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1975 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Cotton Bowl
Seasons
←  1974
1976 →
1975 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Wake Forest*
W 14–713,400 [4]
September 13at No. 19 Florida*
L 14–4055,472 [5]
September 27at Houston*
W 27–1628,713
October 4No. 11 West Virginia*
L 22–2827,665 [6]
October 10 TCU
W 28–1315,883
October 18at Rice
L 17–2818,000
October 25at Texas Tech
L 20–3736,020
November 1No. 8 Texas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 22–3035,010
November 8at No. 4 Texas A&M
L 3–3649,809
November 15 Arkansas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 7–3521,880
November 22at Baylor
W 34–3127,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  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. ^ "SMU drops Deacons". The El Paso Times. September 7, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Florida romps over dazed Ponies 40–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mustangs subdued by W. Va". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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