1995 SMU Mustangs football team

1995 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClovis Hale (1st season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorDavid Knaus (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.Arkansas*W 17–1429,107[2]
September 97:00 p.m.Navy*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 2–3320,302
September 161:30 p.m.at No. 14 Oklahoma*L 10–2464,217
September 231:00 p.m.at Wisconsin*L 0–4277,108
September 3012:00 p.m.No. 21 Texas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
RaycomL 10–3526,921
October 141:00 p.m.at No. 22 Texas A&ML 17–2059,573
October 217:00 p.m.at HoustonL 15–3813,850
October 281:00 p.m.Rice
L 24–3411,524
November 42:00 p.m.at TCUL 16–1928,312
November 111:00 p.m.Baylor
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 7–4815,941
November 181:00 p.m.Texas Tech
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 14–4511,738
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[edit]

1995 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Ramon Flanigan  Jr
WR 5 Albert Johnson Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 42 Chris Bordano So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 Football Media Guide".
  2. ^ "SMU stops Arkansas despite losing Flanigan on first play". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.