American college football season
1978 SMU Mustangs football |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
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Record | 4–6–1 (3–5 SWC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
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Defensive coordinator | Steve Sidwell (3rd season) |
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Base defense | 3–4 |
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Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
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Seasons |
1978 Southwest Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | 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 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1978 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Ron Meyer, the Mustangs compiled an overall record 4–6–1 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SWC.[1]
With sagging attendance in recent years, including a dismal 6,918 against conference foe Rice, SMY 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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | TCU | | W 45–14 | 41,112 | |
September 16 | vs. Florida* | | W 35–25 | 34,101 | [4] |
September 23 | at No. 3 Penn State* | | L 21–26 | 77,404 | |
October 7 | at No. 14 Ohio State* | | T 35–35 | 87,712 | |
October 14 | at Baylor | | W 28–21 | 36,500 | |
October 21 | No. 11 Houston* | | L 28–42 | 64,871 | |
October 28 | at No. 7 Texas | | L 3–22 | 65,289 | |
November 4 | Texas A&M | | L 17–20 | 57,208 | |
November 11 | at Rice | | W 58–0 | 14,000 | |
November 18 | at Texas Tech | | L 16–19 | 45,101 | |
November 25 | Arkansas | | L 14–27 | 44,647 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1978 SMU Mustangs football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | 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. | # | Name | Class | 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 | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Team players in the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
D. K. Perry | Defensive back | 8 | 200 | New York Giants |
References
- ^ "2020 Football Media Guide".
- ^ "usurped title". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015.
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: Cite uses generic title (help)CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "D Magazine : SPORTS is Mustang Mania Horsefeathers?". Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ "SMU drops Florida". The El Paso Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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