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Tom Rossley was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1991 to 1996. He compiled a 15–48–3 record, and was succeeded by Mike Cavan.[1]

1991 Season[]

1991 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Southwest Conference
1991 record 1–10 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach Tom Rossley
Home stadium Ownby Stadium (c. 23,783)
Seasons
« 1990 1992 »
1991 Southwest Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#12 Texas A&M 8 0 0     10 2 0
Baylor 5 3 0     8 4 0
Texas Tech 5 3 0     6 5 0
Arkansas 5 3 0     6 6 0
TCU 4 4 0     7 4 0
Texas 4 4 0     5 6 0
Houston 3 5 0     4 7 0
Rice 2 6 0     4 7 0
SMU 0 8 0     1 10 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 77:00 PMat ArkansasL 6–1749,216
September 146:00 PMat Vanderbilt*L 11–1431,104
September 2812:00 PMNo. 12 BaylorRaycomL 7–4522,239
October 57:00 PMat Tulane*W 31–1719,708
October 122:00 PMTexas Tech
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, Texas
L 14–3822,412
October 194:00 PMat HoustonL 20–4917,339
October 262:00 PMTexasL 0–3426,000
November 22:00 PMat TCUL 10–1824,021
November 92:00 PMRicedagger
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, Texas
L 10–3113,100
November 232:00 PMat No. 12 Texas A&ML 6–6552,523
November 302:00 PMNo. 22 Tulsa*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, Texas
L 26–317,900
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[]

1991 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 79 Cowan, TreyTrey Cowan Jr
WR 22 Rossley, MickMick Rossley Fr
WR 33 Wolf, JasonJason Wolf Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 40 Brabham, CaryCary Brabham Jr
DB 28 Simmons, MarcelloMarcello Simmons Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1992 Season[]

1992 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Southwest Conference
1992 record 5–6 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach Tom Rossley
Home stadium Ownby Stadium (c. 23,783)
Seasons
« 1991 1993 »
1992 Southwest Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 Texas A&M 7 0 0     12 1 0
Baylor 4 3 0     7 5 0
Rice 4 3 0     6 5 0
Texas 4 3 0     6 5 0
Texas Tech 4 3 0     5 6 0
SMU 2 5 0     5 6 0
Houston 2 5 0     4 7 0
TCU 1 6 0     2 8 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:00 PMTulane*L 12–1315,100
September 1212:00 PMNorth Texas*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, Texas
W 28–1410,200
September 198:05 PMat New Mexico*W 20–1321,660
September 2612:00 PMTCU
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, Texas
RaycomW 21–918,100
October 31:00 PMat BaylorL 7–4924,926
October 1012:00 PMat RiceRaycomL 13–2815,100
October 242:00 PMat Texas TechL 25–3934,056
October 312:00 PMNo. 5 Texas A&ML 7–4141,417
November 72:00 PMHouston
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, Texas
W 41–1614,273
November 141:00 PMat Texas
L 14–3561,248
November 212:00 PMat Arkansas*W 24–1941,080
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[]

1992 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 79 Cowan, TreyTrey Cowan Sr
QB 8 Flanigan, RamonRamon Flanigan File:Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 22 Rossley, MickMick Rossley So
WR 33 Wolf, JasonJason Wolf Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 40 Brabham, CaryCary Brabham Sr
DB 28 Simmons, MarcelloMarcello Simmons Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1993 Season[]

1993 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Southwest Conference
1993 record 2–7–2 (1–5–1 SWC)
Head coach Tom Rossley
Home stadium Ownby Stadium (c. 23,783)
Seasons
« 1992 1994 »
1993 Southwest Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#9 Texas A&M 7 0 0     10 2 0
Texas 5 2 0     5 5 1
Texas Tech 5 2 0     6 6 0
Rice 3 4 0     6 5 0
Baylor 3 4 0     5 6 0
TCU 2 5 0     4 7 0
SMU 1 5 1     2 7 2
Houston 1 5 1     1 9 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:00 PMArkansas*L 6–1026,163
September 117:00 PMWisconsin*L 16–2419,013
September 257:00 PMat TCUW 21–1526,799
October 21:00 PMat Missouri*T 10–1039,795
October 92:00 PMBaylor
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, Texas
L 12–3120,216
October 162:00 PMat HoustonT 28–2815,973
October 2312:00 PMvs. TexasRaycomL 10–3742,787
October 302:00 PMat No. 11 Texas A&ML 13–3753,076
November 62:00 PMRice
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, Texas
L 24–3114,117
November 132:00 PMTexas Tech
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, Texas
L 24–4115,714
November 2012:30 PMat Navy*W 42–1324,639
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[]

1993 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Flanigan, RamonRamon Flanigan File:Redshirt.svg So
WR 22 Rossley, MickMick Rossley Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1994 Season[]

