16 Facts About SMU Mustangs

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SMU Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, United States.

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SMU Mustangs participate in the NCAA Division I as a member of the American Athletic Conference.

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SMU Mustangs was the only private school in the conference when it began operation as The American in 2013, but it was joined by Tulane and Tulsa a year later.

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From 1918 to 1996, the SMU Mustangs were a member of the Southwest Conference, until it formally disbanded.

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The Mustangs subsequently joined the Western Athletic Conference and in 2005, SMU accepted an invitation to the Western Division of Conference USA.

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The 1935 SMU Mustangs were crowned national champions by Frank Dickinson, one of seven contemporaneous selectors, all math systems, that chose five different national champions that year.

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All told, the SMU Mustangs have played in 17 bowl games, including one appearance in the Rose Bowl, four appearances in the Cotton Bowl Classic, and four straight bowl appearances following the SMU Mustangs' 2009 resurgence in football.

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SMU Mustangs competes occasionally with the University of North Texas although there is no trophy to commemorate the winner.

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SMU Mustangs was eligible for this penalty because it had already been placed on probation less than five years prior to these violations – specifically, in 1985, for earlier recruiting violations.

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10.

Not long afterward, SMU Mustangs announced that its football team would stay shuttered for the 1988 season as well after school officials received indications that they wouldn't have enough experienced players to field a viable team.

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In men's basketball, the SMU Mustangs have one Final Four Appearance accompanied by 14 Southwest Conference Championships.

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12.

SMU Mustangs earned golfer of the week awards five times during his senior year, and can be recognized for shooting a record setting 64 for an amateur golfer.

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13.

Women's Equestrian Team at SMU Mustangs competed under the United Equestrian Conference until 2019 and now compete under Eastern College Athletic Conference.

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SMU Mustangs discontinued several sports in 1980; the university's financial position led to budget cuts across the university, and the university's athletic department had become too big to support.

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SMU Mustangs has won four NCAA team national championships and eight overall national championships.

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SMU Mustangs won the following national championships that are not bestowed by the NCAA:.

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