SMU Mustangs (6-3, 4-2 C-USA) vs. (3-6) Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:30 p.m. CT Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000) , Fox Sports/SMU Radio Network/SMUMustangs.com

SMU Mustangs Setting The Scene 9/4 at No. 8 Texas A&M ...... L, 46-14 • With a 6-3 mark - its best since 1986 - SMU hosts Navy in a nationally-televised match-up on Saturday, 9/10 UTEP * ...... W, 28-17 Nov. 12. 9/17 NORTHWESTERN ST...... W, 40-7 9/24 at Memphis * ...... W, 42-0 • SMU is 13-3 in its last 16 home games, dating back to the start of the 2009 season, but one of those losses came to Navy in overtime in 2009. 10/1 at No. 20 TCU ...... W, 40-33 (OT) 10/15 UCF * ...... W, 38-17 • Zach Line continues to lead C-USA in rushing and has topped the 100-yard mark in seven of nine games 10/22 at Southern Miss * ...... L, 27-3 in 2011. 10/29 at Tulsa * ...... L, 38-7 11/5 TULANE *...... W, 45-24 • SMU is 6-0 this season when leading after the first quarter and 6-0 when scoring 21+ points. 11/12 NAVY ...... 2:30 p.m. CT 11/19 at Houston * ...... 2:30 p.m. CT • Since 2006, attendance at SMU home football games has increased 52 percent. 11/26 RICE * ...... TBD • SMU made nearly $3 million in Ford Stadium improvements over the summer, including upgrades to the football locker room and team meeting rooms as well as a new playing surface. Navy Midshipmen 9/3 DELAWARE...... W, 40-17 • Located in the nation’s fifth-largest media market, SMU boasts an impressive resume with 138 Conference 9/10 at Western Kentucky...... W, 40-14 Championships, 147 NCAA Top-10 Finishes, eight NCAA Team Championships (three in football), over 9/17 at South Carolina...... L, 24-21 100 individual NCAA Championships, hundreds of All-Americans and one Winner, 10/1 AIR FORCE...... L, 35-34 (OT) and has won its conference’s Director’s Cup in 11 out of the past 14 years. 10/8 SOUTHERN MISS...... L, 63-35 • SMU is one of just 20 schools that has both a Heisman Trophy winner and multiple national championships. 10/15 at Rutgers...... L, 21-20 10/22 EAST CAROLINA...... L, 38-35 • SMU is in the midst of its Centennial Celebration, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Uni- 10/29 at Notre Dame...... L, 56-14 versity’s founding and opening. January 1, 2011 was designated as the start of the celebration period, 11/5 TROY...... W, 42-14 running through 2015. SMU was founded in 1911 and opened in 1915. 11/12 at SMU...... 3:30 p.m. ET 11/19 at San Jose State...... 4:00 p.m. ET 12/10 vs. Army...... 2:30 p.m. ET About The Midshipmen • After dropping six straight games, Navy rebounded to trounce Troy last week, 42-14. The Midshipmen are TV/Radio/Internet led by Kriss Proctor, who has run for 10 TDs and thrown for seven in 2011. • Fox Sports will air the game live. Ron Thulin (PBP), J.C. Pearson (analyst) and Jeremy Bloom The Series (sidelines) will have the call. • SMU and Navy are meeting for the 16th time, with Navy holding a slim 8-7 series lead. The Mustangs have struggled against the Midshipmen in recent years, though, going just 1-7 against Navy in meetings since • Rich Phillips (PBP), John Hampton (analyst) and 1995. Perhaps the “biggest” game in series history was played in Dallas in 1963 when SMU topped Roger Sean Bass (sidelines) will call the action on the Staubach and the fourth-ranked Midshipmen, 32-28. Mustang Radio Network. This week’s game will air on KTCK 1310 AM in Dallas. The pregame will begin at 1:30 p.m. CT. The Coaches • is in his fourth season at the SMU helm. His SMU record is 22-26 and his career mark is now 98-67. Jones has led SMU to back-to-back Conference USA Western Division Championships and • SMUMustangs.com will stream audio and stats. bowl berths. Jones went 76-41 in nine seasons at Hawaii, leading the Warriors to the All-State Sugar Bowl following the 2007 season. Prior to heading to Hawaii, Jones had a 12-year coaching career in the NFL, including head coaching stops at Atlanta and San Diego.

• Navy Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo is in his fourth season at the Midshipmen helm, where he has posted a 30-20 career record. Niumatalolo was a redshirt freshman at Hawaii in 1983 where SMU Coach June Jones was in his first year coaching after his five-year NFL career had ended.

