The picnic will begin at 4 p.m. at the main quad area in front of Dallas Hall. The lighted SMU Homecoming parade, led by the Mustang Band, begins at 6 p.m. Best viewing of the parade will be along Bishop Boulevard. Pigskin Revue, featuring the SMU Mustang Band with special guests, the Light Crust Doughboys, will begin at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium. A Homecoming barbecue, catered by Eddie Deen and Co., begins at noon at Grand Place in Fair Park with entertainment by Ed Bernet and the Levee Singers.
Tickets are available at the barbecue.
Other activities occurring during the barbecue at Grand Place include the Young Alumni Associates Silent Auction, a gathering of the Mustang Club members and a pep rally with the Mustang Band, cheerleaders and pompon squad. SMU vs. Rice at 2 p.m. at the Cotton Bowl. Reunion parties are scheduled throughout the afternoon and evening following the game. Roman Catholic Mass will be at 9 a.m. in Selecman Hall at Perkins School of Theology. The university-wide worship service will begin at 11 a.m. at Selecman Hall at Perkins School of Theology.