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1975 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Arkansas +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Texas +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Texas A&M +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Baylor	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	2
SMU	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season.^[1] Led by Dave Smith in his third and final year as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2-5 in conference play, placing fifth in the SWC.

Under mounting pressure, Smith resigned on December 31,^[2] and was succeeded by Ron Meyer, the head coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), then in Division II.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 14–7	13,400	^[4]
September 13	at No. 19 Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 14–40	55,472	^[5]
September 27	at Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 27–16	28,713
October 4	No. 11 West Virginia*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 22–28	27,665	^[6]
October 10	TCU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 28–13	15,883
October 18	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 17–28	18,000
October 25	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 20–37	36,020
November 1	No. 8 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 22–30	35,010
November 8	at No. 4 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 3–36	49,809
November 15	Arkansas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–35	21,880
November 22	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 34–31	27,300
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1975 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`15`	Kenny Harrison	Sr
WR	`80`	Freeman Johns	Sr
RB	`25`	Wayne Morris	Sr
G	`65`	Henry Sheppard	Sr
QB	`12`	Ricky Wesson	Jr
SR	`81`	Gene Ratliff	Fr
S	`40`	Arthur Whittington	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ SMU media guide
^ "SMU boss quits under fire". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 1, 1976. p. 3B.
^ "SMU to be exciting". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 24, 1976. p. 3B.
^ "SMU drops Deacons". The El Paso Times. September 7, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Florida romps over dazed Ponies 40–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mustangs subdued by W. Va". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.