1977 SMU Mustangs football team
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 4–7 (3–5 SWC) |
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Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
Defensive coordinator | Steve Sidwell (2nd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
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No. 4 Texas $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Arkansas | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Ron Meyer, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SWC.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | at TCU | W 45–21 | 19,576 | ||
September 17 | vs. North Texas State* | L 13–24 | 26,097 | ||
September 24 | Tulane* | W 28–23 | 18,460 | [2] | |
October 1 | No. 6 Ohio State* |
| L 7–35 | 51,970 | |
October 8 | at Baylor | L 6–9 | 30,300 | ||
October 15 | at No. 19 Houston | W 37–23 | 30,774 | ||
October 22 | No. 2 Texas |
| L 14–30 | 36,151 | |
October 29 | at No. 11 Texas A&M | L 21–38 | 53,932 | ||
November 5 | Rice |
| W 41–24 | 6,918 | |
November 12 | No. 18 Texas Tech |
| L 7–45 | 21,689 | |
November 19 | at No. 8 Arkansas | L 7–47 | 43,791 | ||
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Roster
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Special teams
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Team players in the NFL
[edit]Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Arthur Whittington | Running back | 7 | 176 | Oakland Raiders |
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 Football Media Guide".
- ^ "Explosive Ponies romp past Tulane by 28–23". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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