SMU Athletic Public Relations • 214-768-2883 • SMUMustangs.com • Facebook.com/SMUMustangs • Twitter.com/SMUMustangs Last Time Vs. Navy All-Time Vs. Navy (7-8) MEDIA INFORMATION ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy’s Alexander Teich ran for 1930 *...... W...... 20-7 a career-high 95 yards and two , including 1931...... W...... 13-6 SMU ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS the tiebreaking score with 1:38 left, and Navy rallied 1959^...... W...... 20-7 Sr. Associate A.D./Primary FB Contact: Brad Sutton to beat SMU 28-21 on Oct. 16, 2010. 1960 #...... L...... 7-26 Office Phone: 214-768-2883 Navy scored 21 straight points in the second half to 1963^...... W...... 32-28 Cell Phone: 214-914-8705 take a 21-14 lead, but the Mustangs moved 57 yards 1966^...... W...... 21-3 E-Mail: [email protected] in 10 plays to tie it at 21 with 2:51 to go. 1993...... W...... 42-13 Director/Secondary FB Contact: Herman Hudson After SMU forced Navy to punt, Kyle Padron’s first 1995^...... L...... 2-33 Office Phone: 214-768-1304 pass was picked off by Simmons and returned six 1996...... L...... 17-19 Cell Phone: 214-924-0358 yards to the SMU 13, setting up a 4-yard 1997^...... L ...... 16-46 E-Mail: [email protected] run by Teich. 1998...... W...... 24-11 Press Box Phone: 214-768-7730 2002^...... L...... 7-38 Scoring Summary 2008...... L...... 7-34 FORD STADIUM PRESS BOX SMU 7 7 0 7 - 21 2009^...... L (OT)...... 35-38 The main press box at Gerald J. Ford Stadium is Level 5. Navy 0 0 14 14 - 28 2010...... L...... 21-28 Admittance is strictly limited to members of the working * at Baltimore, Md./# at Norfolk, Va./^ SMU home game press. Two elevators to the press box are located on the 1st 10:20 TU KINNE 6 yd run (FITZPATRICK kick) west side of the stadium just inside of Gate 2. Priority 1st 3:05 SMU BEASLEY 5 yd pass from PADRON The Gansz Trophy seating will be determined according to the following (SZYMANSKI kick) criteria: Local daily newspapers covering SMU on a regular When SMU and Navy meet on the gridiron, they 2nd 10:05 SMU JOHNSON 4 yd pass from PADRON basis; Daily newspapers designated by the visiting SID; battle for the Gansz Trophy, a traveling trophy created Local radio and TV stations with daily sportscasts that (SZYMANSKI kick) to honor late coaching legend Frank Gansz. cover SMU on a regular basis; National publications and 3rd 9:52 NAVY Santiago 3 yd pass from Dobbs Considered perhaps the top special teams coach newspapers filing for Sunday editions; All others on a (Buckley kick) in the history of the NFL, Gansz spent time at both space available basis. 1:57 NAVY Greene 1 yd run (Buckley kick) SMU and the Naval Academy. Gansz was starting 4th 12:52 NAVY Teich 2 yd run (Buckley kick) his second season as special teams coach on the POSTGAME PROCEDURES 2:51 SMU ROBINSON 10 yd pass from PADRON Hilltop when he passed away on April 27, 2009. As The locker rooms are located in the Loyd All-Sports Center (SZYMANSKI kick) a collegian, Gansz played center and linebacker for at the north end of Ford Stadium. After a brief cooling down 1:38 NAVY Teich 4 yd run (Buckley kick) the Naval Academy from 1957 to 1959 and graduated period, SMU head coach June Jones and key Mustang in 1960. He also spent four seasons as an assistant players in the game will be available in the interview room. Team Stats SMU Navy The SMU locker room will be closed to the media. coach at Navy (1969-72). First Downs 21 18 In all, Gansz was a veteran of 38 seasons of coach- Rushes-Yards (Net) 24-121 55-253 ing - 24 in the NFL and 14 in the collegiate ranks. PRACTICES Passing Yds (Net) 254 84 Members of the media are welcome to attend practice, Prior to coming to SMU in 2008, Gansz was with the Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-28-1 9-6-0 but please notify the Athletics Public Relations office in , where he was special teams advance. Check the practice time and site on a daily Total Offense Plays-Yards 66-375 64-337 coordinator in 2000 and 2001. He served as the special basis. Videographers may shoot warm-ups and individual Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 teams coach of the St. Louis Rams for three seasons, drills but are not allowed to shoot group formations. All Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-4 helping the team to its victory in Super Bowl XXXIV. interviews should be coordinated through the Athletics Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-121 3-58 In 1986, Gansz’s first year as the assistant head Public Relations office. Returns-Yards 0-0 1-6 coach/special teams for Kansas City, the Chiefs Punts (Number-Avg) 3-43.7 3-41.3 blocked or deflected an NFL-record 10 kicks and WEB SITE/E-MAIL -Lost 3-2 0-0 scored five touchdowns. Because of his success with All SMU notes, releases, rosters and stats can be ac- Penalties-Yards 8-76 5-54 the special teams, Gansz was promoted to head coach cessed at SMUMustangs.com. If you wish to be added to Possession Time 27:26 32:34 of the Chiefs, a role he served from 1987 to 1988. the e-mail distribution list, please contact Brad Sutton at Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 7 of 14 [email protected]. He left the Chiefs to become the special teams Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 2 of 3 coach of the from 1989 to 1993. In 1989, Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 4-4 FACEBOOK/TWITTER Gansz was named NFL Special Teams Coach of the Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-8 Year by his peers. Gansz then spent three years as the assistant head coach/special teams for the Atlanta Rushing: SMU-Line, Zach 15-83; Padron, Kyle 8-45; Facebook.com/SMUMustangs Falcons from 1994 to 1996. Facebook.com/SMUFB Smith, Braden 1-Minus 7. Navy-Teich, Alexande 21-95; Gansz’s NFL career began in 1978 as special teams Dobbs, Ricky 19-62; Greene, Gee Gee 9-48; Jones, Greg coach for the . He coached special 1-33; Howell, John 1-6; Diggs, Delvin 1-4; Byrd, Andre teams and tight ends for Cincinnati (1979-80), Kansas @SMUMustangs 1-3; Santiago, Aaron 2-2. City (1981-82) and Philadelphia (1983-85). @CoachJuneJones After serving as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force for nearly @SMU_Football Passing: SMU-Padron, Kyle 28-42-1-254. Navy-Dobbs, seven years, Gansz began his coaching career at the Ricky 6-9-0-84. Air Force Academy (1964-66). He also had coaching stints at Colgate (1968), Navy (1969-72), Oklahoma Receiving: SMU-Johnson, Darius 12-104; Beasley, Cole State (1973, 1975), Army (1974) and UCLA (1976-77). Collegepressbox.com is designed exclusively to serve the 9-72; Robinson, A. 4-41; Haynes, Bradley 3-30; Line, needs of the media that cover . The web After SMU and Navy finish their current four-game, Zach 0-11; Tennison, Bryce 0-Minus 4. Navy-Santiago, portal will provide media information from the members of home-and-home series in 2011, the series will resume Conference USA including notes, quotes, game capsules Aaron 2-54; Jones, Greg 1-12; Turner, Brandon 1-9; in 2015 with another four-game, home-and-home and stats. If you wish to request access, please send an Greene, Gee Gee 1-8; Furman, Doug 1-1. series. SMU will travel to Annapolis in 2015 and 2017 e-mail to [email protected]. Be sure to and Navy will come to Dallas in 2016 and 2018. Future include your name, affiliation, e-mail address and best dates are also being discussed. contact phone number. STOPPING STAUBACH On October 11, 1963, the fourth-ranked Navy Mid- MUSTANGS BY THE NUMBERS shipman came to the Cotton Bowl to play the Mustangs on the Friday night before the Texas-OU game. SMU in C-USA/NCAA Statistics SMU’s 2011 Record When... A crowd of 37,000 fans came to Fair Park with Team Avg. C-USA NCAA the intentions of getting a look at Navy’s All-America Rushing Offense 118.67 7 97 SMU Plays at Home...... 4-0 Passing Offense 296.33 3 15 quarterback, Roger Staubach. What the crowd did not Total Offense 415.00 5 49 SMU Plays on the Road...... 2-3 expect was that the Mustangs and second-year head Scoring Offense 28.56 4 56 coach were about to knock off Staubach Rushing Defense 106.44 2 18 SMU Plays at Night...... 2-2 and company in one of the most memorable games Pass Efficiency Defense 130.33 8 67 Total Defense 346.33 3 35 in SMU history. SMU Plays During the Day...... 4-1 Scoring Defense 23.22 3 44 After the Midshipmen jumped out to a 10-0 lead, Net Punting 33.33 10 110 SMU sophomore quarterback Mac White took a sweep Punt Returns 13.13 2 11 Plays on Grass...... 1-1 22 yards for a touchdown. However, Staubach brought Kickoff Returns 18.35 11 113 Plays on Turf...... 5-2 Navy right back to extend the lead to 18-7. SMU QB Turnover Margin -1.22 11 117 Danny Thomas then came into the game in relief and Pass Defense 239.89 6 81 Passing Efficiency 125.76 6 75 SMU Scores First...... 6-0 hit Thomas Hillary for a touchdown with five seconds Sacks 2.67 2 23 left in the first half, bringing the Mustangs to within five Tackles For Loss 5.67 5 T-64 Opp. Scores First...... 