SMU

FBS

Atlantic Coast · Dallas, Dallas, Texas

554-570-54

All-time

0.470

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Rivalries

Iron SkilletTCU

Greatest games

SMU's top games of all time by Game Score.

#1 · 1947 · Jan 1, 1948

1.18

Cotton Bowl

#3 SMU 13-13 #4 Penn State

Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Major Bowl

#2 · 1982 · Jan 1, 1983

0.90

Cotton Bowl

#4 SMU 7-3 #6 Pittsburgh

Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Major Bowl

#3 · 1983 · Oct 22, 1983

0.89

#9 SMU 12-15 #2 Texas

Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Conf Game

#4 · 1982 · Nov 20, 1982

0.89

#2 SMU 17-17 #9 Arkansas

Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Conf Game

#5 · 1947 · Nov 1, 1947

0.87

#8 SMU 14-13 #3 Texas

Ownby Stadium, Dallas, Texas

Conf Game

#6 · 1935 · Nov 30, 1935

0.82

SMU 20-14 TCU

Amon G. Carter Stadium, Dallas, Texas

Conf Game

#7 · 1956 · Sep 29, 1956

0.81

#5 SMU 7-9 #2 Georgia Tech

Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

#8 · 1935 · Jan 1, 1936

0.79

Rose Bowl

SMU 0-7 Stanford

Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California

Major Bowl

#9 · 1950 · Nov 4, 1950

0.77

#1 SMU 20-23 #7 Texas

Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

Conf Game

#10 · 1929 · Nov 30, 1929

0.75

SMU 7-7 TCU

TCU

Conf Game

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Jan 1, 1948	1947	Cotton Bowl	#3 SMU 13-13 #4 Penn State Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Major Bowl	Major Bowl	1.18
2	Jan 1, 1983	1982	Cotton Bowl	#4 SMU 7-3 #6 Pittsburgh Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.90
3	Oct 22, 1983	1983		#9 SMU 12-15 #2 Texas Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	0.89
4	Nov 20, 1982	1982		#2 SMU 17-17 #9 Arkansas Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	0.89
5	Nov 1, 1947	1947		#8 SMU 14-13 #3 Texas Ownby Stadium, Dallas, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	0.87
6	Nov 30, 1935	1935		SMU 20-14 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium, Dallas, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	0.82
7	Sep 29, 1956	1956		#5 SMU 7-9 #2 Georgia Tech Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas		0.81
8	Jan 1, 1936	1935	Rose Bowl	SMU 0-7 Stanford Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.79
9	Nov 4, 1950	1950		#1 SMU 20-23 #7 Texas Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	0.77
10	Nov 30, 1929	1929		SMU 7-7 TCU TCU Conf Game	Conf Game	0.75

Season by season (major seasons)

20260-0

SMU · Atlantic Coast

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20259-4

SMU · Atlantic Coast

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#16

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Holiday Bowl (W)

202411-3

SMU · Atlantic Coast

Conf record

8-0

AP final

#12

Coach final

#11

AP high

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

College Football Playoff Game (L)MajorCFP

202311-3

SMU · American Athletic

Conf record

8-0

AP final

#22

Coach final

#24

AP high

#17

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Fenway Bowl (L)

20227-6

SMU · American Athletic

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

New Mexico Bowl (L)

20218-4

SMU · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#19

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20207-3

SMU · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

4-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#16

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

201910-3

SMU · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#15

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Boca Raton Bowl (L)

20185-7

SMU · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20177-6

SMU · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Frisco Bowl (L)

20165-7

SMU · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20152-10

SMU · American Athletic (West)

Conf record

1-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20141-11

SMU · American Athletic

Conf record

1-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20135-7

SMU · American Athletic

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20127-6

SMU · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Hawaii Bowl (W)

20118-5

SMU · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

BBVA Compass Bowl (W)

20107-7

SMU · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

✓

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Armed Forces Bowl (L)

20098-5

SMU · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

6-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Hawaii Bowl (W)

20081-11

SMU · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

0-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20071-11

SMU · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

0-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20066-6

SMU · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20055-6

SMU · Conference USA (West)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20043-8

SMU · Western Athletic

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20030-12

SMU · Western Athletic

Conf record

0-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20023-9

SMU · Western Athletic

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20014-7

SMU · Western Athletic

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

20003-9

SMU · Western Athletic

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19994-6

SMU · Western Athletic

Conf record

3-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19985-7

SMU · Western Athletic (Mountain)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19976-5

