The 2021 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Mustangs played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas , a separate city within the city limits of Dallas , competed as members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). The Mustangs were led by fourth-year coach Sonny Dykes —on November 29, it was announced that Dykes would leave the program to become the head coach at TCU .[1] He finished at SMU with an overall record of 30–18.
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After finishing their regular season with an 8–4 record, the Mustangs accepted a bid to play in the Fenway Bowl , where they were due to face the Virginia Cavaliers . On December 26, the Cavaliers withdrew from the game, due to COVID-19 issues; the bowl was subsequently canceled.[2]
The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.[3] Cincinnati , who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.
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Team
Votes (1st place)
1 Cincinnati 262 (22)
2 UCF 241 (2)
3 SMU 188
4 Houston 181
5 Memphis 168
6 Tulsa 153
7 Tulane 132
T–8 East Carolina 85
T–8 Navy 85
10 Temple 46
11 South Florida 43
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Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 4 6:00 p.m. Abilene Christian * ESPN+ W 56–923,373
September 11 6:00 p.m. North Texas * ESPN+ W 35–1229,121
September 18 2:30 p.m. at Louisiana Tech * CBSSN W 39–3715,326
September 25 11:00 a.m. at TCU * FS1 W 42–3446,672
October 2 3:00 p.m. South Florida Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX ESPNU W 41–1723,355
October 9 2:30 p.m. at Navy No. 24 CBSSN W 31–2428,563
6:30 p.m. Tulane No. 21 Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX ESPN W 55–2622,843
October 30 6:00 p.m. at Houston No. 19 ESPN2 L 37–4425,676
November 6 11:00 a.m. at Memphis ESPNU L 25–2830,191
November 13 11:00 a.m. UCF Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX ESPNU W 55–2823,175
November 20 2:30 p.m. at No. 5 Cincinnati ESPN L 14–4837,978
November 27 3:00 p.m. Tulsa Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX ESPN2 L 31–3417,158
10:00 a.m. vs. Virginia * ESPN Canceled
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Depth chart
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As of September 17, 2021
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Offense
[6]
WR
Reggie Roberson Jr.
Jordan Kerley
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WR
Rashee Rice
Roderick Daniels Jr.
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RB
Ulysses Bentley IV
Tre Siggers
Tyler Lavine
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Abilene Christian
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Abilene Christian at Southern Methodist
1
2 3 4 Total
Wildcats
0
3 6 0
9
• Mustangs
7
28 14 7
56
Date: September 4Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Game start: 6:06 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 21 minutesGame attendance: 23,373Game weather: Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 7 MPH Referee: Tim RichTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Ted Emrich (play–by–play), Stanford Routt (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline)
Scoring summary 1 11:19 SMU Grant Calcaterra 21–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(3 plays, 44 yards, 1:04) SMU 7–0
2 10:55 SMU Grant Calcaterra 8–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(11 plays, 68 yards, 4:51) SMU 14–0
07:41 SMU Danny Gray 30–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(5 plays, 64 yards, 1:47) SMU 21–0
05:01 SMU Danny Gray 27–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(4 plays, 31 yards, 1:16) SMU 28–0
03:06 ACU Blair Zepeda 47–yard field goal(5 plays, 60 yards, 1:50) SMU 28–3
00:29 SMU Rashee Rice 30–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:37) SMU 35–3
3 10:33 SMU Nolan Matthews 8–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(9 plays, 65 yards, 4:27) SMU 42–3
04:38 ACU Kobe Clark 11–yard pass from Stone Earle (pass failed)(16 plays, 75 yards, 5:55) SMU 42–9
00:46 SMU Nolan Matthews 31–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:52) SMU 49–9
4 11:44 SMU Brandon Epton Jr. 2–yard run (Brendan Hall kick)(1 play, 2 yards, 0:04) SMU 56–9
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Pregame line Over/under
SMU –3266[7]
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Statistics ACU SMU
First downs 14 27
Total yards 332 490
Rushing yards 119 171
Passing yards 213 319
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 28:22 31:38
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Abilene Christian Passing Stone Earle 13/28, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Peyton Mansell 2 carries, 33 yards
Receiving Kobe Clark 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD
SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 24/30, 317 yards, 7 TD
Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 10 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Danny Gray 4 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD
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North Texas
