SMU Mustangs football under Bobby Collins

Bobby Collins was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1982 to 1986. He compiled a 43–14–1 record, and was succeeded by Forrest Gregg. Though Collins himself was not sanctioned by the NCAA, he lost his job as a result of the Southern Methodist University football scandal that resulted in the Death penalty.

1982 season

1982 SMU Mustangs football
National Champions Southwest Conference Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Pittsburgh, W 7-3
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#2
1982 record	11-0-1 (7–0-1 SWC)
Head coach	Bobby Collins
Home stadium	Texas Stadium (c. 65,101)

1982 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 SMU $	7	–	0	–	1			11	–	0	–	1
#17 Texas	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#9 Arkansas	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Houston	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Main Article: 1982 SMU Mustangs football team

1983 season

1983 SMU Mustangs football
Sun Bowl vs. Alabama, L 7-28
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#12
1983 record	10-2 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach	Bobby Collins
Home stadium	Texas Stadium (c. 65,101)

1983 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#12 SMU	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Texas A&M	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Houston	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	1			1	–	8	–	2
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
1983-09-03	Louisville*	#19	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 24-6	23,750
1983-09-10	vs. Gramblin State*	#15	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	W 20-13	21,224
1983-09-24	at Texas Christian	#18	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 21-17	34,405
1983-10-01	Texas-Arlington*	#13	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 34-0	23,578
1983-10-08	Baylor	#13	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 42-26	45,025
1983-10-22	#2 Texas	#9	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	L 12-15	63,805
1983-10-29	at Texas A&M	#10	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 10-7	60,219
1983-11-05	Rice	#8	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 20-6	28,750
1983-11-12	Texas Tech	#7	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 33-7	30,000
1983-11-19	at Arkansas	#6	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 17-0	31,080
1983-11-27	vs. Houston	#6	National Olympic Stadium • Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)	W 34-12	70,000
1983-12-24	vs. Alabama	#6	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 7-28	41,412
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1984 season

1984 SMU Mustangs football
Southwest Conference Co-Champions
Aloha Bowl vs. Notre Dame, W 27-20
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#8
AP	#8
1984 record	10-2 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Bobby Collins
Home stadium	Texas Stadium (c. 65,101)

Main article: 1984 SMU Mustangs football team

1985 season

1985 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1985 record	6-5 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach	Bobby Collins
Home stadium	Texas Stadium (c. 63,855)

1985 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#12 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#17 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Houston	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Texas Tech	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
1985-09-07	Texas-El Paso*	#3	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 35-23	24,611
1985-09-28	at Texas Christian	#6	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 56-21	42,414
1985-10-05	at Arizona*	#3	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 6-28	52,114
1985-10-12	#19 Baylor	#16	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	L 14-21	42,112
1985-10-19	at Houston		Astrodome • Houston, TX	W 37-13	21,761
1985-10-26	#19 Texas		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 44-14	56,874
1985-11-02	at Texas A&M	#20	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 17-19	54,597
1985-11-09	Rice		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 40-15	20,014
1985-11-16	Texas Tech		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 9-7	29,447
1985-11-23	at #18 Arkansas		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 9-15	51,644
1985-12-07	at #4 Oklahoma*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 13-35	73,284
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1986 season

1986 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1986 record	6-5 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach	Bobby Collins
Home stadium	Texas Stadium (c. 63,855)

1986 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#13 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#15 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#12 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Houston	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
1986-09-13	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 45-3	14,045
1986-09-20	at #18 Arizona State*		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 0-30	70,511
1986-09-27	Texas Christian		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 31-21	35,481
1986-10-04	Boston College*		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 31-29	26,432
1986-10-11	at #13 Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	W 27-21	36,927
1986-10-18	Houston	#20	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	W 10-3	25,967
1986-10-25	at Texas	#18	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 24-27	65,481
1986-11-01	#10 Texas A&M		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	L 35-39	58,125
1986-11-08	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	L 29-61	59,075
1986-11-15	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	W 13-7	35,887
1986-11-22	#11 Arkansas		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	L 0-41	32,382
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.