SMU Mustangs football under Dave Smith

Dave Smith was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1973 to 1975. He compiled a 16–15–2 record, and was succeeded by Ron Meyer.^[1]

1973 Season

1973 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1973 record	6-4-1 (3–3-1 SWC)
Head coach	Dave Smith
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 72,032) Texas Stadium (c. 65,000)

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
1973-09-15	Santa Clara*		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 49-7	13,997
1973-09-22	at Oregon State*		Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR	W 35-16	26,189
1973-09-29	Virginia Tech*		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 37-6	13,683
1973-10-06	#15 Missouri	#19	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	L 7-17	19,675
1973-10-20	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 27-16	25,000
1973-10-27	at #18 Texas Tech		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	L 14-31	45,098
1973-11-03	#20 Texas		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 14-42	35,096
1973-11-10	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 10-45	37,180
1973-11-17	Arkansas		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	T 7-7	18,712
1973-11-24	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	W 38-22	23,000
1973-12-01	Texas Christian		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 21-19	18,572
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

1974 Season

1974 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1974 record	6-4-1 (3–3-1 SWC)
Head coach	Dave Smith
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 72,032)

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
1974-09-14	vs. North Texas State*	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 7-6	27,183
1974-09-21	Virginia Tech*	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 28-25	13,767
1974-09-28	at #1 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 9-28	87,487
1974-10-05	Oregon State*	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 37-30	16,958
1974-10-12	at Texas Christian	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 33-13	16,492
1974-10-19	Rice	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 19-14	16,184
1974-10-26	at #11 Texas Tech	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	L 17-20	32,505
1974-11-02	at #12 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 15-35	58,500
1974-11-09	#5 Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 18-14	44,463
1974-11-16	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	T 24-24	46,300
1974-11-23	Baylor	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 14-31	40,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

1975 Season

1975 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1975 record	4-7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	Dave Smith
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 72,032)

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
1975-09-06	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium • Winston Salem, NC	W 14-7	13,400
1975-09-13	at #19 Florida*	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	L 14-40	55,472
1975-09-27	at Houston*	Astrodome • Houston, TX	W 27-16	28,713
1975-10-04	#11 West Virginia	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 22-28	27,665
1975-12-10	Texas Christian	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 28-13	15,883
1975-10-18	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 17-28	18,000
1975-10-25	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	L 20-37	36,020
1975-11-01	#8 Texas	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 22-30	35,010
1975-11-08	at #4 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 3-36	49,809
1975-11-15	Arkansas	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 7-35	21,880
1975-11-22	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	W 34-31	27,300
*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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