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North Texas at Southern Methodist
1
2 3 4 Total
Mean Green
3
3 6 0
12
• Mustangs
0
7 14 14
35
Date: September 11Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 57 minutesGame attendance: 29,121Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 10 MPH Referee: Jon NoliTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Ted Emrich (play–by–play), Stanford Routt (analyst) and Morgan Uber (sideline)
Scoring summary 1 09:29 UNT Ethan Mooney 19–yard field goal(6 plays, 25 yards, 1:33) UNT 3–0
2 13:52 UNT Ethan Mooney 22–yard field goal(10 plays, 81 yards, 3:28) UNT 6–0
03:50 SMU Rashee Rice 62–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(2 plays, 63 yards, 0:41) SMU 7–6
3 11:13 SMU Danny Gray 58–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(3 plays, 81 yards, 0:55) SMU 14–6
06:12 UNT Isaiah Johnson 23–yard pass from Jace Ruder (DeAndre Torrey pass failed)(13 plays, 78 yards, 4:58) SMU 14–12
05:01 SMU Grant Calcaterra 29–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(4 plays, 77 yards, 1:06) SMU 21–12
4 11:17 SMU Ulysses Bentley IV 19–yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(8 plays, 80 yards, 3:10) SMU 28–12
07:37 SMU Ulysses Bentley IV 85–yard rush (Blake Mazza kick)(1 play, 85 yards, 0:14) SMU 35–12
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Pregame line Over/under
SMU –22.575[8]
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Statistics UNT SMU
First downs 23 20
Total yards 506 536
Rushing yards 122 225
Passing yards 384 311
Turnovers 5 4
Time of possession 36:06 23:54
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North Texas Passing Jace Ruder 32/51, 366 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing DeAndre Torrey 16 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Roderic Burns 12 receptions, 141 yards
SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 21/33, 311 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 10 carries, 141 yards, TD
Receiving Rashee Rice 4 receptions, 99 yards, TD
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At Louisiana Tech
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Southern Methodist at Louisiana Tech
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2 3 4 Total
• Mustangs
7
9 17 6
39
Bulldogs
7
7 14 9
37
Date: September 18Location: Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA Game start: 2:32 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 49 minutesGame attendance: 15,326Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: CloudyReferee: Patrick FoyTV announcers (CBS Sports Network ): Chick Hernandez (play–by–play) and Ben Leber (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 06:22 LT Tre Harris 62-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick)(5 plays, 80 yards, 2:12) LT 7–0
03:13 SMU Rashee Rice 41-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(9 plays, 78 yards, 3:04) TIE 7–7
2 06:49 LT Samuel Emilus 11-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick)(13 plays, 99 yards, 6:00) LT 14–7
03:30 SMU Danny Gray 17-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza PAT blocked)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:19) LT 14–13
00:00 SMU Blake Mazza 29-yard field goal(10 plays, 46 yards, 2:17) SMU 16–14
3 12:09 SMU Jordan Kerley 18-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(7 plays, 78 yards, 2:42) SMU 23–14
10:30 LT Tre Harris 11-yard pass from Austin Kendall (Jacob Barnes kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:39) SMU 23–21
07:55 SMU Blake Mazza 24-yard field goal(5 plays, 22 yards, 2:24) SMU 26–21
05:25 LT Austin Kendall 3-yard rush (Jacob Barnes kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:30) LT 28–26
00:24 SMU Rashee Rice 5-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(3 plays, 9 yards, 0:54) SMU 33–28
4 05:07 LT Marcus Williams Jr. 6-yard pass from Austin Kendall (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(9 plays, 70 yards, 4:13) LT 34–33
00:36 LT Jacob Barnes 47-yard field goal(6 plays, 6 yards, 2:42) LT 37–33
00:00 SMU Reggie Roberson Jr. 33-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai(6 plays, 73 yards, 0:36) SMU 39–37
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Pregame line Over/under
SMU –12.566[9]
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Statistics SMU LT
First downs 31 24
Total yards 578 483
Rushing yards 183 132
Passing yards 395 351
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 32:37 27:23
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SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 36/48, 395 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 13 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Grant Calcaterra 7 receptions, 103 yards
Louisiana Tech Passing Austin Kendall 24/40, 351 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Marcus Williams Jr. 13 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Tre Harris 5 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD
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At TCU
