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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1915  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Ron Meyer enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Rice  35   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Texas Christian  27   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. North Texas  20   9   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Tulane  17   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Baylor  21   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Houston  10   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Texas  6   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Texas A&M  14   47   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Wichita State  34   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Texas Tech  35   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Arkansas  7   31   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored226
  Scoring Average20.5
  Points Allowed236
  Defense Average21.5
  Opponents Record64-48
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-4
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 3-6-2141182 2-5-1103140  Rex Dockery
Houston 11-1295135Won  17-147-119185  Bill Yeoman
Arkansas 10-2284132Lost  9-247-117990  Lou Holtz
Texas 9-3221104Lost  7-146-216074  Fred Akers
Baylor 8-4258187Won  24-185-3159117  Grant Teaff
Texas A&M 6-5243159 4-4182120  Tom Wilson
Southern Methodist 5-6226236 3-5155203  Ron Meyer
Texas Christian 2-8-1127226 1-6-170155  F.A. Dry
Rice 1-10121418 0-876291  Ray Alborn

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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