0-3 at 18-13 at the intermission. Sacks Allowed 2.11 9 72 Late in the third quarter, Staubach threw a touch- SMU Leads after 1st Qtr...... 6-0 down pass for a 25-13 lead. But on the third play after Individual Rushing Opp. Leads after 1st Qtr...... 0-3 the kickoff, John Roderick ignited the Cotton Bowl as Zach Line 121.00 1 8 he took a pitch from White and made one of the most Game is tied after 1st Qtr...... 0-0 exciting plays of the decade. Roderick cut all the way Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) across the field at the 35, got a block from White and J.J. McDermott 128.62 7 67 SMU Leads at Half...... 6-0 raced into the end zone to cut the Navy lead to six at Total Offense Opp. Leads at Half...... 0-3 25-19. J.J. McDermott 270.22 3 26 The Mustang defense then stepped up on Navy’s next Zach Line 121.00 13 -- possession and made the first of several big plays that Game is tied at half...... 0-0 Receptions Per Game night. Dave Corder intercepted Staubach, allowing the SMU Leads after 3rd Qtr...... 6-0 offense to come back on the field to go for the lead. SMU 7.25 2 13 Darius Johnson 5.89 6 T-37 drove inside the Navy 10 and gave the ball to Roderick Terrance Wilkerson 3.78 T-16 -- Opp. Leads after 3rd Qtr...... 0-3 for the final surge into the end zone. The Mustangs had stormed back to take the lead, 26-25. But Staubach, with Receiving Yards Per Game Game is tied after 3rd Qtr...... 0-0 his usual determination, moved his team down the field Cole Beasley 93.38 2 20 setting up a field goal to give Navy a two-point lead at Darius Johnson 84.44 4 38 Game goes to overtime...... 1-0 Terrance Wilkerson 50.11 15 -- 28-26 with 2:52 remaining in the game. SMU Scores 21+ Pts...... 6-0 On the ensuing possession, it only took the Mus- tangs four plays and 47 seconds to take the lead back. Ja’Gared Davis .22 T-13 -- SMU Scores 20 or Less Pts...... 0-3 Billy Gannon was able to fight his way into the end zone from the one, and SMU took a 32-28 lead. Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) Opp. Scores 21+ Pts...... 3-3 Matt Stone 36.20 8 89 But back came Staubach, proving why he would Opp. Scores 20 or Less Pts...... 3-0 come to be known as “Captain Comeback” during his Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) days at the helm of the . However, Richard Crawford 14.75 1 5 Victory Margin is 7 Pts. or Less...... 1-0 SMU’s Donald Campbell and Tommy Caughran broke up two passes in the end zone in the last few seconds, Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) James Richardson 19.79 15 -- Victory Margin is 8-14 Pts...... 1-0 and the Mustangs had their upset win. Coach Fry was named national Coach of the Week, Field Goals Victory Margin is 15-20 Pts...... 0-0 and the win over Navy helped propel the Mustangs Chase Hover .78 T-8 T-77 into the despite the fact that they finished Victory Margin is 21+ Pts...... 4-3 4-6 and tied for fifth in the . Scoring Zach Line 11.33 1 7 SMU Commits less than 3 TOs...... 3-2 Chase Hover 5.89 T-13 -- B-AQ, B-AQ, B-AQ, B-AQ, B-AQ SMU Commits 3+ TOs...... 3-1 It’s not a duck or Chris Berman’s home run call, but All-Purpose Runners Zach Line 135.67 3 37 SMU Has Less TOs than Opp...... 1-0 rather SMU’s goal - get Back to AQ status. SMU’s Cole Beasley 95.88 9 -- future lies in a BCS-AQ conference. For all but 15 SMU Has More TOs than Opp...... 4-2 years of its’ 100-year existence, SMU has competed Sacks Taylor Thompson .78 3 T-13 in an AQ-like conference, and it is time to return to that Turnovers are even...... 1-2 level. Ja’Gared Davis .39 T-13 -- Marquis Frazier .39 T-13 -- “We are pushing for it,” SMU President R. Gerald Taylor Reed .38 T-16 -- SMU Player Runs for 100+ yds...... 4-3 Turner said. “It’s good for Dallas.” Dallas deserves a school in an automatic qualifying Tackles Opp. Rushes for 100+ yds...... 0-2 conference and a BCS team would be an economic Taylor Reed 7.50 12 -- SMU Player Passes for 300+ yds...... 4-0 engine. Tackles For Loss For more information, visit SMU2BCS.com. Ja’Gared Davis .94 T-9 T-98 Opp. Passes for 300+ yds...... 1-0 Line-Backer? Good Times - J.J. Is Dy-no-mite! C-USA Standings & Schedule Junior running back Zach Line was recruited to It wasn’t all good times that led SMU quarterback SMU as a linebacker, but the Michigan native found J.J. McDermott to the Hilltop. The strong-armed C-USA West Standings his role in the team’s backfield. quarterback originally enrolled at New Mexico State, League Overall The Maxwell and Award Watch List where he played for spread-offense guru Hal Mumme. Team W-L W-L member was named first-team All-Conference USA in McDermott flourished and was slated to be NMSU’s Houston 5-0 9-0 2010 after rushing for 1,494 yards, the second-largest starter in 2009, but Mumme was fired after the 2008 Tulsa 5-0 6-3 single-season total in school history, and the 11th-best season and McDermott began looking for another SMU 4-2 6-3 total in the country. On the year, Line averaged 6.1 school. Mumme had a long-standing relationship with Rice 2-4 3-6 yards per carry and scored 10 touchdowns. June Jones and McDermott found his way home to UTEP 1-4 4-5 As a high school senior, Line held no FBS offers. Texas. That’s when Bill Keenist, the Detroit Lions’ Senior VP McDermott got his first extended playing time in the Tulane 1-5 2-8 of Communications, decided to help. Keenist’s son had 2011 season opener at Texas A&M. He made the most played with Line at Oxford High School, and Keenist of it, leading SMU to scores on his first two drives - in- C-USA East Standings sent a DVD of Line’s exploits to June Jones, a former cluding his first passing TD as a Mustang. He followed League Overall coach for the Lions. that up in week two by leading SMU to its first win of Team W-L W-L Jones saw what he thought was a linebacker and the season, besting UTEP, and then moved to 2-0 Southern Miss 4-1 8-1 recruited Line to SMU, but once Jones and the staff as a starter after SMU’s 40-7 win over Northwestern East Carolina 3-2 4-5 started slotting guys into positions, they moved Line State. He improved to 3-0 with a 357-yard, three-TD Marshall 3-2 4-5 to running back and it’s safe to say he’s there to stay. performance in a 42-0 win over Memphis. UCF 2-3 4-5 In 2011, Line leads C-USA in both scoring (11.33 His best game yet may have been at TCU, where Memphis 1-4 2-7 ppg) and rushing (121 ypg), and rates seventh and he was 23-of-45 for 349 yards and four touchdowns as UAB 1-5 1-8 eighth nationally in the categories, respectively. SMU topped the 20th-ranked Frogs 40-33 in overtime. Line has rushed for 100-plus yards in seven of For his work, McDermott was named the Rivals.com This Week In C-USA nine games this season, and has topped the century C-USA Player Of The Week. mark in 12 of the last 16 overall. He has run for 1,089 He moved to 5-0 as a starter after passing for a ThURsDAY, NovemBER 10 yards in 2011 and 2,772 yards in his career, which career-high 358 yards and two TDs as SMU bested Houston at Tulane ranks eighth all-time at SMU. With two 1,000+ yard UCF, 38-17. The Knights had entered the game ranked seasons, Line is just the fifth player at SMU with No. 2 in the nation in pass defense and had yet to SATURDAY, NovemBER 12 multiple 1,000-yard seasons (Reggie Dupard (3), Eric allow a passing TD. It was McDermott’s third straight Marshall at Tulsa Dickerson (2), Keylon Kincade (2), Alvin Maxson (2)). 300-yard passing game, tying the SMU record, and Rice at Northwestern He also set a new school record by rushing for his three-game total of 1,064 yards set a new SMU Navy at SMU five TDs in the win over Northwestern State. He has record (was 1,049 by Chuck Hixson in 1968 - at Ohio UAB at Memphis 17 rushing TDs already in 2011 and within two of the St. (417), N.C. State (323), TCU (309)). McDermott single-season school record of 19, set by Eric Dick- was again named the Rivals.com C-USA Player Of UCF at Southern Miss erson in 1981. His 34 career rushing TDs are third The Week, was tabbed one of eight national Manning East Carolina at UTEP all-time at SMU. Award Stars of the Week and earned C-USA Player Line even plays on special teams, forcing the fumble of the Week honors from the league’s media. C-USA Games In BOLD (the second of his career) on the opening kickoff of the After losses at Southern Miss and Tulsa, McDermott second half at TCU that SMU recovered for a TD. got SMU “back in the saddle again” with a 45-24 win over Tulane, passing for 322 yards and three TDs in DJ Hero the win. No, not the video game... It’s SMU’s junior stand- McDermott has helped put the “Shoot” in the Run out Darius Johnson. Johnson was & Shoot and leads the SMU offense which now ranks the hero of the , earning Team 15th in the nation in passing offense (296 ypg). “THE STAMPEDE” MVP honors after recording a season-high 152 receiving yards and a TD in the 2010 season finale. Bulletproof The Biletnikoff Award Watch List member broke In Dallas, there was plenty of attention paid to the out this season with an eight-catch, 127-yard game specially designed, -proof vest Dallas Cowboys against Northwestern State and followed that up with quarterback wore to protect his broken rib a two-TD, 10-catch, 116-yard day at Memphis. He against the Washington Redskins, but Romo wasn’t put his stamp on the TCU win, notching 152 receiving the only one donning bullet-proof protection. yards for his third straight 100-yard game and tying Mustangs running Zach Line has been playing FoxSports Southwest and CBS Sports Network are career highs with 12 catches and two receiving TDs. with a dislocated left shoulder, but thanks to specially- showcasing the SMU Mustang football program in a series He returned to the century club with a seven-catch. designed padding