1977 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Arkansas	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Houston	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Ron Meyer, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the SWC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 45–21	19,576
September 17	vs. North Texas State*	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)	L 13–24	26,097
September 24	Tulane*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 28–23	18,460	^[2]
October 1	No. 6 Ohio State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–35	51,970
October 8	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–9	30,300
October 15	at No. 19 Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 37–23	30,774
October 22	No. 2 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 14–30	36,151
October 29	at No. 11 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 21–38	53,932
November 5	Rice	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 41–24	6,918
November 12	No. 18 Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–45	21,689
November 19	at No. 8 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 7–47	43,791
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`87`	Bob Fisher	So
QB	`10`	Mike Ford	Fr
OL	`71`	Mike Jusko	Fr
OL	`67`	Mike Mason	Fr
WR	`21`	Emanuel Tolbert	So
R	`81`	Gene Ratliff	Jr
OL	`76`	Lee Spivey	Fr
RB	`40`	Arthur Whittington	Sr
RB	`33`	Walt Foster	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`27`	Charles Bruton	Fr
DB	`9`	Mark Gibson	Fr
DB	`12`	James Mobley	Fr
DL	`80`	Byron Hunt	Fr
DL	`61`	Charles Hunt	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Arthur Whittington	Running back	7	176	Oakland Raiders

v t e SMU Mustangs football
Venues	Armstrong Field (1915–1922) Ownby Stadium (1926–1948, 1989–1994) Cotton Bowl (1932–1978, 1995–1999) Texas Stadium (1972–1973, 1979–1986) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Navy: Gansz Trophy North Texas: Safeway Bowl Rice TCU
Culture & lore	Peruna Best Dressed Band in the Land 1935 "Game of the Century" Death penalty 2022 Houston game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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