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 (rivalry ) 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 HomecomingRankings 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]
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 announcers (ASN ) : Jeff McCarragher and N.D. Kalu
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]
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 announcers (FS2 /FS1 ) : Tim Brando , Spencer Tillman , and Bruce Feldman
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
TCU
At Temple
At Tulsa
Game information
First quarter
(13:19) SMU – Ke'Mon Freeman 2-yard run; Josh Williams XP Good (SMU 7–0)
(5:21) TU – Redford Jones 24-yard field goal (SMU 7–3)
(3:20) SMU – Alex Honey 45-yard pass from Ben Hicks; Josh Williams XP Good (SMU 14–3)
(3:02) TU – James Flanders 61-yard run; Redford Jones XP Good (SMU 14–10)
Second quarter
(14:51) SMU – Josh Williams 39-yard field goal (SMU 17–10)
(9:49) TU – Redford Jones 43-yard field goal (SMU 17–13)
(5:57) SMU – Josh Williams 44-yard field goal (SMU 20–13)
(3:48) TU – Redford Jones 33-yard field goal (SMU 20–16)
(1:07) TU – Raymond Taylor 2-yard run; Redford Jones XP Good (TU 23–20)
Third quarter
(13:58) SMU – Jeremiah Gaines 19-yard pass from Ben Hicks; Josh Williams XP Good (SMU 27–23)
(10:50) TU – Josh Atkinson 11-yard pass from Dane Evans ; Redford Jones XP Good (TU 30–27)
Fourth quarter
(8:31) SMU – Braeden West 4-yard run; Josh Williams XP Good (SMU 34–30)
(5:32) TU – D'Angelo Brewer 35-yard run; Redford Jones XP Good (TU 37–34)
(0:00) SMU – Josh Williams 25-yard field goal (TIED 37–37)
Overtime
SMU – Josh Williams 22-yard field goal (SMU 40–37)
TU – Dane Evans 14-yard run (TU 43–40)
Houston
At Tulane
Memphis
At East Carolina
South Florida
Navy
Roster
References
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