SMU · Western Athletic (Mountain)

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19965-6

SMU · Western Athletic (Mountain)

Conf record

4-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19951-10

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

0-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19941-9-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

0-6-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19932-7-2

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

1-5-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19925-6

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19911-10

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

0-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19901-10

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

0-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19892-9

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

0-8

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19866-5

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#18

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19856-5

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

5-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

198410-2

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

6-2

AP final

Coach final

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Aloha Bowl (W)

198310-2

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

7-1

AP final

#12

Coach final

#11

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Sun Bowl (L)

198211-0-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

7-0-1

AP final

Coach final

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Cotton Bowl (W)Major

198110-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

7-1

AP final

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19808-4

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

5-3

AP final

#20

Coach final

#20

AP high

#18

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Holiday Bowl (L)

19795-6

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#18

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19784-6-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19774-7

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19763-8

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-6

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19754-7

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19746-4-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19736-4-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#19

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19727-4

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

4-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#18

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19714-7

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19705-6

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19693-7

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19688-3

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

5-2

AP final

#14

Coach final

#16

AP high

#13

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Bluebonnet Bowl (W)

19673-7

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19668-3

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

6-1

AP final

#10

Coach final

AP high

#10

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Cotton Bowl (L)Major

19654-5-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19641-9

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

0-7

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19634-7

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Sun Bowl (L)

19622-8

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-5

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19612-7-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

1-5-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19600-9-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

0-6-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19595-4-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19586-4

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

4-2

AP final

#18

Coach final

#18

AP high

#15

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19574-5-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#15

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19564-6

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19554-6

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#16

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19546-3-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

4-1-1

AP final

—

Coach final

#17

AP high

#11

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19535-5

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#11

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19524-5-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-2-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19513-6-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

1-4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#15

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19506-4

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19495-4-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19489-1-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

5-0-1

AP final

#10

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Cotton Bowl (W)Major

19479-0-2

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

5-0-1

AP final

Coach final

—

AP high

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Cotton Bowl (T)Major

19464-5-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19455-6

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

4-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19445-5

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19432-7

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-3

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19423-6-2

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

1-4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19415-5

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#20

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19408-1-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

5-1

AP final

#16

Coach final

—

AP high

#14

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19396-3-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

4-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#13

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19386-4

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

4-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19375-6

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19365-4-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-3-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

#12

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

193512-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

6-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

Bowl

Rose Bowl (L)Major

19348-2-2

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-2-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19334-7-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19323-7-2

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

1-4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19319-1-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

5-0-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19306-3-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-2-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19296-0-4

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

3-0-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19286-3-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-2-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19277-2

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19268-0-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

5-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19255-2-2

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

1-1-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19245-1-4

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-0-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Bowl

Dixie Classic (L)

19239-0

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

5-0

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

★

19226-3-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

2-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19211-6-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

