# 2020 SMU Mustangs football team

The 2020 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs were led by third-year 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, competed as members of the American Athletic Conference.
After finishing their regular season with a record of 7–3 (4–3 in conference play), the Mustangs accepted an invitation to the Frisco Bowl, where they were slated to play the UTSA Roadrunners. However, the bowl was subsequently canceled, due to COVID-19 concerns within the SMU football program.

## Preseason
### Media poll

The preseason Poll was released September 1
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | UCF | 204 (10) |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 201 (7) |
| 3 | Memphis | 192 (2) |
| 4 | SMU | 146 |
| 5 | Navy | 125 (1) |
| 6 | Tulane | 118 |
| 7 | Houston | 114 |
| 8 | Temple | 88 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 49 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 42 |
| 11 | South Florida | 41 |

### Recruiting class

References:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Junior Aho Defensive Lineman | Nice, France | New Mexico Military Institute | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | – | Feb 5, 2020 |
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| Will Benton Long Snapper/Linebacker | Atlanta, GA | The Westminster School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | – | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Marcus Bryant Offensive Lineman | Round Rock, TX | Cedar Ridge HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Dylan Cordell Offensive Lineman | Houston, TX | Second Baptist HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | – | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Ty DeArman Safety | Arlington, TX | Bowie HS Oklahoma | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | – | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Danny Gray Wide Receiver | Dallas, TX | James Madison HS Blinn College | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Branson Hickman Offensive Lineman | McKinney, TX | Jesuit College Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Thaddaeus "Thad" Johnson Wide Receiver | Beaumont, TX | West Brook HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Demetri Jordan Offensive Lineman | Lubbock, TX | Coronado HS Tyler JC | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 330 lb (150 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| DeVere Levelston Defensive tackle | DeSoto, TX | DeSoto HS Tyler JC | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Bryan Massey Cornerback/Safety | Katy, TX | Katy HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | – | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Mason Mastrov Defensive End | Lafayette, CA | Campolindo HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Henry Mossberg Offensive Lineman | Southlake, TX | Southlake Carroll HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | – | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Dalton Perdue Offensive Lineman | El Dorado, AR | El Dorado HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 315 lb (143 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| John Luke Roberts Tight End/Long Snapper | Austin, TX | Austin Regents HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | – | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Erin Smith Offensive Lineman | Little Rock, AR | North Little Rock HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Marcus Smith Offensive Lineman | Stafford, TX | Stafford HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 315 lb (143 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Ben Sparks Offensive Lineman | Norman, OK | Norman HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Parker Stone Wide Receiver | Dallas, TX | Parish Episcopal School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | – | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Trent Strong Linebacker | Tucson, AZ | Salpointe Catholic HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | – | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Karl Taylor Safety | Midland, TX | Midland Lee HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Warren Wells Defensive End | Dallas, TX | Bishop Lynch HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | – | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Texas State* | | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN | W 31–24 | 7,500 |
| September 19 | 5:00 p.m. | at North Texas* | | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX (Safeway Bowl) | CBSSN | W 65–35 | 8,464 |
| September 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | ESPN+ | W 50–7 | 7,898 |
| October 3 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 25 Memphis | | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | ESPN2 | W 30–27 | 7,898 |
| October 16 | 5:00 p.m. | at Tulane | No. 17 | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN | W 37–34 $^{OT}$ | 1 |
| October 24 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 9 Cincinnati | No. 16 | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | ESPN2 | L 13–42 | 7,898 |
| October 31 | 6:30 p.m. | Navy | No. 22 | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX (Gansz Trophy) | ESPN2 | W 51–37 | 7,898 |
| November 7 | 11:00 a.m. | at Temple | No. 18 | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ | W 47–23 | 2,577 |
| November 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | No. 19 | H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | ESPN2 | L 24–28 | 3,900 |
| November 28 | 11:00 a.m. | at East Carolina | | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | ESPN+ | L 38–52 | 3,500 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV* | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | RV | RV* | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 19 | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Personnel
### Depth chart

Defense :
* CB
* CB
Offense :
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
* QB
* Special teams