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Southern Methodist at Texas Christian
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2 3 4 Total
• Mustangs
14
7 14 7
42
Horned Frogs
14
7 6 7
34
Scoring summary 1 14:08 SMU Danny Gray 68-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza PAT failed)(3 plays, 77 yards, 0:46) SMU 6–0
10:48 TCU Kendre Miller 20-yard rush (Griffin Kell kick)(6 plays, 54 yards, 3:12) TCU 7–6
08:44 SMU Tanner Mordecai 4-yard rush (Ben Redding two-point conversion rush)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:04) SMU 14–7
07:14 TCU Derius Davis 13-yard pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell kick)(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:30) TIE 14–14
2 13:31 TCU Zach Evans 46-yard pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell kick)(6 plays, 86 yards, 2:23) TCU 21–14
10:49 SMU Reggie Roberson Jr. 29-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42) TIE 21–21
3 14:19 SMU Ulysses Bentley IV 1-yard rush (Blake Mazza kick)(2 plays, 3 yards, 0:25) SMU 28–21
10:27 TCU Griffin Kell 40-yard field goal(8 plays, 43 yards, 3:45) SMU 28–24
07:09 SMU Rashee Rice 11-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:18) SMU 35–24
00:22 TCU Griffin Kell 30-yard field goal(4 plays, 3 yards, 1:00) SMU 35–27
4 12:19 SMU Jordan Kerley 26-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:03) SMU 42–27
04:05 TCU Taye Barber 21-yard pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell kick)(7 plays, 91 yards, 1:45) SMU 42–34
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TCU –9.5 65.5[10]
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Statistics SMU TCU
First downs 29 20
Total yards 595 446
Rushing yards 350 170
Passing yards 245 276
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 33:52 26:08
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SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 17/28, 245 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 20 rushes, 153 yards, TD
Receiving Danny Gray 4 receptions, 130 yards, TD
TCU Passing Max Duggan 16/28, 276 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Zach Evans 15 rushes, 113 yards
Receiving Taye Barber 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD
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South Florida
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South Florida at Southern Methodist
1
2 3 4 Total
Bulls
0
3 14 0
17
• Mustangs
10
7 10 14
41
Scoring summary 1 10:50 SMU Reggie Roberson Jr. 21-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:10) SMU 7–0
4:40 SMU Blake Mazza 26-yard field goal(11 plays, 65 yards, 4:21) SMU 10–0
2 12:05 SMU Rashee Rice 10-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(13 plays, 97 yards, 4:41) SMU 17–0
4:37 USF Spencer Shrader 29-yard field goal(14 plays, 63 yards, 7:28) SMU 17–3
3 12:50 USF Jaren Mangham 1-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:10) SMU 17–10
8:56 SMU Blake Mazza 30-yard field goal(11 plays, 63 yards, 3:54) SMU 20–10
4:25 SMU Tre Siggers 13-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)(5 plays, 58 yards, 2:30) SMU 27–10
0:29 USF Jaren Mangham 1-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:56) SMU 27–17
4 9:32 SMU Danny Gray 4-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(4 plays, 50 yards, 1:44) SMU 34–17
5:09 SMU Danny Gray 5-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(6 plays, 30 yards, 3:04) SMU 41–17
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SMU –2168.5[11]
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Statistics USF SMU
First downs 19 30
Total yards 336 463
Rushing yards 113 162
Passing yards 223 301
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 27:11 32:49
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South Florida Passing Timmy McClain 14/22, 223 yards
Rushing Brian Battie 7 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving Jimmy Horn Jr. 5 receptions, 102 yards
SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 29/42, 301 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Tre Siggers 20 rushes, 86 yards, TD
Receiving Danny Gray 7 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD
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At Navy
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Southern Methodist at Navy
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 24 Mustangs
7
14 3 7
31
Midshipmen
7
14 3 0
24
Scoring summary 1 13:28 SMU Reggie Roberson Jr. 66-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:32) SMU 7–0
3:57 NAVY Chance Warren 28-yard run (Bijan Nichols kick)(7 plays, 50 yards, 3:37) TIE 7–7
2 13:45 NAVY Kai Puailoa-Rojas 37-yard pass from Tai Lavatai (Bijan Nichols kick)(6 plays, 71 yards, 2:51) NAVY 14–7
7:42 NAVY Diego Fagot 20-yard fumble return (Nijan Nichols kick) NAVY 21–7
7:29 SMU Bryan Massey 95-yard kickoff return (Blake Mazza kick) NAVY 21–14
1:54 SMU Tre Siggers 2-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)(11 plays, 69 yards, 4:04) TIE 21–21
3 7:26 SMU Blake Mazza 37-yard field goal(9 plays, 36 yards, 4:02) SMU 24–21
0:23 NAVY Bijan Nichols 50-yard field goal(13 plays, 42 yards, 7:03) TIE 24–24
