2016 SMU Mustangs football team

2016 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
2016 record	5–7 (3–5 The American)
Head coach	Chad Morris (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Craddock (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Power Spread
Defensive coordinator	Van Malone (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
Seasons

Template:2016 American Athletic Conference football standings 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 Stadium Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	ASN	W 34–21	24,718
September 10	2:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Baylor*	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	L 13–40	45,499
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Liberty*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN3	W 29–14	22,127
September 23	7:00 p.m.	TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	ESPN	L 3–33	30,987
October 1	11:00 a.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	L 20–45	22,401
October 7	7:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	L 40–43 OT	20,089
October 22	6:00 p.m.	No. 11 Houston	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX (Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 38–16	32,000
October 29	3:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPNews	W 35–31	25,780
November 5	3:00 p.m.	Memphis	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPNews	L 7–51	24,379
November 12	11:00 a.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNews	W 55–31	42,908
November 19	6:00 p.m.	South Florida	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	CBSSN	L 27–35	18,417
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Navy	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX (Gansz Trophy)	ESPNU	L 31–75	21,283
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at North Texas

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–5–1	2015	SMU, 31–13

SMU Mustangs vs North Texas Mean Green – Game summary 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: ASN 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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–38–1	2015	BU, 56–21

SMU Mustangs vs Baylor Bears – Game summary 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: FS1 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

	1	2	3	4	OT
Flames	7	0	7	0	14
Mustangs	10	3	6	10	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

TCU

	1	2	3	4	OT
Horned Frogs	3	3	14	13	33
Mustangs	3	0	0	0	3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–48–7	2015	TCU, 56–37

at Temple

	1	2	3	4	OT
Mustangs	7	7	0	6	20
Owls	21	14	3	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1–2	2015	TEM, 60–40

at Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	OT
Mustangs	14	6	7	10	40
Golden Hurricane	10	13	7	7	43

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–9	2015	TULSA, 40–31

Houston

	1	2	3	4	OT
#11 Cougars	0	7	7	2	16
Mustangs	7	21	0	10	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–20–1	2015	UH, 49–28

at Tulane

	1	2	3	4	OT
Mustangs	14	7	0	14	35
Green Wave	7	3	14	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–13	2015	SMU, 49–21

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	OT
Tigers	21	17	13	0	51
Mustangs	7	0	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2015	MEM, 63–0

at East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	OT
Mustangs	10	28	10	7	55
Pirates	7	17	0	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2015	ECU, 49–23

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	OT
Bulls	14	7	7	7	35
Mustangs	7	7	10	3	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2015	USF, 38–14

Navy

	1	2	3	4	OT
Midshipmen	14	14	28	19	75
Mustangs	7	17	0	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–10	2015	NAVY, 55–14

Roster

2016 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 18 Carey, SamSam Carey 1.0 !Fr QB 7 Colbert Jr., DarrelDarrel Colbert Jr. 3.0 !So QB 4 Davis, MattMatt Davis 7.0 !Sr QB 7 Gillins, D.J.D.J. Gillins 5.0 !Jr QB 8 Hicks, BenBen Hicks File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr QB 13 Peavey, RafeRafe Peavey 3.0 !So QB 12 Rock, CollinCollin Rock 1.0 !Fr QB 17 Simpson, ConnorConnor Simpson 3.0 !So RB 20 Carmouche, JordanJordan Carmouche 1.0 !Fr RB 13 Freeman, Ke'MonKe'Mon Freeman 1.0 !Fr RB 5 Jones, XavierXavier Jones 3.0 !So RB 28 Paden, JosephJoseph Paden 7.0 !Sr RB 25 Thomas, AphonsoAphonso Thomas 1.0 !Fr RB 6 West, BraedenBraeden West 3.0 !So WR 10 Benson, BrandonBrandon Benson 1.0 !Fr WR 2 Castille, XavierXavier Castille 3.0 !So WR 40 Dickman, DerekDerek Dickman 1.0 !Fr WR 22 Gailliard, MyronMyron Gailliard File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr WR 15 Honey, AlexAlex Honey File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr WR 3 Proche, JamesJames Proche File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr WR 18 Quinn, TreyTrey Quinn 5.0 !Jr WR 89 Rolfe, AustinAustin Rolfe 1.0 !Fr WR 88 Shelmire, JoshuaJoshua Shelmire 1.0 !Fr WR 16 Sutton, CourtlandCourtland Sutton 5.0 !Jr WR 1 Thomas, KevinKevin Thomas 3.0 !So WR 9 Walker, ShelbyShelby Walker 5.0 !Jr TE 14 Becker, RyanRyan Becker 1.0 !Fr TE 45 Dickman, DylanDylan Dickman 7.0 !Sr TE 84 Gaines, JeremiahJeremiah Gaines 7.0 !Sr TE 24 Kaufman, MitchellMitchell Kaufman 3.0 !So TE 82 Rau, CoreyCorey Rau 1.0 !Fr TE 11 Severt, JordanJordan Severt 3.0 !So OL 56 Barton, HarrisonHarrison Barton 1.0 !Fr OL 77 Bates, KeatonKeaton Bates File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OL 71 Briggs, ChaunceyChauncey Briggs 7.0 !Sr OL 63 Brown, EvanEvan Brown 5.0 !Jr OL 72 Hyder, BraylonBraylon Hyder 5.0 !Jr OL 67 McCarty, DanielDaniel McCarty 5.0 !Jr OL 65 McNeil, MarcusMarcus McNeil File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr OL 68 Natour, NickNick Natour 3.0 !So OL 79 Printz, RexRex Printz 5.0 !Jr OL 57 Pursley, ChadChad Pursley 3.0 !So OL 70 Smith, KadariusKadarius Smith 1.0 !Fr OL 69 Todora, JacobJacob Todora 1.0 !Fr OL 74 Webb, BraxtonBraxton Webb 1.0 !Fr OL 64 Wilds, BryceBryce Wilds File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 97 Ayeni, TerryTerry Ayeni 7.0 !Sr DL 7 Badejo, MichaelMichael Badejo 1.0 !Fr DL 94 Biggurs, ChrisChris Biggurs File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DL 93 Gentry, MasonMason Gentry 5.0 !Jr DL 98 Green, DeonDeon Green 7.0 !Sr DL 96 Hall, RobertRobert Hall 1.0 !Fr DL 23 Horton, NickNick Horton 7.0 !Sr DL 72 Jones, PatrickPatrick Jones 1.0 !Fr DL 99 Lawler, JustinJustin Lawler 5.0 !Jr DL 90 Lynch, JalenJalen Lynch 1.0 !Fr DL 66 McCormack, MylesMyles McCormack File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DL 95 McLaurin, KenKen McLaurin 1.0 !Fr DL 92 Minor, ZeltZelt Minor 7.0 !Sr DL 34 Pruitt, JarvisJarvis Pruitt 7.0 !Sr DL 39 Roberts, KeyferKeyfer Roberts 3.0 !So DL 35 Scott, DelontaeDelontae Scott File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DL 88 Thedford, HunterHunter Thedford File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DL 91 Williams, J.T.J.T. Williams 5.0 !Jr LB 46 Adams, AndrewAndrew Adams 3.0 !So LB 13 Carlisle, BlakeBlake Carlisle 1.0 !Fr LB 32 Cox, RCRC Cox 3.0 !So LB 25 Duke, MylesMyles Duke 1.0 !Fr LB 22 McNew, MattMatt McNew 3.0 !So LB 49 Mitelhaus, CharlieCharlie Mitelhaus File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr LB 44 Mitchell, JacksonJackson Mitchell 7.0 !Sr LB 11 Mitchell, KyranKyran Mitchell 3.0 !So LB 48 Rhone, AnthonyAnthony Rhone 5.0 !Jr LB 2 Spears, NoahNoah Spears 1.0 !Fr LB 33 Ward, JordanJordan Ward 1.0 !Fr LB 17 Williams, JordanJordan Williams File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DB 31 Burton, RashaadRashaad Burton 3.0 !So DB 8 Clemons, RodneyRodney Clemons File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DB 28 Davis, ChristianChristian Davis 1.0 !Fr DB 39 Freeman, BrentBrent Freeman 5.0 !Jr DB 18 Jeanlys, WilliamWilliam Jeanlys 3.0 !So DB 12 Johnson, KevinKevin Johnson File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr DB 3 Lancaster, CedricCedric Lancaster 5.0 !Jr DB 41 Madison, BriceBrice Madison 1.0 !Fr DB 29 Millines, DarrionDarrion Millines 7.0 !Sr DB 42 Reyes III, RaulRaul Reyes III 3.0 !So DB 9 Richardson, HoraceHorace Richardson 7.0 !Sr DB 1 Sutton, EricEric Sutton 1.0 !Fr DB 15 Wyatt, JordanJordan Wyatt 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 38 Armstrong, MichaelMichael Armstrong 3.0 !So K 45 Moore, WillWill Moore 1.0 !Fr K 5 Williams, JoshJosh Williams 3.0 !So H 21 Touhy Jr., SeanSean Touhy Jr. 7.0 !Sr P/K 43 Luster, DavisDavis Luster File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr P/K 33 Melvin, AlexAlex Melvin File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr P 47 Sackville, JamieJamie Sackville 1.0 !Fr LS 53 Aventino, NicholasNicholas Aventino 3.0 !So LS 56 Sehlinger, MichaelMichael Sehlinger File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr LS 54 Stotts, GarrettGarrett Stotts 3.0 !So	Head coach Chad Morris Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster