1975 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season

1975 SMU Mustangs football

Conference| Southwest Conference
Record| 4–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach|

* Dave Smith (3rd season)

Home stadium| Cotton Bowl

Seasons

<- 1974

1976 ->

1975 Southwest Conference football standings

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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

* \+ - 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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 6| at Wake Forest*|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| W 14–7| 13,400|
September 13| at No. 19 Florida*|

* Florida Field
* Gainesville, FL

| L 14–40| 55,472| [4]
September 27| at Houston*|

* Houston Astrodome
* Houston, TX

| W 27–16| 28,713|
October 4| No. 11 West Virginia*|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX

| L 22-28| 27,665|
October 10| TCU|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (rivalry)

| W 28–13| 15,883|
October 18| at Rice|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX (rivalry)

| L 17–28| 18,000|
October 25| at Texas Tech|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| L 20–37| 36,020|
November 1| No. 8 Texas|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX

| L 22–30| 35,010|
November 8| at No. 4 Texas A&M|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX

| L 3–36| 49,809|
November 15| Arkansas|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX

| L 7–35| 21,880|
November 22| at Baylor|

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| W 34–31| 27,300|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Roster[edit]

1975 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `15` | Kenny Harrison | Sr
WR | `80` | Freeman Johns | Sr
RB | `25` | Wayne Morris | Sr
G | `65` | Henry Sheppard | Sr
QB | `12` | Ricky Wesson | Jr
SR | `81` | Gene Ratliff | Fr
S | `40` | Arthur Whittington | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Dave Smith

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References[edit]

1. ^ SMU media guide
2. ^ "SMU boss quits under fire". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 1, 1976. p. 3B.
3. ^ "SMU to be exciting". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 24, 1976. p. 3B.
4. ^ "Florida romps over dazed Ponies 40–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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SMU Mustangs football

Venues|

* Armstrong Field (1915–1922)
* Ownby Stadium (1926–1948, 1989–1994)
* Cotton Bowl (1932–1978, 1995–1999)
* Texas Stadium (1972–1973, 1979–1986)
* Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Navy: Gansz Trophy
* North Texas: Safeway Bowl
* Rice
* TCU

Culture & lore|

* Peruna
* Best Dressed Band in the Land
* 1935 "Game of the Century"
* Death penalty
* 2022 Houston game

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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