SMU Mustangs football under Mike Cavan

Mike Cavan was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1997 to 2001. He compiled a 22–34–0 record, and was succeeded by Phil Bennett.

1997 Season

Main article: 1997 SMU Mustangs football team

1998 Season

Main article: 1998 SMU Mustangs football team

1999 Season

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1999 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Hawaii +		5	–	2					9	–	4
TCU +		5	–	2					8	–	4
Fresno State +		5	–	2					8	–	5
Rice		4	–	3					5	–	6
SMU		3	–	3					4	–	6
UTEP		3	–	4					5	–	7
San Jose State		1	–	5					3	–	7
Tulsa		1	–	6					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

September 47:00 PMArkansas*

• Cotton Bowl
• Dallas, TX

PPVL 0–26 51,019 September 116:00 PMat Tulane*

• Louisiana Superdome
• New Orleans, LA

KLDTL 19–53 20,097 September 252:00 PMHawaii

• Cotton Bowl
• Dallas, TX

L 0–20 15,131 October 21:00 PMat Kansas*

• Memorial Stadium
• Lawrence, KS

L 9–27 24,700 October 98:05 PMat UTEP

• Sun Bowl Stadium
• El Paso, TX

KLDTL 28–42 38,257 October 146:00 PMFresno State

• Cotton Bowl
• Dallas, TX

FSNW 24–14 8,211 October 302:00 PMRice

• Cotton Bowl
• Dallas, TX

W 27–2 16,272 November 132:00 PMCal State-Northridge

• Cotton Bowl
• Dallas, TX

W 58–16 7,494 November 202:00 PMat Tulsa

• Skelly Stadium
• Tulsa, OK

W 28–14 14,199 November 262:00 PMat TCU

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, TX

FSNL 0–21 25,725

Roster

1999 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 70 Austin Adami Sr RB 24 Kris Briggs Fr QB 7 Kelan Luker Fr QB 15 Josh McCown So RB 46 Jeff Pennington Sr RB 28 Rodnick Phillips Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 11 Kevin Aldridge So CB 1 Kevin Garrett So S 22 Shane O'Neill So DT 95 Chris Post So LB 42 Billy Jack Williams Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mike Cavan Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1999-08-31

2000 Season

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2000 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 TCU +		7	–	1					10	–	2
UTEP +		7	–	1					8	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					7	–	5
San Jose State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Tulsa		4	–	4					5	–	7
Rice		2	–	6					3	–	8
Hawaii		2	–	6					3	–	9
SMU		2	–	6					3	–	9
Nevada		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

September 26:00 PMKansas*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

W 31–17 32,267 September 98:05 PMat UTEP

• Sun Bowl Stadium
• El Paso, TX

KSTRL 20–37 31,483 September 166:00 PMat NC State*

• Carter–Finley Stadium
• Raleigh, NC

L 0–41 50,034 September 236:00 PMTulane*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

L 17–29 26,375 September 307:00 PMat Houston*

• Robertson Stadium
• Houston, TX

L 15–17 17,496 October 76:00 PMSan Jose State

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

L 10–35 16,821 October 1411:05 PMat Hawaii

• Aloha Stadium
• Honolulu, HI

KSTRL 15–30 36,635 October 2811:00 AMNevada

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

W 21–7 14,747 November 42:00 PMat Rice

• Rice Stadium
• Houston, TX

L 14–43 11,418 November 116:00 PMTulsa

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

KSTRW 24–20 14,127 November 186:00 PMat Fresno State

• Bulldog Stadium
• Fresno, CA

KSTRL 7–14 40,184 November 247:30 PMNo. 13 TCU

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

L 7–62 26,551

Roster

2000 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 24 Kris Briggs So WR 21 Chris Cunningham So WR 17 Billy Ford So WR 5 Johnnie Freeman So TE 86 John Hampton So OT 75 Sterling Harris Fr WR 82 Jim Kreimborg Jr OT 77 Aaron Ladd Sr QB 7 Kelan Luker So G 74 James McCarthy Jr QB 15 Josh McCown Jr C 52 Rich Nichols Sr TE 84 Steve O’Neill Sr OT 67 Joey Slaten Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 11 Kevin Aldridge Jr DT 92 Lute Croy So CB 1 Kevin Garrett So LB 35 D. D. Lee Fr S 22 Shane O'Neill So CB 39 James Orr Fr DT 95 Chris Post Jr LB 53 Corey Riley Jr LB 57 James Robinson Jr LB 42 Billy Jack Williams So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mike Cavan Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2000-08-17

2001 Season

Schedule

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2001 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisiana Tech $		7	–	1					7	–	5
Fresno State		6	–	2					11	–	3
Boise State		6	–	2					8	–	4
Hawaii		5	–	3					9	–	3
Rice		5	–	3					8	–	4
SMU		4	–	4					4	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5					3	–	8
San Jose State		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	9
Tulsa		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion

September 17:00 PMvs. Louisiana Tech

• Independence Stadium
• Shreveport, LA

L 6–36 22,505 September 86:00 PMTCU*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

L 10–38 24,122 September 225:30 PMNC State*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

FSNL 17–26 19,522 October 611:00 AMHawaii

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

FSNL 31–38 ^OT12,082 October 134:00 PMat San Jose State

• Spartan Stadium
• San Jose, CA

W 24–17 8,329 October 272:00 PMUTEP

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

W 40–14 17,037 November 32:00 PMat Nevada

• Mackay Stadium
• Reno, NV

L 14–35 13,858 November 102:00 PMFresno State

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

L 13–38 16,731 November 171:30 PMat Tulsa

• Skelly Stadium
• Tulsa, OK

FSNW 24–14 18,112 November 242:00 PMRice

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

W 37–20 14,820 December 112:30 PMat North Carolina*

• Kenan Memorial Stadium
• Chapel Hill, NC

L 10–19 45,500

Roster

2001 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 24 Kris Briggs Jr WR 17 Billy Ford Jr WR 5 Johnnie Freeman Jr TE 86 John Hampton Jr OT 75 Sterling Harris So QB 7 Kelan Luker Jr RB 32 Keylon Kincade So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 11 Kevin Aldridge Sr CB 1 Kevin Garrett Jr S 22 Shane O'Neill Jr CB 39 James Orr Jr DT 95 Chris Post Sr S 8 Leroy Price So LB 42 Billy Jack Williams Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 16 Adam Walterscheid Sr	Head coach Mike Cavan Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2001-12-21

References

• "2008 Football Media Guide" (PDF). SMU Athletic Department. p. 145.