1989 SMU Mustangs football team

1989 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Southwest Conference
1989 record 2-9 (0-8 SWC)
Head coach Forrest Gregg
Home stadium Ownby Stadium
1989 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
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

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
1989-09-02 Rice Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup) L 6-35   23,227
1989-09-16 Connecticut* Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX W 31-30   20,548
1989-09-23 Texas Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX L 13-45   23,733
1989-09-30 at Texas Christian Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) L 10-28   26,023
1989-10-14 Baylor Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX L 3-49   21,434
1989-10-21 at #16 Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX L 21-95   20,009
1989-10-28 North Texas*dagger Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl) W 35-9   21,186
1989-11-04 at #20 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 14-63   48,948
1989-11-11 at #1 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN L 6-59   59,075
1989-11-18 #20 Texas Tech Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX L 24-48   21,885
1989-12-02 at #9 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR L 24-38   47,112
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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