First SMU Game You Attended?

by **Rayburn** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:56 am

lwjr wrote:Cotton Bowl versus Texas. It was 1973 and I was ten. It was my first college game. My dad took me. Since he was a UT guy, I rooted for SMU. It was raining and Roosevelt Leaks ran all over SMU. I think he set a single game rushing record that day. SMU lost. Still had a great time.

Ha! I was there for that one as well. We went up 14-0 and I was all a-tingle then big Leaks ran all over our [deleted]. I felt lower than whale dookey afterward.

by **FordtoTolbert** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:30 am

1968 Asto-Blubonnet Bowl...SMU betas OU in a GREAT thriller! First taste of the Mustang Magic. SMU v. ut ("look what I found touchdown for S M U !!") was pretty fun, gave Sheilds a noggy during the clebration. Hasn't been much in about 10 years, though....

by **that's great raplh** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:37 am

Pony94 wrote:
that's great raplh wrote:1990 Southern Methodist 44 Vanderbilt 7 Dallas at Ownby

we beat them so bad my freshman year, me and smupony94 left early and snuck into the fare

Ralphie...where was I???? That was my favorite game...and my freshman year.....oh and the Fare was so much fun....and did you realy have to Sneak into that S-hole?

not so much sneak, as walk in and start drinking

by **jimhagle** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:42 am

SMU led by Dandy Don Meredith against heavily favored Notre Dame in 1958. We played them tough but lost.

by **ponyte** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:07 am

1966 SMU vs Illinois in the Cotton Bowl.

by **NavyCrimson** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:18 am

1966 Baylor game

SMU 24
Baylor 22

Jerry L. drove them crazy :wink:

by **DiamondM75** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:22 am

Rayburn wrote:
lwjr wrote:Cotton Bowl versus Texas. It was 1973 and I was ten. It was my first college game. My dad took me. Since he was a UT guy, I rooted for SMU. It was raining and Roosevelt Leaks ran all over SMU. I think he set a single game rushing record that day. SMU lost. Still had a great time.

Ha! I was there for that one as well. We went up 14-0 and I was all a-tingle then big Leaks ran all over our [deleted]. I felt lower than whale dookey afterward.

That was the game where, in the second quarter, SMU held UT on a 4th and goal, and just as the play finished, a Mustang Band freshman ran over and fired the UT cannon. The UT fans thought they had scored a TD, but became confused because the cannon was fired when they didn't score.

But remember, never believe any Mustang Band freshman stories.

by **PlanoStang** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:48 am

Rayburn wrote:
lwjr wrote:Cotton Bowl versus Texas. It was 1973 and I was ten. It was my first college game. My dad took me. Since he was a UT guy, I rooted for SMU. It was raining and Roosevelt Leaks ran all over SMU. I think he set a single game rushing record that day. SMU lost. Still had a great time.

Ha! I was there for that one as well. We went up 14-0 and I was all a-tingle then big Leaks ran all over our [deleted]. I felt lower than whale dookey afterward.

I was there too. 14 - 0 at the half, and I figured we had it in the bag.

DMN headline the next day: SMU Springs Leaks, 42 - 14. :roll:

by **mrydel** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:07 am

lwjr wrote:Cotton Bowl versus Texas. It was 1973 and I was ten. It was my first college game. My dad took me. Since he was a UT guy, I rooted for SMU. It was raining and Roosevelt Leaks ran all over SMU. I think he set a single game rushing record that day. SMU lost. Still had a great time.

He actually fell just short of the record. He had a long run of around 70 yards late in the game that had the field been 5 yards longer he would have broken the record. That is the only good thing that happened that day.

by **Stallion** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:39 am

Leaks fumbled 3 times in the First Half. Too bad they didn't take him out of the game

by **Paladin** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:49 am

I don't remember the first game but do recall one week-end every October late 60's / early 70's we loaded up the church bus and enjoyed "MYF Day" at the state fair topped off by watching SMU play in the Cotton Bowl. I seem to recall games against Miami and Virginia Tech. Jerry Levias was my favorite player....

by **PlanoStang** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:04 pm

Yup, we did that too from First Methodist in Longview.

Remember a great 35 - 14 victory over N. Carolina St. in 68. Then a 30 -
22 (I think) defeat to Air Force in a nationally broadcast game to start
the 69 season. Chunkin Chuck & Co. were driving and on the Air Force
30 yard line with a chance to tie the game when time ran out.

by **Paladin** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:21 pm

PlanoStang wrote:Yup, we did that too from First Methodist in Longview.

Remember a great 35 - 14 victory over N. Carolina St. in 68. Then a 30 -
22 (I think) defeat to Air Force in a nationally broadcast game to start
the 69 season. Chunkin Chuck & Co. were driving and on the Air Force
30 yard line with a chance to tie the game when time ran out.

I remember Sports Illustrated called Chuck Hixon and the SMU Mustangs the "aerial circus"

by **NavyCrimson** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:21 pm

I was there, too, Plano.

We came from Rose Hill Baptist in Texarkana. What a great game under cloudy, cool skies.

by **DFW HOYA** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:40 pm

1979 home opener vs. Rice.

Russ Potts and "Mustang Mania" brought 49,000 to Texas Stadium for the game.

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