2020 SMU Mustangs football team

The 2020 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs were led by third-year 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, competed as members of the American Athletic Conference.^[1]

2020 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (4–3 The American)
Head coach	Sonny Dykes (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Garrett Riley (1st season) A. J. Ricker (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Kane (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Cincinnati y$		6	–	0					9	–	1
Tulsa y		6	–	0					6	–	3
Memphis		5	–	3					8	–	3
UCF		5	–	3					6	–	4
SMU		4	–	3					7	–	3
Houston		3	–	3					3	–	5
Navy		3	–	4					3	–	7
Tulane		3	–	5					6	–	6
East Carolina		3	–	5					3	–	6
Temple		1	–	6					1	–	6
South Florida		0	–	7					1	–	8
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

After finishing their regular season with a record of 7–3 (4–3 in conference play), the Mustangs accepted an invitation to the Frisco Bowl,^[2] where they were slated to play the UTSA Roadrunners.^[3] However, the bowl was subsequently canceled, due to COVID-19 concerns within the SMU football program.^[4]

Preseason

Media poll

The preseason Poll was released September 1^[5]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	UCF	204 (10)
2	Cincinnati	201 (7)
3	Memphis	192 (2)
4	SMU	146
5	Navy	125 (1)
6	Tulane	118
7	Houston	114
8	Temple	88
9	Tulsa	49
10	East Carolina	42
11	South Florida	41

Recruiting class

References:^[6][7]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Junior Aho Defensive Lineman	Nice, France	New Mexico Military Institute	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Will Benton Long Snapper/Linebacker	Atlanta, GA	The Westminster School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Marcus Bryant Offensive Lineman	Round Rock, TX	Cedar Ridge HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Dylan Cordell Offensive Lineman	Houston, TX	Second Baptist HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Ty DeArman Safety	Arlington, TX	Bowie HS Oklahoma	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Danny Gray Wide Receiver	Dallas, TX	James Madison HS Blinn College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Branson Hickman Offensive Lineman	McKinney, TX	Jesuit College Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Thaddaeus "Thad" Johnson Wide Receiver	Beaumont, TX	West Brook HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Demetri Jordan Offensive Lineman	Lubbock, TX	Coronado HS Tyler JC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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DeVere Levelston Defensive tackle	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto HS Tyler JC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Bryan Massey Cornerback/Safety	Katy, TX	Katy HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Mason Mastrov Defensive End	Lafayette, CA	Campolindo HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Henry Mossberg Offensive Lineman	Southlake, TX	Southlake Carroll HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Dalton Perdue Offensive Lineman	El Dorado, AR	El Dorado HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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John Luke Roberts Tight End/Long Snapper	Austin, TX	Austin Regents HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Erin Smith Offensive Lineman	Little Rock, AR	North Little Rock HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Marcus Smith Offensive Lineman	Stafford, TX	Stafford HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Ben Sparks Offensive Lineman	Norman, OK	Norman HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Parker Stone Wide Receiver	Dallas, TX	Parish Episcopal School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Trent Strong Linebacker	Tucson, AZ	Salpointe Catholic HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Karl Taylor Safety	Midland, TX	Midland Lee HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Warren Wells Defensive End	Dallas, TX	Bishop Lynch HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2020
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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 p.m.	at Texas State*		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN	W 31–24	7,500
September 19	5:00 p.m.	at North Texas*		Apogee Stadium Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	CBSSN	W 65–35	8,464
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin*		Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN+	W 50–7	7,898
October 3	2:30 p.m.	No. 25 Memphis		Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN2	W 30–27	7,898
October 16	5:00 p.m.	at Tulane	No. 17	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN	W 37–34 OT	1
October 24	8:00 p.m.	No. 9 Cincinnati	No. 16	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN2	L 13–42	7,898
October 31	6:30 p.m.	Navy	No. 22	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Gansz Trophy)	ESPN2	W 51–37	7,898
November 7	11:00 a.m.	at Temple	No. 18	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 47–23	2,577
November 14	6:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	No. 19	H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	L 24–28	3,900
November 28	11:00 a.m.	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	L 38–52	3,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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	15	16	Final
AP	RV	RV*	RV	RV	RV	18	17	16	22	18	19	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV*	RV	RV	RV	21	18	16	23	18	19	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released												—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Personnel

