1989 SMU Mustangs football team

1989 SMU Mustangs football

Conference

Southwest Conference

1989 record

2-9 (0-8 )

Head coach

Forrest Gregg

Home stadium

Ownby Stadium

Seasons

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	Conf					Overall
1989 Southwest Conference football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#13 Arkansas †	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#14 Houston	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#20 Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Baylor	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
SMU	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University in the 1989 college football season. It was the first season played by the Mustangs after serving the death penalty. The Mustangs offense scored 187 points while the defense allowed 499 points. In a game versus the Houston Cougars on October 21, the Mustangs allowed 95 points.

Regular season

In the Battle for the Iron Skillet, Texas Christian beat SMU by a score of 28-10.
In the Mayor’s Cup, Rice beat SMU by a score of 35-6.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Mustangs points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 2	Rice	Loss	6	35	0-1
2	Sept. 16	Connecticut	Win	31	30	1-1
3	Sept. 23	Texas	Loss	13	45	1-2
4	Sept. 30	@ Texas Christian	Loss	10	28	1-3
5	Oct. 14	Baylor	Loss	3	49	1-4
6	Oct. 21	@ Houston	Loss	21	95	1-5
7	Oct. 28	North Texas	Win	35	9	2-5
8	Nov. 4	@ Texas A&M	Loss	14	63	2-6
9	Nov. 11	@ Notre Dame	Loss	6	59	2-7
10	Nov. 18	Texas Tech	Loss	24	48	2-8
11	Dec. 2	@ Arkansas	Loss	24	38	2-9

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References

^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=727&season=1989

SMU Mustangs football

Venues	Ownby Stadium (1926–1948, 1989–1994) Cotton Bowl (1932–1968, 1995–2000) Texas Stadium (1979–1986) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)

Rivalries	Battle for the Iron Skillet (TCU) Battle for the Mayor's Cup (Rice) Gansz Trophy (Navy) Safeway Bowl (North Texas)

Bowl Victories	1949 Cotton Bowl Classic 1968 Bluebonnet Bowl 1983 Cotton Bowl Classic 1984 Aloha Bowl 2009 Hawaii Bowl

Culture & lore	Peruna Southern Methodist University Mustang Band Southern Methodist University football scandal

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

National championship seasons in bold