American college football season
The 2017 SMU football team taking the field before the game against
North Texas
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.
Previous season[]
The Mustangs finished the 2016 season 5–7; they were 3–5 in American Athletic play, to finish in fifth place in the West Division.
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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.[2] 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.
With a 7–5 regular season result, the team was invited to the 2017 Frisco Bowl, to face Louisiana Tech on December 20.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | | ESPN3 | W 58–14 | 20,478 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | North Texas* | | ESPN3 | W 54–32 | 24,638 |
September 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 20 TCU* | | ESPNU | L 36–56 | 44,489 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas State* | - Gerald J. Ford Stadium
- Dallas, TX
| ESPN3 | W 44–21 | 23,672 |
September 30 | 3:00 p.m. | UConn | - Gerald J. Ford Stadium
- Dallas, TX
| ESPNews | W 49–28 | 17,237 |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Houston | | CBSSN | L 22–35 | 31,153 |
October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati | | ESPNU | W 31–28 OT | 30,885 |
October 27 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa | - Gerald J. Ford Stadium
- Dallas, TX
| ESPN2 | W 38–34 | 14,930 |
November 4 | 6:15 p.m. | No. 15 UCF![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Gerald J. Ford Stadium
- Dallas, TX
| ESPN2 | L 24–31 | 24,445 |
November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at Navy | | CBSSN | L 40–43 | 36,157 |
November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 18 Memphis | | ESPNews | L 45–66 | 35,329 |
November 25 | 11:00 a.m. | Tulane | - Gerald J. Ford Stadium
- Dallas, TX
| CBSSN | W 41–38 | 14,209 |
December 20 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Louisiana Tech* | | ESPN | L 10–51 | 14,419 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Central time
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Weekly awards[]
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[]
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