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2019 SMU Mustangs football team

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.

2019 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record10–3 (6–2 The American)
Head coach
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
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 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

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Recruiting class

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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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:     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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 

Award watch lists

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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

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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

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

Schedule

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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 Florida
ESPNUW 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. 16
ESPNW 34–3124,543
November 26:30 p.m.at No. 24 MemphisNo. 15
ABCL 48–5459,506
November 911:00 a.m.East Carolina No. 25
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
ESPNUW 59–5129,528
November 232:30 p.m.at NavyNo. 25
CBSSNL 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

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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
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 24, 2020

Game summaries

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At Arkansas State

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See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
Pregame line Over/under
Arkansas State –1.5
Southern Methodist at Arkansas State – Game summary
Quarter 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
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

North Texas

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See also: 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team and Safeway Bowl
Pregame line Over/under
SMU –3.5
North Texas at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Quarter 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
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Game information
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

Texas State

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See also: 2019 Texas State Bobcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
SMU –17.5
Texas State at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Quarter 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
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

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

At TCU

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See also: 2019 TCU Horned Frogs football team
Pregame line Over/under
TCU –8.0
Southern Methodist at Texas Christian – Game summary
Quarter 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
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Game information
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

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]

At South Florida

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See also: 2019 South Florida Bulls football team
Pregame line Over/under
SMU –7.5
Southern Methodist at South Florida – Game summary
Quarter 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
  • [13] [14] [15]
Game information
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

Tulsa

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See also: 2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Pregame line Over/under
SMU –12.0
Tulsa at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Quarter 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
  • [16] [17] [18]
Game information
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

Temple

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See also: 2019 Temple Owls football team
Pregame line Over/under
SMU –9.5
Temple at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Quarter 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
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

At Houston

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See also: 2019 Houston Cougars football team
Pregame line Over/under
SMU –12.5
Southern Methodist at Houston – Game summary
Quarter 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
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 Memphis

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See also: 2019 Memphis Tigers football team
Pregame line Over/under
Memphis –6.5
Southern Methodist at Memphis – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Mustangs 7 10 72448
No. 24 Tigers 7 16 171454

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

Game information
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

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.

East Carolina

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See also: 2019 East Carolina Pirates football team
Pregame line Over/under
SMU –22.5
East Carolina at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Quarter 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
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

At Navy

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See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team
Pregame line Over/under
Navy –3.5
Southern Methodist at Navy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Mustangs 7 14 0728
Midshipmen 7 3 101535

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

Game information
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

Tulane

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See also: 2019 Tulane Green Wave football team
Pregame line Over/under
SMU –3.0
Tulane at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Quarter 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
  • [34] [35] [36]
Game information
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

At Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton Bowl)

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See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team and 2019 Boca Raton Bowl
Pregame line Over/under
SMU –7.0
Southern Methodist at Florida Atlantic – Game summary
Quarter 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: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: E 21 mph
  • Game attendance: 23,187
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst) and Pat McAfee (sideline)
  • [37] [38] [39]
Game information
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

Statistics

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Scoring

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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

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Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football 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

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All-American Athletic Conference Football Team

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References:[15]

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2020 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 201 James Proche WR Baltimore Ravens

References

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  1. ^ "SMU Mustangs return to AP Top 25 for first time since getting NCAA death penalty". Associated Press. ESPN. September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "SMU Football Adds Standout Class". SMU Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "Proche Named To Maxwell Award Watch List". SMU Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Gary Named Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee". SMU Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Proche, Roberson Jr. Named To Biletnikoff Watch List". SMU Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Howerton Earns Rimington Trophy Preseason Accolades". SMU Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Proche Named To Paul Hornung Award Preseason Watch List". SMU Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "Page Honored As Wuerffel Trophy Nominee". SMU Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "Three Mustangs Named To Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List". SMU Athletics. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  10. ^ "UCF chosen as Favorite in 2019 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  11. ^ Lassan, Steven. "American Athletic 2019 All-Conference Team". AthlonSports.com. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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