made by the same company that put of half-hour shows this season. The show, titled “SMU Football 2011: The Stampede”, features SMU Head Coach 135-yard performance in the Tulane win. Romo in a Kevlar vest, Unequal Technologies, Line June Jones as well as insight into the inner workings of He has four 100-yard games this season - 12 for his has continued to be a force. a college football program by giving viewers a first-hand career - and has three games with 10 or more catches, The company calls the material it designed a look at practices, team meetings and campus facilities. tying for third at SMU. In all, he has 142 career recep- combination of padding and ballistics-grade Kevlar, tions (11th at SMU) for 1,709 career receiving yards. and boasts that it has developed the No. 1 shock Agreements with both FoxSports Southwest and CBS He ranks fourth in C-USA with an 84-yard-per- suppression system in the world. Sports Network allow the show to have both a regional game average and is sixth in the league with a “They absorb a lot of blows, I think those new pads and national footprint. Shot in HD, the weekly show airs six-catch-per-game rate. really helped him,” said SMU Coach June Jones. “He’s on FoxSports Southwest on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. CT and on CBS Sports Network on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. CT. sold on them.” Fans should check their local listings for all showtimes. Jones has been so impressed, nearly 20 Mustangs now sport Kevlar in their pads. Taylor-Made Clubs Taking Hover SMU defenders Taylor Reed and Taylor Thomp- Kicker Chase Hover took a risk by leaving Blinn Col- TURNOVER CHART son have “clubbed” their fair share of opponents over lege and walking-on at SMU. He joined the team on Aug. the past three-plus seasons. 22, but was working with the first team by Aug. 27. Opp...... SMU...... Opp...... Margin Reed was named All-Conference USA honorable Hover contacted the SMU staff after his father had at Texas A&M...... 2...... 0...... -2 mention in 2010. He posted 145 tackles (seventh read a note in the Dallas Morning News about SMU’s UTEP...... 3...... 2...... -1 highest total in the NCAA), averaging 10.4 tackles per concerns in the kicking game. The 2009 Plano West game. The Beaumont, Texas, native posted double- graduate had torn up his knee early in his senior year Northwestern St...... 3...... 1...... -2 digit tackle totals in seven games and is on the 2011 of high school, so any interest from colleges quickly at Memphis...... 4...... 1...... -3 Lombardi Award Watch List. This season, Reed leads disappeared. He rehabbed his first year of college (as at TCU...... 1...... 1...... Even the Mustangs with 57 stops, and his 168 career solo a teammate of future Heisman Trophy winner Cam UCF...... 1...... 0...... -1 tackles rank 15th among all active FBS defenders. Newton) and then kicked for Blinn in 2010. He went Thompson, a native of Prosper, Texas, started in all through two-a-days with Blinn this summer before things at Southern Miss...... 2...... 2...... Even 14 games last season and was named All-Conference worked out at SMU, where he’s paying his own way. at Tulsa...... 5...... 2...... -3 USA. An anchor in SMU’s 3-4 defense, he posted 32 This season, Hover is 7-of-9 on field goals and TULANE...... 1...... 2...... +1 tackles, 5.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks and three QB 32-of-34 on PATs. NAVY...... 0...... 0...... Even hurries on the season. He was tabbed pre-season at Houston...... 0...... 0...... Even All-C-USA in 2011 and is on the Hendricks, Nagurski Sac-Man Fever and Lombardi Award Watch Lists. Thompson has Lombardi Award Watch List member and pre- RICE...... 0...... 0...... Even forced six fumbles in 2011 and ranks 13th nationally season All-Conference performer Ja’Gared Davis Home Total...... 8...... 5...... -3 with seven sacks. has been gobbling up opposing quarterbacks since Road Total...... 14...... 6...... -8 his arrival on the Hilltop. Davis started 13 games in Overall...... 22...... 11...... -11 Cole’S Law 2010 and saw action in all 14, notching nine sacks - Senior wide receiver Cole Beasley has “laid down the sixth-best season in SMU history. The Crockett, the law” of sorts and has made himself one of SMU’s Texas, native was named first-team All-C-USA and TACKLE LEADERS top offensive threats. was tabbed a CollegeFootballNews.com honorable In 2011, Beasley ranks second in C-USA at 7.5 catches mention All-American. The junior linebacker totaled Opp...... Player (Total) per game (13th nationally) and 93.38 yards per game. 90 tackles, including 62 solos, and 16 TFLs in 2010. at Texas A&M...... Banjo (11) After missing the TCU game with a knee injury, He also scored two TDs in 2010, returning a blocked UTEP...... Davis & Reed (8) Beasley returned against UCF, notching a 10-catch, field goal try 77 yards for a touchdown at Rice, and 134-yard and one-TD performance. adding another TD on a 33-yard fumble return at ECU. Northwestern St...... Reed (9) In 2010, the Biletnikoff Award Watch List member In the 2011 UTEP win in week two, JG was all at Memphis...... Reed (10) became just the fifth player in school history to notch over the field for the Mustangs, finishing with a mind- at TCU...... Davis (8) a 1,000-yard season (1,060 - fourth all-time at SMU). boggling stat line - eight tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles- UCF...... Four players (8) He earned All-C-USA honors, catching 87 passes - the for-loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one second-best single-season effort at SMU. interception, three pass break-ups and one TD. Davis at Southern Miss...... Reed (10) He has 227 career catches and 2,666 career sealed the win for SMU with his TD at 2:39 of the 4th at Tulsa...... Smith (13) receiving yards, both of which rank in the top four on quarter, forcing a fumble and recovering the ball in TULANE...... Davis & Sorrell (6) SMU’s career lists, and the 227 grabs rank seventh the end zone. For his work, he was named FWAA/ NAVY...... among all active FBS players. Nagurski and C-USA Defensive Player of the Week. He leads SMU with two interceptions on the season at Houston...... The Goon Squad and ranks third on the team with 52 tackles. RICE...... In the spring of 2010, a couple of SMU’s offensive linemen decided that they needed to brand themselves. The NFL Connection They came up with “The Goon Squad.” Five of SMU’s 10 football coaches have either PRONUNCIATION GUIDE According to the dictionary, goon is defined as a “hired played or coached in the NFL - Head Coach June hoodlum or thug” or an awkward person, but what the Jones and assistant coaches Frank Gansz, Jr., Joe SZYMON CZERNIAK...... SI-mon CHUR-nee-ack linemen were going for had more to do with playing with Haering, Bert Hill and Adrian Klemm. It’s an impres- JA’GARED Davis...... juh-GAIR-id intensity, or the “seven seconds of violence” preached by sive roster, and, with 49 combined seasons of playing Billy DUGAL...... DOO-gul Adrian Klemm, SMU’s line coach who won three Super and coaching experience, one that ranks third among Ashton DUHE...... DOO-ay Bowls with the . all FBS coaching staffs. Jordan FAVREAU...... FAAV-row The Goons have specific goon-names. Left tackle MARQUIS Frazier...... mar-KEESE is the “Goonologist,” because he’s Total NFL Experience As a College Staff Ben GOTTSCHALK...... GOTTS-chalk considered more analytical. Right tackle J.T. Brooks 1. Colorado...... 63 Kevin GRENIER ...... gruh-NEER is “Goonzilla” because he’s the biggest. The interior 2. Florida...... 52 Kyle GUINYARD...... GIN-yard linemen are known as “The Belly of the Beast.” 3. SMU...... 49 ARRIUS HOLLEMAN...... AIR-ee-us HOLLA-mun The Goons have grown up together, with most start- 4. USC...... 48 Chase HOVER...... HOE-ver ing since 2009. All told, SMU’s line has the most career 5. New Mexico State...... 42 Chase JOUBERT ...... joo-BEAR starts in the nation for an O-Line. Josh LeRIBEUS...... luh-REE-bus Offensive Line Career Starts In addition, two more assistants - Tom Mason and Jeff Reinebold - coached in NFL Europe and the K.C. NLEMCHI...... LEM-chee 1. SMU...... 203 UCHENNA NWABUIKE...... you-CHIN-uh wah-BOO-kay 2. Northwestern...... 182 League and offensive graduate Kyle PADRON ...... puh-DRONE 3. Clemson...... 162 assistant Carlos Barocio-Leon was a head coach in Justin SORRELL...... sir-ELL 4. Tulsa...... 