NAME THE ALL-TIME SMU FOOTBALL TEAM

[leopold]

Okay, killers, let's find out how knowledgeable you all are at SMU football - name your all time SMU football team!

Is your starting QB going to be Lance or Don? Got room in your backfield for a 3rd RB? Who's the starting D-Line? Anybody wanna go out on a limb and pick David you-know-who as your starting LB? Who's the coach?

The more ambitious of you may go with both a 1st and 2nd string. If your really a stud go with a 3rd.

Positions:
QB
RB
RB
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
WR
WR
WR/TE/RB

DE
DE
DT
DT/NG
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB

K
P
KR
PR

Head Coach

Let's see how much you know about SMU football!

[mrydel]

I am not ambitious enough to give all positions. But I will have Louie Kelcher, and Robert Popelka on my defense and Dickerson, Dandy Don, and Gary Hammond on my offense. Hixson would be alternating at QB.

EDIT!!!!!

***I got distracted and left off Jerry Levias who was definitely my first choice but I was going to make an indivdual remark about him and then stepped away and forgot. My apologies for the oversight.***

[Stallion]

QB Meredith
RB Dickerson
RB Walker
OT Henry Sheppard
OT David Richards
OG Forrest Gregg
OG Ray Schonke
C [deleted] Hightower
WR Jerry Levias
WR Emanuel Tolbert
WR/TE/RB Oscar Roan

DE Byron Hunt
DE Jerry Mays
DT Harvey Armstrong
DT/NG Louie Kelcher
LB Gary Moten
LB Putt Choate
LB Bill Forrester
DB John Simmons
DB Rod Jones
DB Russell Carter
DB Robert Polpelka

K Russell Anderson
P Thomas Morstead
KR Jerry Levias
PR Jerry Levias

Head Coach Matty Bell

[Water Pony]

QB Meredith
RB Dickerson
RB Walker
OT Henry Sheppard
OT David Richards
OG Forrest Gregg
OG Ray Schonke
C [deleted] Hightower
WR Jerry Levias
WR Emanuel Tolbert
WR/TE/RB Oscar Roan

DE Byron Hunt
DE Jerry Mays
DT Harvey Armstrong
DT/NG Louie Kelcher
LB Gary Moten
LB Putt Choate
LB Bill Forrester
DB John Simmons
DB Rod Jones
DB Russell Carter
DB Robert Polpelka

K Russell Anderson
P Thomas Morstead
KR Jerry Levias
PR Jerry Levias

Head Coach Matty Bell

Impressive List, Stallion. I might find room for Raymond Berry, Kyle Rote and Hayden Fry. I especially like the multiple Jerry Levias choices in many of the positions.

[Stallion]

Raymond Berry had an unspectacular SMU career

[ponyscott]

Stallion!!!!You and I agree!!...Putt Choate is the best ever with nothing with him on defense....he was a man-child at SMU.....Thanks for the notice of an under noticed legend at SMU..great job Stallion!!!!!!

[ponyte]

Others to consider in the group presented by Stallion,
NG John LaGrone
Placekicker John Steward
DE/OLB Anthony Beverley

[PoconoPony]

Do not forget:
Doak Walker
Kyle Rote
Bob Wentzel All American guard
Danny Thomas Lead the NCAA in punting for 2 years with 46 plus yard average
Inez Perez

[redpony]

Can't believe I actually agree with Stallion. Good job.

[ponyte]

I must disagree with Stallion on Raymond Berry. I feel he does deserve consideration. He was an Academic All-American (As was Levias, LaGrone, May and Schonke), All-SWC and played in the Shiner's East-West game. Also, Berry had a reputation in college of never dropping a ball either in practice or a ball that he could get his hands on. Also Berry was stuck in stupid during the Chalmers Woodard’s era of nonsensical offense.

[Stallion]

I thought some of you would say Michael Carter or Jerry Ball-both better than Harvey Arnstrong in the NFL but not in College. SMU was stout during Armstrong's Jr and Sr years-not so stout when he graduated. Wes Hopkins would be another you could throw in there at Safety and slide Russell Carter to CB over Rod Jones

[Stallion]

I thought some of you would say Michael Carter or Jerry Ball-both better than Harvey Arnstrong in the NFL but not in College. SMU was stout during Armstrong's Jr and Sr years-not so stout when he graduated. Wes Hopkins would be another you could throw in there at Safety and slide Russell Carter to CB over Rod Jones

[ALEX LIFESON]

Wes Hopkins was suggested by Mickey.

[peruna81]

Stallion has it about right...I would have suggested Eddie Garcia as PK, and Rote has to find a home as well, somewhere. Jerry Ball was an ANCHOR in that line...much of those stout defenses centered around the fact that he occupied more than one blocker v. the Wishbone or Veer.

Looking this over just emphasizes again the rich tradition SMU has in football...

[JasonB]

I was going to say Ball and Carter, but I wasn't around for Armstrong.

Hellestrae for long snapper?