# 2007 SMU Mustangs football team

The 2007 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Phil Bennett in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last of out of six teams in C-USA's West Division.
The Mustangs scored an average of 28.3 points per game (54th of 119 in FBS) while allowing 39.8 points per game (117th of 119 in FBS).

## Previous season

The 2006 team finished with an overall record of 6–6. The team went 4–4 in conference play, finishing in fourth place in the Conference USA's West Division. Despite being bowl eligible the Mustangs were not invited to a bowl game.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Texas Tech* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | ESPN | L 9–49 | 26,969 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX (Safeway Bowl) | | W 45–31 | 20,517 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State* | ASU StadiumJonesboro, AR | KTXA | L 28–45 | 17,465 |
| September 22 | 7:30 p.m. | at TCU* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivalry) | CSTV | L 7–21 | 31,511 |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | UTEP | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | CSTV | L 45–48 $^{OT}$ | 16,464 |
| October 13 | 6:30 p.m. | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | CSTV | L 7–28 | 31,253 |
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | FSN | L 34–41 $^{OT}$ | 14,901 |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | KTXA | L 23–29 | 18,853 |
| November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Houston | Robertson StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | L 28–38 | 22,774 |
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX (rivalry) | | L 42–43 | 13,902 |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | UCF | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | | L 20–49 | 10,271 |
| November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | KTXA | L 52–55 $^{3OT}$ | 20,184 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Texas Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
* Date: September 3
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 26,969
* TV: ESPN
* Recap, Box score
Game information :
First quarter
TTU – Graham Harrell 1-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 10:19. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:41.
SMU – Thomas Morstead 36-yard field goal, 7:53. Red Raiders 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 2:23.
Second quarter
TTU – Danny Amendola 49-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Alex Trlica kick), 14:10. Red Raiders 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 2:41.
SMU – Thomas Morstead 35-yard field goal, 5:58. Red Raiders 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:38.
TTU – Michael Crabtree 1-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Alex Trlica kick), 0:02. Red Raiders 21–6. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 5:57.
Third quarter
TTU – Michael Crabtree 42-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Alex Trlica kick), 8:00. Red Raiders 28–6. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:50.
TTU – Michael Crabtree 2-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Alex Trlica kick), 1:14. Red Raiders 35–6. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:22.
Fourth quarter
TTU – Shannon Woods 2-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 12:23. Red Raiders 42–6. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 1:02.
SMU – Thomas Morstead 37-yard field goal, 10:16. Red Raiders 42–9. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 2:07.
TTU – Shannon Woods 5-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 2:01. Red Raiders 49–9. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:28.
Top passers
TTU – Graham Harrell – 44/59, 419 yards, 4 TD
SMU – Justin Willis – 15/33, 138 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
TTU – Shannon Woods – 10 rushes, 45 yards, 2 TD
SMU – Justin Willis – 14 rushes, 40 yards
Top receivers
TTU – Danny Amendola – 10 receptions, 149 yards, TD
SMU – Zack Sledge – 4 receptions, 64 yards :

### North Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 7:00 p.m CDT
* Game attendance: 20,517
* Recap, Box score
Game information :
First quarter
UNT – Brandon Jackson 4-yard pass from Danny Meager (Thomas Moreland kick), 5:18. Mean Green 7–0.
SMU – Thomas Morstead 29-yard field goal, 1:22. Mean Green 7–3.
UNT – Casey Fitzgerald 25-yard pass from Danny Meager (Thomas Moreland kick), 0:00. Mean Green 14–3.
Second quarter
SMU – James Mapps 5-yard run (Thomas Morstead kick), 6:50. Mean Green 14–10.
SMU – DeMyron Martin 1-yard run (Thomas Morstead kick), 0:00. Mustangs 17–14.
Third quarter
SMU – Emmanuel Sanders 1-yard pass from Justin Willis (Thomas Morstead kick), 13:22. Mustangs 24–14.
UNT – Thomas Moreland 29-yard field goal, 4:37. Mustangs 24–17.
SMU – 29-yard run (Thomas Morstead kick), 0:00. Mustangs 31–17.
Fourth quarter
UNT – Casey Fitzgerald 26-yard pass from Danny Meager (Thomas Moreland kick), 12:38. Mustangs 31–24.
UNT – Micah Mosley 2-yard run (Thomas Moreland kick), 8:35. Tied 31–31.
SMU – Zack Sledge 13-yard pass from Justin Willis (Thomas Morstead kick), 4:19. Mustangs 38–31.
SMU – Bryce Hudman 49-yard interception return (Thomas Morstead kick), 3:39. Mustangs 45–31.
Top passers
UNT – Danny Meager – 46/64, 602 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
SMU – Justin Willis – 30/42, 353 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
UNT – Micah Mosley – 12 rushes, 39 yards, TD
SMU – Justin Willis – 10 rushes, 82 yards
Top receivers
UNT – Casey Fitzgerald – 18 receptions, 327 yards, 2 TD
SMU – Devin Lowrey – 7 receptions, 160 yards :

### At Arkansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Indians | 21 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
at ASU Stadium, Jonesboro, Arkansas
* Date: September 15
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 17,465
* TV: KTXA
* Recap, Box score

### At TCU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Horned Frogs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
* Date: September 22
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 31,511
* TV: CSTV
* Recap, Box score
Game information :
First quarter
SMU – DeMyron Martin 15-yard run (Thomas Morstead kick), 7:42. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 0:44.
TCU – Bart Johnson 17-yard punt return (Chris Manfredini kick), 4:14. Tied 7–7.
Second quarter
TCU – Robert Henson 58-yard interception return (Chris Manfredini kick), 11:47. Horned Frogs 14–7.
TCU – Derek Moore 15-yard pass from Marcus Jackson (Chris Manfredini kick), 3:40. Horned Frogs 21–7. Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 6:27.
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
SMU – Justin Willis – 19/34, 203 yards, INT
TCU – Marcus Jackson – 6/12, 68 yards, TD
Top rushsers
SMU – DeMyron Martin – 19 rushes, 100 yards, TD
TCU – Aaron Brown – 11 rushes, 92 yards
Top receivers
SMU – Emmanuel Sanders – 7 receptions, 98 yards
TCU – Derek Moore – 2 receptions, 38 yards, TD :

### UTEP

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 48 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 16,464
* TV: CSTV
* Recap, Box score

### At Southern Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
* Date: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game time: October 13
* Game attendance: 31,253
* TV: CSTV
* Recap, Box score

### Tulane

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Green Wave | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
* Date: October 20
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 14,901
* TV: FSN
* Recap, Box score

### At Tulsa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma
* Date: October 27
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 18,853
* TV: KTXA
* Recap, Box score

### At Houston

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Cougars | 7 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
at Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: November 4
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 22,774
* TV: ESPN
* Recap, Box score

### Rice

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 13 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 43 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 13,902
* Recap, Box score

### UCF

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Knights | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
| Mustangs | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 10,271
* Recap, Box score

### At Memphis

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 52 |
| Tigers | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 55 |
at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
* Date: November 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 20,184
* TV: KTXA
* Recap, Box score