SMU Mustangs football under Bill Meek

Bill Meek was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1957 to 1961. He compiled a 17–29–4 record, and was succeeded by Hayden Fry.^[1]

1957 Season

1957 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1957 record	4-5-1 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Meek
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504)

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
1957-09-21	at California*		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 13-6	45,000
1957-09-28	at #3 Georgia Tech*	#15	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	T 0-0	30,000
1957-10-11	Missouri*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 6-7	26,500
1957-10-19	#19 Rice		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 21-27	36,000
1957-11-02	#13 Texas		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 19-12	42,000
1957-11-09	at #1 Texas A&M		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 6-19	28,000
1957-11-16	Arkansas		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 27-22	25,500
1957-11-23	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	W 14-7	15,000
1957-11-30	at Texas Christian		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 0-21	25,000
1957-12-07	#10 Notre Dame*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 21-54	51,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

1958 Season

1958 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#18
AP	#18
1958 record	6-4 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Meek
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504)

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
1958-09-27	at #1 Ohio State*	#20	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 20-23	63,113
1958-10-04	#7 Notre Dame*	#17	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 6-14	61,500
1958-10-11	at Missouri*	#18	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO	W 32-19	29,000
1958-10-18	Rice	#16	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 7-13	39,000
1958-10-25	Georgia Tech*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 20-0	27,000
1958-11-01	at #16 Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 26-10	58,000
1958-11-08	Texas A&M	#20	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 33-0	53,000
1958-11-15	at Arkansas	#15	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 6-13	28,000
1958-11-22	Baylor		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 33-29	26,500
1958-11-29	#7 Texas Christian		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 20-13	49,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

1959 Season

1959 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1959 record	5-4-1 (2–3-3 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Meek
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504)

Main Article: 1959 SMU Mustangs football team

1960 Season

1960 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1960 record	0-9-1 (0–6-1 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Meek
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504)

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
1960-09-17	at Missouri*	Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO	L 0-20	26,500
1960-09-24	at #20 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 0-24	84,296
1960-10-08	vs. #6 Navy*	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 7-26	30,000
1960-10-15	Rice	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 0-47	26,500
1960-10-22	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	L 7-28	32,000
1960-10-29	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 7-17	34,000
1960-11-05	Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	T 0-0	35,000
1960-11-12	at #9 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 3-26	31,500
1960-11-19	Baylor	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 7-20	23,000
1960-11-26	Texas Christian	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 0-13	20,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

1961 Season

1961 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1961 record	2-7-1 (1–5-1 SWC)
Head coach	Bill Meek
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504)

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
1961-09-23	Maryland*	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 6-14	17,000
1961-09-29	at USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, GA	L 16-21	29,148
1961-10-07	Air Force*	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 9-7	28,000
1961-10-21	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 0-10	37,000
1961-10-28	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 8-7	17,000
1961-11-04	#3 Texas	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 0-27	41,000
1961-11-11	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 12-25	18,000
1961-11-18	Arkansas	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 7-21	17,000
1961-11-25	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	L 6-31	17,000
1961-12-02	at Texas Christian	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	T 28-28	20,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

References

↑ http://www.collegefootballdatadvds.com/guides/smu2008.pdf

"2008 Football Media Guide" (PDF). SMU Athletic Department. p. 145.

SMU Mustangs football

Venues	Ownby Stadium (1926–48, 1989–94) Cotton Bowl (1932–78, 1995–2000) Texas Stadium (1972–73, 1979–86) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Navy: Gansz Trophy North Texas: Safeway Bowl Rice: Mayor's Cup TCU: Battle for the Iron Skillet

Culture & lore	Peruna Best Dressed Band in the Land Southern Methodist University football scandal

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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