1975 SMU Mustangs football team
The 1975 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season.[1] Led by Dave Smith in his third and final year as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–7 (2–5 in SWC, fifth).
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 4–7 (2–5 SWC) |
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Home stadium | Cotton Bowl (c. 72,032) |
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No. 7 Arkansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Texas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Texas A&M + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under mounting pressure, Smith resigned on December 31,[2] and was succeeded by Ron Meyer, the head coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), then in Division II.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | at Wake Forest* | W 14–7 | 13,400 | |
September 13 | at No. 19 Florida* | L 14–40 | 55,472 | |
September 27 | at Houston* | W 27–16 | 28,713 | |
October 4 | No. 11 West Virginia* | L 22-28 | 27,665 | |
October 10 | TCU |
| W 28–13 | 15,883 |
October 18 | at Rice |
| L 17–28 | 18,000 |
October 25 | at Texas Tech | L 20–37 | 36,020 | |
November 1 | No. 8 Texas |
| L 22–30 | 35,010 |
November 8 | at No. 4 Texas A&M | L 3–36 | 49,809 | |
November 15 | Arkansas |
| L 7–35 | 21,880 |
November 22 | at Baylor | W 34–31 | 27,300 | |
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- SMU media guide
- "SMU boss quits under fire". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 1, 1976. p. 3B.
- "SMU to be exciting". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 24, 1976. p. 3B.
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