SMU Mustangs football under Ron Meyer

Ron Meyer was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1976 to 1981. He compiled a 34–32–1 record, and was succeeded by Bobby Collins.[1]

1976 Season
1976 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1976 record3-8 (2–6 SWC)
Head coachRon Meyer
Home stadiumCotton Bowl (c. 72,032)
1976 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Houston + 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 13 Texas Tech + 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 7 Texas A&M 6 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
Baylor 4 –3 –1  7 –3 –1
Texas 4 –4 –0  5 –5 –1
Arkansas 3 –4 –1  5 –5 –1
Rice 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
SMU 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
TCU 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
1976-09-11Texas Christian
W 34-1424,328
1976-09-18at No. 14 Alabama*
L 3-5663,203
1976-09-25vs. North Texas State*
W 38-3125,539
1976-10-02at Memphis State*
L 13-2731,424
1976-10-09at Baylor
L 20-2725,000
1976-10-16No. 19 Houston*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
L 6-2928,204
1976-10-23at No. 13 Texas
L 12-1350,000
1976-10-30Texas A&M
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
L 0-3635,213
1976-11-06at Rice
L 34-4118,000
1976-11-13at No. 5 Texas Tech
L 7-3434,780
1976-11-20vs. Arkansas
W 35-3132,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1976 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 71 Mike Jusko Fr
WR 21 Emanuel Tolbert Fr
SR 81 Gene Ratliff So
QB 12 Ricky Wesson Sr
RB 40 Arthur Whittington Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 61 Charles Hunt Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1977 Season
1977 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1977 record4-7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coachRon Meyer
Home stadiumCotton Bowl (c. 72,032)
1977 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
1977-09-10at Texas Christian
W 45-2119,576
1977-09-17vs. North Texas State*
L 13-2426,097
1977-09-24Tulane*
W 28-2318,460
1977-10-01No. 6 Ohio State*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
L 7-3545,000
1977-10-08at Baylor
L 6-930,300
1977-10-15at No. 19 Houston*
W 37-2330,774
1977-10-22No. 2 Texas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
L 14-3036,151
1977-10-29at No. 11 Texas A&M
L 21-3853,932
1977-11-05Rice
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
W 41-246,918
1977-11-12No. 18 Texas Tech
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
L 7-4521,689
1977-11-19at No. 8 Arkansas
L 7-4743,791
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1977 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 87 Bob Fisher So
QB 10 Mike Ford Fr
OL 71 Mike Jusko  Fr
OL 67 Mike Mason Fr
WR 21 Emanuel Tolbert So
R 81 Gene Ratliff Jr
OL 76 Lee Spivey Fr
RB 40 Arthur Whittington Sr
RB 33 Walt Foster Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 27 Charles Bruton Fr
DB 9 Mark Gibson Fr
DB 12 James Mobley Fr
DL 80 Byron Hunt Fr
DL 61 Charles Hunt So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Arthur WhittingtonRunning back7176Oakland Raiders

1978 Season
1978 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1978 record4-6-1 (3–5 SWC)
Head coachRon Meyer
Home stadiumCotton Bowl (c. 72,032)
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 –2 –0  9 –2 –1
No. 9 Texas 6 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
Texas Tech 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 –4 –0  8 –4 –0
SMU 3 –5 –0  4 –6 –1
Baylor 3 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Rice 2 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
TCU 0 –8 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

With sagging attendance in recent years, including a dismal 6,918 against conference foe Rice, Southern Methodist athletic director Russ Potts orchestrated "Mustang Mania." Potts wanted to make SMU more visible in the Dallas area. Average attendance at SMU home games jumped from 25,644 in the previous year to 51,960 in the 1978 season. This was the highest average attendance for SMU home games since 1950.[2][3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
1978-09-09Texas Christian
W 45-1441,112
1978-09-16at Florida*
W 35-2534,101
1978-09-23at No. 3 Penn State*
L 21-2677,404
1978-10-07at No. 14 Ohio State*
T 35-3587,712
1978-10-14at Baylor
W 28-2136,500
1978-10-21No. 11 Houston*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
L 28-4264,871
1978-10-28at No. 7 Texas
L 3-2265,000
1978-11-04Texas A&M
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
L 17-2057,208
1978-11-11at Rice
W 58-014,000
1978-11-18at Texas Tech
L 16-1945,101
1978-11-25Arkansas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
L 14-2744,647
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1978 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 87 Bob Fisher Jr
QB 10 Mike Ford So
OL 77 Perry Hartnett Fr
OL 71 Mike Jusko So
OL 67 Mike Mason So
OL 76 Lee Spivey So
QB 12 Jim Bob Taylor Fr
RB 33 Walt Foster Sr
WR 21 Emanuel Tolbert Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 27 Charles Bruton So
DL 99 Eric Ferguson Fr
DB 9 Mark Gibson So
DL 80 Byron Hunt So
DL 61 Charles Hunt Jr
DB 20 James Mobley  Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
D. K. PerryDefensive back8200New York Giants

