1980 SMU Mustangs football team

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1980 SMU Mustangs football
SMU Mustang logo.svg
Holiday Bowl, L 45–46 vs. BYU
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
1980 record8–4 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorSteve Sidwell (5th season)
Home stadiumTexas Stadium (c. 65,101)
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southwest Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Baylor $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 20 SMU 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Houston 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Texas 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Rice 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Arkansas 3 – 5 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Texas A&M 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
TCU 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Ron Meyer, the Mustangs compiled an overall record 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWC. SMU was invited to the Holiday Bowl, there they lost to BYU. The Mustangs finished the season ranked No. 20 in both major polls.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13North Texas State*
W 28–952,781[2]
September 20TCU
W 17–1439,622
September 27Texas–Arlington*
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 52–1626,611[3]
October 4at Tulane*
W 31–2142,563
October 11at No. 18 BaylorNo. 20
L 28–3235,000
October 18Houston
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
L 11–1332,109
October 25at No. 2 Texas
ABCW 20–673,535
November 1Texas A&MNo. 19
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 27–041,289
November 8at RiceNo. 18
W 34–1423,000
November 15at Texas TechNo. 18
L 0–1442,197
November 23Arkansas
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 31–728,225
December 19vs. No. 13 BYUNo. 20
L 45–4650,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1980 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 19 Eric Dickerson So
QB 10 Mike Ford Sr
OL 77 Perry Hartnett Jr
RB 32 Craig James So
OL 71 Mike Jusko Sr
OL 67 Mike Mason Sr
OL 76 Lee Spivey Sr
QB 12 Jim Bob Taylor Redshirt.svg So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 75 Harvey Armstrong Jr
DB 27 Charles Bruton Sr
DT 74 Michael Carter So
DB 29 Russell Carter Fr
DL 99 Eric Ferguson Jr
DB 9 Mark Gibson Sr
DL 80 Byron Hunt Sr
DB 20 James Mobley Jr
DB 34 John Simmons Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Eddie Garcia Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary[]

Texas[]

SMU at Texas
1 234Total
• SMU 0 3107 20
Texas 3 300 6
  • Date: Saturday, October 25
  • Location: Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas
  • Game attendance: 73,535
  • TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels

It was SMU's first win versus Texas in 14 years.

[4]

Team players in the NFL[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
John Simmons Defensive back 3 64 Cincinnati Bengals

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 Football Media Guide".
  2. ^ "SMU rolls over NTSU, 28–9". The Kilgore News Herald. September 14, 1980. p. 7. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SMU muscles by UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1980. p. B1. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ "SMU Shocks Texas Behind James' Running." Palm Beach Post. 1980 Oct 26.
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