SMU Mustangs football under Bobby Collins

Bobby Collins was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1982 to 1986. He compiled a 43–14–1 record, and was succeeded by Forrest Gregg. Though Collins himself was not sanctioned by the NCAA, he lost his job as a result of the Southern Methodist University football scandal that resulted in the Death penalty.

1982 season

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2

1982 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 SMU $	7	–	0	–	1			11	–	0	–	1
No. 17 Texas	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Arkansas	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Houston	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Texas Tech	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Main article: 1982 SMU Mustangs football team

1983 season

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 12

1983 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 12 SMU	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Texas A&M	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Houston	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	1			1	–	8	–	2
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1983-09-03Louisville*No. 19

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

W 24-6 23,750 1983-09-10vs. Grambling State*No. 15

• Independence Stadium
• Shreveport, Louisiana

W 20-13 21,224 1983-09-24at Texas ChristianNo. 18

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, Texas

W 21-17 34,405 1983-10-01Texas–Arlington*No. 13

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

W 34-0 23,578 1983-10-08BaylorNo. 13

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

W 42-26 45,025 1983-10-22No. 2 TexasNo. 9

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

L 12-15 63,805 1983-10-29at Texas A&MNo. 10

• Kyle Field
• College Station, Texas

W 10-7 60,219 1983-11-05RiceNo. 8

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

W 20-6 28,750 1983-11-12Texas TechNo. 7

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

W 33-7 30,000 1983-11-19at ArkansasNo. 6

• War Memorial Stadium
• Little Rock, Arkansas

W 17-0 31,080 1983-11-27vs. HoustonNo. 6

• National Olympic Stadium
• Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)

W 34-12 70,000 1983-12-24vs. AlabamaNo. 6

• Sun Bowl Stadium
• El Paso, Texas (Sun Bowl)

L 7-28 41,412

Roster

1983 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 70 Dale Hellestrae Jr QB 2 Don King So QB 11 Lance McIlhenny Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Rod Jones So CB 5 Reggie Phillips Jr DT 98 Mitch Willis Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bobby Collins Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1984 season

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8

Main article: 1984 SMU Mustangs football team

1985 season

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1985 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Houston	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Texas Tech	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1985-09-07Texas-El Paso*No. 3

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

W 35-23 24,611 1985-09-28at Texas ChristianNo. 6

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, Texas

W 56-21 42,414 1985-10-05at Arizona*No. 3

• Arizona Stadium
• Tucson, Arizona

L 6-28 52,114 1985-10-12No. 19 BaylorNo. 16

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

L 14-21 42,112 1985-10-19at Houston

• Astrodome
• Houston, Texas

W 37-13 21,761 1985-10-26No. 19 Texas

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

W 44-14 56,874 1985-11-02at Texas A&MNo. 20

• Kyle Field
• College Station, Texas

L 17-19 54,597 1985-11-09Rice

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

W 40-15 20,014 1985-11-16Texas Tech

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

W 9-7 29,447 1985-11-23at No. 18 Arkansas

• Razorback Stadium
• Fayetteville, Arkansas

L 9-15 51,644 1985-12-07at No. 4 Oklahoma*

• Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

L 13-35 73,284

1986 season

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1986 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Houston	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1986-09-13at Rice

• Rice Stadium
• Houston, Texas

W 45-3 14,045 1986-09-20at No. 18 Arizona State*

• Sun Devil Stadium
• Tempe, Arizona

L 0-30 70,511 1986-09-27Texas Christian

• Cotton Bowl
• Dallas, Texas

W 31-21 35,481 1986-10-04Boston College*

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

W 31-29 26,432 1986-10-11at No. 13 Baylor

• Baylor Stadium
• Waco, Texas

W 27-21 36,927 1986-10-18HoustonNo. 20

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

W 10-3 25,967 1986-10-25at TexasNo. 18

• Texas Memorial Stadium
• Austin, Texas

L 24-27 65,481 1986-11-01No. 10 Texas A&M

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

L 35-39 58,125 1986-11-08at Notre Dame*

• Notre Dame Stadium
• Notre Dame, Indiana

L 29-61 59,075 1986-11-15at Texas Tech

• Jones Stadium
• Lubbock, Texas

W 13-7 35,887 1986-11-22No. 11 Arkansas

• Texas Stadium
• Irving, Texas

L 0-41 32,382