1975 SMU
4–7 (2–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Dave Smith. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat TCU 28–13Oct 10
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Wake Forest | W 14–7 | 68% |
| Sep 13 | at 19Florida | L 14–40 | 36% |
| Sep 27 | at Houston | W 27–16 | 33% |
| Oct 4 | vs 11West Virginia | L 22–28 | 52% |
| Oct 10 | vs TCU | W 28–13 | 82% |
| Oct 18 | at Rice | L 17–28 | 53% |
| Oct 25 | at Texas Tech | L 20–37 | 40% |
| Nov 1 | vs 8Texas | L 22–30 | 28% |
| Nov 8 | at 4Texas A&M | L 3–36 | 16% |
| Nov 15 | vs Arkansas | L 7–35 | 33% |
| Nov 22 | at Baylor | W 34–31 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Baylor 34–31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 208–301
- Coach
- Dave Smith
- Elo
- 1448 −59 this season
- SP+ rating
- 0.0 No. 73 of 132; offense No. 40, defense No. 100
- SRS
- 1.5 No. 62 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1976
The 1976 draft| Rd 5 | Henry Sheppard OT | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 5 | Wayne Morris RB | St. Louis Cardinals |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Henry SheppardOTAP-1
Second team
- Guy ThomasOGAP-2
- Wayne MorrisRBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1975 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 6–1 | 10–2 | 7 |
| Texas | 6–1 | 10–2 | 6 |
| Texas A&M | 6–1 | 10–2 | 11 |
| Texas Tech | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| SMU | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| Baylor | 2–5 | 3–6–2 | |
| Rice | 1–6 | 2–9 | |
| TCU | 1–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.