Stallion wrote:you're telling me there are 27 SMU moments greater than a Cotton Bowl victory behid Doak Walker and Kyle Rote in SMU History? Whoever did this list is a moron. SMU has exactly 2 victories in major bowls in its history.Of course, it doesn't compare with the great Mike Romo beating a Division 1-AA team.
Yup you're RIGHT on this one. My Dad told me when I was first beginning to become a Mustang fan in elementary school that SMU had beaten Oregon before. He grew up just outside Beaverton near Portland.
The Mustangs were about to play Oregon in the 63, or 64 Sun Bowl. I think it was 63, since it was before New Years I believe. Same year we beat Navy's Roger Staubach, & co. 32 - 28. We lost against Oregon with me watching on TV 21 -14.
He told me they had won the SWC 2 years in a row, while he was in the Navy, and at school at SMU. During the 49 Cotton Bowl game we beat them 21 - 14, and my second cousin was playing for Oregon.