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The SMU [[football]] program has won 4 bowl games (while losing 6) and 1 national championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/smu_database.htm|work=National Champs|title=SMU FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE|language=English}}</ref>  However, its football program was also the center of one of the largest scandals in NCAA history, the "Pony Express" scandal claiming illegal payments to players, resulting in the school receiving the "death penalty" for one year.<ref>In NCAA terminology this meant the team could not play any games for one year; the penalties in the following year were so severe that the school voluntarily chose not to play for that year as well.  The program has never recovered from the scandal.</ref>

The SMU [[football]] program has won 4 bowl games (while losing 6) and 1 national championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/smu_database.htm|work=National Champs|title=SMU FOOTBALL HISTORY DATABASE|language=English}}</ref>  However, its football program was also the center of one of the largest scandals in NCAA history, the "Pony Express" scandal claiming illegal payments to players, resulting in the school receiving the "death penalty" for one year.<ref>In NCAA terminology this meant the team could not play any games for one year; the penalties in the following year were so severe that the school voluntarily chose not to play for that year as well.  The program has never recovered from the scandal.</ref>

In addition the basketball team under former coach Dave Bliss was accused of illegal payments; the scandal was uncovered while Bliss was under investigation for his cover-up of similar payments at [[Baylor University]], ultimately resulting in his forced resignation at Baylor and his ultimately being blackballed from NCAA coaching.

In addition the basketball team under former coach Dave Bliss was accused of illegal payments; the scandal was uncovered while Bliss was under investigation for his cover-up of similar payments at [[Baylor University]], ultimately resulting in his forced resignation at Baylor and his essentially being blackballed from NCAA coaching.

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