2020 SMU Mustangs football team

The 2020 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs were led by third-year coach Sonny Dykes and played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, a separate city within the city limits of Dallas, competed as members of the American Athletic Conference.[1]

2020 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2020 record	7–3 (4–3 AAC)
Head coach	Sonny Dykes (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Garrett Riley (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Kane (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Cincinnati y$		6	–	0					9	–	1
Tulsa y		6	–	0					6	–	3
Memphis		5	–	3					8	–	3
UCF		5	–	3					6	–	4
SMU		4	–	3					7	–	3
Houston		3	–	3					3	–	5
Navy		3	–	4					3	–	7
Tulane		3	–	5					6	–	6
East Carolina		3	–	5					3	–	6
Temple		1	–	6					1	–	6
South Florida		0	–	7					1	–	8
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

After finishing their regular season with a record of 7–3 (4–3 in conference play), the Mustangs accepted an invitation to the Frisco Bowl,[2] where they were slated to play the UTSA Roadrunners.[3] However, the bowl was subsequently canceled, due to COVID-19 concerns within the SMU football program.[4]

Previous Season

The Mustangs finished the 2019 season 10–3, 6–2 in The American play to finish in third place in the West Division. The Mustangs competed in the postseason bowl season, ultimately losing to FAU in the Boca Raton Bowl 28–52.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year

References:

AAC preseason media poll

The preseason Poll was released September 1[5]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	UCF	204 (10)
2	Cincinnati	201 (7)
3	Memphis	192 (2)
4	SMU	146
5	Navy	125 (1)
6	Tulane	118
7	Houston	114
8	Temple	88
9	Tulsa	49
10	East Carolina	42
11	South Florida	41

Recruiting class

References:[6][7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Junior Aho Defensive Lineman	Nice, France	New Mexico Military Institute	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Will Benton Long Snapper/Linebacker	Atlanta, GA	The Westminster School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Marcus Bryant Offensive Lineman	Round Rock, TX	Cedar Ridge HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Dylan Cordell Offensive Lineman	Houston, TX	Second Baptist HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Ty DeArman Safety	Arlington, TX	Bowie HS Oklahoma	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Danny Gray Wide Receiver	Dallas, TX	James Madison HS Blinn College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Branson Hickman Offensive Lineman	McKinney, TX	Jesuit College Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Thaddaeus "Thad" Johnson Wide Receiver	Beaumont, TX	West Brook HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Demetri Jordan Offensive Lineman	Lubbock, TX	Coronado HS Tyler JC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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DeVere Levelston Defensive Tackle	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto HS Tyler JC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Bryan Massey Cornerback/Safety	Katy, TX	Katy HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Mason Mastrov Defensive End	Lafayette, CA	Campolindo HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Henry Mossberg Offensive Lineman	Southlake, TX	Southlake Carroll HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Dalton Perdue Offensive Lineman	El Dorado, AR	El Dorado HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
John Luke Roberts Tight End/Long Snapper	Austin, TX	Austin Regents HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Erin Smith Offensive Lineman	Little Rock, AR	North Little Rock HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Marcus Smith Offensive Lineman	Stafford, TX	Stafford HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ben Sparks Offensive Lineman	Norman, OK	Norman HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Parker Stone Wide Receiver	Dallas, TX	Parish Episcopal School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Trent Strong Linebacker	Tucson, AZ	Salpointe Catholic HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Karl Taylor Safety	Midland, TX	Midland Lee HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Warren Wells Defensive End	Dallas, TX	Bishop Lynch HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Roster

2020 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 4 Tyler Page Sr WR 6 Austin Upshaw Jr QB 7 Shane Buechele Sr WR 8 Reggie Roberson Jr. Sr QB 9 William Brown So QB 10 Terrance Gipson  Fr WR 11 Rashee Rice So QB 12 Derek Green So WR 13 Judah Bell Jr WR 15 Calvin Wiggins  Fr WR 16 Keke Burns  Fr QB 18 Jacob Oehrlein So RB 20 Cameron Rosenberger  Fr RB 21 Tamerik Williams So RB 25 TJ McDaniel So RB 26 Ulysses Bentley IV  Fr RB 30 Tyler Lavine So TE, FB 40 Kade Ashley So WR 41 Chad Dines So WR 42 Beau Barker  Fr TE 44 Kedrick James Jr WR 45 Ben Palmer  Fr WR 47 Devin Aglubat Fr WR 47 Walker French Jr WR 48 Devan Reck–Irvin  Fr OL 57 Cobe Bryant Sr OL 59 Tai Brooks  Fr OL 60 Henry Mossberg Fr OL 64 Cameron Ervin  Fr OL 65 Thomas Shelmire Fr OL 66 Sam Burns  Fr OL 70 Kadarius Smith Sr OL 71 Jaylon Thomas Jr OL 72 Demetri Jordan Jr OL 75 Hayden Howerton Sr OL 77 Alan Ali Jr OL 78 Beau Morris Sr OL 79 Danielson Ike  Fr TE 81 Ben Redding Jr WR 82 Parker Stone Fr TE 83 Kylen Granson Sr WR 84 Matt Dorrity Jr WR 85 Keith Jones So TE 86 Tommy McIntyre Sr TE 88 Carson Welch Fr WR 89 Peyton Hudson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Eric Sutton Sr DB 2 Cam Jones So LB 3 Delano Robinson Sr CB 5 Ar'Mani Johnson Jr CB 6 Sam Westfall Jr LB 9 Shaine Hailey Sr S 10 Ty Dearman Fr CB 11 Chevin Calloway Jr CB 12 Kevin Johnson Sr S 13 Roderick Roberson Jr.  Fr LB 14 Richard Moore Sr S 15 Frankie Avantino So S 16 Trevor Denbow Sr S 18 Chace Cromartie So S 20 Athan Natsues So S 21 Donald Clay  Fr DB 22 Karl Taylor Fr LB 24 Jimmy Phillips Jr. Jr DB 26 Brandon Stephens Sr S 27 Michael Salerno Jr CB 28 Christian Davis Sr CB 29 Justin Guy–Robinson Jr LB 30 Kyle Blaskovich Jr LB 31 Armando Fitz Jr LB 32 JC Rispress Jr LB 35 John Porter So CB 36 Terry Keys III So DE 38 Toby Ndukwe Jr DT 39 Darren Brown So LB 41 Preston Ellison Jr S 42 Ra–Sun Kazadi So LB 43 Brian Holloway Jr DT 44 Harrison Loveless Jr LB 45 Luke Evans  Fr DE 46 Garnett March II  Fr S 47 Hunter Ballard  Fr S 48 Evan Gray  Fr CB 49 Marcus Nesby  Fr LB 50 Richard McBryde Sr DE 51 Warren Walls Fr LB 52 Deuce Palmer  Fr LB 53 Garrett Madison  Fr DE 54 Gerrit Choate Sr DE 55 Gary Wiley Jr LB 56 Broc Watkins Sr LB 57 Ben Frugal  Fr LB 59 Will Goldberg  Fr LB 60 Reid Stacy  Fr DE 61 Jack Young  Fr LB 63 Eli Frugal  Fr LB 67 Nick Lerew So DL 89 Alex Sickafoose  Fr DE 90 Nelson Paul So DT 91 Terrance Newman Jr DT 92 Shabazz Dotson So DT 93 Elijah Chatman So DE 94 Mason Mastrov Fr DT 95 Will Jones Sr DT 96 Devere Levelston So DE 97 Turner Coxe Jr DT 98 Jacob Pugh Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 32 Jack Hansing Sr K 44 Charles Cannon Jr LS 49 Cole Voyles So K 94 Wills Thompson III  Fr P 95 Nick Lang  Fr K 96 Austin Dennis  Fr K, P 97 Russell Roberts So P 99 Warren Scott So	Head coach Sonny Dykes (Texas Tech) Coordinators/assistant coaches Kevin Kane (Kansas) Defensive Coordinator/LB Garrett Riley (Texas Tech) Offensive Coordinator/QB A.J Ricker (Missouri) Co-Offensive Coordinator/OL Chris Brasfield (TCU) Special Teams Coordinator Josh Martin (Tarleton State) Tight Ends Kevin Curtis (Texas Tech) Cornerbacks David Gru (California) Wide Receivers Trey Haverty (TCU) Safeties Randall Joyner (SMU) Defensive Line Ra'Shaad Samples (Houston) Assistant Coach Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: June 27, 2020

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 p.m.	at Texas State*		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN	W 31–24	7,500
September 19	5:00 p.m.	at North Texas*		Apogee Stadium Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	CBSSN	W 65–35	8,464
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin*		Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN+	W 50–7	7,898
October 3	2:30 p.m.	No. 25 Memphis		Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN2	W 30–27	7,898
October 16	5:00 p.m.	at Tulane	No. 17	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN	W 37–34 ^OT	0
October 24	8:00 p.m.	No. 9 Cincinnati	No. 16	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN2	L 13–42	7,898
October 31	6:30 p.m.	Navy	No. 22	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Gansz Trophy)	ESPN2	W 51–37	7,898
November 7	11:00 a.m.	at Temple	No. 18	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 47–23	2,577
November 14	6:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	No. 19	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	L 24–28	3,900
November 28	11:00 a.m.	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	L 38–52	3,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	RV	RV*	RV	RV	RV	18	17	16	22	18	19	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV*	RV	RV	RV	21	18	16	23	18	19	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released												NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

Game summaries

Statistics	SMU	Texas State
First downs	26	22
Total yards	544	416
Rushing yards	177	189
Passing yards	367	227
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	32:03	27:57

at Texas State

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU −24.5	70

Southern Methodist at Texas State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	14	14	3	31
Bobcats	0	14	7	3	24

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

• Date: Saturday, September 5
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: E 8 mph
• Game attendance: 7,500
• Referee: Marshall Lewis
• TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter (10:56) SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 6 yard rush, Chris Naggar kick (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:01; SMU 7–0) (6:04) TXST– Brock Sturges 4 yard rush, Alan Orona kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:52; Tied 7–7) (3:47) SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 12 yard rush, Chris Naggar kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:17; SMU 14–7) (0:32) TXST – Jeremiah Haydel 3 yard pass from Brady McBride, Alan Orona kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:15; Tied 14–14) Third quarter (12:12) SMU – TJ McDaniel 9 yard rush, Chris Naggar kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:48; SMU 21–14) (6:14) TXST – Chandler Speights 19 yard pass from Brady McBride, Alan Orona kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:57; Tied 21–21 (3:26) SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. 51 yard pass from Shane Buechele, Chris Naggar kick (Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:48; SMU 28–21) Fourth quarter (2:20) SMU – Chris Naggar 32 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:31; SMU 31–21) (0:45) TXST – Alan Orona 47 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 1:35; SMU 31–24) Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 26/36, 367 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT TXST – Brady McBride – 21/39, 227 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SMU – TJ McDaniel – 27 carries, 130 yards, 1 TD TXST – Calvin Hill – 13 carries, 100 yards, Top receivers SMU – Rashee Rice – 5 receptions, 101 yards TXST – Trevis Graham Jr. – 3 receptions, 59 yards

Statistics	SMU	North Texas
First downs	33	25
Total yards	710	517
Rushing yards	366	212
Passing yards	344	305
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	34:31	25:29

at North Texas

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU −14.0	68.5

Southern Methodist at North Texas – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	21	13	21	10	65
Mean Green	0	7	14	14	35

at Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE 8 MPH
• Game attendance: 8,464
• Referee: Tony Calabrese
• TV: CBSSN

