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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  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Ron Meyer enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Texas Christian  45   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. North Texas  13   24   L    @ Irving, TX   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Tulane  28   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Ohio State  7   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Baylor  6   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Houston  37   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Texas  14   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Texas A&M  21   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Rice  41   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Texas Tech  7   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Arkansas  7   47   L       
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored226
  Scoring Average20.5
  Points Allowed319
  Defense Average29.0
  Opponents Record73-53
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record2-3
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1977 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5279246Lost  17-404-4191159  Steve Sloan
Texas 11-1441152Lost  10-388-0306108  Fred Akers
Arkansas 11-1389101Won  31-67-124076  Lou Holtz
Texas A&M 8-4350304Lost  28-476-2264196  Emory Bellard
Houston 6-5282259 4-4217199  Bill Yeoman
Baylor 5-6228220 3-5159176  Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist 4-7226319 3-5178237  Ron Meyer
Texas Christian 2-9184434 1-7139337  F.A. Dry
Rice 1-10151458 0-8117323  Homer Rice

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.