1976 SMU
3–8 (2–6 Southwest Conference), coached by Ron Meyer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat TCU 34–14Sep 11
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs TCU | W 34–14 | 72% |
| Sep 18 | at 14Alabama | L 3–56 | 18% |
| Sep 25 | vs North Texas | W 38–31 | 48% |
| Oct 2 | at Memphis | L 13–27 | 36% |
| Oct 9 | at Baylor | L 20–27 | 37% |
| Oct 16 | vs 19Houston | L 6–29 | 47% |
| Oct 23 | at 13Texas | L 12–13 | 16% |
| Oct 30 | vs Texas A&M | L 0–36 | 30% |
| Nov 6 | at Rice | L 34–41 | 46% |
| Nov 13 | at 5Texas Tech | L 7–34 | 12% |
| Nov 20 | vs Arkansas | W 35–31 | 19% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Arkansas 35–31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–6 tied for 7th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 202–339
- Coach
- Ron Meyer
- Elo
- 1408 −58 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.5 No. 86 of 132; offense No. 34, defense No. 115
- SRS
- −3.0 No. 79 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Steve Sidwell
- Offense
- Wishbone
- Defense
- 3–4
1976 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 7–1 | 10–2 | 4 |
| Texas Tech | 7–1 | 10–2 | 13 |
| Texas A&M | 6–2 | 10–2 | 7 |
| Baylor | 4–3–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Texas | 4–4 | 5–5–1 | |
| Arkansas | 3–4–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Rice | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 SMU | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| TCU | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.