1994 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Southwest Conference
1994 record 1–9–1 (0–6–1 SWC)
Head coach Tom Rossley
Home stadium Ownby Stadium (c. 23,783)
Seasons
« 1993 1995 »
1994 Southwest Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 Texas A&M* 6 0 1     10 0 1
#25 Texas § 4 3 0     8 4 0
Baylor § 4 3 0     7 5 0
TCU § 4 3 0     7 5 0
Texas Tech § 4 3 0     6 6 0
Rice § 4 3 0     5 6 0
Houston 1 6 0     1 10 0
SMU 0 6 1     1 9 1
§ – Conference co-champions
  • *Texas A&M ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
    Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:00 PMat Arkansas*L 14–3451,180
September 106:30 PMat No. 13 UCLA*L 10–1740,638
September 1712:00 PMNew Mexico*RaycomW 34–3111,100
September 242:00 PMat Texas TechL 7–3529,521
October 12:00 PMNo. 18 North Carolina*
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, Texas
L 24–2818,200
October 81:00 PMat BaylorL 10–4434,869
October 1512:00 PMHoustonRaycomL 33–3911,400
October 2212:00 PMat No. 13 Texas
RaycomL 20–4261,307
October 292:00 PMvs. No. 7 Texas A&MT 21–2151,056
November 512:00 PMat RiceRaycomL 10–1717,800
November 122:00 PMTCU
  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, Texas
L 14–3520,463
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[]

1994 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Flanigan, RamonRamon Flanigan File:Redshirt.svg So
WR 22 Rossley, MickMick Rossley Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 42 Bordano, ChrisChris Bordano Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1995 Season[]

1995 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Southwest Conference
1995 record 1–10 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach Tom Rossley
Home stadium Cotton Bowl (stadium) (c. 71,615)
Seasons
« 1994 1996 »
1995 Southwest Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#14 Texas 7 0 0     10 2 1
#15 Texas A&M 5 2 0     9 3 0
#23 Texas Tech 5 2 0     9 3 0
Baylor 5 2 0     7 4 0
TCU 3 4 0     6 5 0
Houston 2 5 0     2 9 0
Rice 1 6 0     2 8 1
SMU 0 7 0     1 10 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

SMU returned to the Cotton Bowl on a permanent basis for the first time since 1978. The Cotton Bowl was SMU's home stadium from 1932 through 1978, during which SMU rose to national prominence. SMU opened the season with an upset over eventual SEC West champion Arkansas 17–14. This was SMU's final season in the Southwest Conference, their home since 1918. SMU, along with TCU and Rice, would join the Western Athletic Conference for the 1996 Season.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 PMArkansas*W 17–1429,107
September 97:00 PMNavy*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
L 2–3320,302
September 161:30 PMat No. 14 Oklahoma*L 10–2464,217
September 231:00 PMat Wisconsin*L 0–4277,108
September 3012:00 PMNo. 21 Texas
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
RaycomL 10–3526,921
October 141:00 PMat No. 22 Texas A&ML 17–2059,573
October 217:00 PMat HoustonL 15–3813,850
October 281:00 PMRice
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
L 24–3411,524
November 42:00 PMat TCUL 16–1928,312
November 111:00 PMBaylor
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
L 7–4815,941
November 181:00 PMTexas Tech
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
L 14–4511,738
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[]

1995 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Flanigan, RamonRamon Flanigan File:Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 5 Johnson, AlbertAlbert Johnson Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 42 Bordano, ChrisChris Bordano So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1996 Season[]

1996 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division
1996 record 5–6 (4–4 WAC)
Head coach Tom Rossley
Home stadium Cotton Bowl (c. 68,252)
Seasons
« 1995 1997 »
1996 WAC football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x   8 0         14 1  
Utah   6 2         8 4  
Rice   6 2         7 4  
SMU   4 4         5 6  
New Mexico   3 5         6 5  
TCU   3 5         4 7  
Tulsa   2 6         4 7  
UTEP   0 8         2 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x   7 1         10 2  
San Diego State   6 2         8 3  
Colorado State   6 2         7 5  
Air Force   5 3         6 5  
Fresno State   3 5         4 7  
San Jose State   3 5         3 9  
Hawaii   1 7         2 10  
UNLV   1 8         1 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
† – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll


Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 PMTulsaW 17–1012,177
September 72:00 PMat Arkansas*W 23–1044,695
September 147:00 PMUtah
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
L 17–2122,614
September 216:00 PMat Navy*L 17–1926,798
September 281:00 PMat No. 24 BYU
L 3–3162,537
October 57:00 PMMissouri*
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
L 26–2723,132
October 192:00 PMat RiceL 17–3520,100
October 267:00 PMNew Mexico
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
W 52–3124,024
November 22:00 PMat No. 17 WyomingL 17–5917,268
November 98:00 PMat UTEP
W 30–014,590
November 218:00 PMTCU
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas
ESPNW 27–2421,141
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster[]

1996 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 70 Adami, AustinAustin Adami So
RB 21 Adams, KelseyKelsey Adams So
QB 8 Flanigan, RamonRamon Flanigan File:Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 5 Johnson, AlbertAlbert Johnson So
RB 28 Phillips, RodnickRodnick Phillips Fr
QB 12 Sanders, ChrisChris Sanders Fr
WR 83 Thornal, KevinKevin Thornal Sr
WR 11 Visinsky, DavidDavid Visinsky Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 18 Bancroft, SteveSteve Bancroft Jr
LB 42 Bordano, ChrisChris Bordano Jr
DB 25 Campbell, ChrisChris Campbell Jr
CB 26 Mitchell, DonaldDonald Mitchell So
LB 97 Wilson, JonJon Wilson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[]

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