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1978 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record4–6–1 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Wishbone
Defensive coordinator Steve Sidwell (3rd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Cotton Bowl
Seasons
←  1977
1979 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 TCU
W 45–1441,112
September 16vs. Florida*
W 35–2534,101 [4]
September 23at No. 3 Penn State*
L 21–2677,404
October 7at No. 14 Ohio State*
T 35–3587,712
October 14at Baylor
W 28–2136,500
October 21No. 11 Houston*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 28–4264,871
October 28at No. 7 Texas
L 3–2265,289
November 4 Texas A&M
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 17–2057,208
November 11at Rice
W 58–014,000
November 18at Texas Tech
L 16–1945,101
November 25 Arkansas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
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. # 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
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
D. K. Perry Defensive back 8 200 New York Giants

References

  1. ^ "2020 Football Media Guide".
  2. ^ "MAHKOTA4D : Link Situs Mahkota 4d Slot Online Gacor Bet 188 Terpercaya Tahun 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "D Magazine : SPORTS is Mustang Mania Horsefeathers?". Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "SMU drops Florida". The El Paso Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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