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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: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1915  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Tom Rossley enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Tulsa  17   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Arkansas  23   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Utah  17   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Navy  17   19   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Brigham Young  3   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Missouri  26   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Rice  17   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. New Mexico  52   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Wyoming  17   59   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Texas-El Paso  30   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 21  vs. Texas Christian  27   24   W       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored246
  Scoring Average22.4
  Points Allowed267
  Defense Average24.3
  Opponents Record71-46
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-4
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 14-1590277Won  19-1510-0410170  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 7-5380336 6-2248169  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 6-5331280 3-5237233  Dennis Franchione
Wyoming 10-2464284 7-2341180  Joe Tiller
San Diego State 8-3428303 6-2300209  Ted Tollner
Utah 8-4313309Lost  10-386-2224199  Ron McBride
Rice 7-4296312 6-2261194  Ken Hatfield
Air Force 6-5360231 5-3316171  Fisher DeBerry
Southern Methodist 5-6246267 3-4150211  Tom Rossley
Fresno State 4-7267344 3-5199245  Jim Sweeney
San Jose State 3-9221448 3-5168273  John Ralston
Texas Christian 4-7211302 1-5107174  Pat Sullivan
Tulsa 4-7245333 1-6140238  Dave Rader
Hawaii 2-10161433 1-7100315  Fred vonAppen
Nevada Las Vegas 1-11276551 1-8239383  Jeff Horton
Texas El Paso 2-9183314 0-8129278  Charlie Bailey

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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