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-
1981 Season Highlights
Ron Meyer enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
The Mustangs won the Southwest Conference Championship.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. Texas-Arlington
48
0
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
North Texas
34
7
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Grambling State
59
27
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Texas Christian
20
9
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Baylor
37
20
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Houston
38
22
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Texas
7
9
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Texas A&M
27
7
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Rice
33
12
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Texas Tech
30
6
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Arkansas
32
18
W
1981 Season Totals
Record 10-1
Points Scored 365
Scoring Average 33.2
Points Allowed 137
Defense Average 12.5
Opponents Record 46-52
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 4-0
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
5 10-1-0
AP
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.