1984 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1984 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Bobby Collins, the Mustangs compiled an overall record 10–2 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the SWC title with Houston and marking the third time in four years that SMU had at least a share of the title. While Houston, who beat SMU, received a bid to the Cotton Bowl Classic, the Mustangs were invited to play in the Aloha Bowl. where they defeated Notre Dame, 27–20. SMU finished the season ranked No. 8 in both the major polls.

1984 SMU Mustangs football
SWC co-champion
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 27–20 vs. Notre Dame
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
1984 record10–2 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTexas Stadium (c. 65,101)
1984 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 SMU + 6 2 010 2 0
Houston + 6 2 07 5 0
TCU 5 3 08 4 0
Arkansas 5 3 07 4 1
Texas 5 3 07 4 1
Baylor 4 4 05 6 0
Texas A&M 3 5 06 5 0
Texas Tech 2 6 04 7 0
Rice 0 8 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

1984 was SMU's finished consecutive ten-win season. The Mustangs did not make another bowl game appearance until the 2009 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Louisville*No. 14W 41–726,589
September 22North Texas State*No. 13W 24–627,124[1]
September 29TCUNo. 11
W 26–1758,206
October 13at BaylorNo. 7W 24–2026,400
October 20HoustonNo. 6
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
L 20–2928,361
October 27at No. 2 TexasNo. 14L 7–1380,759
November 3Texas A&MNo. 19
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 28–2047,113
November 10at RiceNo. 17W 31–1715,692
November 17at Texas TechNo. 16W 31–031,864
November 24ArkansasNo. 11
  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, TX
W 31–2828,712
December 1at UNLV*No. 10W 38–2122,639
December 28vs. No. 17 Notre DameNo. 10W 27–2041,777
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 21 Reggie Dupard Jr
T 70 Dale Hellestrae Sr
QB 2 Don King Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Rod Jones Jr
FS 17 Tim Green Jr
CB 5 Reggie Phillips Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Reggie PhillipsCornerback249Chicago Bears
Dale HellestraeTackle4112Buffalo Bills
Ron AndersonLinebacker10278Denver Broncos
Chris JacksonCenter11293Kansas City Chiefs

References

  1. "SMU downs North Texas". Del Rio News Herald. September 23, 1984. Retrieved October 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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