# 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.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### Texas Tech

| | 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 |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | Baker Mayfield | 12 rushes, 16 yards, TD |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | Eric Ward | 13 receptions, 150 yards |
| SMU | Passing | Garrett Gilbert | 41/62, 388 yards |
| SMU | Rushing | Garrett Gilbert | 14 rushes, 53 yards, TD |
| SMU | Receiving | Jeremy Johnson | 12 receptions, 131 yards |

### No. 3 (FCS) Montana State

| | 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 |
| Montana State | Rushing | Cody Kirk | 29 rushes, 107 yards, 2 TD |
| Montana State | Receiving | Tanner Bleskin | 5 receptions, 73 yards |
| SMU | Passing | Garrett Gilbert | 35/48, 317 yards, TD |
| SMU | Rushing | K. C. Nlemchi | 8 rushes, 54 yards, TD |
| SMU | Receiving | Darius Joseph | 12 receptions, 113 yards, TD |

### At No. 10 Texas A&M

| | 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 |
| SMU | Rushing | Prescott Line | 9 rushes, 40 yards |
| SMU | Receiving | Keenan Holman | 10 receptions, 133 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Johnny Manziel | 14/21, 244 yards, TD, INT |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Johnny Manziel | 12 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Malcome Kennedy | 6 receptions, 83 yards, TD |

### At TCU

| | 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 |
| SMU | Rushing | K. C. Nlemchi | 10 rushes, 46 yards |
| SMU | Receiving | Jeremy Johnson | 11 receptions, 159 yards, TD |
| TCU | Passing | Trevone Boykin | 15/26, 228 yards, 2 TD |
| TCU | Rushing | Waymon James | 11 rushes, 54 yards, TD |
| TCU | Receiving | Ty Slanina | 3 receptions, 63 yards, TD |

### Rutgers

| | 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 |
| Rutgers | Rushing | Justin Goodwin | 24 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD |
| Rutgers | Receiving | Justin Goodwin | 2 receptions, 73 yards, TD |
| SMU | Passing | Garrett Gilbert | 45/70, 484 yards, 5 TD |
| SMU | Rushing | Traylon Shead | 15 rushes, 69 yards |
| SMU | Receiving | Jeremy Johnson | 18 receptions, 217 yards, 3 TD |

### At Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Tigers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 29 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| SMU | Passing |
| SMU | Rushing |
| SMU | Receiving |
| Memphis | Passing |
| Memphis | Rushing |
| Memphis | Receiving |

### Temple

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 59 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Temple | Passing |
| Temple | Rushing |
| Temple | Receiving |
| SMU | Passing |
| SMU | Rushing |
| SMU | Receiving |

### At Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| Bearcats | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| SMU | Passing |
| SMU | Rushing |
| SMU | Receiving |
| Cincinnati | Passing |
| Cincinnati | Rushing |
| Cincinnati | Receiving |

### UConn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UConn | Passing |
| UConn | Rushing |
| UConn | Receiving |
| SMU | Passing |
| SMU | Rushing |
| SMU | Receiving |

### At South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| SMU | Passing |
| SMU | Rushing |
| SMU | Receiving |
| South Florida | Passing |
| South Florida | Rushing |
| South Florida | Receiving |

### At Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cougars | 10 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| SMU | Passing |
| SMU | Rushing |
| SMU | Receiving |
| Houston | Passing |
| Houston | Rushing |
| Houston | Receiving |

### No. 15 UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Knights | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UCF | Passing |
| UCF | Rushing |
| UCF | Receiving |
| SMU | Passing |
| SMU | Rushing |
| SMU | Receiving |