SMU Mustangs football under Bobby Collins

Bobby Collins was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1982 to 1986. He compiled a 43–14–1 record, and was succeeded by Forrest Gregg. Though Collins himself was not sanctioned by the NCAA, he lost his job as a result of the Southern Methodist University football scandal that resulted in the Death penalty.[1]

1982 season

1982 SMU Mustangs football
National Champions
Southwest Conference Champions
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
1982 record11-0-1 (7–0-1 SWC)
Head coachBobby Collins
Home stadiumTexas Stadium (c. 65,101)
1982 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 SMU $ 7 0 1  11 0 1
No. 17 Texas 7 1 0  9 3 0
No. 9 Arkansas 5 2 1  9 2 1
Houston 4 3 1  5 5 1
Baylor 3 4 1  4 6 1
Texas Tech 3 5 0  4 7 0
Texas A&M 3 5 0  5 6 0
TCU 2 6 0  3 8 0
Rice 0 8 0  0 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

1983 season

1983 SMU Mustangs football
Sun Bowl vs. Alabama, L 7-28
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
1983 record10-2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coachBobby Collins
Home stadiumTexas Stadium (c. 65,101)
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 0 0  11 1 0
No. 12 SMU 7 1 0  10 2 0
Baylor 4 3 1  7 4 1
Texas A&M 4 3 1  5 5 1
Arkansas 4 4 0  6 5 0
Texas Tech 3 4 1  3 7 1
Houston 3 5 0  4 7 0
TCU 1 6 1  1 8 2
Rice 0 8 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 3Louisville*No. 19W 24–623,750
September 10vs. Grambling*No. 15W 20–1321,224
September 24at Texas ChristianNo. 18W 21–1734,405
October 1Texas–Arlington*No. 13
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 34–023,578
October 8BaylorNo. 13
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 42–2645,025
October 22No. 2 TexasNo. 9
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
L 12–1563,805
October 29at Texas A&MNo. 10W 10–760,219
November 5RiceNo. 8W 20–628,750
November 12Texas TechNo. 7
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 33–730,000
November 19at ArkansasNo. 6W 17–031,080
November 27vs. HoustonNo. 6
W 34–1270,000
December 24vs. AlabamaNo. 6
L 7-2841,412
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1983 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 87 Rickey Bolden Sr
T 70 Dale Hellestrae Jr
QB 2 Don King So
QB 11 Lance McIlhenny Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Rod Jones So
CB 5 Reggie Phillips Jr
DT 98 Mitch Willis Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3 Jeff Harrell Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1984 season

1984 SMU Mustangs football
Southwest Conference Co-Champions
Aloha Bowl vs. Notre Dame, W 27-20
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
1984 record10-2 (6–2 SWC)
Head coachBobby Collins
Home stadiumTexas Stadium (c. 65,101)

1985 season

1985 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1985 record6-5 (5–3 SWC)
Head coachBobby Collins
Home stadiumTexas Stadium (c. 63,855)
1985 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Texas A&M $ 7 1 0  10 2 0
No. 12 Arkansas 6 2 0  10 2 0
No. 17 Baylor 6 2 0  9 3 0
Texas 6 2 0  8 4 0
SMU 5 3 0  6 5 0
Houston 3 5 0  4 7 0
Rice 2 6 0  3 8 0
Texas Tech 1 7 0  4 7 0
TCU 0 8 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 7UTEP*No. 3W 35–2324,611
September 28at TCUNo. 6W 56–2142,414
October 5at Arizona*No. 3L 6–2852,114
October 12No. 19 BaylorNo. 16
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
L 14–2142,112
October 19at HoustonW 37–1321,761
October 26No. 19 Texas
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, Texas
W 44-1456,874
November 2at Texas A&MNo. 20L 17–1954,597
November 9Rice
W 40–1520,014
November 16Texas Tech
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 9–729,447
November 23at No. 18 Arkansas
L 9–1551,644
December 7at No. 4 Oklahoma*
L 13-3573,284
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1986 season

1986 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1986 record6-5 (5–3 SWC)
Head coachBobby Collins
Home stadiumTexas Stadium (c. 63,855)
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Texas A&M $ 7 1 0  9 3 0
No. 15 Arkansas 6 2 0  9 3 0
No. 12 Baylor 6 2 0  9 3 0
Texas Tech 5 3 0  7 5 0
SMU 5 3 0  6 5 0
Texas 4 4 0  5 6 0
Rice 2 6 0  4 7 0
TCU 1 7 0  3 8 0
Houston 0 8 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 13at RiceW 45–314,045
September 20at No. 18 Arizona State*L 0-3070,511
September 27TCUW 31–2135,481
October 4Boston College*W 31–2926,432
October 11at No. 13 BaylorW 27–2136,927
October 18HoustonNo. 20
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 10–325,967
October 25at TexasNo. 18
L 24–2765,481
November 1No. 10 Texas A&M
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
L 35–3958,125
November 8at Notre Dame*L 29–6159,075
November 15at Texas Tech
W 13–735,887
November 22No. 11 Arkansas
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
L 0–4132,382
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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