0-4

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19203-5-2

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

0-4-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19195-4-1

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

0-2-1

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19183-2

SMU · Southwest

Conf record

1-2

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19173-2-3

SMU · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

19160-8-2

SMU · Independent

Conf record

—

AP final

—

Coach final

—

AP high

—

Champ game

—

Conf champ

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	SMU	0-0	Atlantic Coast
2025	SMU	9-4	Atlantic Coast		6-2					#16	Holiday Bowl (W)
2024	SMU	11-3	Atlantic Coast		8-0	✓		#12	#11	#8	College Football Playoff Game (L)MajorCFP
2023	SMU	11-3	American Athletic		8-0	✓	★	#22	#24	#17	Fenway Bowl (L)
2022	SMU	7-6	American Athletic		5-3						New Mexico Bowl (L)
2021	SMU	8-4	American Athletic	West	4-4					#19
2020	SMU	7-3	American Athletic	West	4-3					#16
2019	SMU	10-3	American Athletic	West	6-2					#15	Boca Raton Bowl (L)
2018	SMU	5-7	American Athletic	West	4-4
2017	SMU	7-6	American Athletic	West	4-4						Frisco Bowl (L)
2016	SMU	5-7	American Athletic	West	3-5
2015	SMU	2-10	American Athletic	West	1-7
2014	SMU	1-11	American Athletic		1-7
2013	SMU	5-7	American Athletic		4-4
2012	SMU	7-6	Conference USA	West	5-3						Hawaii Bowl (W)
2011	SMU	8-5	Conference USA	West	5-3						BBVA Compass Bowl (W)
2010	SMU	7-7	Conference USA	West	6-2	✓					Armed Forces Bowl (L)
2009	SMU	8-5	Conference USA	West	6-2						Hawaii Bowl (W)
2008	SMU	1-11	Conference USA	West	0-8
2007	SMU	1-11	Conference USA	West	0-8
2006	SMU	6-6	Conference USA	West	4-4
2005	SMU	5-6	Conference USA	West	4-4
2004	SMU	3-8	Western Athletic		3-5
2003	SMU	0-12	Western Athletic		0-8
2002	SMU	3-9	Western Athletic		3-5
2001	SMU	4-7	Western Athletic		4-4
2000	SMU	3-9	Western Athletic		2-6
1999	SMU	4-6	Western Athletic		3-3
1998	SMU	5-7	Western Athletic	Mountain	4-4
1997	SMU	6-5	Western Athletic	Mountain	5-3
1996	SMU	5-6	Western Athletic	Mountain	4-4
1995	SMU	1-10	Southwest		0-7
1994	SMU	1-9-1	Southwest		0-6-1
1993	SMU	2-7-2	Southwest		1-5-1
1992	SMU	5-6	Southwest		2-5
1991	SMU	1-10	Southwest		0-8
1990	SMU	1-10	Southwest		0-8
1989	SMU	2-9	Southwest		0-8
1986	SMU	6-5	Southwest		5-3					#18
1985	SMU	6-5	Southwest		5-3					#3
1984	SMU	10-2	Southwest		6-2		★	#8	#8	#6	Aloha Bowl (W)
1983	SMU	10-2	Southwest		7-1			#12	#11	#6	Sun Bowl (L)
1982	SMU	11-0-1	Southwest		7-0-1		★	#2	#2	#2	Cotton Bowl (W)Major
1981	SMU	10-1	Southwest		7-1		★	#5		#5
1980	SMU	8-4	Southwest		5-3			#20	#20	#18	Holiday Bowl (L)
1979	SMU	5-6	Southwest		3-5					#18
1978	SMU	4-6-1	Southwest		3-5
1977	SMU	4-7	Southwest		3-5
1976	SMU	3-8	Southwest		2-6
1975	SMU	4-7	Southwest		2-5
1974	SMU	6-4-1	Southwest		3-3-1
1973	SMU	6-4-1	Southwest		3-3-1					#19
1972	SMU	7-4	Southwest		4-3					#18
1971	SMU	4-7	Southwest		3-4
1970	SMU	5-6	Southwest		3-4
1969	SMU	3-7	Southwest		3-4
1968	SMU	8-3	Southwest		5-2			#14	#16	#13	Bluebonnet Bowl (W)
1967	SMU	3-7	Southwest		3-4
1966	SMU	8-3	Southwest		6-1		★	#10	#9	#10	Cotton Bowl (L)Major
1965	SMU	4-5-1	Southwest		3-4
1964	SMU	1-9	Southwest		0-7
1963	SMU	4-7	Southwest		2-5						Sun Bowl (L)
1962	SMU	2-8	Southwest		2-5
1961	SMU	2-7-1	Southwest		1-5-1
1960	SMU	0-9-1	Southwest		0-6-1
1959	SMU	5-4-1	Southwest		2-3-1					#4
1958	SMU	6-4	Southwest		4-2			#18	#18	#15
1957	SMU	4-5-1	Southwest		3-3					#15
1956	SMU	4-6	Southwest		2-4					#5
1955	SMU	4-6	Southwest		2-4					#16
1954	SMU	6-3-1	Southwest		4-1-1				#17	#11
1953	SMU	5-5	Southwest		3-3					#11
1952	SMU	4-5-1	Southwest		3-2-1
1951	SMU	3-6-1	Southwest		1-4-1					#15
1950	SMU	6-4	Southwest		2-4					#1
1949	SMU	5-4-1	Southwest		2-3-1					#9
1948	SMU	9-1-1	Southwest		5-0-1		★	#10		#4	Cotton Bowl (W)Major
1947	SMU	9-0-2	Southwest		5-0-1		★	#3		#3	Cotton Bowl (T)Major
1946	SMU	4-5-1	Southwest		2-4
1945	SMU	5-6	Southwest		4-2
1944	SMU	5-5	Southwest		2-3
1943	SMU	2-7	Southwest		2-3
1942	SMU	3-6-2	Southwest		1-4-1
1941	SMU	5-5	Southwest		2-4					#20
1940	SMU	8-1-1	Southwest		5-1		★	#16		#14
1939	SMU	6-3-1	Southwest		4-2					#13
1938	SMU	6-4	Southwest		4-2
1937	SMU	5-6	Southwest		2-4
1936	SMU	5-4-1	Southwest		2-3-1					#12
1935	SMU	12-1	Southwest		6-0		★				Rose Bowl (L)Major
1934	SMU	8-2-2	Southwest		3-2-1
1933	SMU	4-7-1	Southwest		2-4
1932	SMU	3-7-2	Southwest		1-4-1
1931	SMU	9-1-1	Southwest		5-0-1		★
1930	SMU	6-3-1	Southwest		2-2-1
1929	SMU	6-0-4	Southwest		3-0-2
1928	SMU	6-3-1	Southwest		2-2-1
1927	SMU	7-2	Southwest		4-1
1926	SMU	8-0-1	Southwest		5-0		★
1925	SMU	5-2-2	Southwest		1-1-2
1924	SMU	5-1-4	Southwest		2-0-4						Dixie Classic (L)
1923	SMU	9-0	Southwest		5-0		★
1922	SMU	6-3-1	Southwest		2-2
1921	SMU	1-6-1	Southwest		0-4
1920	SMU	3-5-2	Southwest		0-4-1
1919	SMU	5-4-1	Southwest		0-2-1
1918	SMU	3-2	Southwest		1-2
1917	SMU	3-2-3	Independent
1916	SMU	0-8-2	Independent

