SMU Mustangs football under Bobby Collins

Bobby Collins was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1982 to 1986. He compiled a 43–14–1 record, and was succeeded by Forrest Gregg. Though Collins himself was not sanctioned by the NCAA, he lost his job as a result of the Southern Methodist University football scandal that resulted in the Death penalty.^[1]

1982 season

1982 SMU Mustangs football
National Champions Southwest Conference Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Pittsburgh, W 7-3
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#2
1982 record	11-0-1 (7–0-1 SWC)
Head coach	Bobby Collins
Home stadium	Texas Stadium (c. 65,101)

1982 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 SMU $	7	–	0	–	1	11	–	0	–	1
#17 Texas	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#9 Arkansas	5	–	2	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Houston	4	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Main Article: 1982 SMU Mustangs football team

1983 season

1983 SMU Mustangs football
Sun Bowl vs. Alabama, L 7-28
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#12
1983 record	10-2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach	Bobby Collins
Home stadium	Texas Stadium (c. 65,101)

1983 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#12 SMU	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Texas A&M	4	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Houston	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	1	1	–	8	–	2
Rice	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
1983-09-03	Louisville*	#19	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 24-6	23,750
1983-09-10	vs. Gramblin State*	#15	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 20-13	21,224
1983-09-24	at Texas Christian	#18	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 21-17	34,405
1983-10-01	Texas-Arlington*	#13	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 34-0	23,578
1983-10-08	Baylor	#13	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 42-26	45,025
1983-10-22	#2 Texas	#9	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	L 12-15	63,805
1983-10-29	at Texas A&M	#10	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 10-7	60,219
1983-11-05	Rice	#8	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 20-6	28,750
1983-11-12	Texas Tech	#7	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 33-7	30,000
1983-11-19	at Arkansas	#6	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 17-0	31,080
1983-11-27	vs. Houston	#6	National Olympic Stadium • Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)	W 34-12	70,000
1983-12-24	vs. Alabama	#6	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 7-28	41,412
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

1984 season

1984 SMU Mustangs football
Southwest Conference Co-Champions
Aloha Bowl vs. Notre Dame, W 27-20
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#8
AP	#8
1984 record	10-2 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Bobby Collins
Home stadium	Texas Stadium (c. 65,101)

Main article: 1984 SMU Mustangs football team

1985 season

1985 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1985 record	6-5 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach	Bobby Collins
Home stadium	Texas Stadium (c. 63,855)

1985 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#12 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#17 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Texas	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Houston	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Texas Tech	1	–	7	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
1985-09-07	Texas-El Paso*	#3	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 35-23	24,611
1985-09-28	at Texas Christian	#6	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 56-21	42,414
1985-10-05	at Arizona*	#3	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 6-28	52,114
1985-10-12	#19 Baylor	#16	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	L 14-21	42,112
1985-10-19	at Houston		Astrodome • Houston, TX	W 37-13	21,761
1985-10-26	#19 Texas		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 44-14	56,874
1985-11-02	at Texas A&M	#20	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 17-19	54,597
1985-11-09	Rice		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 40-15	20,014
1985-11-16	Texas Tech		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 9-7	29,447
1985-11-23	at #18 Arkansas		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 9-15	51,644
1985-12-07	at #4 Oklahoma*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 13-35	73,284
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

1986 season

1986 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1986 record	6-5 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach	Bobby Collins
Home stadium	Texas Stadium (c. 63,855)

1986 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#13 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#15 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#12 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Houston	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
1986-09-13	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 45-3	14,045
1986-09-20	at #18 Arizona State*		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 0-30	70,511
1986-09-27	Texas Christian		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 31-21	35,481
1986-10-04	Boston College*		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 31-29	26,432
1986-10-11	at #13 Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	W 27-21	36,927
1986-10-18	Houston	#20	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 10-3	25,967
1986-10-25	at Texas	#18	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 24-27	65,481
1986-11-01	#10 Texas A&M		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	L 35-39	58,125
1986-11-08	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	L 29-61	59,075
1986-11-15	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	W 13-7	35,887
1986-11-22	#11 Arkansas		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	L 0-41	32,382
*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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