1976 SMU Mustangs football team

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]

Record3–8 (2–6 SWC)

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1976 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	TCU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 34–14	24,328	^[3]
September 18	at No. 14 Alabama*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 3–56	63,203	^[4]
September 25	vs. North Texas State*	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)	W 38–31	25,539	^[5]
October 2	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 13–27	31,424	^[6]
October 9	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 20–27	25,000	^[7]
October 16	No. 19 Houston	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 6–29	28,204	^[8]
October 23	at No. 13 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 12–13	50,000	^[9]
October 30	Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–36	35,123	^[10]
November 6	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 34–41	18,000	^[11]
November 13	at No. 5 Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–34	34,780	^[12]
November 20	vs. Arkansas	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 35–31	32,000	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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