## Game summaries
### At Texas State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| SMU −24.5 | 70 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| Bobcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX
* Date: Saturday, September 5
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: E 8 mph
* Game attendance: 7,500
* Referee: Marshall Lewis
* TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
(10:56) SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 6 yard rush, Chris Naggar kick (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:01; SMU 7–0)
(6:04) TXST– Brock Sturges 4 yard rush, Alan Orona kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:52; Tied 7–7)
(3:47) SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 12 yard rush, Chris Naggar kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:17; SMU 14–7)
(0:32) TXST – Jeremiah Haydel 3 yard pass from Brady McBride, Alan Orona kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:15; Tied 14–14)
Third quarter
(12:12) SMU – TJ McDaniel 9 yard rush, Chris Naggar kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:48; SMU 21–14)
(6:14) TXST – Chandler Speights 19 yard pass from Brady McBride, Alan Orona kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:57; Tied 21–21
(3:26) SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. 51 yard pass from Shane Buechele, Chris Naggar kick (Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:48; SMU 28–21)
Fourth quarter
(2:20) SMU – Chris Naggar 32 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:31; SMU 31–21)
(0:45) TXST – Alan Orona 47 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 1:35; SMU 31–24)
Top passers
SMU – Shane Buechele – 26/36, 367 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
TXST – Brady McBride – 21/39, 227 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SMU – TJ McDaniel – 27 carries, 130 yards, 1 TD
TXST – Calvin Hill – 13 carries, 100 yards,
Top receivers
SMU – Rashee Rice – 5 receptions, 101 yards
TXST – Trevis Graham Jr. – 3 receptions, 59 yards :
| Statistics | SMU | Texas State |
| First downs | 26 | 22 |
| Total yards | 544 | 416 |
| Rushing yards | 177 | 189 |
| Passing yards | 367 | 227 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 32:03 | 27:57 |

### At North Texas

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| SMU −14.0 | 68.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 21 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 65 |
| Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
at Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX
* Date: September 19
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE 8 MPH
* Game attendance: 8,464
* Referee: Tony Calabrese
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play–by–play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
Game information :
First quarter
SMU – Reggie Robinson Jr. 15-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick), 12:33. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:04.
SMU – Danny Gray 62-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick), 9:44. Mustangs 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:56.
SMU – Kylen Granson 7-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick), 3:27. Mustangs 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:39.
Second quarter
SMU – Chris Nagger 37-yard field goal, 13:42. Mustangs 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 4 yards, 3:39.
UNT – Jaelon Darden 12-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick), 8:31. Mustangs 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 2:42.
SMU – Chris Nagger 22-yard field goal, 3:02. Mustangs 27–7. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:48.
SMU – Shane Buechele 2-yard run (Chris Nagger kick), 0:18. Mustangs 34–7. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 1:31.
Third quarter
UNT – DeAndre Torrey 7-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 12:02. Mustangs 34–14. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 1:48.
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 4-yard run (Chris Nagger kick), 10:53. Mustangs 41–14. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:09.
UNT – Austin Aune 5-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 8:44. Mustangs 41–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:09.
SMU – Reggie Robinson Jr. 2-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick), 5:42. Mustangs 48–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:02.
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 9-yard run (Chris Nagger kick), 0:11. Mustangs 55–21. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:47.
Fourth quarter
UNT – Jaelon Darden 33-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick), 14:02. Mustangs 55–28. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:09.
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 84-yard run (Chris Nagger kick), 12:12. Mustangs 62–28. Drive: 3 plays, 93 yards, 1:50.
UNT – Deonte Simpson 55-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick), 10:52. Mustangs 62–35. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:20.
SMU – Chris Nagger 46-yard field goal, 5:33. Mustangs 65–35. Drive: 4 plays, −1 yard, 2:10.
Top passers
SMU – Shane Buechele – 24/33, 344 yards, 4 TD
UNT – Austin Aune – 13/25, 276 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 19 carries, 227 yards, 3 TD
UNT – Oscar Adaway III – 20 carries, 104 yards
Top receivers
SMU – Reggie Robinson Jr. – 9 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD
UNT – Jaelon Darden – 5 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD :
| Statistics | SMU | North Texas |
| First downs | 33 | 25 |
| Total yards | 710 | 517 |
| Rushing yards | 366 | 212 |
| Passing yards | 344 | 305 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:31 | 25:29 |

