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: Western Athletic-
2002 Season Highlights
Phil Bennett enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
2002 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs.
Navy
7
38
L
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Texas Tech
14
24
L
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Texas Christian
6
17
L
Sat., Sep. 21 @
Oklahoma State
16
52
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Hawaii
10
42
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
San Jose State
23
34
L
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Fresno State
7
30
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs.
Louisiana Tech
37
34
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Rice
15
27
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Nevada
6
24
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Texas-El Paso
42
35
W
Sat., Nov. 23 vs.
Tulsa
24
21
W
2002 Season Totals
Record 3-9
Points Scored 207
Scoring Average 17.3
Points Allowed 378
Defense Average 31.5
Opponents Record 68-71
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-5
2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2002 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2002 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.