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In 1987, SMU became the first and only football program in collegiate athletic history to receive the "death penalty" for repeated serious violations of NCAA rules. The NCAA forced SMU to cancel its football program for the 1987 season because the university had been paying some of the players—approximately $61,000 was paid from 1985 until 1986.
Since the 2013 college football season, the Mustangs compete in the American Athletic Conference but starting in 2024 now compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. SMU began playing football in 1915 and has played their home games since 1999 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the SMU campus in University Park, Texas, an enclave of Dallas. [1]
The SMU Mustangs college football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Southern Methodist University in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. Since the team's inaugural season in 1915, SMU has appeared in 17 post-season bowl games.
As of the upcoming 2024 season, the Mustangs represent Southern Methodist University in the NCAA Division I FBS Atlantic Coast Conference. Although SMU began competing in intercollegiate football in 1915, [3] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1945. Records from before this year are often incomplete ...
The 1981 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Ron Meyer in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record 10–1 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the SWC ...
The 1928 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1928 college football season, their 13th season in existence. Their year began with two easy victories against the outmatched Denton(Texas) Normal Teachers' College (known in later years as the University of North Texas) and Howard Payne.
SMU entered the game ranked No. 19 in the AP Poll and undefeated at 7–0, while Houston had a 6–1 record, with their only loss coming in their first game of the season against Texas Tech. In the first quarter, Houston would take a 17–0 lead, fueled by two Clayton Tune touchdown passes to Nathaniel Dell. In the second and third quarters ...
The 1966 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Hayden Fry, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a conference mark of 6–1, winning the SWC title.