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The '''1997 SMU Mustangs football team''' represented [[Southern Methodist University]] in the [[1997 NCAA Division I-A football season]] as members of the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC) in the Mountain Division. They played their home games at the [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas|Dallas, Texas]]. Under first-year head coach [[Mike Cavan]] and ten years after the NCAA's [[Southern Methodist University football scandal|1987 "death penalty" on SMU football]], SMU finished the 1997 season with a 6–5 record and completed their first winning season since the football program resumed operations in 1989.

==Personnel==
Mike Cavan succeeded [[Tom Rossley]] as SMU head coach. Rossley coached SMU from 1991 to 1996 and left with a 15–48–3 record.<ref>http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/tom-rossley-1.html</ref> Cavan became SMU's third head coach in the post-"[[Southern Methodist University football scandal|death penalty]]" era for SMU. Cavan was previously head coach at [[Valdosta State Blazers football|Valdosta State]] from 1986 to 1991 and [[East Tennessee State Buccaneers football|East Tennessee State]] from 1992 to 1996. This is Cavan's first head coaching job at a Division I-A school.

{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
! Name !! Position !! Seasons at<br>SMU!! Alma Mater
|-
| [[Mike Cavan]] || Head coach || 1 || [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] (1972)
|-
| Warren Belin || Linebackers || 1 || [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons football|Wake Forest]] (1990)
|-
|[[Darrell Dickey]] || Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks || 1 || [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]] (1984)
|-
| [[Derek Dooley (American football)|Derek Dooley]] || Wide receivers || 1 || [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]] (1991)
|-
| Troy Douglas || Running backs || 1 || [[Appalachian State Mountaineers football|Appalachian State]] (1988)
|-
| Steve Malin || Defensive ends || 4 ||[[Texas A&M–Commerce Lions|East Texas State]] (1993)
|-
| David McKnight || Tight ends || 1 || [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] (1969)
|-
| [[Eric Schumann]] || Defensive coordinator, defensive backs || 1 || [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] (1977)
|-
| Randy Williams || Offensive line || 1 || [[Valdosta State Blazers football|Valdosta State]] (1991)
|-
!colspan="4" align=center|'''Source:'''<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19970614104958/http://www.smu.edu/~athletics/football/asst.html</ref>
|}


==Schedule==
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==After the season==
===Coaching changes===
Offensive coordinator [[Darrell Dickey]] left SMU to take the head coaching job at [[North Texas Mean Green football|North Texas]] in 1998; Greg Briner, previously the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]], succeeded Dickey as offensive coordinator.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19990507162140/http://www.smumustangs.com/football/briner.asp</reF> Offensive line graduate assistant Paul Etheridge was promoted to tight ends and offensive tackles coach.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19990507171101/http://www.smumustangs.com/football/etheridge.asp</ref> David McKnight moved to running backs coach.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19990825073240/http://smumustangs.com/football/mcknight.asp</ref>

===NFL Draft===
{{see also|1998 NFL Draft}}
In the [[1998 NFL Draft]], linebacker [[Chris Bordano]] was selected by the [[New Orleans Saints]] in the sixth round and 161st overall.<ref>http://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/smu/drafted.htm</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:1997 Western Athletic Conference football season|SMU Mustangs]]
[[Category:1997 Western Athletic Conference football season|SMU Mustangs]]

Revision as of 01:53, 1 June 2014

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1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
New Mexico x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Rice   5 – 3     7 – 4  
SMU   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Utah   5 – 3     6 – 5  
BYU   4 – 4     6 – 5  
UTEP   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Tulsa   2 – 6     2 – 9  
TCU   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Air Force   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Fresno State   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Wyoming   4 – 4     7 – 6  
San Diego State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
San Jose State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
UNLV   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Hawaii   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1997 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in the Mountain Division. They played their home games at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. Under first-year head coach Mike Cavan and ten years after the NCAA's 1987 "death penalty" on SMU football, SMU finished the 1997 season with a 6–5 record and completed their first winning season since the football program resumed operations in 1989.

Personnel

Mike Cavan succeeded Tom Rossley as SMU head coach. Rossley coached SMU from 1991 to 1996 and left with a 15–48–3 record.[1] Cavan became SMU's third head coach in the post-"death penalty" era for SMU. Cavan was previously head coach at Valdosta State from 1986 to 1991 and East Tennessee State from 1992 to 1996. This is Cavan's first head coaching job at a Division I-A school.

Name Position Seasons at
SMU		 Alma Mater
Mike Cavan Head coach 1 Georgia (1972)
Warren Belin Linebackers 1 Wake Forest (1990)
Darrell Dickey Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks 1 Kansas State (1984)
Derek Dooley Wide receivers 1 Virginia (1991)
Troy Douglas Running backs 1 Appalachian State (1988)
Steve Malin Defensive ends 4 East Texas State (1993)
David McKnight Tight ends 1 Georgia (1969)
Eric Schumann Defensive coordinator, defensive backs 1 Alabama (1977)
Randy Williams Offensive line 1 Valdosta State (1991)
Source:[2]


Schedule

September 6Mississippi*

L 15–23 36,521 September 13vs. Arkansas*

W 31–9 23,500 September 20Navy*

L 16–46 20,011 September 27No. 23 BYU

  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX

L 16–19 23,701 October 4at New Mexico

L 15–22 33,128 October 11at Utah

W 20–19 26,611 October 25Wyoming

  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX

W 22–17 22,403 November 1Rice

  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX

W 24–6 20,024 November 8UTEP

  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX

W 28–14 21,280 November 15at Tulsa

W 42–41 15,234 November 20at TCU

L 18–21 19,094

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After the season

Coaching changes

Offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey left SMU to take the head coaching job at North Texas in 1998; Greg Briner, previously the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at Georgia, succeeded Dickey as offensive coordinator.[3] Offensive line graduate assistant Paul Etheridge was promoted to tight ends and offensive tackles coach.[4] David McKnight moved to running backs coach.[5]

NFL Draft

See also: 1998 NFL Draft

In the 1998 NFL Draft, linebacker Chris Bordano was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round and 161st overall.[6]

References

  1. ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/tom-rossley-1.html
  2. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/19970614104958/http://www.smu.edu/~athletics/football/asst.html
  3. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/19990507162140/http://www.smumustangs.com/football/briner.asp
  4. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/19990507171101/http://www.smumustangs.com/football/etheridge.asp
  5. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/19990825073240/http://smumustangs.com/football/mcknight.asp
  6. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/smu/drafted.htm

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