1998 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1998 SMU Mustangs football Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division WAC 1–1 (4 wins, 6 loses vacated)Due to NCAA sanctions, SMU had 4 regular season wins and 6 regular season losses vacated for the 1998 season. SMU's pre-sanctions record was 5–7 (4–4 WAC). The "official" record now is 1–1. 0–1 (4 wins, 3 loses vacated) Mike Cavan 2nd Greg Briner 1st Spread option Eric Schumann 2nd 4–3 Cotton Bowl The 1998 Western Athletic Conference Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Mountain Division of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Cavan, the Mustangs finished the season with an overall record of 5–7 and a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the WAC's Mountain Division. However, SMU vacated 10 games after Steve Malin was found to have been ineligible due to academic fraud. The Mustangs played their home games at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Schedule 1998 AP September 5 7:00 p.m. l y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 17–23 OT 42,674 September 12 7:00 p.m. l y Tulane Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 21–31 12,316 September 19 6:00 p.m. l y y Arkansas War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR 17–44 55,544 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-arkansas-romps-past-smu/157274840/ The Sun Arkansas romps past SMU September 20, 1998 October 16, 2024 Newspapers.com September 26 2:00 p.m. l y Ole Miss Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 41–48 OT 22,281 https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-news-journal-smu-falls-to-missi/152175480/ Longview News-Journal SMU falls to Mississippi comeback, 48–41 in OT September 27, 1998 July 28, 2024 Newspapers.com October 3 11:00 p.m. v y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 28–0 25,912 October 10 2:00 p.m. l y Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY 7–12 15,504 October 17 2:00 p.m. v TCU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry 10–6 26,360 October 24 2:00 p.m. v UNLV Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 10–7 16,073 October 31 1:00 p.m. l y Air Force Falcon Stadium Air Force Academy, CO 7–31 30,053 November 7 2:00 p.m. v Tulsa Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 33–3 11,143 November 14 2:00 p.m. l y Colorado State Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 10–32 21,133 November 21 11:00 a.m. w y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD KLDT 24–11 27,487 Personnel Roster 1998 SMU Mustangs f 70 Sr Austin Adami C 21 Sr Kelsey Adams RB 15 So Josh McCown QB y 46 Jr Jeff Pennington RB *Mike Cavan 2015-12-20 Name Position Seasons atSMU Alma mater Mike Cavan Head coach 2 Georgia (1972) Warren Belin Linebackers, assistant recruiting coordinator 2 Wake Forest (1990)Greg Briner Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks 1 USC (1972) Derek Dooley Wide receivers, assistant recruiting coordinator 2 Virginia (1991) Troy Douglas Defensive backs 2 Appalachian State (1988) Paul EtheridgeTight ends, offensive tackles2Georgia (1993) Steve Malin Defensive line 5 East Texas State (1993) David McKnight Running backs 2 Georgia (1969) Eric Schumann Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, secondary 2 Alabama (1977) Randy Williams Centers, guards, recruiting coordinator 2 Valdosta State (1991)Source:http://www.smumustangs.com/football/assistants.asp SMU Football: Assistant Coaches www.smumustangs.com 12 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/19990218110149/http://www.smumustangs.com/football/assistants.asp 18 February 1999 dead After the season NFL draft Two members of the 1998 SMU squad were selected in the 1999 NFL draft. Defensive back Donald Mitchell was selected in the fourth round and 117th overall by the Tennessee Titans. Defensive back Coby Rhinehart was selected in the sixth round and 190th overall by the Arizona Cardinals.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/smu/drafted.htm SMU Drafted Players/Alumni Pro-Football-Reference.com Steve Malin controversy Twelve years after the NCAA "death penalty" that caused the SMU football program to shut down for two years, SMU encountered another scandal. SMU notified the NCAA of possible recruiting violations in early August 1999 and subsequently suspended defensive line coach Steve Malin.Whitmire, Keith SMU suspends assistant http://www.dallasnews.com/sports_day/football/college/college/0807colfbsmulede.htm Dallas Morning News August 7, 1999 https://web.archive.org/web/20011119122208/http://www.dallasnews.com/sports_day/football/college/college/0807colfbsmulede.htm November 19, 2001 May 29, 2014 On November 7, 1999, The Dallas Morning News reported that former SMU football player Corlin Donaldson alleged that Malin paid another person $100 to take Donaldson's ACT exam in 1998 so that Donaldson would be eligible to attend SMU. Although Donaldson described this account to NCAA investigators, Donaldson recanted this story under pressure from Malin to save Malin's job.Valadie, Josie Ex-SMU player says coach urged him to cheat on test http://www.dallasnews.com/sports_day/football/college/college/1107colfbsmulede.htm Dallas Morning News https://web.archive.org/web/20020106003953/http://www.dallasnews.com/sports_day/football/college/college/1107colfbsmulede.htm January 6, 2002 May 29, 2014 Following an internal investigation, SMU fired Malin on December 8, 1999; Malin had been suspended that year since August 3 without a replacement at his position. Additionally, SMU removed one assistant coach from recruiting roles for the 2000 season, reduced a total of 8 scholarships for the 2000 and 2001 seasons, and reduced a total of 16 official campus visits for high school recruits for those seasons as well. SMU also submitted a report to the NCAA.http://smu.edu/newsinfo/releases/99149b.html SMU dismisses coach, imposes sanctions after independent investigation of rules violations Southern Methodist University May 29, 2014 December 8, 1999 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090726/http://smu.edu/newsinfo/releases/99149b.html May 31, 2014 On December 13, 2000, the NCAA placed SMU on two years' probation and vacated ten games from SMU's 1998 season in which Donaldson played, which reduced SMU's record to 1–1 for 1998.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-methodist/1998.html 1998 SMU Mustangs Statshttps://web1.ncaa.org/LSDBi/exec/miSearch?miSearchSubmit=publicReport&key=509&publicTerms=THIS%20PHRASE%20WILL%20NOT%20BE%20REPEATED Southern Methodist University Public Infractions Report December 13, 2000 NCAA May 29, 2014 SMU's 2005 media guide indicates that the NCAA vacated the first ten games of the 1998 season.Records and Results http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/smu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/HistoricalInformation.pdf SMU Football 2005 Media Guide May 29, 2014 147 November 7, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111107042002/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/smu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/HistoricalInformation.pdf dead The NCAA reported that its infractions committee "concluded that the assistant football coach [Malin] initially suggested that the prospective student-athlete [Donaldson] should participate in academic fraud, actively assisted in the initial fraudulent ACT, had actual knowledge of the fraud in the second ACT and finally, had reason to know that the prospect, after enrolling at the university and becoming a student-athlete, was ineligible to compete by reason of the academic fraud." Additionally, the NCAA also discovered rules violations regarding recruiting and tryouts dating back to 1995. The NCAA also extended SMU's self-imposed restrictions on coaches' off-campus recruiting to the 2001 season and limited official visits for high school recruits to 38 for the 2001–02 school year.Cash Rana NCAA slaps SMU with additional sanctions http://www.dallasnews.com/sports_day/colleges/football/237651_14smu.html Dallas Morning News May 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20010124101500/http://www.dallasnews.com/sports_day/colleges/football/237651_14smu.html January 24, 2001 December 14, 2000 Malin also was assessed a seven-year show-cause penalty. References External links 1998 SMU stats at Sports-Reference.com SMU Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons SMU Mustangs football