Award winners

23 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Reggie Dupard1985

Consensus All-AmericanRB

Russell Carter1983

Consensus All-AmericanDB

Eric Dickerson1982

Consensus All-AmericanRB

Eric Dickerson1982

Heisman FinalistRB

John Simmons1980

Consensus All-AmericanDB

Emanuel Tolbert1978

Consensus All-AmericanWR

Louie Kelcher1974

Consensus All-AmericanG

Robert Popelka1972

Consensus All-AmericanDB

Jerry LeVias1968

Consensus All-AmericanE

John LaGrone1966

Consensus All-AmericanMG

Don Meredith1959

Heisman FinalistQB

Dick Hightower1951

Consensus All-AmericanC

Kyle Rote1950

Consensus All-AmericanB

Kyle Rote1950

Heisman FinalistHB

Doak Walker1949

Consensus All-AmericanB

Doak Walker1949

Heisman FinalistHB

Doak Walker1948

Consensus All-AmericanB

Doak Walker1948

Heisman Trophy★HB

Doak Walker1947

Consensus All-AmericanB

Doak Walker1947

Heisman FinalistHB

Doak Walker1947

Maxwell AwardHB

Bobby Wilson1935

Consensus All-AmericanB

J.C. Wetsel1935

Consensus All-AmericanG

Year	Player	Pos	Award
1985	Reggie Dupard	RB	Consensus All-American
1983	Russell Carter	DB	Consensus All-American
1982	Eric Dickerson	RB	Consensus All-American
1982	Eric Dickerson	RB	Heisman Finalist
1980	John Simmons	DB	Consensus All-American
1978	Emanuel Tolbert	WR	Consensus All-American
1974	Louie Kelcher	G	Consensus All-American
1972	Robert Popelka	DB	Consensus All-American
1968	Jerry LeVias	E	Consensus All-American
1966	John LaGrone	MG	Consensus All-American
1959	Don Meredith	QB	Heisman Finalist
1951	Dick Hightower	C	Consensus All-American
1950	Kyle Rote	B	Consensus All-American
1950	Kyle Rote	HB	Heisman Finalist
1949	Doak Walker	B	Consensus All-American
1949	Doak Walker	HB	Heisman Finalist
1948	Doak Walker	B	Consensus All-American
1948	Doak Walker	HB	Heisman Trophy★
1947	Doak Walker	B	Consensus All-American
1947	Doak Walker	HB	Heisman Finalist
1947	Doak Walker	HB	Maxwell Award
1935	Bobby Wilson	B	Consensus All-American
1935	J.C. Wetsel	G	Consensus All-American