-09 |
at Baylor |
|
Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas |
L 20-27 |
25,000 |
1976-10-16 |
No. 19 Houston* |
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas |
L 6-29 |
28,204 |
1976-10-23 |
at No. 13 Texas |
|
Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas |
L 12-13 |
50,000 |
1976-10-30 |
Texas A&M |
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas |
L 0-36 |
35,213 |
1976-11-06 |
at Rice |
|
Rice Stadium • Houston |
L 34-41 |
18,000 |
1976-11-13 |
at No. 5 Texas Tech |
|
Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas |
L 7-34 |
34,780 |
1976-11-20 |
vs. Arkansas |
|
State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana |
W 35-31 |
32,000 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Roster
1976 SMU Mustangs football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
1977 Season
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
1977-09-10 |
at Texas Christian |
|
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas |
W 45-21 |
19,576 |
1977-09-17 |
vs. North Texas State* |
|
Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas |
L 13-24 |
26,097 |
1977-09-24 |
Tulane* |
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas |
W 28-23 |
18,460 |
1977-10-01 |
No. 6 Ohio State* |
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas |
L 7-35 |
45,000 |
1977-10-08 |
at Baylor |
|
Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas |
L 6-9 |
30,300 |
1977-10-15 |
at No. 19 Houston* |
|
Astrodome • Houston |
W 37-23 |
30,774 |
1977-10-22 |
No. 2 Texas |
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas |
L 14-30 |
36,151 |
1977-10-29 |
at No. 11 Texas A&M |
|
Kyle Field • College Station, Texas |
L 21-38 |
53,932 |
1977-11-05 |
Rice |
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas |
W 41-24 |
6,918 |
1977-11-12 |
No. 18 Texas Tech |
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas |
L 7-45 |
21,689 |
1977-11-19 |
at No. 8 Arkansas |
|
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas |
L 7-47 |
43,791 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Roster
1977 SMU Mustangs football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
|
Defense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
DB |
27 |
Charles Bruton |
Fr |
DB |
9 |
Mark Gibson |
Fr |
DB |
12 |
James Mobley |
Fr |
DL |
80 |
Byron Hunt |
Fr |
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
1978 Season
With sagging attendance in recent years, including a dismal 6,918 against conference foe Rice, Southern Methodist athletic director Russ Potts orchestrated "Mustang Mania." Potts wanted to make SMU more visible in the Dallas area. Average attendance at SMU home games jumped from 25,644 in the previous year to 51,960 in the 1978 season. This was the highest average attendance for SMU home games since 1950.[2][3]
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
1978-09-09 |
Texas Christian |
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas |
W 45-14 |
41,112 |
1978-09-16 |
at Florida* |
|
Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida |
W 35-25 |
34,101 |
1978-09-23 |
at No. 3 Penn State* |
|
Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania |
L 21-26 |
77,404 |
1978-10-07 |
at No. 14 Ohio State* |
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio |
T 35-35 |
87,712 |
1978-10-14 |
at Baylor |
|
Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas |
W 28-21 |
36,500 |
1978-10-21 |
No. 11 Houston* |
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas |
L 28-42 |
64,871 |
1978-10-28 |
at No. 7 Texas |
|
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas |
L 3-22 |
65,000 |
1978-11-04 |
Texas A&M |
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas |
L 17-20 |
57,208 |
1978-11-11 |
at Rice |
|
Rice Stadium • Houston |
W 58-0 |
14,000 |
1978-11-18 |
at Texas Tech |
|
Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas |
L 16-19 |
45,101 |
1978-11-25 |
Arkansas |
|
Cotton Bowl • Dallas |
L 14-27 |
44,647 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Roster
1978 SMU Mustangs football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
|
Defense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
DB |
27 |
Charles Bruton |
So |
DL |
99 |
Eric Ferguson |
Fr |
DB |
9 |
Mark Gibson |
So |
DL |
80 |
Byron Hunt |
So |
DB |
20 |
James Mobley |
Fr |
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
Team players in the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
D. K. Perry | Defensive back | 8 | 200 | New York Giants |
1979 Season
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
1979-09-08 |
Rice |
|
Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas |
W 35-17 |
60,217 |
1979-09-15 |
at Texas Christian |
No. 20 |
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas |
W 27-7 |
18,732 |
1979-09-22 |
North Texas State* |
No. 18 |
Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas |
W 20-9 |
57,923 |
1979-09-29 |
at Tulane* |
No. 19 |
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana |
L 17-24 |
42,563 |
1979-10-13 |
Baylor* |
|
Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas |
L 21-24 |
65,101 |
1979-10-20 |
at No. 5 Houston |
|
Astrodome • Houston |
L 10-37 |
43,409 |
1979-10-27 |
No. 9 Texas* |
|
Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas |
L 6-30 |
53,327 |
1979-11-03 |
at Texas A&M |
|
Kyle Field • College Station, Texas |
L 14-47 |
58,690 |
1979-11-10 |
at Wichita State |
|
Cessna Stadium • Wichita, Kansas |
W 34-0 |
6,110 |
1979-11-17 |
Texas Tech |
|
Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas |
W 35-10 |
42,226 |
1979-11-24 |
at No. 7 Arkansas |
|
War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas |
L 7-31 |
54,718 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Roster
1979 SMU Mustangs football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
1980 Season
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
1980-09-13 |
North Texas* |
|
Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas |
|
W 28-9 |
52,781 |
1980-09-20 |
Texas Christian |
|
Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas |
|
W 17-14 |
39,622 |
1980-09-27 |
Texas–Arlington* |
|
Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas |
|
W 52-16 |
26,611 |
1980-10-04 |
at Tulane* |
|
Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans |
|
W 31-21 |
42,563 |
1980-10-11 |
at No. 18 Baylor |
No. 20 |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas |
|
L 28-32 |
35,000 |
1980-10-18 |
Houston |
|
Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas |
|
L 11-13 |
32,109 |
1980-10-25 |
at No. 2 Texas |
|
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas |
ABC |
W 20-6 |
73,535 |
1980-11-01 |
Texas A&M |
No. 19 |
Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas |
|
W 27-0 |
41,289 |
1980-11-08 |
at Rice |
No. 18 |
Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas |
|
W 34-14 |
23,000 |
1980-11-15 |
at Texas Tech |
No. 18 |
Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas |
|
L 0-14 |
42,197 |
1980-11-23 |
Arkansas |
|
Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas |
|
W 31-7 |
28,225 |
1980-12-19 |
vs. No. 13 Brigham Young |
No. 20 |
Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego (Holiday Bowl) |
|
L 45-46 |
52,000 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Roster
1980 SMU Mustangs football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
Season summary
Texas
SMU at Texas
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
• SMU |
0 |
3 | 10 | 7 |
20 |
Texas |
3 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
6 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | Texas | Goodson 20 yard field goal | Texas 3-0 |
| 2 | | SMU | Garcia 47 yard field goal | Tie 3-3 |
| 2 | | Texas | Goodson 47 yard field goal | Texas 6-3 |
| 3 | | SMU | James 53 yard run (Garcia kick) | SMU 10-6 |
| 3 | | SMU | Garcia 44 yard field goal | SMU 13-6 |
| 4 | | SMU | Mobley 22 yard interception return (Garcia kick) | SMU 20-6 |
|
It was SMU's first win versus Texas in 14 years.
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