161 the European Leagues, winning two Eurobowl Titles 5. UAB...... 158 (XIV & XV). Mark VOOSEN ...... VOH-sun SMU FACTS Profile Comparative Data • A private university of nearly 11,000 students close KNOW THIS! • The average SAT score of the first-year undergradu- to downtown Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, gradu- • SMU has the largest athletic budget ate class for fall 2011 is approximately 1268, 25 points ate and professional programs through seven schools. among non-AQ schools. higher than the fall 2010 entering class. Average SAT • Founded in 1911 by what is now The United Meth- scores have risen 125 points in last ten years. odist Church, SMU opened in 1915 with support from • SMU built a $60-million on-campus stadi- • Total applications for the incoming first-year class Dallas leaders. The University is nonsectarian in its um in 2000 and has an additional $80 mil- have increased from 3,869 in 1995 to almost 13,000 teaching and committed to freedom of inquiry. lion committed to new facilities and facility for the fall 2011 incoming class of 1,400. • Students come from all 50 states, the District of improvements. • SMU’s endowment has more than doubled since 1995, Columbia and more than 90 foreign countries. when it totaled $482.9 million. The endowment surpassed • SMU has a history of athletic success at the $1 billion mark in 2005 and is now $1.2 billion. Athletics the highest level. For 85 or its 100 years, • SMU’s main campus has grown from 60 buildings • SMU ranks 28th among all NCAA Division I univer- SMU competed in an AQ-like conference, and 176 acres in 1995 to 90 buildings and 230 acres sities in the ninth-annual Collegiate Power Rankings. the Southwest Conference. Over that in 2011. Other campuses are at SMU-in-Plano, on 25 The rankings assess the academic and athletics acres north of Dallas, and SMU-in-Taos, on 295 acres span, SMU has won eight NCAA Team in Northern New Mexico. standards of all NCAA athletic programs. SMU rated Championships, over 100 individual NCAA as the top school in Texas and, if ranked against BCS- AQ schools, would rank 10th. The Collegiate Power Championships, and 138 Conference Academic Rankings Rankings average student-athlete graduation rates, Team Championships, while posting 147 • In January 2011 the Carnegie Foundation for the academic rankings provided by U.S. News & World NCAA top-10 team finishes. Advancement of Teaching raised SMU’s classification Report, and the strength of athletic departments as to a research university with “high research activity,” re- determined by the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. • SMU has won its league’s Directors’ Cup flecting the University’s dramatic increase in research. • Since 2006, SMU has hired three former National 11 times in the last 14 years. In the 2010-11 • SMU ranks among the “best national universities” Coaches of the Year to lead the football, men’s bas- Directors’ Cup, which quantifies a school’s in U.S. News & World Report. ketball and men’s golf programs. overall success in collegiate athletics, SMU • is one of the few schools • SMU is one of just two schools with former National finished ahead of Boston College, Colora- in the nation with three M.B.A. programs ranked in the Coaches of the Year at the helms of its men’s basket- do, Ole Miss, North Carolina State, Utah, top 15 by Bloomberg Businessweek. ball and football programs. • ranks among the nation’s • Since 2006, attendance at SMU football games has Wake Forest, Oregon State, Washington top 50 law schools in U.S. News & World Report. increased 52 percent. State, Mississippi State, Rutgers and Kan- • Football is coming off its second-straight bowl berth sas, all members of AQ conferences. Recent Advancements and C-USA Western Division Championship, and • SMU is on a huge upswing. Over the past • “The Campaign for SMU: A Time to Lead” exceeded played in its first C-USA Championship Game in 2011. its initial goal of $300 million by raising $542 million • Men’s basketball recorded its first 20-win season five years, football attendance is up 52%, annual giving is up 82%, sponsorship reve- from 1997-2002. and first postseason bid since 1999-2000, finishing • In September 2008 SMU launched “SMU Unbridled: 20-15 and advancing to the CIT semifinals. nues have increased three-fold and royalty The Second Century Campaign” with a goal of $750 • SMU has embarked on an $80-million plan to income is up 63%. million. Gifts to date have exceeded $537.8 million at build new facilities and improve existing ones. The the campaign’s midpoint. $13-million, 43,000 square-foot Crum Basketball • Led by June Jones, SMU’s football team Center, a basketball-only practice facility adjacent to has earned consecutive bowl berths after , opened in February 2008, and the winning back-to-back C-USA Western Divi- Unique Resources • SMU is the site of the George W. Bush Presidential Turpin Tennis Stadium opened in April of the same sion Championships. year. Phase I of the SMU Payne Stewart Golf Learn- Center, consisting of a library, museum and indepen- ing Center at the Dallas Athletic Club was completed • SMU is the only FBS athletic program dent institute. Groundbreaking was held in November in 2010 and updates to the Loyd Center have been in Dallas, a top-five TV market and argu- 2010, and the center is expected to open in 2013. It made. Renovations to Moody Coliseum, which began ably the most football-intense region in the will be a valuable source of research materials and in 2008 with the installation of a new $900,000 video programs for scholars, students and visitors. state/country. Dallas is the nation’s ninth- • The Meadows Museum at SMU houses one of the board and redesigned court, will ramp up in the coming largest city and part of the fourth-largest year as SMU has announced a near $40-million plan finest collections of Spanish art outside of Spain. A for more renovations and expansion. metropolitan area in the nation, ranking as new partnership with the Prado Museum in Madrid • Annual giving to SMU athletics has increased 82 the No. 1 visitor and leisure destination in includes the loan of major paintings from the Prado percent over the last five years. The 2011 fiscal year Texas. and an internship exchange. was our best fundraising year to date, as we added • In terms of academics, SMU would rank more than $6.6 million to the coffers in annual gifts. Community Contributions • Sponsorship revenues have increased three-fold second overall among Big 12 schools, ac- SMU was founded in 1911 through a partnership over the last five years. cording to U.S. News & World Report’s between the city of Dallas and The United Methodist • SMU has set records in royalties received each 2011 guide of the best national universi- Church. Since its opening in 1915, SMU has continued of the last five years, increasing royalty income 63 ties. And SMU’s Cox School of Business to create academic programs to advance the city’s percent during that span. is one of the few schools in the nation with progress, such as programs in business and engi- • SMU has been ranked as the top school in its neering. Other schools contribute to the cultural and conference for 11 of the last 14 years in the Director’s three MBA programs ranked in the top 15 artistic life of Dallas, such as Meadows School of the Cup overall athletic rankings. by Bloomberg Businessweek. Arts and its Meadows Museum. A major focus today for all schools of the University is enhanced service to the city. MUSTANG DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE DEFENSE Quarterback Left Defensive End 15 - J.J. McDermott (6-4, 235, SR-1L, Katy, Texas) 8 - Taylor Thompson (6-6, 285, SR-3L, Prosper, Texas) 2 - Kyle Padron (6-4, 230, JR-2L, Southlake, Texas) 98 - Szymon Czerniak (6-5, 267, SR-1L, Houston, Texas) 12 - Stephen Kaiser (6-3, 222, FR-RS, St. Louis, Mo.) Nose Running Back 91 - Torlan Pittman (6-1, 295, JR-2L, Bryan, Texas) 48 - Zach Line (6-1, 230, JR-2L, Oxford, Mich.) 93 - Aaron Davis (6-3, 275, JR-2L, Elsinore, Calif.) 22 - Jared Williams (5-9, 195, FR-HS, Bradenton, Fla.) Right Defensive End Left Tackle 9 - Marquis Frazier (6-3, 285, SR-2L, Garland, Texas) 70 - Kelvin Beachum, Jr. (6-3, 306, SR-3L, Mexia, Texas) 92 - Margus Hunt (6-8, 295, JR-2L, Karski-Nuia, ) 72 - Ben Gottschalk (6-5, 275, SO-1L, Sherman Oaks, Calif.) SAM Linebacker Left Guard 51 - Stephon Sanders (6-3, 230, FR-HS, Mesquite, Texas) 77 - Josh LeRibeus (6-2, 310, SR-2L, Richardson, Texas) 30 - Randall Joyner (5-10, 228, SO-1L, Carrollton, Texas) 67 - Bryan Collins (6-3, 313, JR-2L, Keller, Texas) BUCK Linebacker Center 50 - Cameron Rogers (6-0, 230, JR-2L, Abilene, Texas) 64 - Bryce Tennison (6-3, 295, SR-3L, Austin, Texas) 30 - Randall Joyner (5-10, 228, SO-1L, Carrollton, Texas) 63 - Blake McJunkin (6-2, 300, SR-3L, Plano, Texas) MIKE Linebacker Right Guard 44 - Taylor Reed (6-0, 230, JR-2L, Beaumont, Texas) 71 - Kelly Turner (6-3, 315, SR-3L, Dallas, Texas) 3 - Kevin Pope (5-10, 225, SO-SQ, Mt. Enterprise, Texas) 67 - Bryan Collins (6-3, 313, JR-2L, Keller, Texas) WILL Linebacker Right Tackle 56 - Ja’Gared Davis (6-1, 225, JR-2L, Crockett, Texas) 79 - J.T. Brooks (6-5, 315, SR-3L, Arlington, Texas) 49 - Byron Brown (5-11, 210, JR-2L, Minden, La.) 67 - Bryan Collins (6-3, 313, JR-2L, Keller, Texas) Left Cornerback Wide Receiver - X 6 - Richard Crawford (5-11, 195, SR-1L, Oceanside, Calif.) 7 - Der’rikk Thompson (5-11, 185, FR-RS, Troup, Texas) 1 - Chris Parks (6-1, 185, SO-1L, Conroe, Texas) 81 - Keenan Holman (6-1, 185, SO-1L, Beaumont, Texas) Free Safety Wide Receiver - H 23 - Chris Banjo (5-10, 205, SR-3L, Sugar Land, Texas) 3 - Darius Johnson (5-10, 175, JR-1L, Missouri City, Texas) 7 - Jay Scott (6-1, 205, SO-1L, Houston, Texas) 17 - Jeremy Johnson (6-0, 175, SO-SQ, Tyler, Texas) Strong Safety Wide Receiver - Y 20 - Ryan Smith (5-11, 200, JR-2L, Houston, Texas) 11 - Cole Beasley (5-9, 180, SR-3L, Little Elm, Texas) 2 - Justin Sorrell (5-10, 198, SR-1L, Brenham, Texas) 88 - Bradley Haynes (6-4, 240, SR-3L, Mansfield, Texas) Right Cornerback Wide Receiver - Z 21 - Kenneth Acker (6-0, 195, SO-1L, Portland, Ore.) 18 - Terrance Wilkerson (5-10, 180, SR-2L, DeSoto, Texas) 13 - Chris Castro (5-8, 185, SR-3L, Allen, Texas) 1 - Arrius Holleman (6-3, 200, FR-HS, Lubbock, Texas)

SPECIAL TEAMS Place Kicker Deep Snapper 42 - Chase Hover (6-2, 190, SO-TR, Plano, Texas) 53 - Mark Voosen (6-2, 210, JR-2L, New Braunfels, Texas)

Holder Punt Returner 31 - Matt Stone (6-1, 195, JR-SQ, New Orleans, La.) 6 - Richard Crawford (5-11, 180, SR-1L, Mission Viejo, Calif.) 11 - Cole Beasley (5-9, 180, SR-3L, Little Elm, Texas) Kickoffs 99 - Mike Loftus (6-1, 204, FR-RS, Anaheim, Calif.) Kickoff Returns 34 - Brad Namdar (5-8, 185, SR-TR, Plano, Texas) 24 - J.R. Richardson (5-9, 175, FR-HS, Baton Rouge, La.) 3 - Kevin Pope (5-10, 225, SO-SQ, Mt. Enterprise, Texas) Punter 31 - Matt Stone (6-1, 195, JR-SQ, New Orleans, La.) THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED...

An SMU Team ... Had three or more passing touchdowns Had one 100-yard rusher & two 100-yard receivers in a game vs. Tulane (3), 2011 Z. Line (136), D. Johnson (116) & D. Thompson (104) at Memphis, 2011 Had 30 or more first downs vs. New Mexico (31), 1994 Had five passes intercepted Did not punt at Texas (5), 2008 at Navy, 1998 Had 25 or more first downs at Memphis (27), 2011 Had four passes intercepted Had a PAT kick blocked at Tulsa (4), 2011 at Houston, 2009 Had 400 or more yards rushing vs. Tulane (519), 1982 Had three passes intercepted Had a field goal blocked at Tulsa (4), 2011 vs. TCU, 2005 Had 300 or more yards rushing vs. Rice (320), 2007 Had 600 yards or more total offense Had a punt blocked at Rice (618), 1978 at TCU, 2007 Had 200 or more yards rushing vs. UAB (247), 2010 Had 500 yards or more total offense Defeated a ranked opponent at Memphis (519), 2011 at. No. 20 TCU (40-33), 2011 Had 80 or more rushing attempts at Rice (80), 1973 Had 400 yards or more total offense Was held scoreless vs. Tulane (453), 2011 at Fresno State, 2004 Had 70 or more rushing attempts vs. Tulane (71), 1982 Had 80 or more plays Was held scoreless on the road at Washington St. (84), 2009 at Fresno State, 2004 Had 60 or more rushing attempts vs. Tulane (71), 1982 Scored 60 or more points Was held scoreless at home vs. Texas A&I (61-0), 1936 vs. Hawaii, 1999 Had 50 or more rushing attempts vs. UCF (54), 2007 Scored 50 or more points Was held scoreless at a neutral site at Memphis (52), 2007 Rose Bowl (Stanford 7-0), 1935 Had six or more rushing touchdowns vs. Grambling (8), 1981 Scored 40 or more points Held an opponent scoreless on the road vs. Tulane (45), 2011 at Memphis (42-0), 2011 Had five or more rushing touchdowns vs. Northwestern St. (5), 2011 Allowed 60 or more points Held an opponent scoreless at home at Texas A&M (66), 2005 vs. Texas-Arlington (34-0), 1983 Had four or more rushing touchdowns vs. Northwestern St. (5), 2011 Allowed 50 or more points Held an opponent scoreless at a neutral site at Rice (56), 2008 vs. College of Pacific at Tyler, Texas (34-0), 1941 Had 400 or more yards passing vs. Northwestern St. (416), 2011 Allowed 40 or more points Won an overtime game at Texas A&M (46), 2011 at TCU (40-33, 1OT), 2011 Had 300 or more yards passing vs. Tulane (322), 2011 Lost five or more fumbles Lost an overtime game at Oregon St. (6), 1973 vs. Navy (38-35, 1OT), 2009 Had 50 or more pass attempts vs. Northwestern St. (51), 2011 Lost four or more fumbles Won a game on the last play vs. Houston (4), 1990 at UAB (28-27, Jerad Romo to Bobby Chase, 31-yd. TD Had 40 or more pass attempts pass), 2005 vs. Tulane (40), 2011 Did not commit a turnover at UTEP, 2010 Held an opponent to no offensive touchdowns Had 40 or more completions at Memphis, 2011 at Washington St. (40), 2009 Had two 100-yards rushers in a game Kris Briggs (198) & Keylon Kincade (105) vs. Tulsa, 2002 Held opponent to 10 or less first downs Had 30 or more completions at Memphis (7), 2011 vs. Nevada (32), 2009 Had two 100-yard receivers in a game Darius Johnson (116) and Der’Rikk Thompson (104) at Memphis, 2011 Held an opponent to 100 or less rushing yards Had five or more passing touchdowns vs. Tulane (57), 2011 vs. Texas State (5), 2008 Had two 100-yard passers in a game J.J. McDermott (278) and Kyle Padron (138) vs. Northwestern St., 2011 Held opponent to 50 or less rushing yards Had four or more passing touchdowns at Memphis (-14), 2011 at TCU (4), 2011 Had one 100-yard rusher & one 100-yard receiver in a game Z. Line (143) & D. Johnson (135) at Tulane, 2011 Held opponent to negative rushing yards at Memphis (-14), 2011 Held opponent to 100 or less passing yards Had a run of 60 or more yards Caught three or more TD passes vs. Northwestern St. (77), 2011 DeMyron Martin (61) vs. Rice, 2007 (3) vs. Washington St., 2010