4 8:19 SMU Jordan Kerley 22-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)9 plays, 65 yards, 3:52) SMU 31–24
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SMU –13.556[12]
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Statistics SMU NAVY
First downs 22 12
Total yards 404 241
Rushing yards 80 177
Passing yards 324 64
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 27:41 32:19
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SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 30/40, 324 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Tre Siggers 14 rushes, 49 yards, TD
Receiving Reggie Roberson Jr. 5 receptions, 100 yards, TD
Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 4/7, 64 yards, TD
Rushing Tai Lavatai 24 rushes, 53 yards
Receiving Kai Puailoa-Rojas 1 reception, 37 yards, TD
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Tulane
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Tulane at Southern Methodist
1
2 3 4 Total
Green Wave
7
0 12 7
26
• No. 21 Mustangs
17
14 7 17
55
Date: Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Game start: 6:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:24Game attendance: 22,843Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 6 MPH Referee: Hank JonesTV announcers (ESPN ): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) & Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Scoring summary 1 9:56 SMU Blake Mazza 22-yard field goal(14 plays, 50 yards, 5:04) SMU 3–0
6:08 SMU Tre Siggers 1-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)(6 plays, 81 yards, 2:30) SMU 10–0
1:04 SMU Tanner Mordecai 1-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)(11 plays, 88 yards, 3:07) SMU 17–0
0:22 TULN Shae Wyatt 10-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:42) SMU 17–7
2 13:25 SMU Tommy McIntyre 24-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(6 plays, 96 yards, 1:57) SMU 24–7
0:53 SMU Reggie Roberson Jr. 22-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(9 plays, 91 yards, 4:24) SMU 31–7
3 12:18 TULN Shae Wyatt 11-yard pass from Michael Pratt (pass failed)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42) SMU 31–13
3:33 SMU Tre Siggers 9-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)(11 plays, 91 yards, 5:04) SMU 38–13
1:28 TULN Duece Watts 4-yard pass from Michael Pratt (pass failed)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:05) SMU 38–19
4 9:05 SMU Blake Mazza 38-yard field goal(6 plays, 13 yards, 3:56) SMU 41–19
6:50 TULN Tyjae Spears 9-yard run (Merek Glover kick)(8 plays, 82 yards, 2:15) SMU 41–26
6:01 SMU Tyler Lavine 44-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(2 plays, 44 yards, 0:49) SMU 48–26
2:39 SMU Brandon Epton Jr. 9-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)(6 plays, 37 yards, 2:47) SMU 55–26
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Pregame line Over/under
SMU -14.570.5[13]
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Statistics TULN SMU
First downs 18 31
Total yards 428 612
Rushing yards 194 174
Passing yards 234 438
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 25:37 34:23
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Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 11/22, 234 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Tyjae Spears 14 rushes, 85 yards, TD
Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 2 receptions, 93 yards
SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 30/42, 427 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Tre Siggers 15 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Danny Gray 8 receptions, 140 yards
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At Houston
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Southern Methodist at Houston
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2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Mustangs
7
13 14 3
37
• Cougars
17
6 7 14
44
Date: October 30Location: TDECU Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:37Game attendance: 25,676Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH Referee: Charles LamertinaTV announcers (ESPN2 ): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Scoring summary 1 11:20 HOU Nathaniel Dell 7-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(9 plays, 78 yards, 3:40) HOU 7–0
9:26 HOU Nathaniel Dell 48-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(2 plays, 56 yards, 0:33) HOU 14–0
2:20 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 50-yard field goal(9 plays, 55 yards, 4:32) HOU 17–0
0:00 SMU Jordan Kerley 43-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:20 HOU 17–7
2 11:41 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 23-yard field goal(7 plays, 69 yards, 3:19) HOU 20–7
7:28 SMU Tre Siggers 50-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(1 play, 50 yards, 0:09) HOU 20–14
2:45 SMU Rashee Rice 6-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (kick blocked)(7 plays, 35 yards, 3:07) TIE 20–20
0:00 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 30-yard field goal(12 plays, 62 yards, 2:45) HOU 23–20
