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Southern Methodist Mustangs at Gerald J. Ford Stadium

The Dallas suburb of University Park, Texas, is home to a team with both historic successes to its name and high hopes for the future. The SMU Mustangs play at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, which opened in 2000 and seats 32,000. The stadium is not named after former President Gerald R. Ford, but for a local banker and SMU booster who donated $20 million toward the cost of building the stadium. They are coached by Daniel "Sonny" Dykes, who previously led Louisiana Tech and Cal to bowl appearances before taking over from Chad Morris after the 2017 season.

SMU Mustangs Football History

Southern Methodist University first fielded a varsity football team in 1915, only four years after the school was founded. The Mustangs soon became a force to be reckoned with in Texas college football and in the Southwest Conference, winning 10 conference championships before its disestablishment in 1995. Halfback Doak Walker won the Heisman Trophy for his hometown Mustangs in 1948, and is the namesake of the Doak Walker Trophy, which honors the nation's top college running back. SMU has claims to three national championships, in 1935, 1981 and 1982, and has been the home of such legendary players as Don Meredith, Raymond Berry, and the one-two backfield combo from the early ‘80s, Eric Dickerson and Craig James.

In 1987, the SMU football program was assessed with a "death penalty" for continued recruiting violations, which led to the cancellation of the 1987 and 1988 seasons. While former SMU great and NFL head coach Forrest Gregg did what he could in rebuilding the program from 1989 to 1990, the Mustangs would not have another winning season until 1996, or another bowl appearance until 2009 under June Jones. SMU eventually regained their foothold under Jones, followed by Morris and Dykes, and spent time in the Western Athletic Conference and Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference in 2013. In 2019, the SMU Mustangs came roaring back into the national spotlight, after a 6-0 start including a triple-overtime battle against Tulsa and a victory over archrival TCU in the Battle for the Iron Skillet — their first since 2011.

Reviews

Rating: 4.0 out of 5 based on 94 reviews
  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Eh

    by SMU42 on 11/7/11Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    Great seats, pretty good game, but SMU def had a very empty stadium for homecoming sad to say

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Great place to watch a game

    by UmpireTC on 10/24/11Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    SMU has a great on-campus facility with ample and AFFORDABLE parking. Ticket pricing was easy on the wallet too.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Go Local

    by CDB36 on 10/17/11Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    I think it is sad that SMU may be joing the big east. You can't sell out a stadium with a team that you played a conference title with last year. Start a new conference.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    SMU game and pregame was very good.

    by Fudgy on 10/17/11Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    The game itself was very good, except for the fact of the seating being in the sun. The sun was in my eyes and I damaged my right index finger trying to catch the ball. My whole finger is bruised. The Seats were in direct sunlight and we were led to believe that these were the only two seats together. False information.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Grow up!

    by NotSMU on 10/17/11Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    We will not go to a sporting event again anytime soon. We took our 11 year old son to the SMU-UCF game. The fans on both sides need to grow up. The foul and nasty language coming out of fans' mouths on both sides was disgusting. Why can't people learn how to act in public? We were sitting in the UCF section, and had some SMU fans behind us. The lady kept screaming "go Mustangs" loudly in our ears. Which is fine, she's cheering her team, I get it. But when SMU scored a touchdown when they already had a commanding lead, and she gets up and screams "IN YOUR FACE!", what was that about? No one said or did anything to warrant that. And then when my husband told her husband that we were leaving because his wife was getting obnoxious, she called my husband a "sore loser." How about being a classy winner? Geez, people are so crude and obnoxious nowadays, and never bother to look and see how they're acting, especially in front of a child.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Great Game!!

    by sacredsarcasm on 9/20/11Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    My wife and I love watching SMU games, the venue is perfect for that atmosphere of D1 college football, but its in the middle of Dallas. AWESOME!!

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Pretty nice stadium

    by wwwScott on 9/19/11Ford Stadium - Dallas

    Stadium is pretty nice but lacks real energy. Stadium gets 4 stars, but atmosphere gets 2 stars. If you like being close to the action and college football you will enjoy but not for the casual fans since the stadium lacks energy/fan interest even with a high priced, named coach and winning college team.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    by BigSMUFan on 9/19/11Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    Event was GREAT! Great seats. Great weather. Great Game. Loved it.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Family fun

    by runcdm on 9/19/11Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    There is not a bad seat at the stadium. Good college football entertainment value...

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    smu game family weekend

    by smusupporter on 9/19/11Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    great crowd great people it was a wonderful eveing and full of fun

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    SMU Ponied UP

    by OpticsGuy on 9/12/11Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    My first time to attend any Texas college football. A great venue, great "tailgating" (if you call tents with 50 inch TVs tailgating). The game was fun. Being used to seeing games in the Rose Bowl (Go BRUINS!) this was amazing...close to the action and on the 50 yard line, row 8...and it cost less than parking in LA. Highly recommend attending. I even got a fine new SMU hat with a Mustang on the front. Pony Up Indeed!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    SMU vs UTEP

    by sacredsarcasm on 9/12/11Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    The game was amazing! Had a great time, and the venue allows that every seat is good enough to enjoy.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    by Debun on 11/22/10Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    great game! Great stadium! Fun place for kids to see football game.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    SMU - Mustang vs Marshall

    by ckrogers3 on 11/22/10Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    It was a lt of fun! Te tickets were great and even though we sat on the Marshall side we had a great time. Not having graduated fro SMU we had no alliace to either side (although we do live in Dallas and support the local teams) the Marshall fans were great and te four of us enjoye the game (and th 50 yard line seats were not bad either).

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    BEAST GAME!

    by ARCHANGELWOLFPACK on 11/22/10Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    Great atmosphere and the Stangs played outstanding. Senior Day, so it was very special to see those guys at the end with their families. Big time game with Big Time plays! The stadium is easy to maneuver around in and its an inexpensive and fun date for the entire family. Kids can slide down Ford Hill or slap high fives with players. If you are in the area and want the Major College Football Atmosphere with less headaches, including traffic, SMU Football is for you! They have an incredible coach and this team is moving back to the big stage. Look for them to be seen and known in the near future!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    SMU / Marshall

    by garryleigh on 11/22/10Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    Great Boulevarding before the game, great weather for the game, Mustangs really cut loose in the second half and a fun time after the game too! PONY UP!

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    by smu97 on 10/25/10Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    Well it's always to support my alma mater (SMU), but it wasn't pleasant being stuck in close quarters with the big crowd while waiting out the rain and the ref's decision to cancel or continue. It began to feel like the Superdome after hurricane Katrina. We weren't allowed to leave, unless we accepted the "no re-entry" policy. There should be scenario exceptions. After 3 hours, the officials should have been glad that anybody came back and what would it have mattered who was there to see the rest of the game, whether or not they had a ticket or had left and come back.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    miserable game

    by RC3790 on 10/25/10Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    the game got delayed for about 3 hours and it was raining the whole time; forgettable experience. didn't get to witness a single play, as I was a bit late and I had to leave by the time the game started up again.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Excellent minus the Tornado watch

    by texaslakerat on 10/25/10Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    The tailgaiting party was amazing, unfortunately the weather and UofH put a bit of a damper on the game...

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    mustang football

    by Anonymous on 10/12/10Gerald J Ford Stadium - Dallas

    This was a very exciting football game. I am very pleased to see SMU regain a football momentum. Both teams have outstanding quarterbacks who kept the game interesting until the last play. This was an event worth watching.