1977 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1977 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Ron Meyer, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SWC.

1977 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach	Ron Meyer (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Steve Sidwell (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl

1977 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Arkansas	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Houston	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 45–21	19,576
September 17	vs. North Texas State*	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)	L 13–24	26,097
September 24	Tulane*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 28–23	18,460
October 1	No. 6 Ohio State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–35	51,970
October 8	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–9	30,300
October 15	at No. 19 Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 37–23	30,774
October 22	No. 2 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 14–30	36,151
October 29	at No. 11 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 21–38	53,932
November 5	Rice	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 41–24	6,918
November 12	No. 18 Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–45	21,689
November 19	at No. 8 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 7–47	43,791
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 87 Bob Fisher So QB 10 Mike Ford Fr OL 71 Mike Jusko  Fr OL 67 Mike Mason Fr WR 21 Emanuel Tolbert So R 81 Gene Ratliff Jr OL 76 Lee Spivey Fr RB 40 Arthur Whittington Sr RB 33 Walt Foster Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 27 Charles Bruton Fr DB 9 Mark Gibson Fr DB 12 James Mobley Fr DL 80 Byron Hunt Fr DL 61 Charles Hunt So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ron Meyer Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Arthur Whittington	Running back	7	176	Oakland Raiders