SMU Mustangs

The SMU Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. The Mustangs were founded in 1911 and joined the Southwest Conference, competing against Baylor, Rice, Texas, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Oklahoma A&M (which later became Oklahoma State).

Football

SMU Mustangs college football

First Season
1915
Team History
SMU Mustangs (1915-present)
Conference
American Athletic Conference (2013-present) Conference USA (2005-12) Western Athletic Conference (1996-2004) Southwest Conference (1918-95) Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1915-17)
Venue
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present) Texas Stadium (1972-73, 1979-86) Cotton Bowl (1932-78, 1995-99) Ownby Stadium (1926-48, 1989-94) Armstrong Field (1915-25)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1920s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1928
November 29	vs. TCU	Ownby Stadium

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1931
December 5	at Saint Mary's	Kezar Stadium
1935
January 1, 1936	vs. Stanford	Rose Bowl
1938
October 22	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1942
October 3	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium
1947
November 29	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1949
October 15	vs. Rice	Cotton Bowl

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
December 2	vs. TCU	Cotton Bowl
1951
October 13	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
November 24	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
December 1	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1952
October 4	vs. Georgia Tech	Cotton Bowl
November 1	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
November 22	vs. Baylor	Cotton Bowl
1954
October 9	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium
1955
October 1	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
November 26	vs. TCU	Cotton Bowl
1961
October 21	at Rice	Rice Stadium
1963
November 2	vs. Texas	Cotton Bowl
December 31	vs. Oregon	Sun Bowl
1964
October 31	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1965
September 25	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
November 27	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1966
October 22	at Texas Tech	Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
1967
November 25	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
December 2	vs. TCU	Cotton Bowl
1968
September 28	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
October 26	at Texas Tech	Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
December 31	vs. Oklahoma	Astrodome
1969
September 13	vs. Air Force	Cotton Bowl
September 27	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium
October 10	vs. TCU	Cotton Bowl
November 22	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
November 28	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1971
November 27	vs. TCU	Cotton Bowl
1972
September 23	at Florida	Florida Field
October 7	vs. New Mexico State	Texas Stadium
December 2	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1973
October 27	at Texas Tech	Clifford B. & Audrey Jones Stadium
November 3	vs. Texas	Cotton Bowl
November 17	vs. Arkansas	Cotton Bowl
December 1	vs. TCU	Cotton Bowl
1974
September 21	vs. Virginia Tech	Cotton Bowl
1977
September 10	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1978
October 7	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium
October 28	at Texas	Memorial Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
December 14	vs. Navy	Giants Stadium
1981
December 26	vs. Oklahoma	Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)
1983
September 10	vs. Miami	Astrodome
1984
January 1, 1985	vs. Boston College	Cotton Bowl
1985
October 5	vs. Baylor	Astrodome
1986
November 8	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1987
October 10	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field
November 7	vs. Texas	Astrodome
1988
October 8	vs. Texas A&M	Astrodome
December 25	vs. Washington State	Aloha Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1992
September 26	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1995
September 2	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2003
December 25	vs. Hawaii	Aloha Stadium
2004
September 23	vs. Miami	Robertson Stadium
2006
December 29	vs. South Carolina	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
October 9	vs. Mississippi State	Robertson Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1980s	1984
2000s	2006
2010s	2017 • 2019
2020s	2020

Men's Basketball

SMU Mustangs men's college basketball

First Season
1946-47
Team History
Houston Cougars (1946-present)
Conference
American Athletic Conference (2013-present) Conference USA (1996-2021) Southwest Conference (1976-95) Independent (1960-75) Missouri Valley Conference (1951-59) Gulf Coast Conference (1949-50) Lone Star Conference (1946-48)
Venue
Fertitta Center (1969-present) Health and Physical Education Arena (2017–2018) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966-69) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946-66)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1966-67
March 24, 1967	vs. Dayton	Freedom Hall
1967-68
March 22, 1968	vs. UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1979-80
February 9, 1980	vs. Arkansas	Hofheinz Pavilion

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1981-82
March 27, 1982	vs. North Carolina	Louisiana Superdome
1983-84
March 31 & April 2, 1984	vs. Virginia & Georgetown	Kingdome

2020s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2020-21
April 3, 2021	vs. Baylor	Lucas Oil Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1990s	1994-95