Chronology of events affecting the football program at Southern Methodist University since 1981:
June 1981-NCAA places SMU's football program on two years' probation for 29 recruiting violations. The probation includes a one-year ban on network television appearances and bowl games and forfeiture of its share of money from televised Southwest Conference games.
December 1981-SMU wins the Southwest Conference football championship but is unable to represent the conference in the Cotton Bowl because of its NCAA probation.
1982-Bobby Collins, head coach at Southern Mississippi, is hired as SMU's head football coach, replacing Ron Meyer, who resigned to become head …
The Washington Post; June 20, 1990
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; March 1, 2001
Chicago Sun-Times; February 5, 1999
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN); April 18, 2012
The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); April 18, 1997
Browse back issues from our extensive library of more than 6,500 trusted publications.
Help us improve our websites
Become a member of our Customer Advisory Panel. Your opinion matters!
Join the panel
