1995 SMU Mustangs football team

The 1995 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Rossley, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the SWC.^[1]

1995 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	1–10 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Rossley (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Clovis Hale (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	David Knaus (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	1
No. 23 Texas Tech	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Texas A&M	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Baylor	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
TCU	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Houston	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Rice	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
SMU	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

SMU returned to the Cotton Bowl on a permanent basis for the first time since 1978. The Cotton Bowl was SMU's home stadium from 1932 through 1978, during which SMU rose to national prominence. SMU opened the season with an upset over eventual Southeastern Conference (SEC) Western Division champion Arkansas, 17–14. This was SMU's final season in the SWC, their home since 1918. SMU, along with TCU and Rice, joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 1996.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Arkansas*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		W 17–14	29,107	^[2]
September 9	7:00 p.m.	Navy*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		L 2–33	20,302
September 16	1:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 10–24	64,217
September 23	1:00 p.m.	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium [Madison, WI		L 0–42	77,108
September 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	Raycom	L 10–35	26,921
October 14	1:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 17–20	59,573
October 21	7:00 p.m.	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 15–38	13,850
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Rice	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)		L 24–34	11,524
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		L 16–19	28,312
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Baylor	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		L 7–48	15,941
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		L 14–45	11,738
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1995 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 8 Ramon Flanigan   Jr WR 5 Albert Johnson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 42 Chris Bordano So	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. "SMU stops Arkansas despite losing Flanigan on first play". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.