Held opponent to 50 or less passing yards Had a run of 50 or more yards Caught two or more TD passes at Navy (0), 2008 Shawnbrey McNeal (58) vs. UTEP, 2009 Darius Johnson (2) at TCU, 2011

Intercepted five or more passes Passed for 400 or more yards Kicked four field goals vs. SFA (5), 2009 Kyle Padron (460) vs. Nevada, 2009 Chris McMurtray (4) vs. UTEP, 2005

Intercepted four or more passes Passed for 300 or more yards Kicked a field goal of 50 or more yards at UAB (4), 2009 J.J. McDermott (322) vs. Tulane, 2011 Matt Szymanski (61) at Texas Tech, 2010

Intercepted three or more passes Attempted 45 or more passes Scored four or more touchdowns vs. Marshall (3), 2010 J.J. McDermott (45) at TCU, 2011 Zach Line (5 rushing) vs. Northwestern St., 2011

Held opponent to 300 or less yards total offense Completed 30 or more passes Punted 10 or more times vs. Tulane (271), 2011 Kyle Padron (31) vs. Nevada, 2009 Ryan Mentzel (10) at TCU, 2002

Held opponent to 200 or less yards total offense Threw five or more touchdown passes Had a punt of 70 or more yards at Memphis (139), 2011 (5) vs. Texas State, 2008 Matt Szymanski (74) vs. TCU, 2010

Had 10 or more penalties Threw four or more touchdown passes Had a punt of 60 or more yards at UTEP (10), 2010 J.J. McDermott (4) at TCU, 2011 Matt Szymanski (74) vs. TCU, 2010

Had 100 or more yards in penalties Threw three or more touchdown passes Intercepted three or more passes at UTEP (118), 2010 J.J. McDermott (3) vs. Tulane, 2011 Devin Lowery (3) vs. Marshall, 2006

Scored a safety Threw a pass for 90 or more yards Intercepted two or more passes at Houston, 2005 Bo Levi Mitchell to Aldrick Robinson (96) vs. East Carolina, 2009 Richard Crawford (2) vs. Marshall, 2010

Scored a two-point conversion Threw a pass for 80 or more yards Recovered two or more fumbles vs. Tulsa (Justin Willis), 2006 Kyle Padron to Aldrick Robinson (82) at Tulane, 2010 Chase Kennemer (3), vs. Rice, 2009

Threw a pass for 70 or more yards Returned a punt for a TD An SMU Player ... J.J. McDermott to Der’rikk Thompson (72) vs. UCF, 2011 Richard Crawford (92) vs. UCF, 2011

Rushed 35 or more times Threw a pass for 60 or more yards Returned a kickoff for a TD Keylon Kincade (36) at Tulsa, 2003 J.J. McDermott to Der’rikk Thompson (72) vs. UCF, 2011 Jessie Henderson vs. Tulane (100), 2006

