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2019 SMU Mustangs football team
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The 2019 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Sonny Dykes and played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, a separate city within the city limits of Dallas. They competed as members of the West Division of the American Athletic Conference.
The Mustangs started the season 8–0, their first 8–0 start to a season since 1982. The team's non-conference schedule was capped off with a 41–38 victory over rival TCU, their first victory over the Horned Frogs since 2011. Following a 48–21 victory over the South Florida Bulls in week 5, the Mustangs entered the AP Poll at no. 24, their first poll ranking since the team received the NCAA's death penalty in February 1987.[1] The team's first loss of the season would come on November 2 against the Memphis Tigers. The team went on to play in the Boca Raton Bowl, falling to Florida Atlantic.
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Award watch lists
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AAC media poll
The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Mustangs predicted to finish fourth in the AAC West Division.[10]
Preseason All-AAC teams
SMU placed nine players to the All-AAC team, sanctioned by Athlon Sports.[11]
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SMU's 2019 schedule will begin with four non-conference games: first on the road against Arkansas State of the Sun Belt Conference, then at home against North Texas of Conference USA, then at home against Texas State, also of the Sun Belt Conference, and finally on the road against cross-town rival TCU of the Big 12 Conference. In American Athletic Conference play, the Mustangs will play the other members of the West Division and draw East Carolina, South Florida, and Temple from the East Division. They will not play Cincinnati, Connecticut, or UCF as part of the regular season.
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At Arkansas State
Southern Methodist at Arkansas State – Game summary
North Texas
North Texas at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Texas State
Texas State at Southern Methodist – Game summary
With the victory, the Mustangs improved to 3–0, their first 3–0 start since the 1984 season.[13]
At TCU
Southern Methodist at Texas Christian – Game summary
at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
- Date: September 21
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C); partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 41,250
- Referee: Adam Savoie
- TV: FoxSports1
The Mustangs built a 15–0 lead in the 1st quarter and never trailed in the game. SMU lead 31–17 at halftime, but the Horned Frogs rallied in the 2nd half to trail by 3 points late in the 4th. The Mustangs held on and stopped the comeback attempt, winning 41–38. This is SMU's first win over TCU since 2011.[14]
At South Florida
Southern Methodist at South Florida – Game summary
Tulsa
Tulsa at Southern Methodist – Game summary
Temple
Temple at Southern Methodist – Game summary
At Houston
Southern Methodist at Houston – Game summary
At Memphis
Southern Methodist at Memphis – Game summary
at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN
- Date: November 2
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); clear
- Game attendance: 59,506
- Referee: Adam Savoie
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Maria Taylor (sideline)
Memphis hosted the Mustangs in the first-ever College GameDay appearance for the Tigers, and just the second for SMU. The Mustangs jumped out to an early lead in front of the sold-out crowd, and the two teams traded scores to reach halftime with a 17-23 score in favor of Memphis. The Tigers never trailed in the second half, although the Mustangs drew within one score on a Shane Buechele pass to James Proche and Jaylon Thomas's two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter. Memphis handed SMU its first loss of the season.
East Carolina
East Carolina at Southern Methodist – Game summary
At Navy
Southern Methodist at Navy – Game summary
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD
- Date: November 23
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind: S 3-5 mph • Weather: Overcast Skies
- Game attendance: 33,732
- Referee: Mike Roche
- TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)
Tulane
Tulane at Southern Methodist – Game summary
At Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton Bowl)
Southern Methodist at Florida Atlantic – Game summary
at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
- Date: December 21
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: E 21 mph
- Game attendance: 23,187
- Referee: Kyle Olson
- TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst) and Pat McAfee (sideline)
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- Scores against non-conference opponents
- Scores against the AAC
- Scores against all opponents
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Rankings
Postseason
All-American Athletic Conference Football Team
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Players drafted into the NFL
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