American college football season
1995 SMU Mustangs football |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
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Record | 1–10 (0–7 SWC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Clovis Hale (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Run and shoot |
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Defensive coordinator | David Knaus (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
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Seasons |
1995 Southwest Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 14 Texas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 |
No. 23 Texas Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
No. 15 Texas A&M | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Baylor | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
TCU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Houston | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
Rice | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 |
SMU | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1995 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Rossley, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the SWC.[1]
SMU returned to the Cotton Bowl on a permanent basis for the first time since 1978. The Cotton Bowl was SMU's home stadium from 1932 through 1978, during which SMU rose to national prominence. SMU opened the season with an upset over eventual Southeastern Conference (SEC) Western Division champion Arkansas, 17–14. This was SMU's final season in the SWC, their home since 1918. SMU, along with TCU and Rice, joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 1996.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Arkansas* | | | W 17–14 | 29,107 | [2] |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Navy* | | | L 2–33 | 20,302 | |
September 16 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Oklahoma* | | | L 10–24 | 64,217 | |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin* | | | L 0–42 | 77,108 | |
September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Texas | | Raycom | L 10–35 | 26,921 | |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Texas A&M | | | L 17–20 | 59,573 | |
October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Houston | | | L 15–38 | 13,850 | |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Rice | | | L 24–34 | 11,524 | |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at TCU | | | L 16–19 | 28,312 | |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Baylor | | | L 7–48 | 15,941 | |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | | | L 14–45 | 11,738 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Roster
1995 SMU Mustangs football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | 8 | Ramon Flanigan | Jr | WR | 5 | Albert Johnson | Fr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
References
- ^ "2020 Football Media Guide".
- ^ "SMU stops Arkansas despite losing Flanigan on first play". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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