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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  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
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
  Record10-1
  Points Scored365
  Scoring Average33.2
  Points Allowed137
  Defense Average12.5
  Opponents Record46-52
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-0
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
5 10-1-0 AP
  
1981 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 1-9-1198298 0-7-1136218  Jerry Moore
Southern Methodist 10-1365137 7-1224103  Ron Meyer
Texas 10-1-1262158Won  14-126-1-1177115  Fred Akers
Arkansas 8-4325219Lost  27-315-3219158  Lou Holtz
Houston 7-4-1238174Lost  14-405-2-1161105  Bill Yeoman
Texas A&M 7-5280203Won  33-164-4163139  Tom Wilson
Baylor 5-6252245 3-5169206  Grant Teaff
Rice 4-7183347 3-5139261  Ray Alborn
Texas Christian 2-7-2230299 1-6-1163246  F.A. Dry

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.


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