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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: Ron Meyer
Conference: Southwest-

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1915 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Ron Meyer enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Texas Christian	45	14	W
Sat., Sep. 16	@ Florida	35	25	W	@ Orlando, FL
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Penn State	21	26	L
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Ohio State	35	35	T
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Baylor	28	21	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Houston	28	42	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Texas	3	22	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Texas A&M	17	20	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Rice	58	0	W
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Texas Tech	16	19	L
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Arkansas	14	27	L

1978 Season Totals
Record	4-6 -1
Points Scored	300
Scoring Average	27.3
Points Allowed	251
Defense Average	22.8
Opponents Record	71-54
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	3-3 -1

1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1978 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	7-4	246	268		5-3	160	202	Rex Dockery
Houston	9-3	364	213	Lost 34-35	7-1	258	115	Bill Yeoman
Arkansas	9-2-1	336	147	Tied 10-10	6-2	238	100	Lou Holtz
Texas	9-3	287	136	Won 42-0	6-2	192	86	Fred Akers
Texas A&M	8-4	291	183	Won 28-12	4-4	131	159	Emory Bellard
Southern Methodist	4-6-1	300	251		3-5	209	165	Ron Meyer
Baylor	3-8	225	242		3-5	162	167	Grant Teaff
Rice	2-9	159	408		2-6	126	282	Ray Alborn
Texas Christian	2-9	109	357		0-8	82	282	F.A. Dry

1978 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1978 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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