2020 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Thad Johnson Fr QB 2 Josh Stupin Fr WR 3 T. Q. Jackson Fr WR 4 Tyler Page Sr WR 5 Danny Gray Jr WR 6 Austin Upshaw Jr QB 7 Shane Buechele Sr WR 8 Reggie Roberson Jr. Sr QB, WR 9 William Brown So QB 10 Terrance Gipson  Fr WR 11 Rashee Rice So QB 12 Derek Green So WR 13 Judah Bell Jr WR 15 Calvin Wiggins  Fr WR 16 Keke Burns  Fr QB 18 Jacob Oehrlein So RB 20 Cameron Rosenberger  Fr RB 21 Tamerik Williams So RB 22 Blake Bedwell Fr RB 24 Kade Ashley Jr RB 25 TJ McDaniel So RB 26 Ulysses Bentley IV  Fr RB 31 Tyler Lavine So WR 35 Chad Dines So WR 36 Walker French Jr WR 39 Carter Campbell Fr TE 40 Gage Haskin Fr WR 42 Beau Barker  Fr TE 44 Kedrick James Jr WR 45 Ben Palmer  Fr WR 47 Devin Aglubat Fr WR 48 Devan Reck–Irvin  Fr OL 51 Justin Osborne Fr OL 52 Marcus Bryant Fr OL 56 Branson Hickman  Fr OL 57 Cobe Bryant Sr OL 59 Tai Brooks  Fr OL 60 Henry Mossberg  Fr OL 61 Dalton Perdue Fr OL 62 Marcus Smith Fr OL 63 Erin Smith Fr OL 64 Cameron Ervin  Fr OL 65 Thomas Shelmire So OL 66 Sam Burns  Fr OL 67 Dylan Cordell Fr OL 68 Jackson Ritz Fr OL 69 Ben Sparks Fr OL 70 Kadarius Smith Sr OL 71 Jaylon Thomas Jr OL 72 Demetri Jordan Jr OL 74 Tyler Bailey Fr OL 75 Hayden Howerton Sr OL 77 Alan Ali Jr OL 78 Beau Morris Sr OL 79 Danielson Ike  Fr TE 81 Ben Redding Jr WR 82 Parker Stone  Fr TE 83 Kylen Granson Sr WR 84 Matt Dorrity Jr WR 85 Keith Jones So TE 86 Tommy McIntyre Sr TE 89 John Luke Roberts Fr RB Orlando Jones Jr TE Alex Quirk  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Brandon Crossley So DB 2 Cam Jones So LB 3 Delano Robinson Sr CB 5 Ar'Mani Johnson Jr CB, S 8 Bryan Massey Fr LB 9 Shaine Hailey Sr S 10 Ty DeArman Fr S 11 Chevin Calloway Jr S 13 Roderick Roberson Jr.  Fr LB 14 Richard Moore Sr S 16 Trevor Denbow Sr S 18 Chace Cromartie So CB 20 Marcus Nesby  Fr S 21 Donald Clay  Fr DB 22 Karl Taylor Fr DB 23 Brandon Stephens Sr LB 24 Jimmy Phillips Jr. Jr LB 25 Carter Link Fr CB 26 Sam Westfall So S 27 Michael Salerno Jr CB 28 Christian Davis Sr CB 29 Justin Guy–Robinson Jr LB 30 Kyle Blaskovich Jr S 31 Tripp McAda Fr LB 32 JC Rispress Jr DL 33 Junior Aho So CB 34 Joshua Brown Jr LB 35 Armando Fitz Jr CB 36 Terry Keys III So DE 38 Toby Ndukwe Jr DT 39 Darren Brown So DT 40 Elijah Chatman So LB 41 Preston Ellison Jr S 42 Ra–Sun Kazadi So LB 43 Brian Holloway Jr S 44 Athan Natsues So LB 45 Luke Evans  Fr DE 46 Garnett March II  Fr S 47 Hunter Ballard  Fr LB 48 Will Benton Fr LB 49 Nick Lerew So LB 50 Richard McBryde Sr DE 51 Warren Walls  Fr LB 52 Deuce Palmer  Fr LB 53 Garrett Madison  Fr DE 54 Gerrit Choate Sr DE 55 Gary Wiley Jr LB 56 Cade Ellis Fr LB 56 Broc Watkins Sr DT 57 Mike Williams  Sr LB 58 Eli Frugal  Fr LB 59 Will Goldberg  Fr LB 60 Reid Stacy  Fr DE 61 Jack Young  Fr LB 64 Ben Frugal  Fr LB 65 John Porter So LB 66 Trent Strong Fr LB 67 Dalton Sawyer Fr DE 86 Brodie Burke Fr DL 88 Patrick Cinelli Sr DL 89 Alex Sickafoose  Fr DE 90 Nelson Paul So DT 91 Terrance Newman Jr DT 92 Shabazz Dotson So DE 93 Bobby Duncum Fr DE 94 Mason Mastrov Fr DT 95 Will Jones Sr DT 96 DeVere Levelston So DE 97 Turner Coxe Jr DT 98 Jacob Pugh Sr DT 99 Harrison Loveless Jr DE Thor Reneau Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 7 Matt Fraanje Fr K 32 Jack Hansing Sr K 34 Chris Naggar  Sr LS 40 Gage Haskin Fr K 44 Charles Cannon Jr LS 48 Will Benton Fr LS 49 Cole Voyles So LS 89 John Luke Roberts Fr P 90 Nick Lang  Fr K 94 Wills Thompson III  Fr K, P 97 Russell Roberts So K 98 Austin Dennis  Fr P 99 Warren Scott So	Head coach Sonny Dykes (Texas Tech) Coordinators/assistant coaches Kevin Kane (Kansas) Defensive coordinator/LB Garrett Riley (Texas Tech) Offensive coordinator/QB A. J. Ricker (Missouri) Co-offensive coordinator/OL Chris Brasfield (TCU) Assistant head coach/Special teams coordinator Kevin Curtis (Texas Tech) Cornerbacks *David Gru (California) Wide receivers Trey Haverty (TCU) Safeties Randall Joyner (SMU) Defensive line Josh Martin (Tarleton State) Tight ends Ra'Shaad Samples (Houston) Assistant coach Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: June 27, 2020

