SMU's death penalty lasted the 1987 season, though the Mustangs were able to play scheduled away games in 1988. The team opted to cancel the season, however, due to concerns it wouldn't be able to ...

After these events and several other dominoes, the NCAA gave SMU its harshest penalty it has ever given. The death penalty was a devastating blow to SMU that came on February 25, 1987.

The 1982 SMU alum was living in Denver, starting his family and career, shortly after graduating, when on Feb. 25, 1987, the NCAA announced it would impose the death penalty on SMU, canceling the ...

SMU death penalty timeline Pony Express and Eric Dickerson. When Ron Meyer first arrived in Dallas in 1976, he came with the mindset that he was landing the top recruits in the state.

1987-88: SMU football goes dark after NCAA death penalty. SMU's on-field momentum from the early 1980s was already waning after posting back-to-back 6-5 finishes from 1985-86, but then came the ...

While fundraising was a problem in the years after the death penalty, time must heal wounds. In the week after the ACC announcement last Sept. 1, SMU raised $100 million to help fund the transition.

The SMU Mustangs were once a dominant football program before the NCAA's "death penalty" ceased their future. Now after more than 30 years, SMU has returned to their championship form.

SMU death penalty timeline Pony Express and Eric Dickerson. When Ron Meyer first arrived in Dallas in 1976, he came with the mindset that he was landing the top recruits in the state.

DALLAS — SMU athletic director Rick Hart gets goosebumps pretty easily these days. Whether it’s reflecting on the nearly year-old celebration of getting into the Atlantic Coast Conference or ...

SMU death penalty timeline Pony Express and Eric Dickerson. When Ron Meyer first arrived in Dallas in 1976, he came with the mindset that he was landing the top recruits in the state.

While fundraising was a problem in the years after the death penalty, time must heal wounds. In the week after the ACC announcement last Sept. 1, SMU raised $100 million to help fund the transition.