SMU Mustangs football under Tom Rossley

Tom Rossley was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1991 to 1996. He compiled a 15–48–3 record, and was succeeded by Mike Cavan.

1991 Season

1991 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1991 record	1–10 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Rossley
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium (c. 23,783)

1991 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#12 Texas A&M $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arkansas	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
TCU	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Houston	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
SMU	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	7:00 PM	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR		L 6–17	49,216
September 14	6:00 PM	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		L 11–14	31,104
September 28	12:00 PM	#12 Baylor	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX	Raycom	L 7–45	22,239
October 5	7:00 PM	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA		W 31–17	19,708
October 12	2:00 PM	Texas Tech	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX		L 14–38	22,412
October 19	4:00 PM	at Houston	Astrodome • Houston, TX		L 20–49	17,339
October 26	2:00 PM	Texas	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		L 0–34	26,000
November 2	2:00 PM	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		L 10–18	24,021
November 9	2:00 PM	Rice	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX		L 10–31	13,100
November 23	2:00 PM	at #12 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX		L 6–65	52,523
November 30	2:00 PM	#22 Tulsa*	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX		L 26–31	7,900
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

1992 Season

1992 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1992 record	5–6 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Rossley
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium (c. 23,783)

1992 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Texas A&M $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Rice	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SMU	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Houston	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 PM	Tulane*	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX		L 12–13	15,100
September 12	12:00 PM	North Texas*	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX		W 28–14	10,200
September 19	8:05 PM	at New Mexico*	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM		W 20–13	21,660
September 26	12:00 PM	TCU	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX	Raycom	W 21–9	18,100
October 3	1:00 PM	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		L 7–49	24,926
October 10	12:00 PM	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	Raycom	L 13–28	15,100
October 24	2:00 PM	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX		L 25–39	34,056
October 31	2:00 PM	#5 Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		L 7–41	41,417
November 7	2:00 PM	Houston	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX		W 41–16	14,273
November 14	1:00 PM	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		L 14–35	61,248
November 21	2:00 PM	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR		W 24–19	41,080
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

1993 Season

1993 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1993 record	2–7–2 (1–5–1 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Rossley
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium (c. 23,783)

1993 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#9 Texas A&M $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Texas	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Texas Tech	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Rice	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Baylor	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
SMU	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	2
Houston	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 PM	Arkansas*	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		L 6–10	26,163
September 11	7:00 PM	Wisconsin*	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX		L 16–24	19,013
September 25	7:00 PM	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 21–15	26,799
October 2	1:00 PM	at Missouri*	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO		T 10–10	39,795
October 9	2:00 PM	Baylor	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX		L 12–31	20,216
October 16	2:00 PM	at Houston	Astrodome • Houston, TX		T 28–28	15,973
October 23	12:00 PM	vs. Texas	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	Raycom	L 10–37	42,787
October 30	2:00 PM	at #11 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX		L 13–37	53,076
November 6	2:00 PM	Rice	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX		L 24–31	14,117
November 13	2:00 PM	Texas Tech	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX		L 24–41	15,714
November 20	12:30 PM	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		W 42–13	24,639
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

1994 Season

1994 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1994 record	1–9–1 (0–6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Rossley
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium (c. 23,783)

1994 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 Texas A&M* $	6	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
#25 Texas	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
TCU	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Rice	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Houston	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
SMU	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion *Texas A&M ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:00 PM	at Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR		L 14–34	51,180
September 10	6:30 PM	at #13 UCLA*	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA		L 10–17	40,638
September 17	12:00 PM	New Mexico*	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX	Raycom	W 34–31	11,100
September 24	2:00 PM	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX		L 7–35	29,521
October 1	2:00 PM	#18 North Carolina*	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX		L 24–28	18,200
October 8	1:00 PM	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		L 10–44	34,869
October 15	12:00 PM	Houston	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	Raycom	L 33–39	11,400
October 22	12:00 PM	at #13 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	Raycom	L 20–42	61,307
October 29	2:00 PM	vs. #7 Texas A&M	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX		T 21–21	51,056
November 5	12:00 PM	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	Raycom	L 10–17	17,800
November 12	2:00 PM	TCU	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX		L 14–35	20,463
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

1995 Season

1995 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1995 record	1–10 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Rossley
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (stadium) (c. 71,615)

1995 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#14 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	1
#15 Texas A&M	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#23 Texas Tech	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Baylor	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
TCU	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Houston	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Rice	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
SMU	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

SMU returned to the Cotton Bowl on a permanent basis for the first time since 1978. The Cotton Bowl was SMU's home stadium from 1932 through 1978, during which SMU rose to national prominence. SMU opened the season with an upset over eventual SEC West champion Arkansas 17–14. This was SMU's final season in the Southwest Conference, their home since 1918. SMU, along with TCU and Rice, would join the Western Athletic Conference for the 1996 Season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 PM	Arkansas*	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		W 17–14	29,107
September 9	7:00 PM	Navy*	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		L 2–33	20,302
September 16	1:30 PM	at #14 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		L 10–24	64,217
September 23	1:00 PM	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		L 0–42	77,108
September 30	12:00 PM	#21 Texas	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	Raycom	L 10–35	26,921
October 14	1:00 PM	at #22 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX		L 17–20	59,573
October 21	7:00 PM	at Houston	Astrodome • Houston, TX		L 15–38	13,850
October 28	1:00 PM	Rice	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		L 24–34	11,524
November 4	2:00 PM	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		L 16–19	28,312
November 11	1:00 PM	Baylor	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		L 7–48	15,941
November 18	1:00 PM	Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		L 14–45	11,738
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

1996 Season

1996 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division
1996 record	5–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach	Tom Rossley
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl (c. 68,252)

1996 WAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mountain Division
#5 BYU x$		8	–	0					14	–	1
Utah		6	–	2					8	–	4
Rice		6	–	2					7	–	4
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	6
New Mexico		3	–	5					6	–	5
TCU		3	–	5					4	–	7
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	7
UTEP		0	–	8					2	–	9
Pacific Division
#22 Wyoming x		7	–	1					10	–	2
San Diego State		6	–	2					8	–	3
Colorado State		6	–	2					7	–	5
Air Force		5	–	3					6	–	5
Fresno State		3	–	5					4	–	7
San Jose State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Hawaii		1	–	7					2	–	10
UNLV		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 PM	Tulsa	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		W 17–10	12,177
September 7	2:00 PM	at Arkansas*	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR		W 23–10	44,695
September 14	7:00 PM	Utah	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		L 17–21	22,614
September 21	6:00 PM	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD		L 17–19	26,798
September 28	1:00 PM	at #24 BYU	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT		L 3–31	62,537
October 5	7:00 PM	Missouri*	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		L 26–27	23,132
October 19	2:00 PM	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 17–35	20,100
October 26	7:00 PM	New Mexico	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX		W 52–31	24,024
November 2	2:00 PM	at #17 Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		L 17–59	17,268
November 9	8:00 PM	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		W 30–0	14,590
November 21	8:00 PM	TCU	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	ESPN	W 27–24	21,141
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.