Houston–SMU football rivalry

Houston

SMU

First meeting

September 27, 1975
SMU 27, Houston 16

Latest meeting

October 8, 2015
Houston 49, SMU 28

Next meeting

October 22, 2016

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Houston leads, 20–10–1

Largest victory

Houston, 95–21 (1989)

Longest win streak

Houston, 6 (2006–11)

Current win streak

Houston, 3 (2013–present)

Houston

SMU

Locations in Texas

The Houston–SMU football rivalry is a college football rivalry between the Houston Cougars and SMU Mustangs. Houston leads the series 20–10–1.^[1]

Series history

The first game took place on September 27, 1975, in Houston, Texas, and the two schools have continued to play each other with few interruptions since. Houston and SMU spent much of their athletic histories as members of the same conference: the Southwest Conference from 1977 to 1995, the Conference USA from 2005 to 2012, and their current conference of the American Athletic Conference since 2013.^[2]

1983 Mirage Bowl

The Tokyo, Japan bowl known as the Mirage Bowl was the longest road trip for both schools in their school history. A crowd of 62,000 watched as Lance McIlhenny led the Mustangs with two touchdown passes and along with the mistakes of the Cougars, which helped SMU take the victory 34–12.^[3]^[4]

Game results

Houston victories	SMU victories	Tie games

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	September 27, 1975	Houston, TX	SMU	27–16
2	October 16, 1976	Dallas, TX	Houston	29–6
3	October 15, 1977	Houston, TX	SMU	37–23
4	October 21, 1978	Dallas, TX	Houston	42–28
5	October 20, 1979	Houston, TX	Houston	37–10
6	October 18, 1980	Irving, TX	Houston	13–11
7	October 17, 1981	Houston, TX	SMU	38–22
8	October 16, 1982	Irving, TX	SMU	20–14
9	November 26, 1983	Tokyo, Japan	SMU	34–12
10	October 20, 1984	Irving, TX	Houston	29–20
11	October 19, 1985	Houston, TX	SMU	37–13
12	October 18, 1986	Irving, TX	SMU	10–3
13	October 21, 1989	Houston, TX	Houston	95–21
14	October 20, 1990	Dallas, TX	Houston	44–17
15	October 19, 1991	Houston, TX	Houston	49–20
16	November 7, 1992	Dallas, TX	SMU	41–16

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
17	October 16, 1993	Houston, TX	Tie	28–28
18	October 15, 1994	Dallas, TX	Houston	39–33
19	October 21, 1995	Houston, TX	Houston	38–15
20	September 30, 2000	Houston, TX	Houston	17–15
21	November 19, 2005	Houston, TX	SMU	29–24
22	November 11, 2006	Dallas, TX	Houston	37–27
23	November 4, 2007	Houston, TX	Houston	38–28
24	October 18, 2008	Dallas, TX	Houston	44–38
25	October 24, 2009	Houston, TX	Houston	38–15
26	October 23, 2010	Dallas, TX	Houston	45–20
27	November 19, 2011	Houston, TX	Houston	37–7
28	October 18, 2012	Dallas, TX	SMU	72–42
29	November 29, 2013	Houston, TX	Houston	34–0
30	November 28, 2014	Dallas, TX	Houston	35–9
31	October 8, 2015	Houston, TX	Houston	49–28
Series: Houston leads 20–10–1

References

↑ "Houston Game by Game against Opponents". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
↑ "Old Big East now American Athletic". ESPN. April 4, 2013.
↑ "S.M.U. Turns Back Houston in Tokyo". New York Times. November 28, 1983.
↑ "Pony Express goes to Japan in 1983". New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2015.

Houston Cougars football

Venues	Robertson Stadium (1946–1950, 1998–2012) Astrodome (1965–1997) Rice Stadium (1951–1964) Reliant Stadium (2013) BBVA Compass Stadium (2013) TDECU Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Rice: Bayou Bucket Classic SMU Tulsa

Culture & lore	Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston Frontiersmen The Comeback Victory

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	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

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

American Athletic Conference football rivalries

Conference	Civil Conflict (Connecticut–UCF) East Carolina–UCF Houston–SMU Houston–Tulsa Gansz Trophy (SMU–Navy) South Florida–UCF

Non-conference	Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) Connecticut–Massachusetts Ramnapping Trophy (Connecticut–Rhode Island) East Carolina–Marshall East Carolina–NC State Bayou Bucket Classic (Houston–Rice) Louisville–Memphis Paint Bucket Bowl (Memphis–Arkansas State) Memphis–Ole Miss Black and Blue Bowl (Memphis–Southern Miss) Army–Navy Commander-in-Chief's Trophy (Navy–Air Force–Army) Crab Bowl Classic (Navy–Maryland) Navy–Notre Dame Rice–SMU Safeway Bowl (SMU–North Texas) SMU–TCU Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova) Tulane–Auburn Georgia Tech–Tulane Ole Miss–Tulane Battle for the Bell (Tulane–Southern Miss) Battle for the Rag (Tulane–LSU)

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