The 1997 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in the Mountain Division.
 They played their home games at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
 Under first-year head coach Mike Cavan and ten years after the NCAA's 1987 "death penalty" on SMU football, SMU finished the 1997 season with a 6–5 record and completed their first winning season since the football program resumed operations in 1989.
Mike Cavan was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1997 to 2001.
 He compiled a 22–34–0 record, and was succeeded by Phil Bennett.
The Southern Methodist University Mustang Band, known as the "Best Dressed Band in the Land" because of its 32 unique uniforms, is the marching band of Southern Methodist University.
 Long known as “the Hub of SMU spirit,” the 80 member band represents the University at football and basketball games, produces the Pigskin Revue during Homecoming, and performs at special University- and community-related events.
 Founded in 1917, the Mustang Band is currently under the direction of Don Hopkins and assistant director and music arranger Tommy Tucker.
The 1998 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in the Mountain Division.
 They played their home games at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
 Head coach Mike Cavan returned for his second season leading SMU, following a 6–5 season in 1997, SMU's first winning season since the 1987–88 SMU "death penalty" was handed down by the NCAA, the highest punishment possible in the association.
 SMU finished the season 5–7 (4–4 WAC), but SMU vacated 10 games after Steve Malin was found to have been ineligible due to academic fraud.
Bobby Collins was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1982 to 1986.
 He compiled a 43–14–1 record, and was succeeded by Forrest Gregg.
 Though Collins himself was not sanctioned by the NCAA, he lost his job as a result of the Southern Methodist University football scandal that resulted in the Death penalty.
Southern Methodist University Press (or SMU Press) is a university press that is part of Southern Methodist University.
 It was established in 1937 and is the oldest academic publisher in Texas.
 The press releases eight to ten titles each year and is known for its literary fiction.
 It was scheduled to suspend operations on June 1, 2010.
 The provost of SMU announced in 2011 plans to reorganize the press with a smaller budget and different goals.
Phil Bennett (born December 3, 1955) is an American football coach and former player.
 He is the defensive coordinator at Arizona State Sun Devils.
 Prior to this position, he served as the defensive coordinator for the Baylor Bears from 2011-2016, and was interim head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers during their 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl win over Kentucky after serving as defensive coordinator of the Panthers for three seasons.
 Prior to coaching the Panthers, he served as the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2002 to 2007.
 Before his stint at SMU, he served as an assistant coach at seven different colleges.
Phil Bennett was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 2002 to 2007.
 He compiled a 19–51–0 record, and was succeeded by June Jones.
Tom Rossley was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1991 to 1996.
 He compiled a 15–48–3 record, and was succeeded by Mike Cavan.
Mike Cavan (born April 15, 1948) is a former American football player and coach.
 He served as the head coach at Valdosta State University (1986–1991), East Tennessee State University (1992–1996) and Southern Methodist University (1997–2001), compiling a career college football record of 89–83–2.
 Cavan played as a quarterback at the University of Georgia from 1968 to 1970 and was an assistant coach there from 1977 to 1985.

Question: Who was coach for a longer time at Southern Methodist University, Phil Bennett or Mike Cavan?
Answer: Phil Bennett