1977 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1977 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Ron Meyer, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SWC.^[1]

Record4–7 (3–5 SWC)

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1977 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Arkansas	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Houston	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 45–21	19,576	^[2]
September 17	vs. North Texas State*	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)	L 13–24	26,097	^[3]
September 24	Tulane*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 28–23	18,460	^[4]
October 1	No. 6 Ohio State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–35	51,970	^[5]
October 8	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–9	30,300	^[6]
October 15	at No. 19 Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 37–23	30,774	^[7]
October 22	No. 2 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 14–30	36,151	^[8]
October 29	at No. 11 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 21–38	53,932	^[9]
November 5	Rice	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 41–24	6,918	^[10]
November 12	No. 18 Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–45	21,689	^[11]
November 19	at No. 8 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 7–47	43,791	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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