2013 SMU Mustangs football team

The 2013 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs, led by sixth-year head coach June Jones, played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, an enclave of Dallas. This was the first year as a member of the American Athletic Conference after having previously played in Conference USA. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in American Athletic play to finish in fifth place.

2013 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	5–7 (4–4 The American)
Head coach	June Jones (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Hal Mumme (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jason Phillips (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot/Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason (6th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium

2013 American Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 UCF $		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 15 Louisville		7	–	1					12	–	1
Cincinnati		6	–	2					9	–	4
Houston		5	–	3					8	–	5
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	7
Rutgers		3	–	5					6	–	7
UConn		3	–	5					3	–	9
South Florida		2	–	6					2	–	10
Memphis		1	–	7					3	–	9
Temple		1	–	7					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Texas Tech*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN	L 23–41	34,790
September 7	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 (FCS) Montana State*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN3	W 31–30	10,107
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPNU	L 13–42	86,542
September 28	11:00 a.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	FS1	L 17–48	45,111
October 5	11:00 a.m.	Rutgers	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPNews	L 52–55 3OT	19,436
October 19	11:00 a.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	AAN	W 34–29	16,241
October 26	2:00 p.m.	Temple	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN3	W 59–49	15,786
November 9	11:00 a.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	AAN	L 25–28	28,069
November 16	2:00 p.m.	UConn	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN3	W 38–21	14,639
November 23	6:00 p.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN3	W 16–6	28,397
November 29	11:00 a.m.	at Houston	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 0–34	23,210
December 7	11:00 a.m.	No. 15 UCF	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN	L 13–17	12,589
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Texas Tech

See also: 2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	3	10	7	21	41
Mustangs	3	6	7	7	23

Statistics	TTU	SMU
First downs	31	31
Total yards	461	490
Rushing yards	48	102
Passing yards	413	388
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	28:37	31:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing	Baker Mayfield	43/60, 413 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Baker Mayfield	12 rushes, 16 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eric Ward	13 receptions, 150 yards
SMU	Passing	Garrett Gilbert	41/62, 388 yards
	Rushing	Garrett Gilbert	14 rushes, 53 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jeremy Johnson	12 receptions, 131 yards

No. 3 (FCS) Montana State

See also: 2013 Montana State Bobcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 (FCS) Bobcats	8	14	8	0	30
Mustangs	5	14	3	9	31

Statistics	MTST	SMU
First downs	25	22
Total yards	378	461
Rushing yards	160	144
Passing yards	218	317
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	33:29	26:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing	DeNarius McGhee	17/27, 218 yards, TD
	Rushing	Cody Kirk	29 rushes, 107 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tanner Bleskin	5 receptions, 73 yards
SMU	Passing	Garrett Gilbert	35/48, 317 yards, TD
	Rushing	K. C. Nlemchi	8 rushes, 54 yards, TD
	Receiving	Darius Joseph	12 receptions, 113 yards, TD

At No. 10 Texas A&M

See also: 2013 Texas A&M Aggies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	3	0	7	13
No. 10 Aggies	14	18	10	0	42

Statistics	SMU	TAMU
First downs	25	27
Total yards	434	581
Rushing yards	93	265
Passing yards	341	316
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	29:04	30:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Garrett Gilbert	37/62, 310 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Prescott Line	9 rushes, 40 yards
	Receiving	Keenan Holman	10 receptions, 133 yards, TD
Texas A&M	Passing	Johnny Manziel	14/21, 244 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Johnny Manziel	12 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Malcome Kennedy	6 receptions, 83 yards, TD

At TCU

See also: 2013 TCU Horned Frogs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	3	0	7	17
Horned Frogs	0	7	10	31	48

Statistics	SMU	TCU
First downs	15	16
Total yards	292	335
Rushing yards	16	107
Passing yards	276	228
Turnovers	5	2
Time of possession	17:01	42:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Garrett Gilbert	23/44, 276 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	K. C. Nlemchi	10 rushes, 46 yards
	Receiving	Jeremy Johnson	11 receptions, 159 yards, TD
TCU	Passing	Trevone Boykin	15/26, 228 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Waymon James	11 rushes, 54 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ty Slanina	3 receptions, 63 yards, TD

Rutgers

See also: 2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Scarlet Knights	14	7	14	0	7	7	6	55
Mustangs	0	7	7	21	7	7	3	52

Statistics	RUTG	SMU
First downs	22	23
Total yards	474	558
Rushing yards	191	74
Passing yards	283	484
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	31:56	28:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing	Gary Nova	19/33, 283 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Justin Goodwin	24 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Justin Goodwin	2 receptions, 73 yards, TD
SMU	Passing	Garrett Gilbert	45/70, 484 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Traylon Shead	15 rushes, 69 yards
	Receiving	Jeremy Johnson	18 receptions, 217 yards, 3 TD

At Memphis

See also: 2013 Memphis Tigers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	24	3	0	34
Tigers	3	0	7	19	29

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Temple

See also: 2013 Temple Owls football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	14	7	14	49
Mustangs	7	7	21	24	59

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Cincinnati

See also: 2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	3	0	15	25
Bearcats	0	14	14	0	28

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Cincinnati	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UConn

See also: 2013 UConn Huskies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	7	7	7	21
Mustangs	7	14	7	10	38

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At South Florida

See also: 2013 South Florida Bulls football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	0	13	0	16
Bulls	0	0	0	6	6

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Houston

See also: 2013 Houston Cougars football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0
Cougars	10	14	10	0	34

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 15 UCF

See also: 2013 UCF Knights football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Knights	0	3	14	0	17
Mustangs	3	7	3	0	13

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving