SMU Mustangs football under Mike Cavan

Mike Cavan was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1997 to 2001. He compiled a 22–34–0 record, and was succeeded by Phil Bennett.^[1]

1997 Season

1999 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1999 record	4–6 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach	Mike Cavan
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 68,252)

1999 WAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Hawaii +		5	–	2		9	–	4
TCU +		5	–	2		8	–	4
Fresno State +		5	–	2		8	–	5
Rice		4	–	3		5	–	6
SMU		3	–	3		4	–	6
UTEP		3	–	4		5	–	7
San Jose State		1	–	5		3	–	7
Tulsa		1	–	6		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 PM	Arkansas*	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	PPV	L 0–26	51,019
September 11	6:00 PM	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	KLDT	L 19–53	20,097
September 25	2:00 PM	Hawaii	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		L 0–20	15,131
October 2	1:00 PM	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		L 9–27	24,700
October 9	8:05 PM	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	KLDT	L 28–42	38,257
October 14	6:00 PM	Fresno State	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	FSN	W 24–14	8,211
October 30	2:00 PM	Rice	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		W 27–2	16,272
November 13	2:00 PM	Cal State-Northridge	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		W 58–16	7,494
November 20	2:00 PM	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK		W 28–14	14,199
November 26	2:00 PM	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FSN	L 0–21	25,725
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

2000 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2000 record	3–9 (2–6 WAC)
Head coach	Mike Cavan
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (c. 32,000)

2000 WAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 21 TCU +		7	–	1		10	–	2
UTEP +		7	–	1		8	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2		7	–	5
San Jose State		5	–	3		7	–	5
Tulsa		4	–	4		5	–	7
Rice		2	–	6		3	–	8
Hawaii		2	–	6		3	–	9
SMU		2	–	6		3	–	9
Nevada		1	–	7		2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 PM	Kansas*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 31–17	32,267
September 9	8:05 PM	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	KSTR	L 20–37	31,483
September 16	6:00 PM	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC		L 0–41	50,034
September 23	6:00 PM	Tulane*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		L 17–29	26,375
September 30	7:00 PM	at Houston*	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		L 15–17	17,496
October 7	6:00 PM	San Jose State	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		L 10–35	16,821
October 14	11:05 PM	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	KSTR	L 15–30	36,635
October 28	11:00 AM	Nevada	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 21–7	14,747
November 4	2:00 PM	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 14–43	11,418
November 11	6:00 PM	Tulsa	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	KSTR	W 24–20	14,127
November 18	6:00 PM	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	KSTR	L 7–14	40,184
November 24	7:30 PM	No. 13 TCU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		L 7–62	26,551
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

2001 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2001 record	4–7 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Mike Cavan
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (c. 32,000)

2001 WAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Louisiana Tech $		7	–	1		7	–	5
Fresno State		6	–	2		11	–	3
Boise State		6	–	2		8	–	4
Hawaii		5	–	3		9	–	3
Rice		5	–	3		8	–	4
SMU		4	–	4		4	–	7
Nevada		3	–	5		3	–	8
San Jose State		3	–	5		3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7		2	–	9
Tulsa		0	–	8		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 PM	vs. Louisiana Tech	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA		L 6–36	22,505
September 8	6:00 PM	TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		L 10–38	24,122
September 22	5:30 PM	NC State*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	FSN	L 17–26	19,522
October 6	11:00 AM	Hawaii	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	FSN	L 31–38	12,082
October 13	4:00 PM	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA		W 24–17	8,329
October 27	2:00 PM	UTEP	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 40–14	17,037
November 3	2:00 PM	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV		L 14–35	13,858
November 10	2:00 PM	Fresno State	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		L 13–38	16,731
November 17	1:30 PM	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK	FSN	W 24–14	18,112
November 24	2:00 PM	Rice	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 37–20	14,820
December 1	12:30 PM	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC		L 10–19	45,500
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

SMU Mustangs football
Venues	Ownby Stadium (1926–48, 1989–94) Cotton Bowl (1932–78, 1995–2000) Texas Stadium (1972–73, 1979–86) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Navy: Gansz Trophy North Texas: Safeway Bowl Rice: Mayor's Cup TCU: Battle for the Iron Skillet
Culture & lore	Peruna Best Dressed Band in the Land Southern Methodist University football scandal
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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