Depth chart

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Defense CB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Offense LT LG C RG RT ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ QB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Special teams

Game summaries

At Texas State

See also: 2020 Texas State Bobcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU −24.5	70[8]

Southern Methodist at Texas State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	14	14	3	31
Bobcats	0	14	7	3	24

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

• Date: Saturday, September 5
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: E 8 mph
• Game attendance: 7,500
• Referee: Marshall Lewis
• TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter (10:56) SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 6 yard rush, Chris Naggar kick (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:01; SMU 7–0) (6:04) TXST– Brock Sturges 4 yard rush, Alan Orona kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:52; Tied 7–7) (3:47) SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 12 yard rush, Chris Naggar kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:17; SMU 14–7) (0:32) TXST – Jeremiah Haydel 3 yard pass from Brady McBride, Alan Orona kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:15; Tied 14–14) Third quarter (12:12) SMU – TJ McDaniel 9 yard rush, Chris Naggar kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:48; SMU 21–14) (6:14) TXST – Chandler Speights 19 yard pass from Brady McBride, Alan Orona kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:57; Tied 21–21 (3:26) SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. 51 yard pass from Shane Buechele, Chris Naggar kick (Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 2:48; SMU 28–21) Fourth quarter (2:20) SMU – Chris Naggar 32 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:31; SMU 31–21) (0:45) TXST – Alan Orona 47 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 1:35; SMU 31–24) Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 26/36, 367 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT TXST – Brady McBride – 21/39, 227 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SMU – TJ McDaniel – 27 carries, 130 yards, 1 TD TXST – Calvin Hill – 13 carries, 100 yards, Top receivers SMU – Rashee Rice – 5 receptions, 101 yards TXST – Trevis Graham Jr. – 3 receptions, 59 yards

Statistics	SMU	Texas State
First downs	26	22
Total yards	544	416
Rushing yards	177	189
Passing yards	367	227
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	32:03	27:57

At North Texas

See also: 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team and Safeway Bowl

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU −14.0	68.5[9]

Southern Methodist at North Texas – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	21	13	21	10	65
Mean Green	0	7	14	14	35

at Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE 8 MPH
• Game attendance: 8,464
• Referee: Tony Calabrese
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play–by–play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter SMU – Reggie Robinson Jr. 15-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick), 12:33. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:04. SMU – Danny Gray 62-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick), 9:44. Mustangs 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:56. SMU – Kylen Granson 7-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick), 3:27. Mustangs 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:39. Second quarter SMU – Chris Nagger 37-yard field goal, 13:42. Mustangs 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 4 yards, 3:39. UNT – Jaelon Darden 12-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick), 8:31. Mustangs 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 2:42. SMU – Chris Nagger 22-yard field goal, 3:02. Mustangs 27–7. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:48. SMU – Shane Buechele 2-yard run (Chris Nagger kick), 0:18. Mustangs 34–7. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 1:31. Third quarter UNT – DeAndre Torrey 7-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 12:02. Mustangs 34–14. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 1:48. SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 4-yard run (Chris Nagger kick), 10:53. Mustangs 41–14. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:09. UNT – Austin Aune 5-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 8:44. Mustangs 41–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:09. SMU – Reggie Robinson Jr. 2-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick), 5:42. Mustangs 48–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:02. SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 9-yard run (Chris Nagger kick), 0:11. Mustangs 55–21. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:47. Fourth quarter UNT – Jaelon Darden 33-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick), 14:02. Mustangs 55–28. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:09. SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 84-yard run (Chris Nagger kick), 12:12. Mustangs 62–28. Drive: 3 plays, 93 yards, 1:50. UNT – Deonte Simpson 55-yard pass from Austin Aune (Ethan Mooney kick), 10:52. Mustangs 62–35. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:20. SMU – Chris Nagger 46-yard field goal, 5:33. Mustangs 65–35. Drive: 4 plays, −1 yard, 2:10. Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 24/33, 344 yards, 4 TD UNT – Austin Aune – 13/25, 276 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 19 carries, 227 yards, 3 TD UNT – Oscar Adaway III – 20 carries, 104 yards Top receivers SMU – Reggie Robinson Jr. – 9 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD UNT – Jaelon Darden – 5 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	SMU	North Texas
First downs	33	25
Total yards	710	517
Rushing yards	366	212
Passing yards	344	305
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	34:31	25:29

Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2020 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU −31.5	58.5[10]

Stephen F. Austin at Southern Methodist – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	7	0	7
Mustangs	22	7	7	14	50

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SE 12 MPH
• Game attendance: 7,898
• Referee: Nate Black
• TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)