Game information

First quarter SMU – Reggie Robinson Jr. 15-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick), 12:33. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:04. SMU – Danny Gray 62-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick), 9:44. Mustangs 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:56. SMU – Kylen Granson 7-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick), 3:27. Mustangs 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:39. Second quarter SMU – Chris Nagger 37-yard field goal, 13:42. Mustangs 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 4 yards, 3:39. UNT – Jaelon Darden 12-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick), 8:31. Mustangs 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 2:42. SMU – Chris Nagger 22-yard field goal, 3:02. Mustangs 27–7. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:48. SMU – Shane Buechele 2-yard run (Chris Nagger kick), 0:18. Mustangs 34–7. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 1:31. Third quarter UNT – DeAndre Torrey 7-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 12:02. Mustangs 34–14. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 1:48. SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 4-yard run (Chris Nagger kick), 10:53. Mustangs 41–14. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:09. UNT – Austin Aune 5-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 8:44. Mustangs 41–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:09. SMU – Reggie Robinson Jr. 2-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick), 5:42. Mustangs 48–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:02. SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 9-yard run (Chris Nagger kick), 0:11. Mustangs 55–21. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:47. Fourth quarter UNT – Jaelon Darden 33-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick), 14:02. Mustangs 55–28. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:09. SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 84-yard run (Chris Nagger kick), 12:12. Mustangs 62–28. Drive: 3 plays, 93 yards, 1:50. UNT – Deonte Simpson 55-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick), 10:52. Mustangs 62–35. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:20. SMU – Chris Nagger 46-yard field goal, 5:33. Mustangs 65–35. Drive: 4 plays, −1 yard, 2:10. Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 24/33, 344 yards, 4 TD UNT – Austin Aune – 13/25, 276 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 19 carries, 227 yards, 3 TD UNT – Oscar Adaway III – 20 carries, 104 yards Top receivers SMU – Reggie Robinson Jr. – 9 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD UNT – Jaelon Darden – 5 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	Stephen F. Austin	SMU
First downs	14	24
Total yards	216	432
Rushing yards	51	260
Passing yards	165	172
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	34:25	25:35

Stephen F. Austin

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU −31.5	58.5

Stephen F. Austin at Southern Methodist – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	7	0	7
Mustangs	22	7	7	14	50

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SE 12 MPH
• Game attendance: 7,898
• Referee: Nate Black
• TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (analyst)

Game information

First quarter SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 33 Yd Run (Chris Naggar PAT blocked), 12:34. Mustangs 0–6. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:26. SMU – Danny Gray 11 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 6:52. Mustangs 0–13. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:36. SMU – Team Safety, 4:49. Mustangs 0–15. SMU – Kylen Granson 9 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 2:23. Mustangs 0–22. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:12. Second quarter SMU – Danny Gray 6 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 2:21. Mustangs 0–29. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:19. Third quarter SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 13 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 9:42. Mustangs 0–36. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:14. SFA – Trae Self 6 Yd Run (Chris Campos Kick), 1:22. Mustangs 7–36. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:20. Fourth quarter SMU – Terrance Gipson 3 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 8:44. Mustangs 7–43. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:16. SMU – TaMerik Williams 5 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 6:01. Mustangs 7–50. Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:03. Top passers SFA – Trae Self – 13/23, 133 yards, 1 INT SMU – Shane Buechele – 14/25, 144 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SFA – Jaquarion Turner – 24 carries, 35 yards SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 6 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SFA – Jeremiah Miller – 4 receptions, 41 yards SMU – Kylen Granson – 5 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	Memphis	SMU
First downs	26	21
Total yards	501	549
Rushing yards	205	75
Passing yards	296	474
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	30:51	29:09

Memphis

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU −1.5	75

Memphis at Southern Methodist – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Tigers	3	17	7	0	27
Mustangs	17	7	3	3	30

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S 11 mph
• Game attendance: 7,898
• Referee: C. Lamertina
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)

Game information

First quarter SMU – Chris Naggar 27 Yd Field Goal, 10:34. Mustangs 0–3. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:26. MEM – Riley Patterson 26 Yd Field Goal, 7:58. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 2:36. SMU – Danny Gray 3 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 3:52. Mustangs 3–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:06. SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. 70 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 1:07. Mustangs 3–17. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20. Second quarter SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. 85 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 9:51. Mustangs 3–24. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:47. MEM – Calvin Austin III 8 Yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson Kick), 7:16. Mustangs 10–24. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:35. MEM – Sean Dykes 27 Yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson Kick), 3:30. Mustangs 17–24. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:06. MEM – Riley Patterson 56 Yd Field Goal, 0:00. Mustangs 20–24. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 0:22. Third quarter SMU – Chris Naggar 25 Yd Field Goal, 9:29. Mustangs 20–27. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:42. MEM – Tahj Washington 5 Yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson Kick), 2:53. Tied 27–27. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 6:33. Fourth quarter SMU – Chris Naggar 43 Yd Field Goal, 0:09. Tied 27–27. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 1:16. Top passers MEM – Brady White – 29/42, 296 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT SMU – Shane Buechele – 32/46, 474 yards, 3 TD Top rushers MEM – Rodrigues Clark – 16 carries, 98 yards SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 13 carries, 32 yards Top receivers MEM – Sean Dykes – 6 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 5 receptions, 243 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	SMU	Tulane
First downs	25	23
Total yards	581	387
Rushing yards	142	195
Passing yards	439	192
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:01	28:59

at Tulane

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU −6.5	65

Southern Methodist at Tulane – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 17 Mustangs	10	7	10	7	3	37
Green Wave	7	10	7	10	0	34

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: October 16
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Mostly Cloudy • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: N 14 mph
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Anthony Calabre
• TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)

Game information

First quarter TULN – Mykel Jones 31 Yd pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover Kick), 11:32. Green Wave 0–7. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:35. SMU – Danny Gray 32 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 9:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 1:33. SMU – Chris Naggar 48 Yd Field Goal, 5:32. Mustangs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:00. Second quarter TULN – Michael Pratt 1 Yd Run (Merek Glover Kick), 6:24. Green Wave 10–14. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:29. TULN – Rashee Rice 10 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 2:43. Mustangs 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:43. SMU– Merek Glover 34 Yd Field Goal, 0:44. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 1:59. Third quarter TULN – Stephon Huderson 22 Yd Run (Merek Glover Kick), 11:28. Green Wave 17–24. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:38. SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 2 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 10:26. Tied 24–24. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12. SMU – Chris Naggar 33 Yd Field Goal, 3:17. Mustangs 27–24. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 6:16. Fourth quarter TULN – Michael Pratt 7 Yd Run (Merek Glover Kick), 12:59. Green Wave 27–31. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:21. SMU – Danny Gray 10 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 7:12. Mustangs 34–31. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 5:47. TULN – Merek Glover 27 Yd Field Goal, 1:30. Tied 34–34. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:42. Overtime SMU – Chris Naggar 34 Yd Field Goal. Mustangs 37–34. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards. Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 23/37, 384 yards, 2 TD TULN – Michael Pratt – 12/29, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 25 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD TULN – Stephon Huderson – 19 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD Top receivers SMU – Rashee Rice – 7 receptions, 139 yards, 1 TD TULN – Duece Watts – 3 receptions, 56 yards

Statistics	Cincinnati	SMU
First downs	17	22
Total yards	439	290
Rushing yards	313	75
Passing yards	126	215
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	27:15	32:45

Cincinnati

Pregame line	Over/under

Cincinnati at Southern Methodist – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Bearcats			0
Mustangs			0

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: October 24
• Game time: TBD CDT
• Game weather: ;
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV: ESPN2

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CIN – SMU – Top rushers CIN – SMU – Top receivers CIN – SMU –

Statistics	Navy	SMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Navy

Pregame line	Over/under

Navy at Southern Methodist – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Midshipmen			0
Mustangs			0

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: October 31
• Game time: TBD CDT
• Game weather: ;
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NAVY – SMU – Top rushers NAVY – SMU – Top receivers NAVY – SMU –

Statistics	SMU	Temple
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Temple

Pregame line	Over/under

Southern Methodist at Temple – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
Owls			0

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

• Date: November 5
• Game time: TBD CDT
• Game weather: ;
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV: ESPN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SMU – TEM – Top rushers SMU – TEM – Top receivers SMU – TEM –

Statistics	SMU	Tulsa
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at Tulsa

Pregame line	Over/under

Southern Methodist at Tulsa – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
Golden Hurricane			0

at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK

• Date: November 14
• Game time: TBD CDT
• Game weather: ;
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SMU – TUL – Top rushers SMU – TUL – Top receivers SMU – TUL –

Statistics	SMU	East Carolina
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

at East Carolina

Pregame line	Over/under

Southern Methodist at East Carolina – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Mustangs			0
Pirates			0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: November 28
• Game time: TBD CDT
• Game weather: ;
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SMU – ECU – Top rushers SMU – ECU – Top receivers SMU – ECU –

Statistics	Houston	SMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Houston

Pregame line	Over/under

Houston at Southern Methodist – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Cougars			0
Mustangs			0

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Game time: TBD CDT
• Game weather: ;
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV:  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers HOU – SMU – Top rushers HOU – SMU – Top receivers HOU – SMU –

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