1989 SMU Mustangs football team

1989 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1989 record	2–9 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach	Forrest Gregg (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Dale Lindsey (1st year)
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium
Seasons « 1986 1990 »

1989 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#13 Arkansas †	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#14 Houston	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#20 Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Baylor	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
SMU	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 SMU Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the first season played by the Mustangs since 1986, after being issued the "death penalty" by the NCAA. The Mustangs offense scored 187 points while the defense allowed 499 points. In a game versus the Houston Cougars on October 21, the Mustangs allowed 95 points.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 2	Rice	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)	L 6–35	23,227
September 16	Connecticut*	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	W 31–30	20,548
September 23	Texas	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	L 13–45	23,733
September 30	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	L 10–28	26,023
October 14	Baylor	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	L 3–49	21,434
October 21	at No. 16 Houston	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 21–95	20,009
October 28	North Texas*	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX (Safeway Bowl)	W 35–9	21,186
November 4	at No. 20 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 14–63	48,948
November 11	at No. 1 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	L 6–59	59,075
November 18	No. 20 Texas Tech	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	L 24–48	21,885
December 2	at No. 9 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 24–38	47,112
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1989 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 Romo, MikeMike Romo 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Forrest Gregg Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt