1986 SMU Mustangs football team
| 1986 SMU Mustangs football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (5–3 SWC) |
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| Offensive scheme | No-huddle option |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Clay (5th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Texas Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Texas A&M $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Baylor | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Bobby Collins in his fifth season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SWC.[1]
After the season, SMU was sanctioned by the NCAA for repeated major rules violations. Since the most recent round of violations occurred after an NCAA rule involving punishing repeat offenders was instituted, the football program was not only hit with even harsher sanctions, but was also suspended from competition for the following season; the effects of the sanctions would eventually lead SMU to miss an additional season and resume play in 1989 under head coach Forrest Gregg, who was hired after Collins resigned in the aftermath of the investigation.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | at Rice | W 45–3 | 14,045 | [2] | ||
| September 20 | at No. 18 Arizona State* | L 0–30 | 70,511 | [3] | ||
| September 27 | vs. TCU | W 31–21 | 35,481 | [4] | ||
| October 4 | Boston College* | W 31–29 | 26,432 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at No. 13 Baylor | W 27–21 | 36,927 | [6] | ||
| October 18 | Houston | No. T–20 |
| W 10–3 | 25,967 | [7] |
| October 25 | at Texas | No. 18 | L 24–27 | 65,481 | [8] | |
| November 1 | No. 10 Texas A&M |
| L 35–39 | 58,125 | [9] | |
| November 8 | at Notre Dame* | L 29–61 | 59,075 | [10] | ||
| November 15 | at Texas Tech | W 13–7 | 35,887 | [11] | ||
| November 22 | No. 11 Arkansas |
| L 0–41 | 32,382 | [12] | |
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Personnel
- QB Bobby Watters, Jr.
- OT David Richards, Jr.
- LB Ben Hummel, Jr.
References
- ^ "2020 Football Media Guide".
- ^ "SMU cooks Rice 45–3". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State blanks SMU, 30–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 21, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Watters directs SMU by TCU, 31–21". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. September 28, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU raps Boston College". The Galveston Daily News. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Collins' hunch correct as Ponies shock Bears". Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 12, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU survives Cougar scare, takes 10–3 win". Austin American-Statesman. October 19, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Horns upset Ponies, 27–24". Longview Morning Journal. October 26, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies rally over Mustangs, 39–35". Del Rio News Herald. November 2, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame marches by Southern Methodist". The Indianapolis Star. November 9, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ponies stifle fumbling Raiders". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 16, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas blisters SMU, hopes for Cotton". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.