American college football season
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 * ASN W 34–2124,718 September 10 2:30 p.m. at No. 23 Baylor * FS1 L 13–4045,499 September 17 6:00 p.m. Liberty * ESPN3 W 29–1422,127 7:00 p.m. TCU * ESPN L 3–3330,987 October 1 11:00 a.m. at Temple ESPNews L 20–4522,401 7:00 p.m. at Tulsa ESPN2 L 40–43 OT 20,089 October 22 6:00 p.m. No. 11 Houston Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPN2 W 38–1632,000 October 29 3:00 p.m. at Tulane ESPNews W 35–3125,780 November 5 3:00 p.m. Memphis Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPNews L 7–5124,379 November 12 11:00 a.m. at East Carolina ESPNews W 55–3142,908 November 19 6:00 p.m. South Florida Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX CBSSN L 27–3518,417 November 26 2:30 p.m. Navy ESPNU L 31–7521,283 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time
Schedule Source: [1] Game summaries [ ] at North Texas [ ]
SMU Mustangs vs North Texas Mean Green – Game summary [2]
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, 2016Game time : 06:06 p.m. CDT Game weather : Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: 12 E • Weather: ClearGame attendance : 24,718Referee : 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 [ ]
SMU Mustangs vs Baylor Bears – Game summary [3]
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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, 2016Game time : 02:40 p.m. CDT Game weather : Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 12 N • Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 45,499Referee : 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
Total
Flames
7
0
7
0
14
Mustangs
10
3
6
10
29
TCU [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Horned Frogs
3
3
14
13
33
Mustangs
3
0
0
0
3
at Temple [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
7
7
0
6
20
Owls
21
14
3
7
45
at Tulsa [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Mustangs
14
6
7
10 3
40
Golden Hurricane
10
13
7
7 6
43
Houston [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#11 Cougars
0
7
7
2
16
Mustangs
7
21
0
10
38
at Tulane [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
14
7
0
14
35
Green Wave
7
3
14
7
31
Memphis [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
21
17
13
0
51
Mustangs
7
0
0
0
7
at East Carolina [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
10
28
10
7
55
Pirates
7
17
0
7
31
South Florida [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
14
7
7
7
35
Mustangs
7
7
10
3
27
Navy [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Midshipmen
14
14
28
19
75
Mustangs
7
17
0
7
31
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