1991 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season

1991 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach
  • Tom Rossley (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Wade (1st season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorJon Tenuta (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumOwnby Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Southwest Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Texas A&M $ 8 0 0 10 2 0
Baylor 5 3 0 8 4 0
Texas Tech 5 3 0 6 5 0
Arkansas 5 3 0 6 6 0
TCU 4 4 0 7 4 0
Texas 4 4 0 5 6 0
Houston 3 5 0 4 7 0
Rice 2 6 0 4 7 0
SMU 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Rossley, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the SWC.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 77:00 p.m.at Arkansas
L 6–1749,216
September 146:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt*L 11–1431,104[2]
September 2812:00 p.m.No. 12 BaylorRaycomL 7–4522,239
October 57:00 p.m.at Tulane*W 31–1719,708[3]
October 122:00 p.m.Texas Tech
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 14–3822,412
October 194:00 p.m.at HoustonL 20–4917,339
October 262:00 p.m.Texas
L 0–3426,000
November 22:00 p.m.at TCUL 10–1824,021
November 92:00 p.m.Ricedagger
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
L 10–3113,100
November 232:00 p.m.at No. 12 Texas A&ML 6–6552,523
November 302:00 p.m.No. 22 Tulsa*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 26–317,900
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1991 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 79 Trey Cowan Jr
WR 22 Mick Rossley Fr
WR 33 Jason Wolf Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 40 Cary Brabham Jr
DB 28 Marcello Simmons Jr
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. ^ "Vanderbilt's 2 big plays prove too much for SMU". Austin American-Statesman. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SMU winless no more as Tulane falls, 31–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1991. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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