SMU Mustangs football under Bobby Collins

Bobby Collins was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1982 to 1986. He compiled a 43–14–1 record, and was succeeded by Forrest Gregg. Though Collins himself was not sanctioned by the NCAA, he lost his job as a result of the Southern Methodist University football scandal that resulted in the Death penalty.[1]

1982 season

1982 SMU Mustangs football
National Champions
Southwest Conference Champions
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 2
1982 record 11-0-1 (7–0-1 SWC)
Head coach Bobby Collins
Home stadium Texas Stadium (c. 65,101)
1982 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 SMU $ 7 –0 –1  11 –0 –1
No. 17 Texas 7 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 9 Arkansas 5 –2 –1  9 –2 –1
Houston 4 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Baylor 3 –4 –1  4 –6 –1
Texas A&M 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Texas Tech 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
TCU 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Rice 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

1983 season

1983 SMU Mustangs football
Sun Bowl vs. Alabama, L 7-28
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 12
1983 record 10-2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach Bobby Collins
Home stadium Texas Stadium (c. 65,101)
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 12 SMU 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Baylor 4 –3 –1  7 –4 –1
Texas A&M 4 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Arkansas 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Texas Tech 3 –4 –1  3 –7 –1
Houston 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
TCU 1 –6 –1  1 –8 –2
Rice 0 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
1983-09-03 Louisville* No. 19 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas W 24-6   23,750
1983-09-10 vs. Grambling State* No. 15 Independence Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana W 20-13   21,224
1983-09-24 at Texas Christian No. 18 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas W 21-17   34,405
1983-10-01 Texas–Arlington* No. 13 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas W 34-0   23,578
1983-10-08 Baylor No. 13 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas W 42-26   45,025
1983-10-22 No. 2 Texas No. 9 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas L 12-15   63,805
1983-10-29 at Texas A&M No. 10 Kyle Field • College Station, Texas W 10-7   60,219
1983-11-05 Rice No. 8 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas W 20-6   28,750
1983-11-12 Texas Tech No. 7 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas W 33-7   30,000
1983-11-19 at Arkansas No. 6 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas W 17-0   31,080
1983-11-27 vs. Houston No. 6 National Olympic Stadium • Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl) W 34-12   70,000
1983-12-24 vs. Alabama No. 6 Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl) L 7-28   41,412
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster

1983 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 70 Dale Hellestrae Jr
QB 2 Don King So
QB 11 Lance McIlhenny Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Rod Jones So
CB 5 Reggie Phillips Jr
DT 98 Mitch Willis Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1984 season

1984 SMU Mustangs football
Southwest Conference Co-Champions
Aloha Bowl vs. Notre Dame, W 27-20
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 8
1984 record 10-2 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach Bobby Collins
Home stadium Texas Stadium (c. 65,101)

1985 season

1985 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Southwest Conference
1985 record 6-5 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach Bobby Collins
Home stadium Texas Stadium (c. 63,855)
1985 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Texas A&M $ 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 12 Arkansas 6 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 17 Baylor 6 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Texas 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
SMU 5 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Houston 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Rice 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Texas Tech 1 –7 –0  4 –7 –0
TCU 0 –8 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
1985-09-07 Texas-El Paso* No. 3 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas W 35-23   24,611
1985-09-28 at Texas Christian No. 6 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas W 56-21   42,414
1985-10-05 at Arizona* No. 3 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona L 6-28   52,114
1985-10-12 No. 19 Baylor No. 16 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas L 14-21   42,112
1985-10-19 at Houston Astrodome • Houston, Texas W 37-13   21,761
1985-10-26 No. 19 Texas Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas W 44-14   56,874
1985-11-02 at Texas A&M No. 20 Kyle Field • College Station, Texas L 17-19   54,597
1985-11-09 Rice Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas W 40-15   20,014
1985-11-16 Texas Tech Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas W 9-7   29,447
1985-11-23 at No. 18 Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas L 9-15   51,644
1985-12-07 at No. 4 Oklahoma* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma L 13-35   73,284
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1986 season

1986 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Southwest Conference
1986 record 6-5 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach Bobby Collins
Home stadium Texas Stadium (c. 63,855)
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Texas A&M $ 7 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 15 Arkansas 6 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 12 Baylor 6 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Texas Tech 5 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
SMU 5 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Texas 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Rice 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
TCU 1 –7 –0  3 –8 –0
Houston 0 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
1986-09-13 at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas W 45-3   14,045
1986-09-20 at No. 18 Arizona State* Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona L 0-30   70,511
1986-09-27 Texas Christian Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas W 31-21   35,481
1986-10-04 Boston College* Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas W 31-29   26,432
1986-10-11 at No. 13 Baylor Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas W 27-21   36,927
1986-10-18 Houston No. 20 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas W 10-3   25,967
1986-10-25 at Texas No. 18 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas L 24-27   65,481
1986-11-01 No. 10 Texas A&M Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas L 35-39   58,125
1986-11-08 at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana L 29-61   59,075
1986-11-15 at Texas Tech Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas W 13-7   35,887
1986-11-22 No. 11 Arkansas Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas L 0-41   32,382
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

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