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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: Tom Rossley
Conference: Southwest-

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1915 <-- 1990 <- 1991 -> 1992 --> 2024

1991 Season Highlights

Tom Rossley enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.

1991 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 7	@ Arkansas	6	17	L	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Vanderbilt	11	14	L
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Baylor	7	45	L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Tulane	31	17	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Texas Tech	14	38	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Houston	20	49	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Texas	0	34	L	@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Texas Christian	10	18	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Rice	10	31	L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Texas A&M	6	65	L
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Tulsa	26	31	L

1991 Season Totals
Record	1-10
Points Scored	141
Scoring Average	12.8
Points Allowed	359
Defense Average	32.6
Opponents Record	66-59
Conference Record	0-8
Home Record	0-5
Away Record	1-5

1991 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1991 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	6-5	315	272		5-3	244	215	Spike Dykes
Texas A&M	10-2	404	154	Lost 2-10	8-0	289	95	R.C. Slocum
Baylor	8-4	282	204	Lost 0-24	5-3	192	138	Grant Teaff
Arkansas	6-6	175	203	Lost 15-24	5-3	131	117	Jack Crowe
Texas Christian	7-4	279	267		4-4	173	223	Jim Wacker
Texas	5-6	195	145		4-4	169	111	David McWilliams
Houston	4-7	353	344		3-5	260	250	John Jenkins
Rice	4-7	239	287		2-6	148	233	Fred Goldsmith
Southern Methodist	1-10	141	359		0-8	73	297	Tom Rossley

1991 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1991 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.