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1979 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Wishbone
Defensive coordinator Steve Sidwell (4th season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Texas Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980 →
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

The 1979 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ron Meyer, the Mustangs compiled an overall record 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the SWC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Rice
W 35–1760,217
September 15at TCUNo. 20
W 27–718,732
September 22 North Texas State*No. 18
W 20–957,923 [2]
September 29at Tulane*No. 19
L 17–2442,563
October 13 Baylor
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
L 21–2465,101
October 20at No. 5 Houston
L 10–3743,409
October 27No. 9 Texas
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
L 6–3053,327
November 3at Texas A&M
L 14–4758,690
November 10at Wichita State*
W 34–06,110 [3]
November 17 Texas Tech
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 35–1042,226
November 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. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
K 1 Eddie Garcia So
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
Emanuel Tolbert Wide receiver 7 183 Chicago Bears
Bob Fisher Tight end 12 323 Chicago Bears

References

  1. ^ "2020 Football Media Guide".
  2. ^ "Unbeaten Mustangs down North Texas". The Kilgore News Herald. September 23, 1979. p. 1B. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SMU pounds Wichita St". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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