1982 National Championship Team To Be Honored At UNT Game

by **PonyPride** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:49 pm

(From SMU athletic department)

1982 National Championship Team To Be Honored At UNT Game

Sept. 5, 2007

DALLAS (SMU) - Members of SMU's 1982 National Championship team will be honored at halftime of the SMU-UNT game on Saturday. Among those expected to be in attendance are running back Eric Dickerson and quarterback Lance McIlhenny.

The event, which is part of SMU's Lettermen's Reunion Weekend, will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 1982 team, which finished 11-0-1, winning the Southwest Conference and earning National Championship recognition from the Helms Athletic Foundation.

by **Pony_Fan** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:36 pm

Don't you think you would want to release this news a little sooner?

by **PonyPride** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:45 pm

It was Ã¢â‚¬â€ I was having some difficulty posting for a while. Sorry.

by **overcusser** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:43 am

National Champions? Penn State might have something to say about that.

by **Pony_Fan** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:53 am

PonyPride wrote:It was Ã¢â‚¬â€ I was having some difficulty posting for a while. Sorry.

I meant the athletic department. It says Sept 5th.

by **mrydel** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 8:07 am

overcusser wrote:National Champions? Penn State might have something to say about that.

Call the Helms Athletic Foundation and "overcusser" them out. They were foolish enough to name the only undefeated team in the country as National Champions.

I doubt that your mother would even have the audacity to name NTSU National Champions regardless of their record.

by **MrMustang1965** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:05 am

overcusser wrote:National Champions? Penn State might have something to say about that.

Some folks say that Penn State was named national champions that year because Joe Paterno said he would be retiring and the sportswriters gave it to them as a 'parting gift' for JoPa. He's still on the sidelines (sometimes pressbox) 25 friggin' years later. :roll:

by **PonySnob** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:39 am

Didn't the 1982 team have a higher payroll than the Dallas Cowboys? :lol:

by **smupony94** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:52 pm

They just honored the 1982 Penn State National Champions

by **MrMustang1965** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:25 am

Are you kidding me? That 'recognition' tonight was anti-climactic. :roll:

by **PlanoStang** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:36 am

PonySnob wrote:Didn't the 1982 team have a higher payroll than the Dallas Cowboys?

Yeah, but OU was the highest followed by Penn ST, The Univeristy of
Texas (Don't even mess with their REFS), and Michigan.

The Cowboys back then had GREAT PLAYERS signing up to play for
FREE :!:

by **PlanoStang** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:41 am

PonySnob wrote:Didn't the 1982 team have a higher payroll than the Dallas Cowboys?

Yeah, but OU was the highest followed by Penn ST, The Univeristy of
Texas (Don't even mess with their REFS), and Michigan.

The Cowboys back then had GREAT PLAYERS signing up to play for
FREE :!:

1982 National Championship Team To Be Honored At UNT Game

1982 National Championship Team To Be Honored At UNT Game

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