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)
2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Temple xy$  7 –1     10 –4  
No. 19 South Florida x  7 –1     11 –2  
UCF  4 –4     6 –7  
Cincinnati  1 –7     4 –8  
Connecticut  1 –7     3 –9  
East Carolina  1 –7     3 –9  
West Division
Navy xy  7 –1     9 –5  
Tulsa  6 –2     10 –3  
Memphis  5 –3     8 –5  
Houston  5 –3     9 –4  
SMU  3 –5     5 –7  
Tulane  1 –7     4 –8  
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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. Memphisdagger 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. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time Zone.
Schedule Source:[1]

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 [2]
1 2 34Total
SMU 17 7 10034
North Texas 0 14 0721

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

at Baylor

Overall record Last meeting Result
36–38–1 2015 BU, 56–21
SMU Mustangs vs Baylor Bears – Game summary [3]
1 2 34Total
SMU 6 0 7013
#23 Baylor 0 6 201440

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

Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 0 7 0 14
Mustangs 10 3 6 10 29
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

TCU

1 2 3 4 Total
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 Total
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 4OT Total
Mustangs 14 6 7 103 40
Golden Hurricane 10 13 7 76 43
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–9 2015 TULSA, 40–31

Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
#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 Total
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 Total
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 Total
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 Total
Bulls 14 7 7 7 35
Mustangs 7 7 10 3 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2015 USF, 38–14
1 2 3 4 Total
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.#NameClass
WR 16 Courtland Sutton Jr
WR 18 Trey Quinn Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 99 Justin Lawler Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ↑ "2016 SMU Mustangs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.smumustangs.com/boxscore.aspx?id=618&path=football
  3. ↑ http://www.smumustangs.com/boxscore.aspx?id=618&path=football
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