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Southern Methodist Football Team History

Southern Methodist Mustangs

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
Founded: 1911
Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Capacity: 32,000
Colors: Harvard Crimson & Yale Blue
Coach: Ron Meyer
Conference: Southwest-

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1915 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

1977 Season Highlights

Ron Meyer enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	@ Texas Christian	45	21	W
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. North Texas	13	24	L	@ Irving, TX
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Tulane	28	23	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Ohio State	7	35	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Baylor	6	9	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Houston	37	23	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Texas	14	30	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Texas A&M	21	38	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Rice	41	24	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Texas Tech	7	45	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Arkansas	7	47	L

1977 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	226
Scoring Average	20.5
Points Allowed	319
Defense Average	29.0
Opponents Record	73-53
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	2-3

1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1977 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	7-5	279	246	Lost 17-40	4-4	191	159	Steve Sloan
Texas	11-1	441	152	Lost 10-38	8-0	306	108	Fred Akers
Arkansas	11-1	389	101	Won 31-6	7-1	240	76	Lou Holtz
Texas A&M	8-4	350	304	Lost 28-47	6-2	264	196	Emory Bellard
Houston	6-5	282	259		4-4	217	199	Bill Yeoman
Baylor	5-6	228	220		3-5	159	176	Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist	4-7	226	319		3-5	178	237	Ron Meyer
Texas Christian	2-9	184	434		1-7	139	337	F.A. Dry
Rice	1-10	151	458		0-8	117	323	Homer Rice

1977 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1977 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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