2016 SMU Mustangs football team

2016 SMU Mustangs football

Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
2016 record	5–7 (3–5 The American)
Head coach	Chad Morris (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Craddock (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Power Spread
Defensive coordinator	Van Malone (2nd year)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
No. 23 Temple xy$		7	–	1		10	–	3
No. 25 South Florida x		7	–	1		10	–	2
UCF		4	–	4		6	–	6
Cincinnati		1	–	7		4	–	8
Connecticut		1	–	7		3	–	9
East Carolina		1	–	7		3	–	9
West Division
Navy xy		7	–	1		9	–	3
Tulsa		6	–	2		9	–	3
Memphis		5	–	3		8	–	4
Houston		5	–	3		9	–	3
SMU		3	–	5		5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7		4	–	8
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, and competed in the West Division of American Athletic Conference (AAC). They were led by second-year head coach Chad Morris. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in American Athletic play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at North Texas*	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	ASN	W 34–21	24,718
September 10	2:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Baylor*	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FS1	L 13–40	45,499
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Liberty*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	ESPN3	W 29–14	22,127
September 23	7:00 p.m.	TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	ESPN	L 3–33	30,987
October 1	11:00 a.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	L 20–45	22,401
October 7	7:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	L 40–43 ^OT	20,089
October 22	6:00 p.m.	No. 11 Houston	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX (Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 38–16	32,000
October 29	3:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPNews	W 35–31	25,780
November 5	3:00 p.m.	Memphis	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	ESPNews	L 7–51	24,379
November 12	11:00 a.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPNews	W 55–31	42,908
November 19	6:00 p.m.	South Florida	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	CBSSN	L 27–35	18,417
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Navy	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX (Gansz Trophy)	ESPNU	L 31–75	21,283
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time Zone.

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summaries

at North Texas

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–5–1	2015	SMU, 31–13

SMU Mustangs vs North Texas Mean Green – Game summary ^[2]

	1	2	3	4	Total
SMU	17	7	10	0	34
North Texas	0	14	0	7	21

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas

Date: September 3, 2016
Game time: 06:06 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: 12 E • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 24,718
Referee: Referee: Tracy Jones, *Umpire: Nick Pergine* Linesman: Lyndell Shelton* Line Judge: Colin Gaynor* Back Judge: Jim Downey* Field Judge: Jim Smith* Side Judge: Matt Waldron*
TV: ASN

Game information

First Quarter

SMU 13:01 Xavier Jones 49 yd run; Josh Williams XP Good (SMU 7–0)
SMU 05:46 Josh Williams 29 yd field goal (SMU 10–0)
SMU 00:23 Courtland Sutton 88 yd pass from Ben Hicks; Josh Williams XP Good (SMU 17–0)

Second Quarter

UNT 11:19 Thaddeous Thompson 7 yd pass from Alec Morris; Trevor Moore XP Good (SMU 17–7)
SMU 01:59 Courtland Sutton 46 yd pass from Matt Davis; Josh Williams XP Good (SMU 24–7)
UNT 00:38 Kelvin Smith 25 yd pass from Alec Morris; Trevor Moore XP Good (SMU 24-14)

Third Quarter

SMU 07:15 Coutland Sutton 4 yd pass from Matt Davis; Josh Williams XP Good (SMU 31-14)
SMU 00:57 Michael Armstrong 22 yd field goal (SMU 34-14)

Fourth Quarter

UNT 02:21 Jeffrey Wilson 11 yd run; Trevor Moore XP Good (SMU 34–21)

Top Passers

SMU – Matt Davis 8/17, 155 Yds, 2 TD
UNT – Alec Morris 24/39, 237 Yds, 2 TD

Top Rushers

SMU – Xavier Jones 11 attempts, 117 yards, 1 TD
UNT – Jeffrey Wilson 15 attempt, 88 yards, 1 TD

Top Receiving

SMU – Courtland Sutton 4 receptions, 162 yards, 3 TD
UNT – Willie Robinson 8 receptions, 73 yards

Top Tacklers

SMU – Justin Lawler 8 tackles
UNT – Kishawn McClain 8 tackles

at Baylor

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–38–1	2015	BU, 56–21

SMU Mustangs vs Baylor Bears – Game summary ^[3]

	1	2	3	4	Total
SMU	6	0	7	0	13
#23 Baylor	0	6	20	14	40

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

Date: September 10, 2016
Game time: 02:40 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 12 N • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Game attendance: 45,499
Referee: Referee: C. Castleberry, *Umpire: Jim Adams* Linesman: Justin Gragg* Line Judge: Kelly Deterding* Back Judge: T. Castleberry* Field Judge: Scott Gaines* Side Judge: Anthony Fleming* Center Judge: Chris Tallent*
TV: FS1

Game information

First Quarter

SMU 09:12 Josh Williams 29 yd field goal (SMU 3–0)
SMU 03:39 Josh Williams 26 yd field goal (SMU 6–0)

Second Quarter

BU 13:51 Chris Callahan 35 yd field goal (SMU 6–3)
BU 01:15 Chris Callahan 38 yd field goal (tie 6–6)

Third Quarter

BU 12:02 Blake Lynch 31 yd pass from Seth Russell; Chris Callahan XP Good (BU 6-13)
BU 05:43 Seth Russell 19 yd run; Chris Callahan XP Good (BU 6-20)
BU 04:55 Orion Stewart 33 yd interception return; Chris Callahan XP failed (BU 6-26)
SMU 02:40 Courtland Sutton 20 yd pass from Ben Hicks; Josh Williams XP Good (BU 13-26)

Fourth Quarter

BU 13:45 KD Cannon 32 yd pass from Seth Russell; Chris Callahan XP Good (BU 13–33)
BU 04:16 JaMycal 4 yd run; Chris Callahan XP Good (BU 13-40)

Top Passers

SMU – Ben Hicks 17/44, 229 Yds, 1 TD
BU – Seth Russell 26/47, 261 Yds, 2 TD

Top Rushers

SMU – Xavier Jones 15 attempts, 93 yards
BU – T. Williams 19 attempt, 85 yards

Top Receiving

SMU – James Proche 7 receptions, 84 yards
BU – KD Cannon 10 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

Top Tacklers

SMU – Darrion Millines 10 tackles
BU – Patrick Levels 12 tackles

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	0	7	0	14
Mustangs	10	3	6	10	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	3	3	14	13	33
Mustangs	3	0	0	0	3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–48–7	2015	TCU, 56–37

at Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	7	0	6	20
Owls	21	14	3	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1–2	2015	TEM, 60–40

at Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mustangs	14	6	7	10	3	40
Golden Hurricane	10	13	7	7	6	43

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–9	2015	TULSA, 40–31

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Cougars	0	7	7	2	16
Mustangs	7	21	0	10	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–20–1	2015	UH, 49–28

at Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	7	0	14	35
Green Wave	7	3	14	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–13	2015	SMU, 49–21

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	21	17	13	0	51
Mustangs	7	0	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2015	MEM, 63–0

at East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	10	28	10	7	55
Pirates	7	17	0	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2015	ECU, 49–23

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	14	7	7	7	35
Mustangs	7	7	10	3	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2015	USF, 38–14

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	14	14	28	19	75
Mustangs	7	17	0	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–10	2015	NAVY, 55–14

References

↑ "2016 SMU Mustangs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
↑ http://www.smumustangs.com/boxscore.aspx?id=618&path=football
↑ http://www.smumustangs.com/boxscore.aspx?id=618&path=football

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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