American college football season
The1995 SMU Mustangs football team representedSouthern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of theSouthwest Conference (SWC) during the1995 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by fifth-year head coachTom 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]
SMU returned to theCotton 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 eventualSoutheastern Conference (SEC) Western Division championArkansas , 17–14. This was SMU's final season in the SWC, their home since 1918. SMU, along withTCU andRice , joined theWestern Athletic Conference (WAC) in 1996.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 2 7:00 p.m. Arkansas * W 17–1429,107 [ 2] September 9 7:00 p.m. Navy * L 2–3320,302 September 16 1:30 p.m. at No. 14Oklahoma * L 10–2464,217 September 23 1:00 p.m. atWisconsin * L 0–4277,108 September 30 12:00 p.m. No. 21Texas Raycom L 10–3526,921 October 14 1:00 p.m. at No. 22Texas A&M L 17–2059,573 October 21 7:00 p.m. atHouston L 15–3813,850 October 28 1:00 p.m. Rice L 24–3411,524 November 4 2:00 p.m. atTCU L 16–1928,312 November 11 1:00 p.m. Baylor L 7–4815,941 November 18 1:00 p.m. Texas Tech L 14–4511,738 *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inCentral time
1995 SMU Mustangs football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 4 Ben Crosland Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Game information First quarter Second quarter
WIS –Tony Simmons 28-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (John Hall kick), 7:45.Badgers 21–0. WIS – Michael London 30-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (John Hall kick), 1:28.Badgers 28–0. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
WIS – Tony Simmons 5-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (Dana Nielsen kick), 11:37.Badgers 35–0. WIS – Aaron Stecker 23-yard run (John Hall kick), 6:35.Badgers 42–0.
Statistics SMU WIS First downs 17 30 Total yards 261 534 Rushing yards 82 284 Passing yards 179 250 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 26:00 34:00
Team Category Player Statistics SMU Passing Mark Humble 12/25, 127 yards, INT Rushing Donte Womack 14 rushes, 54 yards Receiving Albert Johnson 7 receptions, 40 yards Wisconsin Passing Darrell Bevell 18/20, 223 yards, 3 TD Rushing Carl McCullough 26 rushes, 130 yards, TD Receiving Michael London 4 receptions, 69 yards, TD
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