### Stephen F. Austin

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| SMU −31.5 | 58.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Mustangs | 22 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX
* Date: September 26
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SE 12 MPH
* Game attendance: 7,898
* Referee: Nate Black
* TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
Game information :
First quarter
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 33 Yd Run (Chris Naggar PAT blocked), 12:34. Mustangs 0–6. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:26.
SMU – Danny Gray 11 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 6:52. Mustangs 0–13. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:36.
SMU – Team Safety, 4:49. Mustangs 0–15.
SMU – Kylen Granson 9 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 2:23. Mustangs 0–22. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:12.
Second quarter
SMU – Danny Gray 6 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 2:21. Mustangs 0–29. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:19.
Third quarter
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 13 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 9:42. Mustangs 0–36. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:14.
SFA – Trae Self 6 Yd Run (Chris Campos Kick), 1:22. Mustangs 7–36. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:20.
Fourth quarter
SMU – Terrance Gipson 3 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 8:44. Mustangs 7–43. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:16.
SMU – TaMerik Williams 5 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 6:01. Mustangs 7–50. Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:03.
Top passers
SFA – Trae Self – 13/23, 133 yards, 1 INT
SMU – Shane Buechele – 14/25, 144 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
SFA – Jaquarion Turner – 24 carries, 35 yards
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 6 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
SFA – Jeremiah Miller – 4 receptions, 41 yards
SMU – Kylen Granson – 5 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD :
| Statistics | Stephen F. Austin | SMU |
| First downs | 14 | 24 |
| Total yards | 216 | 432 |
| Rushing yards | 51 | 260 |
| Passing yards | 165 | 172 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 34:25 | 25:35 |

### Memphis

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| SMU −1.5 | 75 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Tigers | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Mustangs | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX
* Date: October 3
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S 11 mph
* Game attendance: 7,898
* Referee: C. Lamertina
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
SMU – Chris Naggar 27 Yd Field Goal, 10:34. Mustangs 0–3. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:26.
MEM – Riley Patterson 26 Yd Field Goal, 7:58. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 2:36.
SMU – Danny Gray 3 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 3:52. Mustangs 3–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:06.
SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. 70 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 1:07. Mustangs 3–17. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20.
Second quarter
SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. 85 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 9:51. Mustangs 3–24. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:47.
MEM – Calvin Austin III 8 Yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson Kick), 7:16. Mustangs 10–24. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:35.
MEM – Sean Dykes 27 Yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson Kick), 3:30. Mustangs 17–24. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:06.
MEM – Riley Patterson 56 Yd Field Goal, 0:00. Mustangs 20–24. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 0:22.
Third quarter
SMU – Chris Naggar 25 Yd Field Goal, 9:29. Mustangs 20–27. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:42.
MEM – Tahj Washington 5 Yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson Kick), 2:53. Tied 27–27. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 6:33.
Fourth quarter
SMU – Chris Naggar 43 Yd Field Goal, 0:09. Tied 27–27. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 1:16.
Top passers
MEM – Brady White – 29/42, 296 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
SMU – Shane Buechele – 32/46, 474 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
MEM – Rodrigues Clark – 16 carries, 98 yards
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 13 carries, 32 yards
Top receivers
MEM – Sean Dykes – 6 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 5 receptions, 243 yards, 2 TD :
| Statistics | Memphis | SMU |
| First downs | 26 | 21 |
| Total yards | 501 | 549 |
| Rushing yards | 205 | 75 |
| Passing yards | 296 | 474 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 30:51 | 29:09 |

