# 2017 SMU Mustangs football team

The 2017 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas, and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by third-year coach Chad Morris during the entire regular season until December 6, when he resigned to become the head coach at Arkansas. On December 11, SMU hired Sonny Dykes as head coach, and he led them in their bowl game. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Frisco Bowl where they lost to Louisiana Tech.

## Schedule

SMU announced its 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017. The schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Mustangs hosted AAC foes UConn, Tulane, Tulsa, and UCF, and traveled to Cincinnati, Houston, Tulane, and UCF. The Mustangs hosted three of the four non-conference opponents, Arkansas State from the Sun Belt Conference, North Texas from Conference USA and Stephen F. Austin from the Southland Conference, and traveled to TCU of the Big 12 Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | ESPN3 Dave Raymond, Jay Taylor | W 58–14 | 20,478 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | North Texas* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX (Safeway Bowl) | ESPN3 Dave Raymond, Stan Routt | W 54–32 | 24,638 |
| September 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 20 TCU* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivalry) | ESPNU Roy Philpott, Tom Ramsey | L 36–56 | 44,489 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas State* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | ESPN3 David Saltzman, Stanford Routt | W 44–21 | 23,672 |
| September 30 | 3:00 p.m. | UConn | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | ESPNews Shawn Kenney, Rene Ingoglia | W 49–28 | 17,237 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Houston | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Melanie Collins | L 22–35 | 31,153 |
| October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPNU Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia | W 31–28 $^{OT}$ | 30,885 |
| October 27 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | ESPN2 Dave LaMont, Dusty Dvoracek, Alex Chappell | W 38–34 | 14,930 |
| November 4 | 6:15 p.m. | No. 15 UCF | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | ESPN2 Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Roddy Jones | L 24–31 | 24,445 |
| November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy) | CBSSN John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch | L 40–43 | 36,157 |
| November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 18 Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPNews Mike Corey, Rene Ingoglia | L 45–66 | 35,329 |
| November 25 | 11:00 a.m. | Tulane | Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX | CBSSN John Sadak, Corey Chavous, Melanie Collins | W 41–38 | 14,209 |
| December 20 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Louisiana Tech* | Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX (Frisco Bowl) | ESPN Mike Couzens, John Congemi, Kris Budden | L 10–51 | 14,419 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Weekly awards

* Jordan Wyatt – Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week, AAC Defensive Player of the Week
* Trey Quinn – Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week, AAC Offensive Player of the Week

## Game summaries
### Stephen F. Austin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Mustangs | 21 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 58 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 10 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| Mustangs | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 54 |

### At TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 16 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
| No. 20 Horned Frogs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 56 |

### Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Wolves | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Mustangs | 10 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 44 |

### UConn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |

### At Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 9 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| Cougars | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### At Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Mustangs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Bearcats | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 |

### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |

### UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Knights | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |

### At Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 5 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 40 |
| Midshipmen | 13 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 43 |

### At Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
| No. 18 Tigers | 10 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 66 |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 7 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 |

### Vs. Louisiana Tech–Frisco Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 51 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

## Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Courtland Sutton | WR | 2 | 40 | Denver Broncos |
| Justin Lawler | DE | 7 | 244 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Trey Quinn | WR | 7 | 256 | Washington Redskins |