American college football season
1975 SMU Mustangs football |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
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Record | 4–7 (2–5 SWC) |
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Head coach | |
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Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
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Seasons |
1975 Southwest Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
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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- + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll |
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).
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 | Source |
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September 6 | at Wake Forest* | | W 14–7 | 13,400 | [4] |
September 13 | at No. 19 Florida* | | L 14–40 | 55,472 | [5] |
September 27 | at Houston* | | W 27–16 | 28,713 | |
October 4 | No. 11 West Virginia* | | L 22–28 | 27,665 | [6] |
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 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1975 SMU Mustangs football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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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.
- ^ "SMU drops Deacons". The El Paso Times. September 7, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida romps over dazed Ponies 40–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mustangs subdued by W. Va". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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