### At Tulane

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| SMU −6.5 | 65 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 17 Mustangs | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
| Green Wave | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
* Date: October 16
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Mostly Cloudy • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: N 14 mph
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Anthony Calabre
* TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
TULN – Mykel Jones 31 Yd pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover Kick), 11:32. Green Wave 0–7. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:35.
SMU – Danny Gray 32 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 9:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 1:33.
SMU – Chris Naggar 48 Yd Field Goal, 5:32. Mustangs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:00.
Second quarter
TULN – Michael Pratt 1 Yd Run (Merek Glover Kick), 6:24. Green Wave 10–14. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:29.
TULN – Rashee Rice 10 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 2:43. Mustangs 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:43.
SMU– Merek Glover 34 Yd Field Goal, 0:44. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 1:59.
Third quarter
TULN – Stephon Huderson 22 Yd Run (Merek Glover Kick), 11:28. Green Wave 17–24. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:38.
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 2 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 10:26. Tied 24–24. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12.
SMU – Chris Naggar 33 Yd Field Goal, 3:17. Mustangs 27–24. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 6:16.
Fourth quarter
TULN – Michael Pratt 7 Yd Run (Merek Glover Kick), 12:59. Green Wave 27–31. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:21.
SMU – Danny Gray 10 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 7:12. Mustangs 34–31. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 5:47.
TULN – Merek Glover 27 Yd Field Goal, 1:30. Tied 34–34. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:42.
Overtime
SMU – Chris Naggar 34 Yd Field Goal. Mustangs 37–34. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards.
Top passers
SMU – Shane Buechele – 23/37, 384 yards, 2 TD
TULN – Michael Pratt – 12/29, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 25 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
TULN – Stephon Huderson – 19 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
SMU – Rashee Rice – 7 receptions, 139 yards, 1 TD
TULN – Duece Watts – 3 receptions, 56 yards :
| Statistics | SMU | Tulane |
| First downs | 25 | 23 |
| Total yards | 581 | 387 |
| Rushing yards | 142 | 195 |
| Passing yards | 439 | 192 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:01 | 28:59 |

### Cincinnati

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| SMU -1.0 | 57 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bearcats | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX
* Date: October 24
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: E 4 mph
* Game attendance: 7,898
* Referee: Luke Richmond
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, and Kris Budden
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Josh Whyle 7 Yd pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith Kick), 6:05. Bearcats 0–7. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:32.
CIN – Desmond Ridder 15 Yd run (Cole Smith Kick), 2:20. Bearcats 0–14. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:41.
Second quarter
SMU – Rashee Rice 9 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 6:23. Bearcats 7–14. Drive: 17 plays, 83 yards, 7:19.
SMU – Chris Naggar 26 Yd field goal, 0:00. Bearcats 10–14. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:50.
Third quarter
CIN – Gerrid Doaks 1 Yd run (Cole Smith Kick), 6:13. Bearcats 10–21. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:22.
CIN – Desmond Ridder 32 Yd run (Cole Smith Kick), 3:22. Bearcats 10–28. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:41.
Fourth quarter
SMU – Chris Naggar 22 Yd field goal, 11:57. Bearcats 13–28. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 3:36.
CIN – Desmond Ridder 91 Yd run (Cole Smith Kick), 4:39. Bearcats 13–35. Drive: 1 play, 91 yards, 0:16.
CIN – Gerrid Doaks 35 Yd run (Cole Smith Kick), 2:03. Bearcats 13–42. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:41.
Top passers
CIN – Desmond Ridder – 13/21, 126 yards, TD
SMU – Shane Buechele – 23/44, 216 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
CIN – Desmond Ridder – 8 carries, 179 yards, 3 TD
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 16 carries, 40 yards
Top receivers
CIN – Tre Tucker – 2 receptions, 24 yards
SMU – Kylen Granson – 4 receptions, 68 yards :
| Statistics | Cincinnati | SMU |
| First downs | 17 | 22 |
| Total yards | 439 | 290 |
| Rushing yards | 313 | 75 |
| Passing yards | 126 | 215 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:15 | 32:45 |

### Navy

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| SMU -13.0 | 59 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 37 |
| No. 22 Mustangs | 0 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 51 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX
* Date: October 31
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SSE 7 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 7,898
* Referee: Edwin Lee
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), & Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline)
* ESPN – Navy Midshipmen at No. 22 SMU Mustangs
Game information :
First quarter
(05:19) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 3-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:38; Navy 7–0
Second quarter
(14:52) SMU TD – Ulysses Bentley IV 4-yard rush, Chris Naggar kick Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:19; Tied 7–7
(12:25) NAVY TD – Chance Warren 7-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:27; Navy 14–7
(09:48) SMU TD – Ulysses Bentley IV 18-yard rush, Chris Naggar kick Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:32; Tied 14–14
(07:35) SMU TD – Tyler Lavine 10-yard rush, Chris Naggar kick Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:10; SMU 21–14
(01:18) NAVY FG – Bijan Nichols 46-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 6:17; SMU 21–17
(00:07) SMU TD – Rashee Rice 5-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Chris Naggar kick Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 1:07; SMU 28–17
(00:00) SMU FG – Chris Naggar 35-yard field goal Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:01; SMU 31–17
Third quarter
(10:32) SMU TD – Austin Upshaw 42-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Chris Naggar kick Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:54; SMU 38–17
(05:17) SMU TD – Rashee Rice 20-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Chris Naggar kick Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 2:03; SMU 45–17
Fourth quarter
(14:44) SMU TD – Tyler Lavine 48-yard rush, Chris Naggar kick blocked Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:10; SMU 51–17
(12:37) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 62-yard pass from Tyger Goslin, Tyger Goslin rush failed Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:29; SMU 51–23
(08:17) NAVY TD – Chance Warren 19-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:34; SMU 51–30
(02:39) NAVY TD – Mychal Cooper 14-yard pass from Tyger Goslin, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:06; SMU 51–37
Top passers
NAVY – Tyler Goslin – 6/10, 123 yards, 2 TD
SMU – Shane Buechele – 23/28, 300 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
NAVY – CJ Williams – 5 carries, 63 yards
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 25 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
NAVY – Jamale Carothers – 2 receptions, 91 yards, TD
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 4 receptions, 68 yards :
| Statistics | Navy | SMU |
| First downs | 27 | 25 |
| Total yards | 430 | 555 |
| Rushing yards | 191 | 255 |
| Passing yards | 239 | 300 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 34:27 | 25:33 |

### At Temple

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| SMU –17 | 63.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Mustangs | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 47 |
| Owls | 13 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 5 MPH
* Game attendance: 2,577
* Referee: Charles Lamertina
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)
Game information :
First quarter
TEM – Randle Jones 75 Yd pass from Tad Beatty (Rory Bell PAT failed), 14:47. Owls 0–6. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13.
SMU – Tyler Page 24 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 11:10. Mustangs 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 3:31.
TEM – Tayvon Ruley 3 Yd run (Rory Bell Kick), 1:32. Owls 7–13. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:45.
Second quarter
SMU – Chris Naggar 40 Yd Field Goal, 3:41. Owls 10–13. Drive: 14 plays, 45 yards, 5:32.
Third quarter
SMU – Tyler Page 44 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 12:58. Mustangs 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:02.
SMU – Chris Naggar 27 Yd Field Goal, 8:36. Mustangs 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:26.
TEM – Rory Bell 26 Yd Field Goal, 1:14. Mustangs 20–16. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 7:22.
Fourth quarter
SMU – Kylen Granson 24 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar PAT failed), 14:54. Mustangs 26–16. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:20.
SMU – Tyler Lavine 2 Yd run (Chris Naggar Kick), 12:42. Mustangs 33–16. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:54.
SMU – Rashee Rice 33 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 9:17. Mustangs 40–16. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:31.
SMU – TaMerik Williams 49 Yd run (Chris Naggar Kick), 7:32. Mustangs 47–16. Drive: 1 play, 49 yards, 0:09.
TEM – Aaron Jarman 11 Yd pass from Re–al Mitchell (Rory Bell Kick), 0:35. Mustangs 47–23. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:57.
Top passers
SMU – Shane Buechele – 24/35, 355 yards, 4 TD
TEM – Ted Beatty – 6/9, 108 yards, TD
Top rushers
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 17 carries, 79 yards
TEM – Tayvon Ruley – 15 carries, 66 yards, TD
Top receivers
SMU – Kylen Granson – 6 receptions, 149 yards, TD
TEM – Randle Jones – 2 receptions, 86 yards, TD :
| Statistics | SMU | Temple |
| First downs | 24 | 19 |
| Total yards | 549 | 368 |
| Rushing yards | 194 | 157 |
| Passing yards | 355 | 211 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 24:55 | 35:05 |

