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TIL SMU claims three national championships and one of them was 1981
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Dec 5, 2024, 8:53 AM
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Also 1982 and 1935.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMU_Mustangs_football
Coach Ron Meyer came to SMU in 1976 from the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s (including a Super Bowl win) and a stint with UNLV. Coach Meyer was notable for his recruiting tactics, including visits each year to the homes of 70 or more of the top recruits per year. His most notable recruits were future NFL running backs Eric Dickerson and Craig James before the 1979 season, as both their high school teams went 15-0 and won state championships. Combined with blue chip running back Charles Waggoner, the three backs were nicknamed the "Pony Express" running attack and shredded opposing defenses in the option offense led by quarterback Lance McIlhenny. In 1981, the Mustangs' performance earned them recognition by the National Championship Foundation as one of its five co-national champions.[9]: 112–114 The final Associated Press poll ranked SMU No. 5, placing Clemson at No. 1. The team was not ranked in the coaches' poll at all due to a rule forbidding teams on probation from consideration.[13]
Coach Meyer left to become the head coach of the New England Patriots in 1982, and SMU hired Coach Bobby Collins, then head coach at the University of Southern Mississippi. Dickerson finished 3rd in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1982, and the team claimed a share of its second consecutive national championship, being selected by Bill Schroeder of the Helms Athletic Foundation as his last ever selection,[14] in addition to consensus champion Penn State; the Mustangs did, however, finish second in both the AP and coaches' polls.[13]
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BULLSHIDD and now I hate SMU.
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Dec 5, 2024, 9:03 AM
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I did a deep dive on them earlier in the week because my daughter was axing about them. They are small and private and RICH AS FUCK. 12,000 students, $2BILLION endowment.
The entire Hunt family (owners of the Chiefs) went to SMU, I believe, or at least alot of them starting with Lamar. Lots and lots and lots of money flowing through SMU and as history has proven, they are not afraid to spend that money on Footyball.
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It's called Southern Millionaires University for a reason.
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Dec 5, 2024, 9:10 AM
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Just absolutely a different level of money there.
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They passed on 9 years of ACC TV Payouts just to join. Donors stepped up and
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Dec 5, 2024, 9:16 AM
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just cut a check.
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Re: TIL SMU claims three national championships and one of them was 1981
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Dec 6, 2024, 8:01 PM
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That’s embarrassing to claim 1981. The service that they use to “claim” that national championship chose the following five teams as co-national champions:
Clemson 12-0
Nebraska 9-3
Pittsburgh 11-1
SMU 10-1
Texas 10-1-1
Not legit or logical in any way, shape or form.
I’m going to form my own bogus college football news service and declare Clemson the 1900 (6-0) and 1948 (11-0) national champions. Heck, let’s give Charley Pell’s 11-1 1978 team a national championship since we’re just making stuff up.
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