1979 SMU
5–6 (3–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Ron Meyer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wichita State 34–0Nov 10
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs Rice | W 35–17 | 72% |
| Sep 15 | at TCU | W 27–7 | 61% |
| Sep 22 | vs North Texas | W 20–9 | 49% |
| Sep 29 | at Tulane | L 17–24 | 51% |
| Oct 13 | vs Baylor | L 21–24 | 57% |
| Oct 20 | at 5Houston | L 10–37 | 21% |
| Oct 27 | vs 9Texas | L 6–30 | 30% |
| Nov 3 | at Texas A&M | L 14–47 | 27% |
| Nov 10 | atWichita State | W 34–0 | 70% |
| Nov 17 | vs Texas Tech | W 35–10 | 53% |
| Nov 24 | at 7Arkansas | L 7–31 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 31–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 2: 20
- Wk 3: 18
- Wk 4: 19
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1979.
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–5 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 18
- Points
- 226–236
- Coach
- Ron Meyer
- Elo
- 1508 +19 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.8 No. 57 of 135; offense No. 53, defense No. 68
- SRS
- 7.1 No. 44 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Steve Sidwell
- Offense
- Wishbone
- Defense
- 3–4
Drafted in 1980
The 1980 draft| Rd 7 | Emanuel Tolbert WR | Chicago Bears |
1979 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 7–1 | 11–1 | 5 |
| Arkansas | 7–1 | 10–2 | 8 |
| Texas | 6–2 | 9–3 | 12 |
| Baylor | 5–3 | 8–4 | 14 |
| Texas A&M | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 SMU | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–5–1 | 3–6–2 | |
| TCU | 1–6–1 | 2–8–1 | |
| Rice | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.