1984 SMU Mustangs football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
1984 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 SMU + 6 2 0 10 2 0
Houston + 6 2 0 7 5 0
TCU 5 3 0 8 4 0
Arkansas 5 3 0 7 4 1
Texas 5 3 0 7 4 1
Baylor 4 4 0 5 6 0
Texas A&M 3 5 0 6 5 0
Texas Tech 2 6 0 4 7 0
Rice 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1984 college football season.[1]

The Mustangs finished the season with a share of the Southwest Conference championship, marking the third time in four years that SMU had at least a share of the title. Instead of receiving an invite to the Cotton Bowl Classic, which went instead to the other co-champion Houston (who handed SMU one of its two defeats), the Mustangs were invited to play in the Aloha Bowl where they defeated Notre Dame 27-20. The team's final mark was 10-2 and they finished #8 in both the Associated Press and Coaches polls.

The Mustangs finished with their fifth consecutive ten-win season. Due in part circumstances that arose from the university's continued violation of NCAA bylaws, as of the end of the 2015 season it is also their most recent season with ten or more victories. The Mustangs would also not make another bowl appearance until 2009.

Schedule

1984-09-15at Louisville*No. 14

W 41-7 26,589 1984-09-22North Texas State*No. 13

W 24-6 27.124 1984-09-29TCUNo. 11

  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, Texas

W 26-17 58,206 1984-10-13at BaylorNo. 7

W 24-20 26,400 1984-10-20HoustonNo. 6

  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, Texas

L 20-29 28,361 1984-10-27at No. 2 TexasNo. 14

L 7-13 80,759 1984-11-03Texas A&MNo. 19

  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, Texas

W 28-20 47,113 1984-11-10at RiceNo. 17

W 31-17 15,692 1984-11-17at Texas TechNo. 16

W 31-0 31,864 1984-11-24ArkansasNo. 11

  • Texas Stadium
  • Irving, Texas

W 31-28 28,712 1984-12-01at UNLV*No. 10

W 38-21 22,639 1984-12-28vs. No. 17 Notre DameNo. 10

W 27-20 41,777

Template:CFB Schedule End

Roster

1984 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 70 Dale Hellestrae Sr
QB 2 Don King Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Rod Jones Jr
CB 5 Reggie Phillips Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Reggie Phillips Cornerback 2 49 Chicago Bears
Dale Hellestrae Tackle 4 112 Buffalo Bills
Ron Anderson Linebacker 10 278 Denver Broncos
Chris Jackson Center 11 293 Kansas City Chiefs

References