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-
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
Record 4-7
Points Scored 226
Scoring Average 20.5
Points Allowed 319
Defense Average 29.0
Opponents Record 73-53
Conference Record 3-5
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 2-3
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.