Worst CFB Offense Ever?

[Digetydog]

With 1 TD in 4 games, does SMU have the worst offense in college football history?

[mrydel]

We were worse in 1916.

[LakeHighlandsPony]

We were worse in 1916.

Trust me-He knows!

[SMU Football Blog]

For those that don't recall, 2003 was awful. I didn't watch the '89 season so I can't speak to that.

However, the 2003 team was awful across the board. No QB; no receivers; no defense. Running back that seemed to fumble at the goal line so often my friends wondered if it was on purpose. People would harp on Bennett for not getting pressure with 4 down lineman and complain about the lack of blitz. I recall the time he did blitz in an obvious passing situation and a need to make something happen and getting zero pressure.

The offense was so inept that I recall a time when we got an interception late in the game about the opponent's 35. I thought at the time I wish we returned the ball for a TD or didn't get the ball at all because I thought it was more likely SMU would return a turnover for a touchdown than it was that our offense would score.

That was inept.

[mrydel]

Was that the year Kincade ran 98 yards from the 1 to the 1 and fumbled and lost the ball?

[Mustangs35SMU]

For those that don't recall, 2003 was awful.

And yet, they managed 23 points against the 3 Big 12 teams they played (nearly four times as much as this year's team has).

[Mustangs35SMU]

Was that the year Kincade ran 98 yards from the 1 to the 1 and fumbled and lost the ball?

Believe that was against UTEP, yep.

That 2003 team might have been bad but they were competitive at the very least. 3 point loss at Baylor, 2 point loss vs UTEP, 7 point loss to nationally ranked TCU, 9 point loss to Fresno State, 3 point loss at Nevada.

[EconPony'10]

For those that don't recall, 2003 was awful. I didn't watch the '89 season so I can't speak to that.

However, the 2003 team was awful across the board. No QB; no receivers; no defense. Running back that seemed to fumble at the goal line so often my friends wondered if it was on purpose. People would harp on Bennett for not getting pressure with 4 down lineman and complain about the lack of blitz. I recall the time he did blitz in an obvious passing situation and a need to make something happen and getting zero pressure.

The offense was so inept that I recall a time when we got an interception late in the game about the opponent's 35. I thought at the time I wish we returned the ball for a TD or didn't get the ball at all because I thought it was more likely SMU would return a turnover for a touchdown than it was that our offense would score.

That was inept.

Well the 2003 team scored a TD against Baylor and Tech and only lost to a ranked TCU team by 7 so I would say that team is light years better than this one

[SMU2007]

Don't forget the shaud woods performance to start the 2003 season...

[Digetydog]

For those that don't recall, 2003 was awful. I didn't watch the '89 season so I can't speak to that.

The 89 team played a full SWC schedule plus Notre Dame. We scored on everyone.

[Hoop Fan]

i should know this but i don't, do we have any returning starters on the OLine this year or are we working with 5 new starters?

[vielsiehorsepower]

Don't quote me on this, but I think only one o line player is a junior. The rest are a mix of true fr, rs fr and sophomores

[PonySnob]

Don't quote me on this, but I think only one o line player is a junior. The rest are a mix of true fr, rs fr and sophomores

No returning starters in 1989........anywhere

[Charleston Pony]

Was that the year Kincade ran 98 yards from the 1 to the 1 and fumbled and lost the ball?

I remember that game against UTEP because I actually made it to that one; that play was classic SMU post death penalty football

[Stallion]

Laskeki
Briggs started a few games
Weeks I believe he did too