| 1979 Southern Methodist Football Schedule | | | | |
| 8-Sep | | Rice | W | 35 | 17 | |
| 15-Sep | at | Texas Christian | W | 27 | 7 | |
| 22-Sep | | North Texas | W | 20 | 9 | |
| 29-Sep | at | Tulane | L | 17 | 24 | |
| 13-Oct | | Baylor | L | 21 | 24 | |
| 20-Oct | at | Houston | L | 10 | 37 | |
| 27-Oct | | Texas | L | 6 | 30 | |
| 3-Nov | at | Texas A&M | L | 14 | 47 | |
| 10-Nov | at | Wichita State | W | 34 | 0 | |
| 17-Nov | | Texas Tech | W | 35 | 10 | |
| 24-Nov | N | Arkansas | L | 7 | 31 | Little Rock, AR |
| | 5-6-0 | | 226 | 236 | |
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| 1978 Southern Methodist Football Schedule | | | | |
| 9-Sep | | Texas Christian | W | 45 | 14 | |
| 16-Sep | N | Florida | W | 35 | 25 | Orlando, FL |
| 23-Sep | at | Penn State | L | 21 | 26 | |
| 7-Oct | at | Ohio State | T | 35 | 35 | |
| 14-Oct | at | Baylor | W | 28 | 21 | |
| 21-Oct | | Houston | L | 28 | 42 | |
| 28-Oct | at | Texas | L | 3 | 22 | |
| 4-Nov | | Texas A&M | L | 17 | 20 | |
| 11-Nov | at | Rice | W | 58 | 0 | |
| 18-Nov | at | Texas Tech | L | 16 | 19 | |
| 25-Nov | | Arkansas | L | 14 | 27 | |
| | 4-6-1 | | 300 | 251 | |
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| 1977 Southern Methodist Football Schedule | | | | |
| 10-Sep | at | Texas Christian | W | 45 | 21 | |
| 17-Sep | N | North Texas | L | 13 | 24 | Irving, TX |
| 24-Sep | | Tulane | W | 28 | 23 | |
| 1-Oct | | Ohio State | L | 7 | 35 | |
| 8-Oct | at | Baylor | L | 6 | 9 | |
| 15-Oct | at | Houston | W | 37 | 23 | |
| 22-Oct | | Texas | L | 14 | 30 | |
| 29-Oct | at | Texas A&M | L | 21 | 38 | |
| 5-Nov | | Rice | W | 41 | 24 | |
| 12-Nov | | Texas Tech | L | 7 | 45 | |
| 19-Nov | at | Arkansas | L | 7 | 47 | |
| | 4-7-0 | | 226 | 319 | |
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| 1976 Southern Methodist Football Schedule | | | | |
| 11-Sep | | Texas Christian | W | 34 | 14 | |
| 18-Sep | N | Alabama | L | 3 | 56 | Birmingham, AL |
| 25-Sep | N | North Texas | W | 38 | 31 | Irving, TX |
| 2-Oct | at | Memphis | L | 13 | 27 | |
| 9-Oct | at | Baylor | L | 20 | 27 | |
| 16-Oct | | Houston | L | 6 | 29 | |
| 23-Oct | at | Texas | L | 12 | 13 | |
| 30-Oct | | Texas A&M | L | 0 | 36 | |
| 6-Nov | at | Rice | L | 34 | 41 | |
| 13-Nov | at | Texas Tech | L | 7 | 34 | |
| 20-Nov | N | Arkansas | W | 35 | 31 | Shreveport, LA |
| | 3-8-0 | | 202 | 339 | |
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| 1975 Southern Methodist Football Schedule | | | | |
| 6-Sep | at | Wake Forest | W | 14 | 7 | |
| 13-Sep | at | Florida | L | 14 | 40 | |
| 27-Sep | at | Houston | W | 27 | 16 | |
| 4-Oct | | West Virginia | L | 22 | 28 | |
| 10-Oct | | Texas Christian | W | 28 | 13 | |
| 18-Oct | at | Rice | L | 17 | 28 | |
| 25-Oct | at | Texas Tech | L | 20 | 37 | |
| 1-Nov | | Texas | L | 22 | 30 | |
| 8-Nov | at | Texas A&M | L | 3 | 36 | |
| 15-Nov | | Arkansas | L | 7 | 35 | |
| 22-Nov | at | Baylor | W | 34 | 31 | |
| | 4-7-0 | | 208 | 301 | |
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| 1974 Southern Methodist Football Schedule | | | | |
