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Southern Methodist Football Team History


Southern Methodist Mustangs
Southern Methodist University
 Dallas, TX
Founded: 1911
Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Capacity: 32,000
Colors: Harvard Crimson & Yale Blue
Coach: Phil Bennett
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1915  <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024
2003 Season Highlights
 Phil Bennett enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
 
2003 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  @ Texas Tech  10   58   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Baylor  7   10   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Oklahoma State  6   52   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Nevada  9   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Texas-El Paso  19   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ San Jose State  14   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Boise State  3   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Tulsa  16   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Fresno State  11   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Louisiana Tech  6   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Rice  20   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Texas Christian  13   20   L       
 
2003 Season Totals
  Record0-12
  Points Scored134
  Scoring Average11.2
  Points Allowed386
  Defense Average32.2
  Opponents Record80-59
  Conference Record0-7
  Home Record0-6
  Away Record0-6
2003 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2003 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Boise State 13-1601239Won  34-317-0324122  Dan Hawkins
Fresno State 9-5322317Won  17-96-2203168  Pat Hill
Hawaii 9-5486427Won  54-485-3242211  June Jones
Tulsa 8-5400361Lost  10-525-2216165  Steve Kragthorpe
Nevada 6-6282338 4-4195251  Chris Tormey
Rice 5-7343378 4-3247203  Ken Hatfield
Louisiana Tech 5-7310394 2-5199240  Jack Bicknell, Jr.
San Jose State 3-8259386 2-6217290  Fitz Hill
Texas El Paso 2-11288497 1-7195331  Gary Nord
Southern Methodist 0-12134386 0-779225  Phil Bennett

2003 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2003 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.