1989 SMU Mustangs football team
The 1989 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Forrest Gregg, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the SWC. It was the first season played by SMU since 1986, after being issued the "death penalty" by the NCAA. The Mustangs offense scored 187 points while the defense allowed 499 points. In a game against the Houston Cougars on October 21, the Mustangs allowed 95 points.
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
1989 record | 2–9 (0–8 SWC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Tom Rossley (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Dale Lindsey (1st season) |
Home stadium | Ownby Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Arkansas $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Texas A&M | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Houston | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | Rice | L 6–35 | 23,227 | ||
September 16 | Connecticut* |
| W 31–30 | 20,548 | |
September 23 | Texas |
| L 13–45 | 23,733 | |
September 30 | at TCU | L 10–28 | 26,023 | ||
October 14 | Baylor |
| L 3–49 | 21,434 | |
October 21 | at No. 16 Houston | L 21–95 | 20,009 | ||
October 28 | North Texas*![]() |
| W 35–9 | 21,186 | [1] |
November 4 | at No. 20 Texas A&M | L 14–63 | 48,948 | ||
November 11 | at No. 1 Notre Dame* | L 6–59 | 59,075 | ||
November 18 | No. 20 Texas Tech |
| L 24–48 | 21,885 | |
December 2 | at No. 9 Arkansas | L 24–38 | 47,112 | ||
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References
- "SMU rips North Texas 35–9". Austin American-Statesman. October 29, 1989. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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