# 2016 SMU Mustangs football team

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 StadiumDenton, TX (Safeway Bowl) | ASN | W 34–21 | 24,718 |
| September 10 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Baylor* | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | FS1 | L 13–40 | 45,499 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Liberty* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | ESPN3 | W 29–14 | 22,127 |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | TCU* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) | ESPN | L 3–33 | 30,987 |
| October 1 | 11:00 a.m. | at Temple | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPNews | L 20–45 | 22,401 |
| October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN2 | L 40–43 $^{OT}$ | 20,089 |
| October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 11 Houston | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX (rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 38–16 | 32,000 |
| October 29 | 3:00 p.m. | at Tulane | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNews | W 35–31 | 25,780 |
| November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Memphis | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | ESPNews | L 7–51 | 24,379 |
| November 12 | 11:00 a.m. | at East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | ESPNews | W 55–31 | 42,908 |
| November 19 | 6:00 p.m. | South Florida | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | CBSSN | L 27–35 | 18,417 |
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Navy | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX (Gansz Trophy) | ESPNU | L 31–75 | 21,283 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
    Schedule Source:

## Game summaries
### At North Texas

| Quarter | 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 announcers (ASN): Jeff McCarragher and N.D. Kalu
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

| Quarter | 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 announcers (FS2/FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, and Bruce Feldman
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Liberty | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| SMU | 10 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
* Date: September 17, 2016
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 22,127
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Brett Dolan and Chad Brown

### TCU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TCU | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 33 |
| SMU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
* Date: September 23, 2016
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 30,987
* TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Mack Brown, and Dawn Davenport

### At Temple

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| SMU | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Temple | 21 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 44 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
* Date: October 1, 2016
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 22,401
* TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Couzens and Dan Hawkins

### At Tulsa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| SMU | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
| Tulsa | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 43 |
at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
* Date: October 7, 2016
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 20,089
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia

### Houston

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #11 Houston | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| SMU | 7 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
* Date: October 22, 2016
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 32,000
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer, and Paul Carcaterra

### At Tulane

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| SMU | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Tulane | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
* Date: October 29, 2016
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 25,780
* TV announcers (ESPNews): Dave LaMont and Brian Kinchen

### Memphis

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Memphis | 21 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 51 |
| SMU | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
* Date: November 5, 2016
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 24,379
* TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia

### At East Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| SMU | 10 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 55 |
| East Carolina | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
* Date: November 12, 2016
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 42,908
* TV announcers (ESPNews): Mike Couzens and Dan Hawkins

### South Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| South Florida | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| SMU | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
* Date: November 19, 2016
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game attendance: 18,417
* TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak, Randy Cross, and Taylor Rooks

### Navy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Navy | 14 | 14 | 28 | 19 | 75 |
| SMU | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
* Date: November 26, 2016
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: SE 4 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 21,283
* Referee: Michael Roche
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown and Clint Stoerner