3 14:45 SMU Bryan Massey 100-yard kickoff return (Blake Mazza kick) SMU 27–23
9:22 HOU Nathaniel Dell 17-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(11 plays, 72 yards, 5:23) HOU 30–27
5:46 SMU Tre Siggers 2-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:36) SMU 34–30
4 13:36 HOU KeSean Carter 4-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(14 plays, 75 yards, 7:10) HOU 37–34
0:30 SMU Blake Mazza 45-yard field goal(10 plays, 58 yards, 1:34) TIE 37–37
0:17 HOU Marcus Jones 100-yard kickoff return (Dalton Witherspoon kick)HOU 44–37
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SMU –1.062
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Statistics SMU HOU
First downs 18 23
Total yards 355 489
Rushing yards 50 77
Passing yards 305 412
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 24:22 35:23
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SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 24/37, 305 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Tre Siggers 13 rushes, 44 yards, TD
Receiving Danny Gray 5 receptions, 73 yards
Houston Passing Clayton Tune 27/37, 412 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Ta'Zhawn Henry 21 rushes, 49 yards
Receiving Nathaniel Dell 9 receptions, 165 yards, 3 TD
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At Memphis
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Southern Methodist at Memphis
1
2 3 4 Total
Mustangs
0
10 0 15
25
• Tigers
0
7 14 7
28
Scoring summary 2 1:57 SMU Danny Gray 48-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(6 plays, 80 yards, 2:25) SMU 7–0
0:16 MEM Eddie Lewis 2-yard pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 1:41) TIE 7–7
0:00 SMU Blake Mazza 47-yard field goal(2 plays, 26 yards, 0:00) SMU 10–7
3 8:47 MEM Asa Martin 1-yard run (Joe Doyle kick)(5 plays, 41 yards, 2:33) MEM 14–10
2:41 MEM Javon Ivory 27-yard pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle kick)(11 plays, 90 yards, 2:53) MEM 21–10
4 11:01 MEM Sean Dykes 40-yard pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle kick)(9 plays, 71 yards, 5:15) MEM 28–10
8:36 SMU Danny Gray 27-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Tanner Mordecai pass to Rashee Rice)(8 plays, 66 yards, 2:18) MEM 28–18
5:53 SMU Tyler Levine 1-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)(5 plays, 32 yards, 1:19) MEM 28–25
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Pregame line Over/under
SMU –3.572
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Statistics SMU MEM
First downs 16 25
Total yards 323 468
Rushing yards 61 36
Passing yards 262 432
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 23:05 36:55
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SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 19/28, 262 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Tre Siggers 12 rushes, 53 yards
Receiving Danny Gray 4 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD
Memphis Passing Seth Henigan 34/53, 392 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Marquavius Weaver 10 rushes, 17 yards
Receiving Calvin Austin 8 receptions, 88 yards
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UCF
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Central Florida at Southern Methodist
1
2 3 4 Total
Knights
14
0 7 7
28
• Mustangs
21
17 7 10
55
Date: November 13Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:27Game attendance: 23,175Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 2 MPH MPH Referee: Hank JohnsTV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 13:23 UCF Ryan O'Keefe 18-yard pass from Mikey Keene (Daniel Obarski kick)(4 plays, 32 yards, 0:31) UCF 7–0
10:38 SMU Grant Calcaterra 15-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(8 plays, 84 yards, 2:37) TIE 7–7
5:33 UCF Parker Navarro 6-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick)(3 plays, 15 yards, 1:05) UCF 14–7
4:32 SMU Ulysses Bentley IV 56-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)(3 plays, 69 yards, 1:01) TIE 14–14
0:12 SMU Tre Siggers 10-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)(9 plays, 62 yards, 3:17) SMU 21–14
2 8:16 SMU Blake Mazza 29-yard field goal(12 plays, 64 yards, 4:00) SMU 24–14
5:00 SMU Tre Siggers 16-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)(5 plays, 51 yards, 1:21) SMU 31–14
1:01 SMU Rashee Rice 8-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(11 plays, 85 yards, 2:41) SMU 38–14
3 12:47 UCF Mark-Antony Richards 58-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:13) SMU 38–21
3:23 SMU Reggie Roberson Jr. 24-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(7 plays, 88 yards, 2:13) SMU 45–21
4 14:22 SMU Tre Siggers 4-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)(9 plays, 35 yards, 3:38) SMU 52–21
12:10 UCF Mark-Antony Richards 4-yard run (Daniel Obarski kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:12) SMU 52–28
8:17 SMU Blake Mazza 43-yard field goal(8 plays, 50 yards, 3:53) SMU 55–28
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Pregame line Over/under
SMU –7.062
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More information Statistics, UCF ...
