Southern Methodist Mustangs football
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| First season | 1915, 1989 | ||
| Athletic director | Rick Hart | ||
| Head coach |
Chad Morris 2nd year, 7–17 (.292) |
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| Stadium | Gerald J. Ford Stadium | ||
| Year built | 2000 | ||
| Seating capacity | 32,000 + | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Dallas, Texas | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | The American | ||
| Division | West | ||
| Past conferences |
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1915–17) Southwest Conference (1918–95) Western Athletic Conference (1996–2004) Conference USA (2005–12) |
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| All-time record | 477–522–54 (.479) | ||
| Bowl record | 7–7–1 (.500) | ||
| Claimed nat'l titles | 3 (1935, 1981, 1982) | ||
| Conference titles | 10 | ||
| Division titles | 2 (2009, 2010) | ||
| Rivalries | TCU Horned Frogs | ||
| Heisman winners | 1 | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 16 | ||
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| Colors | Blue and Red |
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| Mascot | Peruna | ||
| Website | SMUMustangs.com | ||
The SMU Mustangs football program is a college football team that represents Southern Methodist University (more commonly "SMU"). The team competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American).
In June 1915, Ray Morrison became SMU's football, baseball, basketball, and track coach, in addition to being to a math instructor. The football team began as a member of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association, playing at Armstrong Field. The first game played by SMU's football team was a 13-2 victory over Hendrix College. After winning two games in a span of two seasons, Morrison left SMU for Fort Oglethorpe upon the United States’ entry into World War I.
During this time, the football team was known as "the Parsons", due to the large number of theology students on the team. On October 17, 1917, the name "Mustangs" was selected as the school's mascot. For the 1917 season, Morrison would be replaced by J. Burton Rix, who would lead the Mustangs to a 3-2-3 record in their final season in the TIAA.
The 1918 season would be the first of many seasons for the SMU Mustangs as a member of the Southwest Conference, joining Baylor University, Rice University, the University of Texas, Texas A&M University, the University of Arkansas, and Oklahoma A&M University. The Mustangs’ first season in the conference ended with a 4-2 record. J. Burton Rix would continue to coach the team until the 1921 season, in which he was replaced by W.A. Cunningham and Victor Kelly, his co-coaches that season, as the team went on to lose six games.
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