1976 SMU Mustangs football team

1976 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorSteve Sidwell (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Houston + 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 13 Texas Tech + 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Texas A&M 6 2 0 10 2 0
Baylor 4 3 1 7 3 1
Texas 4 4 0 5 5 1
Arkansas 3 4 1 5 5 1
Rice 2 6 0 3 8 0
SMU 2 6 0 3 8 0
TCU 0 8 0 0 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Ron Meyer, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 2-6 in conference play, placing seventh in the SWC. [1]

Hired in January, Meyer was previously the head coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), then in Division II.[2]

  1. ^ "2020 Football Media Guide".
  2. ^ "SMU to be exciting". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 24, 1976. p. 3B.