Game information

First quarter SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 33 Yd Run (Chris Naggar PAT blocked), 12:34. Mustangs 0–6. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:26. SMU – Danny Gray 11 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 6:52. Mustangs 0–13. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:36. SMU – Team Safety, 4:49. Mustangs 0–15. SMU – Kylen Granson 9 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 2:23. Mustangs 0–22. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:12. Second quarter SMU – Danny Gray 6 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 2:21. Mustangs 0–29. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:19. Third quarter SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 13 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 9:42. Mustangs 0–36. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:14. SFA – Trae Self 6 Yd Run (Chris Campos Kick), 1:22. Mustangs 7–36. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:20. Fourth quarter SMU – Terrance Gipson 3 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 8:44. Mustangs 7–43. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:16. SMU – TaMerik Williams 5 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 6:01. Mustangs 7–50. Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:03. Top passers SFA – Trae Self – 13/23, 133 yards, 1 INT SMU – Shane Buechele – 14/25, 144 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SFA – Jaquarion Turner – 24 carries, 35 yards SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 6 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SFA – Jeremiah Miller – 4 receptions, 41 yards SMU – Kylen Granson – 5 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	Stephen F. Austin	SMU
First downs	14	24
Total yards	216	432
Rushing yards	51	260
Passing yards	165	172
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	34:25	25:35

Memphis

See also: 2020 Memphis Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU −1.5	75[11]

Memphis at Southern Methodist – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Tigers	3	17	7	0	27
Mustangs	17	7	3	3	30

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S 11 mph
• Game attendance: 7,898
• Referee: C. Lamertina
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline)

Game information

First quarter SMU – Chris Naggar 27 Yd Field Goal, 10:34. Mustangs 0–3. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:26. MEM – Riley Patterson 26 Yd Field Goal, 7:58. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 2:36. SMU – Danny Gray 3 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 3:52. Mustangs 3–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:06. SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. 70 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 1:07. Mustangs 3–17. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20. Second quarter SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. 85 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 9:51. Mustangs 3–24. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:47. MEM – Calvin Austin III 8 Yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson Kick), 7:16. Mustangs 10–24. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:35. MEM – Sean Dykes 27 Yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson Kick), 3:30. Mustangs 17–24. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:06. MEM – Riley Patterson 56 Yd Field Goal, 0:00. Mustangs 20–24. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 0:22. Third quarter SMU – Chris Naggar 25 Yd Field Goal, 9:29. Mustangs 20–27. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:42. MEM – Tahj Washington 5 Yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson Kick), 2:53. Tied 27–27. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 6:33. Fourth quarter SMU – Chris Naggar 43 Yd Field Goal, 0:09. Tied 27–27. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 1:16. Top passers MEM – Brady White – 29/42, 296 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT SMU – Shane Buechele – 32/46, 474 yards, 3 TD Top rushers MEM – Rodrigues Clark – 16 carries, 98 yards SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 13 carries, 32 yards Top receivers MEM – Sean Dykes – 6 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 5 receptions, 243 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	Memphis	SMU
First downs	26	21
Total yards	501	549
Rushing yards	205	75
Passing yards	296	474
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	30:51	29:09

At Tulane

See also: 2020 Tulane Green Wave football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU −6.5	65[12]

Southern Methodist at Tulane – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 17 Mustangs	10	7	10	7	3	37
Green Wave	7	10	7	10	0	34

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

• Date: October 16
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Mostly Cloudy • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: N 14 mph
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Anthony Calabre
• TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)

Game information

First quarter TULN – Mykel Jones 31 Yd pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover Kick), 11:32. Green Wave 0–7. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:35. SMU – Danny Gray 32 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 9:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 1:33. SMU – Chris Naggar 48 Yd Field Goal, 5:32. Mustangs 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:00. Second quarter TULN – Michael Pratt 1 Yd Run (Merek Glover Kick), 6:24. Green Wave 10–14. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:29. TULN – Rashee Rice 10 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 2:43. Mustangs 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:43. SMU– Merek Glover 34 Yd Field Goal, 0:44. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 1:59. Third quarter TULN – Stephon Huderson 22 Yd Run (Merek Glover Kick), 11:28. Green Wave 17–24. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:38. SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 2 Yd Run (Chris Naggar Kick), 10:26. Tied 24–24. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12. SMU – Chris Naggar 33 Yd Field Goal, 3:17. Mustangs 27–24. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 6:16. Fourth quarter TULN – Michael Pratt 7 Yd Run (Merek Glover Kick), 12:59. Green Wave 27–31. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:21. SMU – Danny Gray 10 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 7:12. Mustangs 34–31. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 5:47. TULN – Merek Glover 27 Yd Field Goal, 1:30. Tied 34–34. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:42. Overtime SMU – Chris Naggar 34 Yd Field Goal. Mustangs 37–34. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards. Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 23/37, 384 yards, 2 TD TULN – Michael Pratt – 12/29, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 25 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD TULN – Stephon Huderson – 19 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD Top receivers SMU – Rashee Rice – 7 receptions, 139 yards, 1 TD TULN – Duece Watts – 3 receptions, 56 yards

