2015 SMU Mustangs football team

2015 SMU Mustangs football

Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	Western Division
2015 record	2–10 (1–7 The American)
Head coach	Chad Morris (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Craddock (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Van Malone (1st year)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Temple x		7	–	1		10	–	4
South Florida		6	–	2		8	–	5
Cincinnati		4	–	4		7	–	6
Connecticut		4	–	4		6	–	7
East Carolina		3	–	5		5	–	7
UCF		0	–	8		0	–	12
West Division
#8 Houston xy$		7	–	1		13	–	1
#18 Navy x		7	–	1		11	–	2
Memphis		5	–	3		9	–	4
Tulsa		3	–	5		6	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7		3	–	9
SMU		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 31, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Chad Morris. They played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, an enclave of Dallas, and were members of the Western Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the Western Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 PM	No. 4 Baylor*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPN	L 21–56	32,047
September 12	6:00 PM	North Texas*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl)	ESPN3	W 31–13	25,401
September 19	7:00 PM	at No. 3 TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	FSN	L 37–56	41,827
September 26	6:00 PM	No. 9 (FCS) James Madison*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPN3	L 45–48	22,314
October 3	3:00 PM	East Carolina	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPNews	L 23–49	17,136
October 8	7:00 PM	at Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 28–49	25,204
October 24	3:00 PM	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPNews	L 14–38	24,338
October 31	3:00 PM	Tulsa	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPNews	L 31–40	18,127
November 6	7:00 PM	No. 23 Temple	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPN2	L 40–60	17,232
November 14	2:30 PM	at No. 22 Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy)	CBSSN	L 14–55	35,778
November 21	7:00 PM	Tulane	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPNews	W 49–21	15,000
November 28	11:00 AM	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPNews	L 0–63	30,075
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[1]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Bears	28	0	14	14	56
Mustangs	14	7	0	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–37–7	2014	BU, 45–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	3	3	7	0	13
Mustangs	7	0	3	21	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–5–1	2014	UNT, 43–6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	10	7	17	3	37
#3 Horned Frogs	14	14	14	14	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–47–7	2014	TCU, 56–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 (FCS) Dukes	10	7	17	14	48
Mustangs	7	7	17	14	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	14	14	14	49
Mustangs	13	10	0	0	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2014	ECU, 45–24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	7	0	7	28
Cougars	7	21	14	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–20–1	2014	UH, 35–9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	0	0	7	14
Bulls	3	14	7	14	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2014	USF, 14–13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	7	3	7	31
Golden Hurricane	3	20	10	7	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–8	2014	TULSA, 38–28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	7	17	22	60
Mustangs	0	17	7	16	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0–2	2013	SMU, 59–49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	7	0	14
#20 Midshipmen	14	14	6	21	55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–9	2011	NAVY, 24–17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	7	7	7	21
Mustangs	14	21	0	14	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–13	2012	TULANE, 27–26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	28	28	7	0	63

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2014	MEM, 48–10

↑ "2015 SMU Mustangs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

SMU Mustangs football

Venues	Ownby Stadium (1926–48, 1989–94) Cotton Bowl (1932–78, 1995–2000) Texas Stadium (1972–73, 1979–86) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Navy: Gansz Trophy North Texas: Safeway Bowl Rice: Mayor's Cup TCU: Battle for the Iron Skillet

Culture & lore	Peruna Best Dressed Band in the Land Southern Methodist University football scandal

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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