# 1983–84 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 1983–84 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1983–84 men's college basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Dave Bliss and played their home games at Moody Coliseum.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1983* | | St. Edward's | W 95–88 | 1–0 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Nov 26, 1983* | | Southwestern | W 90–71 | 2–0 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Nov 30, 1983* | | at Centenary | W 86–76 | 3–0 | Gold Dome Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Dec 3, 1983* | | at Louisville | L 65–89 | 3–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Dec 6, 1983* | | Penn | W 98–66 | 4–1 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Dec 10, 1983* | | Georgia State | W 92–67 | 5–1 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Dec 16, 1983* | | New Orleans Dallas Morning News Classic | W 82–78 | 6–1 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Dec 17, 1983* | | Centenary Dallas Morning News Classic | W 85–64 | 7–1 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Dec 19, 1983* | | U.S. International | W 91–70 | 8–1 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Dec 22, 1983* | | at Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas Rebel Roundup | L 64–74 | 8–2 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 23, 1983* | | vs. James Madison Las Vegas Rebel Roundup | W 56–53 | 9–2 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 27, 1983* | | vs. Duke Rainbow Classic | W 78–76 | 10–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 28, 1983* | | vs. Alabama-Birmingham Rainbow Classic | W 77–63 | 11–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 29, 1983* | | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | W 82–73 | 12–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 4, 1984* | | No. 7 Houston | L 59–60 | 12–3 (0–1) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Jan 7, 1984 | | Rice | W 71–60 | 13–3 (1–1) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Jan 11, 1984 | | at Arkansas | L 69–70 | 13–4 (1–2) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 14, 1984 | | at Baylor | W 89–70 | 14–4 (2–2) | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| Jan 19, 1984 | | Texas A&M | W 68–62 | 15–4 (3–2) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Jan 26, 1984 | | at Texas Christian | W 61–59 | 16–4 (4–2) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 28, 1984 | | Texas | W 105–81 | 17–4 (5–2) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Feb 1, 1984 | | Texas Tech | W 70–60 | 18–4 (6–2) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Feb 4, 1984 | | at No. 6 Houston | L 57–76 | 18–5 (6–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 8, 1984 | | at Rice | W 58–54 | 19–5 (7–3) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Feb 11, 1984 | | Arkansas | L 71–80 | 19–6 (7–4) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Feb 15, 1984 | | Baylor | W 74–57 | 20–6 (8–4) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Feb 18, 1984 | | at Texas A&M | W 60–58 | 21–6 (9–4) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Feb 25, 1984 | | Texas Christian | W 73–65 | 22–6 (10–4) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 1, 1984 | | at Texas | W 86–78 | 23–6 (11–4) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Mar 3, 1984 | | at Texas Tech | W 103–72 | 24–6 (12–4) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Southwest Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 1984* | (3) | vs. (5) Texas A&M Quarterfinals | L 57–59 | 24–7 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| 1985 NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1984* | (8 W) | vs. (9 W) Miami (OH) First round | W 83–69 | 25–7 | Friel Court Pullman, Washington |
| Mar 18, 1984* 3:30 pm, CBS | (8 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgetown Second round | L 36–37 | 25–8 | Friel Court (11,300) Pullman, Washington |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||