Southern Methodist University
Ajay Dave
Mascot
In 1932, SMU students would sing “She’ll be loaded with Peruna when she comes” (to the tune of “She’ll be Comin’ Round the Mountain”). Peruna was a Prohibition era “medicine”, which was 18% alcohol. This song caught on, and each horse that was a mascot was named Peruna. The name represents the strong fighting spirit of the school. A horse was chosen as a mascot because they are strong and fast, which is how the athletics program wants to be.
Slogans
“World Changers Shaped Here”
5 Facts
· During the 2011-2012 season, 8 SMU programs went on to postseason competition.
· Raymond Berry and Eric Dickerson are both Hall of Fame football players who attended SMU.
· SMU played in 4 postseason bowls from 2009-2012.
· Last year, 31 student-athletes were C-USA Academic Medal winners.
· SMU has ranked as the top school in its conference for 11 of the past 15 years in the Directors’ Cup Division 1 overall athletic rankings.