Statistics	SMU	Tulane
First downs	25	23
Total yards	581	387
Rushing yards	142	195
Passing yards	439	192
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:01	28:59

Cincinnati

See also: 2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU -1.0	57[13]

Cincinnati at Southern Methodist – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	14	0	14	14	42
Mustangs	0	10	0	3	13

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: October 24
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: E 4 mph
• Game attendance: 7,898
• Referee: Luke Richmond
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Kirk Morrison, and Kris Budden

Game information

First quarter CIN – Josh Whyle 7 Yd pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith Kick), 6:05. Bearcats 0–7. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:32. CIN – Desmond Ridder 15 Yd run (Cole Smith Kick), 2:20. Bearcats 0–14. Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:41. Second quarter SMU – Rashee Rice 9 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 6:23. Bearcats 7–14. Drive: 17 plays, 83 yards, 7:19. SMU – Chris Naggar 26 Yd field goal, 0:00. Bearcats 10–14. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:50. Third quarter CIN – Gerrid Doaks 1 Yd run (Cole Smith Kick), 6:13. Bearcats 10–21. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:22. CIN – Desmond Ridder 32 Yd run (Cole Smith Kick), 3:22. Bearcats 10–28. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:41. Fourth quarter SMU – Chris Naggar 22 Yd field goal, 11:57. Bearcats 13–28. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 3:36. CIN – Desmond Ridder 91 Yd run (Cole Smith Kick), 4:39. Bearcats 13–35. Drive: 1 play, 91 yards, 0:16. CIN – Gerrid Doaks 35 Yd run (Cole Smith Kick), 2:03. Bearcats 13–42. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:41. Top passers CIN – Desmond Ridder – 13/21, 126 yards, TD SMU – Shane Buechele – 23/44, 216 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CIN – Desmond Ridder – 8 carries, 179 yards, 3 TD SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 16 carries, 40 yards Top receivers CIN – Tre Tucker – 2 receptions, 24 yards SMU – Kylen Granson – 4 receptions, 68 yards

Statistics	Cincinnati	SMU
First downs	17	22
Total yards	439	290
Rushing yards	313	75
Passing yards	126	215
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	27:15	32:45

Navy

See also: 2020 Navy Midshipmen football team and Gansz Trophy

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU -13.0	59[14]

Navy at Southern Methodist – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	7	10	0	20	37
No. 22 Mustangs	0	31	14	6	51

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SSE 7 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 7,898
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), & Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline)
• ESPN – Navy Midshipmen at No. 22 SMU Mustangs^[15]

Game information

First quarter (05:19) NAVY TD – Nelson Smith 3-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:38; Navy 7–0 Second quarter (14:52) SMU TD – Ulysses Bentley IV 4-yard rush, Chris Naggar kick Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:19; Tied 7–7 (12:25) NAVY TD – Chance Warren 7-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:27; Navy 14–7 (09:48) SMU TD – Ulysses Bentley IV 18-yard rush, Chris Naggar kick Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:32; Tied 14–14 (07:35) SMU TD – Tyler Lavine 10-yard rush, Chris Naggar kick Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:10; SMU 21–14 (01:18) NAVY FG – Bijan Nichols 46-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 6:17; SMU 21–17 (00:07) SMU TD – Rashee Rice 5-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Chris Naggar kick Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 1:07; SMU 28–17 (00:00) SMU FG – Chris Naggar 35-yard field goal Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:01; SMU 31–17 Third quarter (10:32) SMU TD – Austin Upshaw 42-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Chris Naggar kick Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:54; SMU 38–17 (05:17) SMU TD – Rashee Rice 20-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Chris Naggar kick Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 2:03; SMU 45–17 Fourth quarter (14:44) SMU TD – Tyler Lavine 48-yard rush, Chris Naggar kick blocked Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:10; SMU 51–17 (12:37) NAVY TD – Jamale Carothers 62-yard pass from Tyger Goslin, Tyger Goslin rush failed Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:29; SMU 51–23 (08:17) NAVY TD – Chance Warren 19-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:34; SMU 51–30 (02:39) NAVY TD – Mychal Cooper 14-yard pass from Tyger Goslin, Bijan Nichols kick Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:06; SMU 51–37 Top passers NAVY – Tyler Goslin – 6/10, 123 yards, 2 TD SMU – Shane Buechele – 23/28, 300 yards, 3 TD Top rushers NAVY – CJ Williams – 5 carries, 63 yards SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 25 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD Top receivers NAVY – Jamale Carothers – 2 receptions, 91 yards, TD SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 4 receptions, 68 yards

Statistics	Navy	SMU
First downs	27	25
Total yards	430	555
Rushing yards	191	255
Passing yards	239	300
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	34:27	25:33

At Temple

See also: 2020 Temple Owls football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU –17	63.5[16]

Southern Methodist at Temple – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Mustangs	7	3	10	27	47
Owls	13	0	3	7	23

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

• Date: November 5
• Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 5 MPH
• Game attendance: 2,577
• Referee: Charles Lamertina
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)

Game information

First quarter TEM – Randle Jones 75 Yd pass from Tad Beatty (Rory Bell PAT failed), 14:47. Owls 0–6. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13. SMU – Tyler Page 24 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 11:10. Mustangs 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 3:31. TEM – Tayvon Ruley 3 Yd run (Rory Bell Kick), 1:32. Owls 7–13. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:45. Second quarter SMU – Chris Naggar 40 Yd Field Goal, 3:41. Owls 10–13. Drive: 14 plays, 45 yards, 5:32. Third quarter SMU – Tyler Page 44 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 12:58. Mustangs 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:02. SMU – Chris Naggar 27 Yd Field Goal, 8:36. Mustangs 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:26. TEM – Rory Bell 26 Yd Field Goal, 1:14. Mustangs 20–16. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 7:22. Fourth quarter SMU – Kylen Granson 24 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar PAT failed), 14:54. Mustangs 26–16. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:20. SMU – Tyler Lavine 2 Yd run (Chris Naggar Kick), 12:42. Mustangs 33–16. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:54. SMU – Rashee Rice 33 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 9:17. Mustangs 40–16. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:31. SMU – TaMerik Williams 49 Yd run (Chris Naggar Kick), 7:32. Mustangs 47–16. Drive: 1 play, 49 yards, 0:09. TEM – Aaron Jarman 11 Yd pass from Re–al Mitchell (Rory Bell Kick), 0:35. Mustangs 47–23. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:57. Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 24/35, 355 yards, 4 TD TEM – Ted Beatty – 6/9, 108 yards, TD Top rushers SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 17 carries, 79 yards TEM – Tayvon Ruley – 15 carries, 66 yards, TD Top receivers SMU – Kylen Granson – 6 receptions, 149 yards, TD TEM – Randle Jones – 2 receptions, 86 yards, TD

Statistics	SMU	Temple
First downs	24	19
Total yards	549	368
Rushing yards	194	157
Passing yards	355	211
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	24:55	35:05

At Tulsa

See also: 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Southern Methodist at Tulsa – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Mustangs	14	10	0	0	24
Golden Hurricane	0	7	7	14	28

at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK

• Date: November 14
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: ;
• Game attendance: 3,000
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff, Tom Luginbill, Ian Fitzsimmons

