SMU football history
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2002 7:36 pmIn 1976, coach Ron Meyer took over a team that had gone 4-7 the previous year, ending a streak of 3 consecutive winning seasons at SMU. Meyer went 3-8 that 1st year and suffered through 4 consecutive losing seasons where the recod improved slightly year after year (from 4-7 to 4-6-1 to 5-6). The breakthrough came in year 5 when the Ponies went 8-4 and we then enjoyed 4 seasons with 10 or more wins. We all know that success came at a heavy cost (in more ways than one), but I can't avoid making some comparisons to today's situation.
In his 1st year, Bennett saw a team that had been 4-7 the previous year fall to 3-9. Assuming recruiting improves steadily year after year (even without financial incentives to the players), should we expect next year's Mustangs to go 4-8 and will our next winning season come in 2005 or 2006? Or, will this team be able to turn things around as early as next year and be competing for a WAC championship by 2004?
In his 1st year, Bennett saw a team that had been 4-7 the previous year fall to 3-9. Assuming recruiting improves steadily year after year (even without financial incentives to the players), should we expect next year's Mustangs to go 4-8 and will our next winning season come in 2005 or 2006? Or, will this team be able to turn things around as early as next year and be competing for a WAC championship by 2004?