Logo of a college football team that was once a powerhouse in the old Southwest Conference, the Southern Methodist University Mustangs. The team’s heyday came in the early 1980s when they featured the “Pony Express” backfield that included future NFL players Eric Dickerson and Craig James. They were NCAA co-champions in 1981. However, numerous NCAA violations led to the program being hit with the “death penalty”, which forced the school to completely terminate its’ athletic program. SMU has since rebuilt the team, and now they are members of the Football Subdivision (FBS), playing in the American Athletic Conference. Other famous players from the school’s history include Heisman Trophy winner Doak Walker, Kyle Rote, Raymond Berry, Forrest Gregg and Don Meredith.