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 ...

“SMU’s athletic story is unlike any other.” SMU’s death penalty was the worst birthday present Bill Armstrong ever received. The 1982 SMU alum was living in Denver, starting his family and ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 managing only ...

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 ...