For a couple of schools that will play football for only the third time in next week’s playoff opener in Happy Valley, SMU and Penn State share a lot of history. Starting with the ‘48 Cotton Bowl, the ...

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 3* (1935, 1981, 1982, *none of the three was a consensus national championship, but SMU was named national champion by at least one reputable organization each time) BEST ...

The Mustangs claim three national titles all-time (1935, 1981 and 1982). SMU posted a 49-9-1 win percentage between 1980-84, which was the highest in Division I-A during the time, and it resulted in a ...

It’s been some 40 years since Southern Methodist University was in the national title hunt at the business end of the college football season. From 1981 to 1984, the Mustangs posted a 41-5-1 record ...