Statistics UCF SMU
First downs 15 36
Total yards 333 631
Rushing yards 124 241
Passing yards 209 390
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 26:11 33:49
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Team Category Player Statistics
UCF Passing Mikey Keene 18/35, 174 yards, TD
Rushing Mark-Antony Richards 8 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jaylon Robinson 2 receptions, 50 yards
SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 37/54, 377 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 14 rushes, 97 yards, TD
Receiving Dylan Goffney 10 receptions, 88 yards
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At No. 5 Cincinnati
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Southern Methodist at Cincinnati
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2 3 4 Total
Mustangs
0
0 0 14
14
• No. 5 Bearcats
14
13 14 7
48
Scoring summary 1 12:54 CIN Tyler Scott 53-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Alex Bales kick)(1 play, 53 yards, 0:07) CIN 7–0
5:32 CIN Jerome Ford 4-yard run (Alex Bales kick)(6 plays, 25 yards, 2:58) CIN 14–0
2 13:37 CIN Desmond Ridder 40-yard run (kick failed)(6 plays, 78 yards, 3:02) CIN 20–0
8:19 CIN Alec Pierce 17-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Alex Bales kick)(8 plays, 71 yards, 3:40) CIN 27–0
3 10:59 CIN Desmond Ridder 5-yard pass from Jordan Jones (Alex Bales kick)(7 plays, 92 yards, 4:01) CIN 34–0
5:44 CIN Alec Pierce 17-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Alex Bales kick)(8 plays, 42 yards, 3:59) CIN 41–0
4 11:06 CIN Jordan Jones 11-yard pass from Evan Prater (Alex Bales kick)(12 plays, 74 yards, 6:22) CIN 48–0
8:32 SMU Tre Siggers 2-yard run (Blake Mazza kick)(6 plays, 63 yards, 2:34) CIN 48–7
1:17 SMU Rashee Rice 3-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Blake Mazza kick)(9 plays, 46 yards, 3:43) CIN 48–14
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Pregame line Over/under
CIN –9.5 65.5
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More information Statistics, SMU ...
Statistics SMU CIN
First downs 15 24
Total yards 199 544
Rushing yards 133 249
Passing yards 66 295
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 24:39 35:21
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Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 15/26, 66 yards, TD
Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 11 rushes, 68 yards
Receiving Rashee Rice 7 receptions, 21 yards, TD
Cincinnati Passing Desmond Ridder 17/23, 274 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jerome Ford 19 rushes, 82 yards, TD
Receiving Tre Tucker 7 receptions, 114 yards
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Tulsa
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Tulsa at Southern Methodist
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2 3 4 Total
• Golden Hurricane
0
14 14 6
34
Mustangs
10
7 0 14
31
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SMU in action against Tulsa
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Pregame line Over/under
SMU –6.562.5
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More information Statistics, TLSA ...
Statistics TLSA SMU
First downs 22 23
Total yards 374 405
Rushing yards 130 107
Passing yards 244 298
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 31:12 28:48
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Team Category Player Statistics
Tulsa Passing Davis Brin 18/33, 244 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Shamari Brooks 18 rushes, 71 yards
Receiving Josh Johnson 6 receptions, 117 yards, TD
SMU Passing Tanner Mordecai 26/46, 298 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Tyler Lavine 8 rushes, 51 yards, TD
Receiving Roderick Daniels Jr. 3 receptions, 96 yards, TD
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — — RV 24 23 21 19 23 RV RV — — — Coaches RV RV RV RV RV 24 23 19 16 24 RV RV — — — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
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The American offensive player of the week
Tanner Mordecai (week 1 vs. Abilene Christian)[14]
Tanner Mordecai (week 3 vs. Louisiana Tech)[15]
Tanner Mordecai (week 8 vs. Tulane)[16]
Tanner Mordecai (week 11 vs. UCF)[17]
The American special teams player of the week
Bryan Massey (week 5 vs. Navy)[18]