1976 SMU Mustangs football team

1976 Southwest Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Ron Meyer, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the SWC.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	TCU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 34–14	24,328
September 18	at No. 14 Alabama*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 3–56	63,203
September 25	vs. North Texas State*	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 38–31	25,539
October 2	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 13–27	31,424
October 9	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 20–27	25,000
October 16	No. 19 Houston*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 6–29	28,204
October 23	at No. 13 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 12–13	50,000
October 30	Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–36	35,213
November 6	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 34–41	18,000
November 13	at No. 5 Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–34	34,780
November 20	vs. Arkansas	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 35–31	32,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1976 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`71`	Mike Jusko	Fr
WR	`21`	Emanuel Tolbert	Fr
SR	`81`	Gene Ratliff	So
QB	`12`	Ricky Wesson	Sr
RB	`40`	Arthur Whittington	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`61`	Charles Hunt	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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Venues	Armstrong Field (1915–1922) Ownby Stadium (1926–1948, 1989–1994) Cotton Bowl (1932–1978, 1995–1999) Texas Stadium (1972–1973, 1979–1986) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 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 Death penalty
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

1976 Southwest Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Houston +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Texas Tech +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Texas	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Rice	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
SMU	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll