1994 SMU Mustangs football team

1994 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–9–1 (0–6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Wade (4th season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorJon Tenuta (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
Cotton Bowl
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Texas A&M* 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
No. 25 Texas + 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Baylor + 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
TCU + 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech + 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Rice + 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Houston 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
SMU 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • *Texas A&M ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Rossley, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–9–1 with a mark of 0–6–1 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the SWC.[1]

The highlight of the campaign was a 21–21 tie vs. Texas A&M, which went 10–0–1 but was ineligible to win the SWC championship and participate in a bowl game (and was also banned from television) due to penalties enforced by the NCAA for numerous rule violations. It was the last tie for the Mustangs and Aggies, as the NCAA adopted overtime for regular season games starting in 1996.

This was the final season SMU played home games at Ownby Stadium, although the Mustangs moved their home game with Houston to the nearby Cotton Bowl. The scheduled home game with Texas A&M was shifted to the Alamodome in San Antonio for a guarantee of the gate; most of the crowd of over 51,000 wore the Aggies' Maroon and White.

The regular season finale vs. TCU was the Mustangs' last on-campus home game until the opening of Gerald J. Ford Stadium for the 2000 season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 33:00 p.m.at Arkansas*
L 14–3451,180[2]
September 106:30 p.m.at No. 13 UCLA*
L 10–1740,638
September 1712:00 p.m.New Mexico*
RaycomW 34–3111,100
September 242:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
L 7–3529,521
October 12:00 p.m.No. 18 North Carolina*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 24–2818,200[3]
October 81:00 p.m.at Baylor
L 10–4434,869
October 1512:00 p.m.Houston
RaycomL 33–3911,400
October 2212:00 p.m.at No. 13 Texas
RaycomL 20–4261,307
October 292:00 p.m.vs. No. 7 Texas A&M
T 21–2151,056
November 512:00 p.m.at Rice
RaycomL 10–1717,800
November 122:00 p.m.TCU
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
L 14–3520,463
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1994 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Ramon Flanigan  So
WR 22 Mick Rossley Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 42 Chris Bordano Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "2020 Football Media Guide".
  2. ^ "Arkansas pulls away from Mustangs, 34–14". The Victoria Advocate. September 4, 1994. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "N. Carolina hands SMU another hard-luck loss". The Odessa American. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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