| 14-Sep | N | North Texas | W | 7 | 6 | Irving, TX |
| 21-Sep | | Virginia Tech | W | 28 | 25 | |
| 28-Sep | at | Ohio State | L | 9 | 28 | |
| 5-Oct | | Oregon State | W | 37 | 30 | |
| 12-Oct | at | Texas Christian | W | 33 | 13 | |
| 19-Oct | | Rice | W | 19 | 14 | |
| 26-Oct | | Texas Tech | L | 17 | 20 | |
| 2-Nov | at | Texas | L | 15 | 35 | |
| 9-Nov | | Texas A&M | W | 18 | 14 | |
| 16-Nov | N | Arkansas | T | 24 | 24 | Little Rock, AR |
| 23-Nov | | Baylor | L | 14 | 31 | |
| | 6-4-1 | | 221 | 240 | |
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| 1973 Southern Methodist Football Schedule | | | | |
| 15-Sep | N | Santa Clara | W | 49 | 7 | Irving, TX |
| 22-Sep | at | Oregon State | W | 35 | 16 | |
| 29-Sep | N | Virginia Tech | W | 37 | 6 | Irving, TX |
| 6-Oct | N | Missouri | L | 7 | 17 | Irving, TX |
| 20-Oct | at | Rice | W | 27 | 16 | |
| 27-Oct | at | Texas Tech | L | 14 | 31 | |
| 3-Nov | | Texas | L | 14 | 42 | |
| 10-Nov | at | Texas A&M | L | 10 | 45 | |
| 17-Nov | | Arkansas | T | 7 | 7 | |
| 24-Nov | at | Baylor | W | 38 | 22 | |
| 1-Dec | | Texas Christian | W | 21 | 19 | |
| | 6-4-1 | | 259 | 228 | |
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| 1972 Southern Methodist Football Schedule | | | | |
| 16-Sep | N | Wake Forest | W | 56 | 10 | Irving, TX |
| 23-Sep | N | Florida | W | 21 | 14 | Tampa, FL |
| 30-Sep | at | Virginia Tech | L | 10 | 13 | |
| 7-Oct | N | New Mexico State | W | 55 | 6 | Irving, TX |
| 21-Oct | | Rice | W | 29 | 14 | |
| 28-Oct | | Texas Tech | L | 3 | 17 | |
| 4-Nov | at | Texas | L | 9 | 17 | |
| 11-Nov | | Texas A&M | L | 17 | 27 | |
| 18-Nov | at | Arkansas | W | 22 | 7 | |
| 25-Nov | | Baylor | W | 12 | 7 | |
| 2-Dec | at | Texas Christian | W | 35 | 22 | |
| | 7-4-0 | | 269 | 154 | |
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| 1971 Southern Methodist Football Schedule | | | | |
| 18-Sep | at | Oklahoma | L | 0 | 30 | |
| 25-Sep | at | Missouri | L | 12 | 24 | |
| 2-Oct | | New Mexico State | W | 28 | 25 | |
| 9-Oct | at | Air Force | L | 0 | 30 | |
| 16-Oct | at | Rice | W | 16 | 10 | |
| 23-Oct | | Texas Tech | W | 18 | 17 | |
| 30-Oct | | Texas | L | 18 | 22 | |
| 6-Nov | at | Texas A&M | L | 10 | 27 | |
| 13-Nov | | Arkansas | L | 13 | 18 | |
| 20-Nov | at | Baylor | W | 20 | 6 | |
| 27-Nov | | Texas Christian | L | 16 | 18 | |
| | 4-7-0 | | 151 | 227 | |
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| 1970 Southern Methodist Football Schedule | | | | |
| 12-Sep | | Oklahoma | L | 11 | 28 | |
| 19-Sep | at | Tennessee | L | 3 | 28 | |
| 26-Sep | | New Mexico State | W | 34 | 21 | |
| 3-Oct | at | Northwestern | W | 21 | 20 | |
| 17-Oct | | Rice | W | 10 | 0 | |
| 24-Oct | at | Texas Tech | L | 10 | 14 | |
| 31-Oct | at | Texas | L | 15 | 42 | |
| 7-Nov | | Texas A&M | W | 6 | 3 | |
| 14-Nov | at | Arkansas | L | 3 | 36 | |
| 21-Nov | | Baylor | W | 23 | 10 | |
| 28-Nov | at | Texas Christian | L | 17 | 26 | |
| | 5-6-0 | | 153 | 228 | |
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