Southern Methodist University, a school based in Dallas, is the only program ever to receive the death penalty in college football. The Mustangs were hit with the harsh punishment in 1987 as a ...

In the mid-1980s, SMU's football program faced severe penalties from the NCAA for repeated violations, including paying players. The most notable punishment was the "death penalty", which canceled ...

Here's a look back at SMU receiving the "death penalty" in the 1980s as the Mustangs head up to Happy Valley to take on Penn State in the first round of the College Football Playoffs. The NCAA ...

Editor of United Methodist Insight says the lawsuit involving SMU and the United Methodist Church is the latest in a ...

Hartzell joins SMU after the 30-year presidency of R. Gerald Turner, who recovered the university from the NCAA’s “death penalty” and brought the Bush presidential library to Dallas.

1, 1983. Before the end of the decade, however, SMU was handed the death penalty by the NCAA for recruiting violations, and the 1987 and 1988 seasons were canceled. The epic fall led to SMU ...

The legacy of SMU’s 2024 team will be a strong one — and helped the program overcome its infamous past as the only team in NCAA history to be served the death penalty. That story from the 80s ...