Southern Methodist University football scandal - Wikipedia
WEBIn early 1987, the NCAA investigated SMU's football program for these and other violations, and imposed what is referred to as the "death penalty"—banning a team from competition for a year or more. The severity of the sanctions the NCAA imposed in this case, while based on the number and seriousness of SMU's infractions, especially took into ...
SMU Scandal: The 1987 NCAA Death Penalty | TIME
WEBFeb 25, 2015 · The death penalty—part of the “repeat violators” rule in official NCAA parlance—wiped out SMU’s entire 1987 season and forced the Mustangs to cancel their 1988 campaign as well.
30 years later: The legacy of SMU's death penalty and six teams nearly ...
WEBFeb 22, 2017 · The intersection of a convicted felon in a New Jersey prison spawning an NCAA investigation that fell woefully short seems to be a good place to leave the death penalty’s legacy 30 years later...
NCAA suspends SMU football program for 1987 season
WEBDec 9, 2021 · On February 25, 1987, the NCAA suspends the Southern Methodist University football program for 1987 season for repeated rules violations but stops short of imposing the so-called "death penalty...
SMU buries the painful 'death penalty' aftermath for good as its …
WEBAug 19, 2024 · SMU is ready to move on from the painful aftermath of the so-called death penalty as the Dallas school's debut in the Atlantic Coast Conference draws near.
SMU Death Penalty: 35 Years Later, Mustangs Still Rebuilding
WEBApr 5, 2023 · The SMU Death Penalty was one of the most damaging and shocking moments in college sports history. 35 years later, the program's ruins remain.
How should SMU’s Death Penalty be remembered in NIL era?
WEBAug 4, 2022 · The Death Penalty at SMU cratered the program, but it didn’t take away those winning memories.
SMU joins the ACC: How the Mustangs rose from the death penalty …
WEBSep 1, 2023 · For more than three decades, SMU has sought a return to prominence after it was rocked by the NCAA "death penalty" stemming from repeated NCAA violations, most notably under-the-table payments...
How the death penalty derailed SMU football into a decades-long ... - MSN
WEBThe death penalty was a devastating blow to SMU that came on February 25, 1987. The NCAA canceled SMU’s 1987 season and stripped the program of many of its allotted scholarships.
‘Everyone was in it together’: 30 years after allowing 1,021 yards to ...
WEBOct 22, 2019 · The reunions come as SMU is in the middle of its best season since the death penalty. It is 7-0 and ranked No. 16 in the AP poll entering Thursday’s game at Houston. Celebrating this team is...
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