1979 Season
1979 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1979 record5-6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coachRon Meyer
Home stadiumTexas Stadium (c. 65,101)
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Houston + 7 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 8 Arkansas + 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 12 Texas 6 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 14 Baylor 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Texas A&M 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
SMU 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Texas Tech 2 –5 –1  3 –6 –2
TCU 1 –6 –1  2 –8 –1
Rice 0 –8 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
1979-09-08Rice
W 35-1760,217
1979-09-15at Texas ChristianNo. 20
W 27-718,732
1979-09-22North Texas State*No. 18
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, Texas
W 20-957,923
1979-09-29at Tulane*No. 19
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, Louisiana
L 17-2442,563
1979-10-13Baylor*
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, Texas
L 21-2465,101
1979-10-20at No. 5 Houston
L 10-3743,409
1979-10-27No. 9 Texas*
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, Texas
L 6-3053,327
1979-11-03at Texas A&M
L 14-4758,690
1979-11-10at Wichita State
W 34-06,110
1979-11-17Texas Tech
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, Texas
W 35-1042,226
1979-11-24at No. 7 Arkansas
L 7-3154,718
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1979 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 19 Eric Dickerson Fr
TE 87 Bob Fisher Sr
QB 10 Mike Ford Jr
OL 77 Perry Hartnett So
RB 32 Craig James Fr
OL 71 Mike Jusko Jr
OL 53 Randy Katz Sr
OL 67 Mike Mason Jr
OL 50 Lance Pederson Jr
OL 76 Lee Spivey Jr
QB 12 Jim Bob Taylor  Fr
WR 21 Emanuel Tolbert Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 75 Harvey Armstrong So
DB 27 Charles Bruton Jr
DT 74 Michael Carter Fr
DL 99 Eric Ferguson So
DB 9 Mark Gibson Jr
DL 80 Byron Hunt Jr
DL 61 Charles Hunt Sr
DL Jerry Kovar So
DB 20 James Mobley So
DB 34 John Simmons Jr
DL 95 John Wells So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Eddie Garcia So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Emanuel TolbertWide receiver7183Chicago Bears
Bob FisherTight end12323Chicago Bears

1980 Season
1980 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
1980 record8-4 (5–3 SWC)
Head coachRon Meyer
Home stadiumTexas Stadium (c. 65,101)
1980 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 Baylor $ 8 –0 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 20 SMU 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Houston 5 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
Texas 4 –4 –0  7 –5 –0
Rice 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Arkansas 3 –5 –0  7 –5 –0
Texas A&M 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Texas Tech 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
TCU 1 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
1980-09-13North Texas*
W 28-952,781
1980-09-20Texas Christian
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, Texas
W 17-1439,622
1980-09-27Texas–Arlington*
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, Texas
W 52-1626,611
1980-10-04at Tulane*
W 31-2142,563
1980-10-11at No. 18 BaylorNo. 20
L 28-3235,000
1980-10-18Houston
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, Texas
L 11-1332,109
1980-10-25at No. 2 Texas
ABCW 20-673,535
1980-11-01Texas A&MNo. 19
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, Texas
W 27-041,289
1980-11-08at RiceNo. 18
W 34-1423,000
1980-11-15at Texas TechNo. 18
L 0-1442,197
1980-11-23Arkansas
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, Texas
W 31-728,225
1980-12-19vs. No. 13 Brigham YoungNo. 20
L 45-4652,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1980 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 19 Eric Dickerson So
QB 10 Mike Ford Sr
OL 77 Perry Hartnett Jr
RB 32 Craig James So
OL 71 Mike Jusko Sr
OL 67 Mike Mason Sr
OL 76 Lee Spivey Sr
QB 12 Jim Bob Taylor  So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 75 Harvey Armstrong Jr
DB 27 Charles Bruton Sr
DT 74 Michael Carter So
DB 29 Russell Carter Fr
DL 99 Eric Ferguson Jr
DB 9 Mark Gibson Sr
DL 80 Byron Hunt Sr
DB 20 James Mobley Jr
DB 34 John Simmons Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Eddie Garcia Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Season summary

Texas
SMU at Texas
1 234Total
• SMU 0 3107 20
Texas 3 300 6
  • Date: Saturday, October 25
  • Location: Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas
  • Game attendance: 73,535
  • TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels

It was SMU's first win versus Texas in 14 years.

[4]

Team players in the NFL
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
John SimmonsDefensive back364Cincinnati Bengals

1981 Season
1981 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 5
1981 record10-1 (7–1 SWC)
Head coachRon Meyer
Home stadiumTexas Stadium (c. 65,101)
1981 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 SMU $ 7 –1 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 2 Texas 6 –1 –1  10 –1 –1
Houston 5 –2 –1  7 –4 –1
Arkansas 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Texas A&M 4 –4 –0  7 –5 –0
Rice 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Baylor 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
TCU 1 –6 –1  2 –7 –2
Texas Tech 0 –7 –1  1 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Main article: 1981 SMU Mustangs football team
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gollark: I'll run that test later™, I have to test my new `beeoid` anagram regex.
gollark: I don't think it's an optimal regex, but it's generated from the FSM.

References
  1. http://www.collegefootballdatadvds.com/guides/smu2008.pdf
  2. http://www.collegefootballdatadvds.com/guides/smu2008.pdf
  3. http://www.dmagazine.com/Home/1978/10/01/SPORTS_Is_Mustang_Mania_Horsefeathers.aspx
  4. "SMU Shocks Texas Behind James' Running." Palm Beach Post. 1980 Oct 26.
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