### At Tulsa

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 Mustangs | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK
* Date: November 14
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: ;
* Game attendance: 3,000
* Referee:
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Ian Fitzsimmons
Game information :
First quarter
SMU – 10:47 – Brandon Crossley 18-yard Interception return (Chris Naggar kick)
SMU – 08:19 – Kylen Granson 22-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Naggar kick)
Second quarter
SMU – 14:58 – Ulysses Bentley IV 1-yard rush (Naggar kick)
TU – 06:15 – Josh Johnson 20-yard pass from Zach Smith (Zack Long kick)
SMU – 02:37 – Naggar 45-yard field goal
Third quarter
TU – 02:51 – T.K. Wilkerson 1-yard rush (Long kick)
Fourth quarter
TU – 13:31 – Johnson 35-yard pass from Smith (Long kick)
TU – 02:11 – James Palmer 4-yard pass from Smith (Long kick)
Top passers
SMU – Shane Buechele – 18/36, 200 yards, TD, INT
TUL – Zach Smith – 26/38, 325 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 26 carries, 103 yards, TD
TUL – T.K. Wilkerson – 21 carries, 94 yards, TD
Top receivers
SMU – Danny Gray – 8 receptions, 93 yards
TUL – Keylon Stokes – 8 receptions, 122 yards :
| Statistics | SMU | Tulsa |
| First downs | 27 | 25 |
| Total yards | 455 | 351 |
| Rushing yards | 130 | 151 |
| Passing yards | 325 | 200 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:18 | 30:42 |

### At East Carolina

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| SMU –12.0 | 72 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
| Pirates | 21 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 52 |
at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC
* Date: November 28
* Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: Calm
* Game attendance: 3,500
* Referee: Edwin Lee
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
Game information :
First quarter
ECU – Keaton Mitchell 9 Yd run (Jake Verity Kick), 9:08. Pirates 0–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:46.
ECU – Blake Proehl 11 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity Kick), 7:07. Pirates 0–14. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:59.
SMU – Kylen Granson 6 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 3:27. Pirates 7–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40.
ECU – Blake Proehl 35 Yd pass from Tyler Snead (Jake Verity Kick), 0:00. Pirates 7–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 0:00.
Second quarter
ECU – C. J. Johnson 14 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity Kick), 11:01. Pirates 7–28. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:00.
ECU – Keaton Mitchell 7 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity Kick), 6:16. Pirates 7–35. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:05.
ECU – Tyler Snead 16 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity Kick), 4:00. Pirates 7–43. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:42.
ECU – Jake Verity 29 Yd Field Goal, 0:01. Pirates 7–45. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:30.
Third quarter
SMU – Shane Buechele 1 Yd run (Shane Buechele two-point conversion pass to Rashee Rice), 8:12. Pirates 15–45. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:42.
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 26 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (two-point pass conversion attempt failed), 4:56. Pirates 21–45. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:13.
SMU – Chris Naggar 36 Yd Field Goal, 0:00. Pirates 24–45. Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 2:37.
Fourth quarter
ECU – Darius Pinnix Jr. 2 Yd run (Jake Verity Kick), 13:15. Pirates 24–52. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:45.
SMU – Tyler Lavine 5 Yd run (Chris Naggar Kick), 7:28. Pirates 31–52. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:30.
SMU – Tyler Lavine 4 Yd run (Chris Naggar Kick), 7:05. Pirates 38–52. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:23.
Top passers
SMU – Shane Buechele – 35/50, 314 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
ECU – Holton Ahlers – 20/29, 298 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 12 carries, 36 yards
ECU – Keaton Mitchell – 20 carries, 68 yards, TD
Top receivers
SMU – Austin Upshaw – 8 receptions, 78 yards
ECU – Blake Proehl – 6 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD :
| Statistics | SMU | East Carolina |
| First downs | 26 | 28 |
| Total yards | 384 | 493 |
| Rushing yards | 70 | 160 |
| Passing yards | 314 | 333 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:43 | 30:17 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 3 | 104 | Brandon Stephens | CB | Baltimore Ravens |
| 4 | 127 | Kylen Granson | TE | Indianapolis Colts |