2019 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season

2019 SMU Mustangs football
Boca Raton Bowl, L 28–52 vs. Florida Atlantic
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record10–3 (6–2 American)
Head coach
  • Sonny Dykes (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorRhett Lashlee (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKevin Kane (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumGerald J. Ford Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 24 UCF   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Temple   5 – 3     8 – 5  
South Florida   2 – 6     4 – 8  
East Carolina   1 – 7     4 – 8  
UConn   0 – 8     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 20 Navy x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
SMU   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Tulane   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Houston   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs were led by second-year head 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. They competed as members of the West Division of the American Athletic Conference.

The Mustangs started the season 8–0, their first 8–0 start to a season since 1982. The team's non-conference schedule was capped off with a 41–38 victory over rival TCU, their first victory over the Horned Frogs since 2011. Following a 48–21 victory over the South Florida Bulls in week 5, the Mustangs entered the AP Poll at no. 24, their first poll ranking since the team received the NCAA's death penalty in February 1987.[1] The team's first loss of the season would come on November 2 against the Memphis Tigers. The team went on to play in the Boca Raton Bowl, falling to Florida Atlantic.

SMU in action at TCU

Preseason

Recruiting class

References:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Ulysses Bentley IV
Running Back 		Houston, TX C. E. King HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) - Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
CeTaidrian "Tai" Brooks
Offensive lineman 		Allen, TX Allen HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 315 lb (143 kg) - Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Cobe Bryant
Offensive lineman 		Auburn Hills, MI Rochester HS
Riverside CC 		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 295 lb (134 kg) - Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Keontae "Keke" Burns
Wide receiver 		Pittsburg, TX Pittsburg HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) - Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Elijah Chatman
Defensive tackle 		Shreveport, LA Evangel Christian Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 270 lb (120 kg) - Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Donald Clay
Safety 		New Orleans, LA John Curtis HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) - Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Chace Cromartie
Safety 		Cibolo, TX Steele HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) - Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Luke Evans
Inside linebacker 		Liberty, TX Liberty HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 186 lb (84 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Carson Garrett
Kicker 		Dallas, TX Bishop Lynch HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 186 lb (84 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Terrance Gipson
Quarterback 		Houston, TX Westfield HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) - Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Danielson Ike
Offensive guard 		Kansas City, MO Rockhurst HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 320 lb (150 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
T. J. McDaniel
Running back 		Southlake, TX Carroll HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 187 lb (85 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Henry Mossberg
Offensive guard 		Southlake, TX Carroll HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 260 lb (120 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Nelson Paul
Defensive end 		Bunnell, FL Flagler Palm Coast HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) - Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Rashee Rice
Wide receiver 		North Richland Hills, TX Richland HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) - Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Roderick Roberson Jr.
Safety 		Royse City, TX Royse City HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) - Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Parker Stone
Wide receiver 		Dallas, TX Parish Episcopal 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) - Feb 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Warren Walls
Defensive end 		Dallas, TX Bishop Lynch HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) - Dec 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Sam Westfall
Cornerback 		Saint George, UT Dixie HS
Mesa CC 		5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) - Dec 19, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Calvin Wiggins
Wide receiver 		Trophy Club, TX Bryon Nelson HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) - Dec 19, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Maxwell Award James Proche WR Sr
AFCA Good Words Award Demerick Gary DT Sr
Biletnikoff Award James Proche WR Sr
Biletnikoff Award Reggie Roberson, Jr. WR Sr
Rimington Trophy Hayden Howerton OL Jr
Paul Hornung Award James Proche WR Sr
Wuerffel Trophy Tyler Page WR Jr
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award James Proche WR Sr
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Reggie Roberson, Jr. WR Sr
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Shane Buechele QB Sr

References:[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Mustangs predicted to finish fourth in the AAC West Division.[10]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Memphis 165 (15)
2 Houston 162 (14)
3 Tulane 108
4 SMU 87 (1)
5 Navy 70
6 Tulsa 38

Preseason All-AAC teams

SMU placed nine players to the All-AAC team, sanctioned by Athlon Sports.[11]

Offense

1st team

3rd team

  • Reggie Roberson Jr. – Jr, wide receiver

4th team

Defensive

2nd team

  • Delontae Scott – Sr, defensive lineman
  • Richard moore – Sr, linebacker
  • Rodney clemons – Sr, safety

Special teams

4th team

  • James proche – Sr, punt returner

Schedule

SMU's 2019 schedule will begin with four non-conference games: first on the road against Arkansas State of the Sun Belt Conference, then at home against North Texas of Conference USA, then at home against Texas State, also of the Sun Belt Conference, and finally on the road against cross-town rival TCU of the Big 12 Conference. In American Athletic Conference play, the Mustangs will play the other members of the West Division and draw East Carolina, South Florida, and Temple from the East Division. They will not play Cincinnati, Connecticut, or UCF as part of the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Arkansas State*ESPN+W 37–3022,076
September 76:00 p.m.North Texas*ESPN3W 49–2722,766
September 146:00 p.m.Texas State*
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
ESPN3W 47–1717,469
September 212:30 p.m.at No. 25 TCU*FS1W 41–3841,250
September 283:00 p.m.at South FloridaESPNUW 48–2128,850
October 56:30 p.m.TulsaNo. 24
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
ESPNUW 43–37 3OT28,142
October 192:30 p.m.TempleNo. 19
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
ESPN2W 45–2123,132
October 246:30 p.m.at HoustonNo. 16ESPNW 34–3124,543
November 26:30 p.m.at No. 24 MemphisNo. 15ABCL 48–5459,506
November 911:00 a.m.East CarolinadaggerNo. 25
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
ESPNUW 59–5129,528
November 232:30 p.m.at NavyNo. 25CBSSNL 28–3533,732
November 303:00 p.m.Tulane
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
ESPNUW 37–2020,761
December 212:30 p.m.at Florida Atlantic*ABCL 28–5223,187

Source:[12]

Roster

2019 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 C. J. Sanders  Sr
RB 2 Ke'Mon Freeman Sr
WR 3 James Proche (C) Sr
WR 4 Tyler Page Jr
RB 5 Xavier Jones Sr
QB 6 Omari Ross Fr
QB 7 Shane Buechele (C)  Jr
WR 8 Reggie Roberson Jr. Jr
QB 9 William Brown So
QB 10 Terrance Gipson Fr
WR 11 Rashee Rice Fr
QB 12 Derek Green  Fr
WR 13 Judah Bell So
TE 14 Ryan Becker Sr
WR 15 Calvin Wiggins Fr
WR 16 Keke Burns Fr
WR 17 Austin Upshaw So
QB 18 Jacob Oehrlein  Fr
RB 20 Cameron Rosenberger Fr
RB 21 TaMerik Williams  Fr
WR 22 Myron Gailliard Sr
RB 25 T. J. McDaniel Fr
RB 26 Ulysses Bentley IV Fr
RB 30 Tyler Lavine Fr
RB 31 Merek Pierce Sr
WR 40 Ben Palmer Fr
WR 42 Beau Barker Fr
TE 44 Kedrick James Jr
WR 47 Walker French Fr
WR 48 Devan Reck-Irvin Fr
OL 57 Cobe Bryant Jr
OL 58 Patrick Jones Jr
OL 59 Tai Brooks Fr
OL 60 Carter Foster Fr
OL 63 Charlie Flores Sr
OL 64 Cameron Ervin Fr
OL 65 Thomas Shelmire Fr
OL 66 Sam Burns Fr
OL 70 Kadarius Smith Jr
OL 71 Jaylon Thomas So
OL 72 Nick Dennis Sr
OL 74 Braxton Webb Jr
OL 75 Hayden Howerton Jr
OL 77 Alan Ali So
OL 78 Beau Morris Jr
OL 79 Danielson Ike Fr
TE 81 Ben Redding So
TE 83 Kylen Granson Jr
WR 84 Matt Dorrity So
WR 85 Keith Jones  Fr
TE 86 Tommy McIntyre Jr
TE 88 Carson Welch Fr
TE 99 Cody Banks Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Eric Sutton Sr
S 2 Patrick Nelson  Sr
LB 3 Delano Robinson Jr
CB 5 Ar'mani Johnson So
CB 6 Sam Westfall So
CB 7 Robert Hayes Jr. Sr
LB 9 Shaine Hailey Jr
DT 10 Demerick Gary Sr
CB 11 Chevin Calloway So
CB 12 Kevin Johnson Sr
S 13 Roderick Roberson Jr. Fr
LB 14 Richard Moore (C) Sr
S 15 Treveon Johnson So
S 16 Trevor Denbow Jr
DB 17 Cam'ron Jones Fr
S 18 Chace Cromartie Fr
S 20 Collin Rock Jr
S 21 Donald Clay Fr
DE 22 Tyeson Neals Jr
S 23 Rodney Clemons (C) Sr
LB 24 Jimmy Phillips Jr. So
LB 25 Myles Duke Jr
DB 26 Brandon Stephens Jr
S 27 Michael Salerno So
CB 28 Christian Davis Sr
CB 29 Justin Guy-Robinson So
LB 30 Kyle Blaskovich So
LB 31 Armando Fitz So
LB 32 J. C. Rispress So
LB 33 Jordan Ward Jr
S 34 Brice Madison Jr
DE 35 Delontae Scott Sr
CB 36 Terry Keys III  Fr
DE 38 Toby Ndukwe So
DT 39 Darren Brown Fr
DE 40 Noah Spears Jr
LB 41 Preston Ellison So
S 42 Ra-Sun Kazadi  Fr
LB 43 Brian Holloway So
DT 44 Harrison Loveless So
LB 45 Luke Evans Fr
DE 46 Garnett March II Fr
S 47 Hunter Ballard Fr
CB 49 Marcus Nesby Fr
LB 50 Richard McBryde Sr
DT 51 Pono Davis Sr
LB 52 Deuce Palmer Fr
LB 53 Garrett Madison Fr
DE 54 Gerrit Choate Jr
DE 55 Gary Wiley So
LB 57 Ben Furgal Fr
LB 58 Eli Furgal Fr
LB 59 Will Goldberg Fr
LB 60 Reid Stacy Fr
DE 61 Jack Young Fr
LB 62 Daniel Stecker Fr
LB 67 Nick Lerew Fr
DT 68 Chris Buggers Sr
DL 89 Alex Sickafoose Fr
DE 90 Nelson Paul Fr
DT 91 Terrance Newman So
DT 92 Shabazz Dotson  Fr
DT 93 Elijah Chatman Fr
DT 95 Will Jones Jr
DT 96 Zach Abercrumbia Sr
DE 97 Turner Coxe  So
DT 98 Jacob Pugh Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 32 Jack Hansing Jr
K 44 Charles Cannon So
K 46 Luke Hogan Jr
P 47 Jamie Sackville Sr
LS 49 Cole Voyles  Fr
LS 50 Mark Fuchs Fr
K, P 89 Kevin Robledo Sr
K 93 Kevin Miles Jr
K 94 Wills Thompson III Fr
P 95 Nick Lang Fr
K 96 Austin Dennis Fr
P 97 Russell Roberts Fr
P 99 Warren Scott  Fr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 24, 2020

Game summaries

Statistics SMU Arkansas State
First downs 29 25
Total yards 508 414
Rushing yards 148 90
Passing yards 360 324
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 35:14 24:46

At Arkansas State

Pregame line Over/under
Arkansas State –1.5
Southern Methodist at Arkansas State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 3 13 14737
Red Wolves 7 2 14730

at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,076
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [1] [2] [3]
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:08) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 7-yard pass from Logan Bonner, Blake Grupe kick
    Arkansas State 7–0; Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:04
  • (08:45) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 34-yard field goal
    Arkansas State 7–3; Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 4:17
Second quarter
  • (14:01) ARST SF – Team safety
    Arkansas State 9–3; Drive: 2 plays, -12 yards, 0:36
  • (07:08) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 9-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 10–9; Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 5:03
  • (03:53) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 29-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 13–9; Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:29
  • (00:29) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 25-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 16–9; Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 1:55
Third quarter
  • (13:41) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 8-yard pass from Logan Bonner, Blake Grupe kick
    Tied 16–16; Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:11
  • (07:36) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 29-yard pass from Logan Bonner, Blake Grupe kick
    Arkansas State 23–16; Drive: 7 plays, 98 yards, 3:03
  • (07:22) SMU TD – CJ Sanders 98-yard kickoff returned, Kevin Robledo PAT failed
    Arkansas State 23–22; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
  • (00:44) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Tyler Page two point conversion pass to Kylen Granson
    Southern Methodist 30–23; Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:36
Fourth quarter
  • (09:11) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 2-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 37–23; Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 4:55
  • (05:59) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 34-yard pass from Logan Bonner, Blake Grupe kick
    Southern Methodist 37–30; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:12
Top passers
  • SMU – Shane Buechele – 30/49, 360 yards, INT
  • ARST – Logan Bonner – 32/50, 324 yards, 4 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • SMU – Ke'Mon Freeman – 22 carries, 86 yards
  • ARST – Marcel Murray – 17 carries, 77 yards
Top receivers
  • SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 11 receptions, 180 yards
  • ARST – Omar Bayless – 10 receptions, 132 yards, 4 TD

Statistics North Texas SMU
First downs 21 25
Total yards 396 503
Rushing yards 211 211
Passing yards 185 292
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 34:44 25:16

North Texas

Pregame line Over/under
SMU –3.5
North Texas at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 0 14 6727
Mustangs 21 7 14749

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 100 °F (38 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 22,766
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [4] [5] [6]
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:15) SMU TD – Reggie Roberson Jr. 5-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 9 play, 75 yards, 2:45
  • (07:26) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 24-yard rush, Kevin Robledo PAT failed
    Southern Methodist 13–0; Drive: 9 play, 83 yards, 2:47
  • (03:21) SMU TD – Ke'Mon Freeman 2-yard rush, Shane Buechele two-point conversion pass to James Proche
    Southern Methodist 21–0; Drive: 4 play, 45 yards, 1:12
Second quarter
  • (10:30) UNT TD – Tre Siggers 1-yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick
    Southern Methodist 21–7; Drive: 6 play, 80 yards, 2:10
  • (04:50) SMU TD – Reggie Roberson Jr. 31-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Russell Roberts kick
    Southern Methodist 28–7; Drive: 6 play, 57 yards, 2:40
  • (02:30) UNT TD – Michael Lawrence 8-yard pass from Mason Fine, Ethan Mooney kick
    Southern Methodist 28–14; Drive: 6 play, 70 yards, 2:41
Third quarter
  • (10:01) UNT FG – Ethan Mooney 26-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 28–17; Drive: 11 play, 83 yards, 4:55
  • (07:37) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 10-yard rush, Russell Roberts kick
    Southern Methodist 35–17; Drive: 9 play, 76 yards, 2:15
  • (02:28) UNT FG – Ethan Mooney 36-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 35–20; Drive: 12 play, 56 yards, 5:09
  • (00:50) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 51-yard rush, Russell Roberts kick
    Southern Methodist 42–20; Drive: 5 play, 77 yards, 1:30
Fourth quarter
  • (09:59) SMU TD – James Proche 11-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Russell Roberts kick
    Southern Methodist 49–20; Drive: 8 play, 71 yards, 3:22
  • (01:54) UNT TD – Jaelon Darden 5-yard pass from Jason Bean, Ethan Mooney kick
    Southern Methodist 49–27; Drive: 9 play, 54 yards, 2:40
Top passers
  • UNT – Mason Fine – 17/32, 152 yards, TD, INT
  • SMU – Shane Buechele – 21/31, 292 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
  • UNT – Tre Siggers – 18 carries, 164 yards, TD
  • SMU – Xavier Jones – 16 carries, 127 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers

Statistics Texas State SMU
First downs 15 23
Total yards 241 639
Rushing yards 16 390
Passing yards 225 249
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 29:06 30:54

Texas State

Pregame line Over/under
SMU –17.5
Texas State at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 3 0 7717
Mustangs 7 6 211347

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 97 °F (36 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 17,469
  • Referee: A. Calabrese
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [7] [8] [9]
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:47) SMU TD – James Proche 4-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Luke Hogan kick
    Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:13
  • (08:13) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 27-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 7–3; Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:17
Second quarter
  • (13:02) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 10-yard rush, Luke Hogan PAT blocked
    Southern Methodist 13–3; Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:09
Third quarter
  • (12:44) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick
    Southern Methodist 20–3; Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:09
  • (07:26) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 39-yard rish, Luke Hogan kick
    Southern Methodist 27–3; Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:30
  • (04:29) TXST TD – Anthony D. Taylor 10-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick
    Southern Methodist 27–10; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:57
  • (00:06) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 42-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick
    Southern Methodist 34–10; Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 1:09
Fourth quarter
  • (12:32) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 58-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Luke Hogan PAT failed
    Southern Methodist 40–10; Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:10
  • (05:50) TXST TD – Caleb Twyford 35-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick
    Southern Methodist 40–17; Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:02
  • (00:38) SMU TD – Merek Pierce 4-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick
    Southern Methodist 47–17; Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:11
Top passers
  • TXST – Gresch Jensen – 22/37, 185 yards, TD, INT
  • SMU – Shane Buechele – 14/18, 219 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • TXST – Caleb Twyford – 11 carries, 25 yards
  • SMU – TJ McDaniel – 8 carries, 159 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
  • TXST – Caleb Twyford – 3 receptions, 53 yards, TD
  • SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 4 receptions, 68 yards

With the victory, the Mustangs improved to 3–0, their first 3–0 start since the 1984 season.[13]

Statistics SMU TCU
First downs 16 23
Total yards 406 424
Rushing yards 118 236
Passing yards 288 188
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 29:55 30:05

At TCU

Pregame line Over/under
TCU –8.0
Southern Methodist at Texas Christian – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 18 13 01041
No. 25 Horned Frogs 7 10 71438

at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 41,250
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV: FoxSports1
  • [10] [11] [12]
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:42) SMU TD – Shane Buechele 4-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick
    Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:18
  • (05:56) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Ke'Mon Freeman two-point conversion rush
    Southern Methodist 15–0; Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:06
  • (02:57) TCU TD – Darius Anderson 14-yard rush, Jonathan Song kick
    Southern Methodist 15–7; Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:59
  • (00:00) SMU FG – Luke Hogan 38-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 18–7; Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:06
Second quarter
  • (13:05) TCU TD – Darius Anderson 3-yard rush, Jonathan Song kick
    Southern Methodist 18–14; Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:44
  • (07:44) SMU TD – Ke'Mon Freeman 1-yard rush, Luke Hogan PAT failed
    Southern Methodist 24–14; Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:01
  • (03:28) TCU FG – Jonathan Song 29-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 24–17; Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:08
  • (00:13) SMU TD – James Proche 9-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Russell Roberts kick
    Southern Methodist 31–17; Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:08
Third quarter
  • (07:09) TCU TD – Pro Wells 12-yard pass from Max Duggan, Jonathan Song kick
    Southern Methodist 31–24; Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:27
Fourth quarter
  • (13:58) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 3-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Russell Roberts kick
    Southern Methodist 38–24; Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:05
  • (09:43) TCU TD – Sewo Olonilua 5-yard pass from Max Duggan, Jonathan Song kick
    Southern Methodist 38–31; Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:15
  • (06:36) SMU FG – Russell Roberts 32-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 41–31; Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:07
  • (03:37) TCU TD – Pro Wells 13-yard pass from Max Duggan, Jonathan Song kick
    Southern Methodist 41–38; Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 2:50
Top passers
  • SMU – Shane Buechele – 23/34, 288 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • TCU – Max Duggan – 16/36, 188 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
  • SMU – Xavier Jones – 19 carries, 79 yards, TD
  • TCU – Darius Anderson – 19 carries, 161 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 4 receptions, 122 yards
  • TCU – Dylan Thomas – 4 receptions, 70 yards

The Mustangs built a 15–0 lead in the 1st quarter and never trailed in the game. SMU lead 31–17 at halftime, but the Horned Frogs rallied in the 2nd half to trail by 3 points late in the 4th. The Mustangs held on and stopped the comeback attempt, winning 41–38. This is SMU's first win over TCU since 2011.[14]

Statistics SMU South Florida
First downs 31 22
Total yards 497 342
Rushing yards 245 54
Passing yards 252 288
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 31:48 28:12

At South Florida

Pregame line Over/under
SMU –7.5
Southern Methodist at South Florida – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 14 20 7748
Bulls 0 0 71421

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 28,850
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV: ESPNU
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Game information
First quarter
  • (09:58) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 9-yard rush, Russell Roberts kick
    Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:23
  • (01:56) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 36-yard rush, Russell Roberts kick
    Southern Methodist 14–0; Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:59
Second quarter
  • (12:56) SMU TD – James Proche 6-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Russell Roberts kick
    Southern Methodist 21–0; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:19
  • (09:22) SMU TD – Reggie Roberson Jr. 31-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Russell Roberts kick
    Southern Methodist 28–0; Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:09
  • (07:30) SMU TD – James Proche 19-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Russell Roberts PAT failed
    Southern Methodist 34–0; Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:44
Third quarter
  • (02:30) SMU TD – Shane Buechele 10-yard rush, Russell Roberts kick
    Southern Methodist 41–0; Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:10
  • (00:26) USF TD – Jacob Mathis 24-yard pass from Blake Barnett, Coby Weiss kick
    Southern Methodist 41–7; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:04
Fourth quarter
  • (10:40) USF TD – Bryce Miller 13-yard pass from Blake Barnett, Coby Weiss kick
    Southern Methodist 41–14; Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:12
  • (05:01) SMU TD – Tyler Lavine 1-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 48–14; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:39
  • (02:57) USF TD – Mitchell Wilcox 7-yard pass from Blake Barnett, Coby Weiss kick
    Southern Methodist 48–21; Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:04
Top passers
  • SMU – Shane Buechele – 21/25, 226 yards, 3 TD, INT
  • USF – Blake Barnett – 13/21, 222 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
  • SMU – Xavier Jones – 15 carries, 155 yards, 2 TD
  • USF – Jordan Cronkrite – 8 carries, 30 yards
Top receivers
  • SMU – James Proche – 7 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD
  • USF – Mitchell Wilcox – 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD

Statistics Tulsa SMU
First downs 22 26
Total yards 500 437
Rushing yards 154 127
Passing yards 346 310
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 29:22 30:38

Tulsa

Pregame line Over/under
SMU –12.0
Tulsa at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OT2OT3OTTotal
Golden Hurricane 3 20 7070037
No. 24 Mustangs 6 3 02170643

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C); mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 28,142
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV: ESPNU
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Game information
First quarter
  • (08:13) SMU TD – Ar'mani Johnson 64-yard interception returned, Kevin Robledo PAT blocked
    Southern Methodist 6–0; Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:02
  • (04:16) TUL FG – Jacob Rainey 32-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 6–3; Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:57
Second quarter
  • (13:46) TUL TD – Keylon Stokes 58-yard pass from Zach Smith, Jacob Rainey kick
    Tulsa 10–6; Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:27
  • (13:45) TUL TD – Kendarian Ray 1-yard fumble returned, Jacob Rainey PAT blocked kick
    Tulsa 16-6; Drive: 0 plays, 00 yards, 0:00
  • (07:34) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 32-yard field goal
    Tulsa 16–9; Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 1:40
  • (05:23) TUL TD – Keylon Stokes 5-yard from Zach Smith, Jacob Rainey kick
    Tulsa 23–9; Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:11
Third quarter
  • (11:47) TUL TD – Keenen Johnson 40-yard pass from Zach Smith, Jacob Rainey kick
    Tulsa 30–9; Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:13
Fourth quarter
  • (14:56) SMU TD – Ke'Mon Freeman 1-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Tulsa 30–16; Drive: 19 plays, 73 yards, 7:35
  • (08:24) SMU TD – James Proche 30-yard from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Tulsa 30–23; Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 3:01
  • (01:02) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 4-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Tied 30–30; Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 4:29
First overtime
  • TUL td – Josh Johnson 7-yard pass from Zach Smith, Jacob Rainey kick
    Tulsa 37–30; Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards
  • SMU td – Xavier Jones 3-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Tied 37–37; Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards
Third overtime
  • SMU td – James Proche 25-yard pass from Shane Buechele
    Southern Methodist 43–37; Drive: 1 play, 25 yards
Top passers
  • TUL – Zach Smith – 23/41, 346 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
  • SMU – Shane Buechele – 23/40, 280 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
  • TUL – Shamari Brooks – 16 carries, 95 yards
  • SMU – Xavier Jones – 26 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • TUL – Keylon Stokes – 5 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
  • SMU – James Proche – 11 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD

Statistics Temple SMU
First downs 14 34
Total yards 273 655
Rushing yards 69 198
Passing yards 204 457
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 25:45 34:15

Temple

Pregame line Over/under
SMU –9.5
Temple at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
RV Owls 0 7 7721
No. 19 Mustangs 10 14 71445

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

  • Date: October 19
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 23,123
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV: ESPN2
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Game information
First quarter
  • (11:21) SMU TD – Reggie Roberson Jr. 33-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robeldo kick
    Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 3:39
  • (07:46) SMU FG – Kevin Robeldo 22-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 10–0; Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 2:46
Second quarter
  • (07:15) SMU TD – Reggie Roberson Jr. 75-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robeldo kick
    Southern Methodist 17–0; Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:22
  • (05:14) TEM TD – Re'Mahn Davis 1-yard rush, Will Mobley kick
    Southern Methodist 17–7; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:01
  • (00:20) SMU TD – James Proche 10-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robeldo kick
    Southern Methodist 24–7; Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 1:45
Third quarter
  • (12:38) TEM TD – Branden Mack 25-yard pass from Anthony Ruso, Will Mobley kick
    Southern Methodist 24–14; Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:22
  • (08:22) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 10-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robeldo kick
    Southern Methodist 31–14; Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 4:16
Fourth quarter
  • (13:09) TEM TD – Anthony Russo 1-yard rush, Will Mobley kick
    Southern Methodist 31–21; Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:50
  • (11:54) SMU TD – Reggie Roberson Jr. 60-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robeldo kick
    Southern Methodist 38–21; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:15
  • (07:21) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 5-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robeldo kick
    Southern Methodist 45–21; Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:20
Top passers
  • TEM – Anthony Russo – 18/32, 171 yards, TD
  • SMU – Shane Buechele – 30/53, 457 yards, 6 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • TEM – Re'Mahn Davis – 16 carries, 54 yards, TD
  • SMU – Xavier Jones – 29 carries, 105 yards
Top receivers
  • TEM – Branden Mack – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD
  • SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 8 receptions, 250 yards, 3 TD

Statistics SMU Houston
First downs 22 22
Total yards 385 514
Rushing yards 182 107
Passing yards 203 407
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 28:13 31:37

At Houston

Pregame line Over/under
SMU –12.5
Southern Methodist at Houston – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Mustangs 7 14 10334
Cougars 0 13 71131

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 24,543
  • Referee: A. Calabrese
  • TV: ESPN
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Game information
First quarter
  • (01:33) SMU TD – James Proche 15-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:03
Second quarter
  • (14:28) HOU TD – Bryson Smith 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Tied 7–7; Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 2:05
  • (10:41) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 62-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 14–7; Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:29
  • (08:14) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 11-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 21–7; Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:03
  • (01:56) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 25-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 21–10; Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:18
  • (00:00) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 34-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 21–13; Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:46
Third quarter
  • (14:13) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 2-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 28–13; Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04
  • (14:01) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 75-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick
    Southern Methodist 28–20; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12
  • (10:56) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 23-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 31–20; Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:05
Fourth quarter
  • (14:10) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 40-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 31–23; Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:36
  • (08:56) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 33-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 34–23; Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:00
  • (04:47) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 96-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Clayton Tune two-point conversion pass to Christian Trahan
    Southern Methodist 34–31; Drive: 1 play, 96 yards, 0:12
Top passers
  • SMU – Shane Buechele – 20/38, 203 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • HOU – Clayton Tune – 18/33, 407 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • SMU – Xavier Jones – 22 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD
  • HOU – Mulbah Car – 18 carries, 136 yards
Top receivers
  • SMU – James Proche – 7 receptions, 83 yards, TD
  • HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 5 receptions, 211 yards, 2 TD

Statistics SMU Memphis
First downs 27 26
Total yards 553 514
Rushing yards 97 164
Passing yards 456 350
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 27:01 32:59

At Memphis

Pregame line Over/under
Memphis –6.5
Southern Methodist at Memphis – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Mustangs 7 10 72448
No. 24 Tigers 7 16 171454

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 59,506
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Maria Taylor (sideline)
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Game information
First quarter
  • (05:49) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 16-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 3:49
  • (03:34) MEM TD – Kenneth Gainwell 14-yard rush, Riley Patterson kick
    Tied 7–7; Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:15
Second quarter
  • (13:38) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 30-yard field goal
    Memphis 10–7; Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:19
  • (11:30) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 2-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 14–10; Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:08
  • (09:24) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 49-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 14–13; Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 2:06
  • (05:44) MEM TD – Antonio Gibson 50-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick
    Memphis 20–14; Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:56
  • (03:42) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 23-yard field goal
    Memphis 20–17; Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:02
  • (00:12) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 34-yard field goal
    Memphis 23–17; Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 3:30
Third quarter
  • (14:50) MEM TD – Antonio Gibson 97-yard kickoff returned, Riley Patterson kick
    Memphis 30–17; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
  • (12:46) SMU TD – Ke'Mon Freeman 2-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Memphis 30–24; Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:04
  • (08:43) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 50-yard field goal
    Memphis 33–24; Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 4:03
  • (02:14) MEM TD – Damonte Coxie 24-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick
    Memphis 40–24; Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 3:17
Fourth quarter
  • (12:49) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 30-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Shane Buechele two-point conversion pass to Rashee Rice
    Memphis 40–32; Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:22
  • (11:36) MEM TD – Damonte Coxie 49-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick
    Memphis 47–32; Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 1:13
  • (09:31) MEM TD – Antonio Gibson 78-yard rush, Riley Patterson kick
    Memphis 54–32; Drive: 1 play, 78 yards, 0:16
  • (08:07) SMU TD – Ke'Mon Freeman 68-yard rush, Shane Buechele two-point conversion pass to Rashee Rice
    Memphis 54–40; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:24
  • (02:06) SMU TD – James Proche 2-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Jaylon Thomas two-point conversion rush
    Memphis 54–48; Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 3:14
Top passers
  • SMU – Shane Buechele – 34/54, 456 yards, 3 TD
  • MEM – Brady White – 19/33, 350 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
  • SMU – Ke'Mon Freeman – 6 carries, 74 yards, 2 TD
  • MEM – Antonio Gibson – 3 carries, 97 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • SMU – James Proche – 13 receptions, 149 yards, TD
  • MEM – Damonte Coxie – 7 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD

Memphis hosted the Mustangs in the first-ever College GameDay appearance for the Tigers, and just the second for SMU. The Mustangs jumped out to an early lead in front of the sold-out crowd, and the two teams traded scores to reach halftime with a 17-23 score in favor of Memphis. The Tigers never trailed in the second half, although the Mustangs drew within one score on a Shane Buechele pass to James Proche and Jaylon Thomas's two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter. Memphis handed SMU its first loss of the season.

Statistics East Carolina SMU
First downs 27 33
Total yards 644 636
Rushing yards 146 222
Passing yards 498 414
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 31:05 28:55

East Carolina

Pregame line Over/under
SMU –22.5
East Carolina at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 7 13 171451
No. 25 Mustangs 14 14 171459

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 29,528
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV: ESPNU
  • [28] [29] [30]
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:44) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 22-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:16
  • (07:20) ECU TD – Jsi Hatfield 68-yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Jake Verity kick
    Tied 7–7; Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:42
  • (03:51) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 4-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 14–7; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:29
Second quarter
  • (11:06) ECU FG – Jake Verity 38-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 14–10; Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:39
  • (07:28) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 3-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 21–10; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:38
  • (04:45) SMU TD – James Proche 51-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 28–10; Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:02
  • (02:04) ECU TD – Tyler Snead 36-yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Jake Verity kick
    Southern Methodist 28–17; Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:37
  • (00:00) SMU FG – Jake Verity 37-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 28–20; Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:00
Third quarter
  • (13:53) ECU TD – Zech Byrd 45-yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Jake Verity kick
    Southern Methodist 28–27; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07
  • (12:01) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 35-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 35–27; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:52
  • (08:06) ECU TD – Tyler Snead 47-yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Jake Verity kick
    Southern Methodist 35–34; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:55
  • (05:34) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 23-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 38–34; Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:22
  • (01:56) ECU FG – Jake Verity 41-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 38–37; Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:38
  • (00:19) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 64-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 45–37; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:29
Fourth quarter
  • (10:58) ECU TD – Tyler Snead 57-yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Jake Verity kick
    Southern Methodist 45–44; Drive: 10 plays, 97 yards, 4:20
  • (07:25) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 31-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 52–44; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:40
  • (04:18) SMU TD – James Proche 3-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 59–44; Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 3:00
  • (01:55) ECU TD – Audie Omotosho 22-yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Jake Verity kick
    Southern Methodist 59–51; Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 2:16
Top passers
  • ECU – Holton Ahlers – 32/42, 498 yards, 6 TD
  • SMU – Shane Buechele – 33/46, 414 yards, 5 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • ECU – Tay Williams – 14 carries, 61 yards
  • SMU – Xavier Jones – 20 carries, 157 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
  • ECU – Tyler Snead – 19 receptions, 240 yards, 3 TD
  • SMU – James Proche – 14 receptions, 167 yards, 2 TD

Statistics SMU Navy
First downs 15 28
Total yards 344 540
Rushing yards 93 378
Passing yards 251 162
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 20:20 39:40

At Navy

Pregame line Over/under
Navy –3.5
Southern Methodist at Navy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Mustangs 7 14 0728
Midshipmen 7 3 101535

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C); overcast skies
  • Game attendance: 33,732
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV: CBS Sports Network
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Game information
First quarter
  • (02:36) NAVY TD – Chance Warren 22-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Navy 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:28
  • (02:21) SMU TD – CJ Sanders 100-yard kickoff returned, Kevin Robledo kick
    Tied 7–7; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Second quarter
  • (11:44) NAVY FG – Bijan Nichols 41-yard field goal
    Navy 10–7; Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:37
  • (06:22) SMU TD – James Proche 8-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 14–10; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:22
  • (04:01) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 9-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 21–10; Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 0:22
Third quarter
  • (08:58) NAVY TD – Malcolm Perry 1-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Southern Methodist 21–17; Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:02
  • (04:04) NAVY FG – Bijan Nichols 24-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 21–20; Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:22
Fourth quarter
  • (14:19) NAVY TD – Ryan Mitchell 13-yard pass from Malcolm Perry, Malcolm Perry two-point conversion pass to CJ Williams
    Navy 28–21; Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 3:48
  • (12:14) SMU TD – Rashee Rice 61-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Tied 28–28; Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:05
  • (06:11) NAVY TD – Malcolm Perry 70-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick
    Navy 35–28; Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:50
Top passers
  • SMU – Shane Buechele – 16/28, 251 yards, 2 TD
  • NAVY – Malcolm Perry – 9/15, 162 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • SMU – Xavier Jones – 18 carries, 61 yards, TD
  • NAVY – Malcolm Perry – 38 carries, 195 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • SMU – Rashee Rice – 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD
  • NAVY – Ryan Mitchell – 3 receptions, 48 yards, TD

Statistics Tulane SMU
First downs 26 18
Total yards 465 377
Rushing yards 223 197
Passing yards 242 180
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 36:09 23:51

Tulane

Pregame line Over/under
SMU –3.0
Tulane at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 7 3 7320
Mustangs 14 7 01637

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 20,761
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV: ESPNU
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Game information
First quarter
  • (07:57) SMU TD – Myron Gailliard 30-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:38
  • (03:49) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 8-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 14–0; Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:12
  • (00:01) TULN TD – Cameron Carroll 3-yard rush, Merek Glover kick
    Southern Methodist 14–7; Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:41
Second quarter
  • (02:32) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 21–7; Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:20
  • (00:00) TULN FG – Merek Glover 33-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 21–10; Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 2:21
Third quarter
  • (06:46) TULN TD – Corey Dauphine 35-yard rush, Merek Glover kick
    Southern Methodist 21–17; Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:45
Fourth quarter
  • (10:23) SMU TD – James Proche 26-yard pass from Shane Buechele, two-point conversion rush attempt failed
    Southern Methodist 27–17; Drive: 13 plays, 93 yards, 4:32
  • (07:28) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 25-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Southern Methodist 34–17; Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:30
  • (04:48) TULN FG – Merek Glover 42-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 34–20; Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:33
  • (03:02) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 25-yard field goal
    Southern Methodist 37–20; Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 1:41
Top passers
  • TULN – Justin McMillan – 22/37, 242 yards
  • SMU – Shane Buechele – 15/27, 180 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • TULN – Corey Dauphine – 10 carries, 52 yards, TD
  • SMU – Xavier Jones – 18 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • TULN – Tyrick James – 5 receptions, 62 yards
  • SMU – James Proche – 7 receptions, 71 yards, TD

Statistics SMU Florida Atlantic
First downs 24 30
Total yards 425 521
Rushing yards 120 188
Passing yards 305 333
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 28:56 31:04

At Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton Bowl)

Pregame line Over/under
SMU –7.0
Southern Methodist at Florida Atlantic – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 0 14 01428
Owls 7 21 141052

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

  • Date: December 21
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 23,187
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV: ABC
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Game information
First quarter
  • (03:11) FAU TD – BJ Emmons 1-yard rush, Vladimir Rivas kick
    Florida Atlantic 7–0; Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 3:17
Second quarter
  • (14:05) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Tied 7–7; Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:04
  • (07:48) FAU TD – James Charles 1-yard rush, Vladimir Rivas kick
    Florida Atlantic 14–7; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:07
  • (02:12) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick
    Tied 14–14; Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 5:36
  • (01:00) FAU TD – James Charles 15-yard rush, Vladimir Rivas kick
    Florida Atlantic 21–14; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:12
  • (00:36) FAU TD – Brandon Robinson 13-yard pass from Chris Robison, Vladimir Rivas kick
    Florida Atlantic 28–14; Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:06
Third quarter
  • (06:23) FAU TD – John Raine 18-yard pass from Chris Robison, Vladimir Rivas kick
    Florida Atlantic 35–14; Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:09
  • (04:05) FAU TD – Rashad Smith 34-yard fumble returned, Vladimir Rivas kick
    Florida Atlantic 42–14; Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:18
Fourth quarter
  • (13:09) FAU FG – Vladimir Rivas 38-yard field goal
    Florida Atlantic 45–14; Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:02
  • (10:08) SMU TD – Ryan Becker 2-yard pass from Ke'Mon Freeman, Kevin Robledo kick
    Florida Atlantic 45–21; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:01
  • (03:17) FAU TD – Javion Posey 23-yard pass from Nick Tronti, Vladimir Rivas kick
    Florida Atlantic 52–21; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:51
  • (01:07) SMU TD – James Proche 22-yard pass from Shane Buechele kick
    Florida Atlantic 52–28; Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:10
Top passers
  • SMU – Shane Buechele – 27/47, 303 yards, TD, INT
  • FAU – Chris Robison – 27/37, 305 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
  • SMU – Ke'Mon Freeman – 15 carries, 52 yards
  • FAU – BJ Emmons – 17 carries, 72 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • SMU – Kylen Granson – 7 receptions, 93 yards
  • FAU – Brandon Robinson – 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD

Statistics

Scoring

Scores against non-conference opponents
1 2 3 4 Total
Opponents 17 26 34 35 112
SMU 49 39 49 37 174
Scores against the AAC
1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Opponents 10 43 31 28700 119
SMU 37 47 14 76706 187
Scores against all opponents
1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Opponents 27 69 65 49700 217
SMU 86 86 63 65706 313

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP————RV2421191615232021RVRVRVRV
Coaches———RVRVRV22191714232021RVRVRVRV
CFPNot released25—25———Not released

Postseason

All-American Athletic Conference Football Team

Offense

1st team

2nd team

Defensive

1st team

  • Patrick Nelson – Sr, Linebacker

2nd team

  • Delontae Scott – Sr, Defensive Lineman
  • Rodney clemons – Sr, Safety

Special teams

2nd team

References:[15]

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 201 James Proche WR Baltimore Ravens

References

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