Game information

First quarter SMU – 10:47 – Brandon Crossley 18-yard Interception return (Chris Naggar kick) SMU – 08:19 – Kylen Granson 22-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Naggar kick) Second quarter SMU – 14:58 – Ulysses Bentley IV 1-yard rush (Naggar kick) TU – 06:15 – Josh Johnson 20-yard pass from Zach Smith (Zack Long kick) SMU – 02:37 – Naggar 45-yard field goal Third quarter TU – 02:51 – T.K. Wilkerson 1-yard rush (Long kick) Fourth quarter TU – 13:31 – Johnson 35-yard pass from Smith (Long kick) TU – 02:11 – James Palmer 4-yard pass from Smith (Long kick) Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 18/36, 200 yards, TD, INT TUL – Zach Smith – 26/38, 325 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 26 carries, 103 yards, TD TUL – T.K. Wilkerson – 21 carries, 94 yards, TD Top receivers SMU – Danny Gray – 8 receptions, 93 yards TUL – Keylon Stokes – 8 receptions, 122 yards

Statistics	SMU	Tulsa
First downs	27	25
Total yards	455	351
Rushing yards	130	151
Passing yards	325	200
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	29:18	30:42

At East Carolina

See also: 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU –12.0	72[17]

Southern Methodist at East Carolina – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	0	17	14	38
Pirates	21	24	0	7	52

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

• Date: November 28
• Game time: 11:05 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Mostly Clear • Wind: Calm
• Game attendance: 3,500
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)

Game information

First quarter ECU – Keaton Mitchell 9 Yd run (Jake Verity Kick), 9:08. Pirates 0–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:46. ECU – Blake Proehl 11 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity Kick), 7:07. Pirates 0–14. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:59. SMU – Kylen Granson 6 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar Kick), 3:27. Pirates 7–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40. ECU – Blake Proehl 35 Yd pass from Tyler Snead (Jake Verity Kick), 0:00. Pirates 7–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 0:00. Second quarter ECU – C. J. Johnson 14 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity Kick), 11:01. Pirates 7–28. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:00. ECU – Keaton Mitchell 7 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity Kick), 6:16. Pirates 7–35. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:05. ECU – Tyler Snead 16 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity Kick), 4:00. Pirates 7–43. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:42. ECU – Jake Verity 29 Yd Field Goal, 0:01. Pirates 7–45. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:30. Third quarter SMU – Shane Buechele 1 Yd run (Shane Buechele two-point conversion pass to Rashee Rice), 8:12. Pirates 15–45. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:42. SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV 26 Yd pass from Shane Buechele (two-point pass conversion attempt failed), 4:56. Pirates 21–45. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:13. SMU – Chris Naggar 36 Yd Field Goal, 0:00. Pirates 24–45. Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 2:37. Fourth quarter ECU – Darius Pinnix Jr. 2 Yd run (Jake Verity Kick), 13:15. Pirates 24–52. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:45. SMU – Tyler Lavine 5 Yd run (Chris Naggar Kick), 7:28. Pirates 31–52. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:30. SMU – Tyler Lavine 4 Yd run (Chris Naggar Kick), 7:05. Pirates 38–52. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:23. Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 35/50, 314 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT ECU – Holton Ahlers – 20/29, 298 yards, 4 TD Top rushers SMU – Ulysses Bentley IV – 12 carries, 36 yards ECU – Keaton Mitchell – 20 carries, 68 yards, TD Top receivers SMU – Austin Upshaw – 8 receptions, 78 yards ECU – Blake Proehl – 6 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	SMU	East Carolina
First downs	26	28
Total yards	384	493
Rushing yards	70	160
Passing yards	314	333
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	29:43	30:17

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	104	Brandon Stephens	CB	Baltimore Ravens
4	127	Kylen Granson	TE	Indianapolis Colts