1994 SMU Mustangs football team

1994 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	1–9–1 (0–6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Rossley (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Wade (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Jon Tenuta (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium Cotton Bowl

1994 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Texas A&M*	6	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
No. 25 Texas +	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Baylor +	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
TCU +	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech +	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Rice +	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Houston	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
SMU	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions *Texas A&M ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Rossley, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–9–1 with a mark of 0–6–1 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the SWC.^[1]

The highlight of the campaign was a 21–21 tie vs. Texas A&M, which went 10–0–1 but was ineligible to win the SWC championship and participate in a bowl game (and was also banned from television) due to penalties enforced by the NCAA for numerous rule violations. It was the last tie for the Mustangs and Aggies, as the NCAA adopted overtime for regular season games starting in 1996.

This was the final season SMU played home games at Ownby Stadium, although the Mustangs moved their home game with Houston to the nearby Cotton Bowl. The scheduled home game with Texas A&M was shifted to the Alamodome in San Antonio for a guarantee of the gate; most of the crowd of over 51,000 wore the Aggies' Maroon and White.

The regular season finale vs. TCU was the Mustangs' last on-campus home game until the opening of Gerald J. Ford Stadium for the 2000 season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	3:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		L 14–34	51,180	[2]
September 10	6:30 p.m.	at No. 13 UCLA*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		L 10–17	40,638
September 17	12:00 p.m.	New Mexico*	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	Raycom	W 34–31	11,100
September 24	2:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 7–35	29,521
October 1	2:00 p.m.	No. 18 North Carolina*	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX		L 24–28	18,200	[3]
October 8	1:00 p.m.	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 10–44	34,869
October 15	12:00 p.m.	Houston	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 33–39	11,400
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	L 20–42	61,307
October 29	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Texas A&M	Alamodome San Antonio, TX		T 21–21	51,056
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 10–17	17,800
November 12	2:00 p.m.	TCU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)		L 14–35	20,463
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1994 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 8 Ramon Flanigan  So WR 22 Mick Rossley Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 42 Chris Bordano Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tom Rossley Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "2020 Football Media Guide".
2. "Arkansas pulls away from Mustangs, 34–14". The Victoria Advocate. September 4, 1994. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "N. Carolina hands SMU another hard-luck loss". The Odessa American. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.