SMU Mustangs football under Hayden Fry

Hayden Fry was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1962 to 1972. He compiled a 49–66–1 record, and was succeeded by Dave Smith.^[1]

1962 Season

1962 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1962 record	2–8 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504)
Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 22	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–7	33,000
September 29	No. 9 USC*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 3–33	14,000
October 6	Air Force*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 20–25	28,000
October 20	Rice	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 15–7	15,000
October 27	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 14–0	32,000
November 3	at No. 5 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–6	41,000
November 10	Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–12	39,500
November 17	at No. 7 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 7–9	41,000
November 24	Baylor	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 13–17	12,000
December 1	TCU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 9–14	15,400
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1963 Season

1963 SMU Mustangs football
Sun Bowl vs. Oregon, L 14–21
Conference	Southwest Conference
1963 record	4–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504)
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	at Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 16–27	36,659
October 5	Air Force*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 10–0	30,000
October 11	No. 4 Navy*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 32–28	37,000
October 19	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–13	52,000
October 26	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 6–13	19,000
November 2	No. 1 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 12–17	59,000
November 9	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 9–7	15,000
November 16	Arkansas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 14–7	24,000
November 30	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 15–22	19,672
December 7	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 6–20	26,000
December 31	vs. Oregon*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 14-21	26,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1964 Season

1964 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1964 record	1–9 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504)
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 8–24	33,000
September 26	at No. 5 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 8–27	80,737	[2]
October 3	Arlington State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 14–0	20,000
October 17	Rice	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 6–7	24,000
October 24	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 0–12	36,000
October 31	at No. 6 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–7	69,000
November 7	Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–23	32,000
November 14	at No. 3 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 0–44	33,000
November 21	Baylor	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 13–16	15,000
November 28	TCU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 6–17	12,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1965 Season

1965 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1965 record	4–5–1 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504)
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	at Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 7–3	46,494
September 25	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 0–42	45,714
October 2	No. 2 Purdue*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	T 14–14	17,000
October 16	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 17–14	30,000
October 23	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 24–26	40,000
October 30	No. 9 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 31–14	40,000
November 6	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 10–0	19,000
November 13	No. 2 Arkansas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 3–24	68,500
November 20	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 10–20	20,000
November 27	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 7–10	19,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1966 Season

1966 SMU Mustangs football
Southwest Conference Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Georgia, L 9-24
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 10
1966 record	8-3 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504)
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1967 Season

1967 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1967 record	3–7 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 75,504)
Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 20–17	34,000
September 23	at Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 0–21	53,000
October 7	at Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 3–23	41,840
October 13	Army*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 6–24	26,500
October 21	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 10–14	42,000
October 28	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–21	34,000
November 4	Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 28–35	43,000
November 18	Arkansas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 17–35	25,000
November 25	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 16–10	20,000
December 2	TCU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 28–14	17,000
*Non-conference game

1968 Season

1968 SMU Mustangs football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Oklahoma, W 28–27
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 14
1968 record	8–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 72,032)
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1969 Season

1969 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1969 record	3–7 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 72,032)
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	Air Force	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 22–26	44,300
September 20	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 21–24	42,624
September 27	at Michigan State*	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 15–23	72,189
October 10	TCU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 19–17	31,575
October 18	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 34–14	30,000
October 25	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 24–27	27,465
November 1	No. 2 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 14–45	55,287
November 8	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 10–20	33,220
November 15	No. 4 Arkansas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 15–28	35,673
November 22	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 12–6	20,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1969 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Chuck Hixson Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Hayden Fry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1970 Season

1970 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1970 record	5-6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 72,032)
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	Oklahoma*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 11–28	51,909
September 19	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 3–28	54,158
September 26	New Mexico State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 34–21	30,264
October 3	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 21–20	30,003
October 17	Rice	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 10–0	24,955
October 24	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 10–14	46,258
October 31	at No. 1 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 15–42	66,500
November 7	Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 6–3	27,918
November 14	at No. 7 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 3–36	43,000
November 21	Baylor	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 23–10	22,963
November 28	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 17–26	17,118
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 11 Gary Carter Sr RB 17 Gary Hammond Jr QB 10 Chuck Hixson Sr T 63 Bill Line Jr G 73 John Meyer	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 24 Pat Curry DB 43 Robert Popelka So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Hayden Fry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Chuck Hixson	Quarterback	13	328	Kansas City Chiefs

1971 Season

Schedule

1971 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1971 record	4–7 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 72,032)
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	at No. 10 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 0–30	48,500
September 25	at Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 12–24	49,200
October 2	New Mexico State*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 28–25	31,120
October 9	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Air Force Academy, CO	L 0–30	45,050
October 16	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 16–10	25,000
October 23	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 18–17	25,681
October 30	No. 14 Texas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 18–22	40,551
November 6	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 10–27	28,570
November 13	No. 17 Arkansas	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 13–18	30,773
November 20	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 20–6	25,000
November 27	TCU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 16–18	18,128
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1971 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 17 Gary Hammond Sr RB 28 Alvin Maxson So T 73 John Meyer Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 24 Pat Curry Jr DB 43 Robert Popelka Jr DE 46 Jim Ryan	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Hayden Fry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1972 Season

1972 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1972 record	7–4 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach	Hayden Fry
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 72,032) Texas Stadium (c. 65,000)
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	Wake Forest*		Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 56–10	20,175
September 23	at Florida*		Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	W 21–14	42,849
September 30	at Virginia Tech*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 10–13	26,000
October 7	New Mexico State*		Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 55–6	27,221
October 21	Rice		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 29–14	20,398
October 28	Texas Tech	No. 18	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 3–17	35,953
November 4	at No. 9 Texas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 9–17	72,500
November 11	Texas A&M		Cotton Bowl Dallas	L 17–27	32,109
November 18	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 22–7	38,342
November 25	Baylor		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 12–7	18,035
December 2	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 35–22	18,152
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1972 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 28 Alvin Maxson Jr T 73 John Meyer Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 24 Pat Curry Sr DB 43 Robert Popelka Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Hayden Fry Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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