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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: Conference USA-West

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1915 <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024

2005 Season Highlights

Phil Bennett enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.

2005 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. Baylor	23	28	L
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Texas Christian	21	10	W
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Texas A&M	8	66	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Tulane	10	31	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Marshall	13	16	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Alabama Birmingham	28	27	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. East Carolina	17	24	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Tulsa	13	20	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Rice	27	7	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Houston	29	24	W
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Texas-El Paso	40	27	W

2005 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	229
Scoring Average	20.8
Points Allowed	280
Defense Average	25.5
Opponents Record	53-61
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	2-3

2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2005 Conference USA-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tulsa	9-4	430	305	Won 31-24	6-1	238	139	Steve Kragthorpe
Texas El Paso	8-4	382	311	Lost 13-45	5-3	269	236	Mike Price
Houston	6-6	337	324	Lost 13-42	4-4	241	218	Art Briles
Alabama Birmingham	5-6	288	251		2-5	181	176	Watson Brown
Southern Methodist	5-6	229	280		2-4	109	122	Phil Bennett
Rice	1-10	234	437		1-5	144	209	Ken Hatfield

2005 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2005 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).