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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 <-- 2005 <- 2006 -> 2007 --> 2024

2006 Season Highlights

Phil Bennett enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.

2006 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	@ Texas Tech	3	35	L
Sat., Sep. 9	@ North Texas	6	24	L
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Sam Houston State	45	14	W
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Arkansas State	55	9	W
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Tulane	33	28	W
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Texas-El Paso	21	24	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Marshall	31	21	W
Sat., Oct. 21	@ East Carolina	21	38	L
Tue., Oct. 31	vs. Alabama Birmingham	22	9	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Houston	27	37	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Tulsa	34	24	W
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Rice	27	31	L

2006 Season Totals
Record	6-6
Points Scored	325
Scoring Average	27.1
Points Allowed	294
Defense Average	24.5
Opponents Record	67-70
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	1-5

2006 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2006 Conference USA-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Houston	10-4	462	329	Lost 36-44	8-1	309	193	Art Briles
Tulsa	8-5	350	256	Lost 13-25	4-3	186	129	Steve Kragthorpe
Rice	7-6	344	422	Lost 17-41	4-2	178	170	Todd Graham
Southern Methodist	6-6	325	294		3-3	173	179	Phil Bennett
Texas El Paso	5-7	328	375		3-5	202	246	Mike Price
Alabama Birmingham	3-9	225	297		2-5	160	184	Watson Brown

2006 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2006 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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.