Rushed 30 or more times Had 400 or more yards total offense Returned an interception for a TD Zach Line (30) at ECU, 2010 Kyle Padron (467) vs. Nevada, 2009 Rock Dennis (53) vs. East Carolina, 2009

Rushed for 200 or more yards Had 300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing Returned a fumble for a TD Zach Line (202) vs. Marshall, 2010 Justin Willis (375 pass, 114 rush) at Memphis, 2007 Chris Parks (0) at TCU, 2011

Rushed for 150 or more yards Had 100 yards both passing and rushing Blocked a punt Zach Line (163) at Southern Miss, 2011 Justin Willis (375 pass, 114 rush) at Memphis, 2007 Chase Kennemer at UTEP, 2008

Rushed for 100 or more yards Accounted for four or more touchdowns Blocked a field goal Zach Line (143) vs. Tulane, 2011 J.J. McDermott (4 passing) at TCU, 2011 Margus Hunt vs. Northwestern St., 2011

Rushed for four or more touchdowns Caught 15 or more passes Returned a blocked FGA for a TD Zach Line (5) vs. Northwestern St., 2011 (18) at Washington St., 2009 Ja’Gared Davis (77) at Rice, 2010

Rushed for three or more touchdowns Caught 10 or more passes Blocked a PAT kick Zach Line (3) vs. Tulane, 2011 Cole Beasley (10) vs. UCF, 2011 Margus Hunt at Texas A&M, 2011

Rushed for two or more touchdowns Had 200 or more yards receiving Returned a PAT kick for two points Zach Line (3) vs. Tulane, 2011 Aldrick Robinson (210) at UCF, 2008 Derrius Bell vs. Texas State, 2008

Had a run of 80 or more yards Had 150 or more yards receiving Kris Briggs (96) vs. Tulsa, 2002 Darius Johnson (152) at TCU, 2011

Had a run of 70 or more yards Had 100 or more yards receiving Fred Turner (72) vs. Sam Houston St., 2006 Darius Johnson (135) vs. Tulane, 2011 SMU ALPHABETICAL ROSTER SMU No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class-Exp. Hometown (High School) NUMERICAL ROSTER 21 Kenneth Acker DB 6-0 195 SO-1L Portland, Ore. (Grant) No. Name Pos. 28 Keller Adams LB 6-1 220 FR-HS Celina, Texas (Celina) 1 Arrius Holleman WR 89 Jordan Airhart WR 6-2 190 FR-HS Prosper, Texas (Prestonwood) 1 Chris Parks DB 23 Chris Banjo DB 5-11 205 SR-3L Sugar Land, Texas (Kempner) 2 Kyle Padron QB 94 Beau Barnes DE 6-5 238 FR-RS Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood) 2 Justin Sorrell DB 70 Kelvin Beachum, Jr. OL 6-3 306 SR-3L Mexia, Texas (Mexia) 3 Darius Johnson WR 11 Cole Beasley WR 5-9 180 SR-3L Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm) 3 Kevin Pope LB 46 John Bordano LB 6-2 225 FR-RS New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels) 4 Bryce Lunday RB 79 J.T. Brooks OL 6-5 315 SR-3L Arlington, Texas (Martin) 5 Cole Loftin WR 49 Byron Brown LB 5-11 210 JR-2L Minden, La. (Minden) 5 Randy McKinnon LB 18 Kyle Buzbee LB 6-0 207 FR-HS Tyler, Texas (T.K. Gorman) 6 Richard Crawford DB 20 Troy Castle WR 6-0 195 FR-HS Gig Harbor, Wash. (Gig Harbor) 6 Stephen Nelson WR 13 Chris Castro DB 5-8 185 SR-3L Allen, Texas (Allen) 7 Jay Scott DB 7 Der’rikk Thompson WR 67 Bryan Collins OL 6-3 313 JR-2L Keller, Texas (Keller) 8 Ronnell Sims WR 6 Richard Crawford DB 5-11 195 SR-1L Oceanside, Calif. (Saddleback C.C./El Camino) 8 Taylor Thompson DE 98 Szymon Czerniak DL 6-5 267 SR-1L Houston, Texas (Stratford) 9 Marquis Frazier DL 93 Aaron Davis DT 6-3 275 JR-2L Elsinore, Calif. (Elsinore) 9 Ryan Walker WR 56 Ja’Gared Davis LB 6-1 225 JR-2L Crockett, Texas (Crockett) 10 Chayse Joubert DB 36 Billy Dugal RB 6-2 240 JR-SQ Norcross, Ga. (Wesleyan School) 10 John Tavarez DB 68 Ashton Duhe OL 6-2 315 FR-RS Destrehan, La. (Destrehan) 11 Cole Beasley WR 76 Josh Emshoff OL 6-4 280 SO-1L Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 11 Keith Robinson DB 65 Jordan Favreau DL 6-2 280 SO-1L Coppell, Texas (Coppell) 12 Stephen Kaiser QB 24 Caldwell Flores WR 6-1 210 FR-HS Houston, Texas (St. John’s) 12 Cody Worthen DB 9 Marquis Frazier DL 6-3 285 SR-2L Garland, Texas (Navarro/Garland) 13 Chris Castro DB 78 Jordan Free OL 6-2 302 JR-2L Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist) 13 Kyle Guinyard WR 72 Ben Gottschalk OL 6-5 275 SO-1L Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Notre Dame) 15 Garrett Krstich QB 25 Jeremy Gray DB 5-11 190 SO-1L Ashburn, Va. (Briar Woods) 15 J.J. McDermott QB 22 Hayden Greenbauer DB 6-0 205 FR-RS San Antonio, Texas (Tom C. Clark) 16 Conner Preston QB 90 Kevin Grenier DE 6-5 265 SR-3L Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe) 16 Ben Sellers WR 13 Kyle Guinyard WR 5-11 210 FR-RS Ennis, Texas (Ennis) 17 Jeremy Johnson WR 26 Brett Haness DB 6-1 195 JR-2L Santa Margarita, Calif. (Catholic) 17 Blake Poston DB 88 Bradley Haynes WR 6-4 240 SR-3L Mansfield, Texas (Summit) 18 Kyle Buzbee LB 1 Arrius Holleman WR 6-3 200 FR-HS Lubbock, Texas (Monterey) 18 Terrance Wilkerson WR 81 Keenan Holman WR 6-1 185 SO-1L Beaumont, Texas (Central) 20 Troy Castle WR 86 Marcus Holyfield WR 6-1 180 SO-SQ Honolulu, Hawaii (Mid-Pacific) 20 Ryan Smith DB 42 Chase Hover K 6-2 190 SO-TR Plano, Texas (Blinn J.C./West) 21 Kenneth Acker DB 25 Rodney Hubert DB 5-11 165 FR-HS Brenham, Texas (Brenham) 22 Hayden Greenbauer DB 50 Ben Hughes OL 6-4 275 SO-1L Sugar Land, Texas (Fort Bend Austin) 22 Jared Williams RB 92 Margus Hunt DE 6-8 295 JR-2L Karksi-Nuia, Estonia (Gymnasium) 23 Chris Banjo DB 3 Darius Johnson WR 5-10 175 JR-1L Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) 24 Caldwell Flores WR 17 Jeremy Johnson WR 6-0 175 SO-SQ Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) 24 J.R. Richardson DB 82 Nyle Johnson WR 6-0 185 FR-HS Baton Rouge, La. (Dunham School) 25 Jeremy Gray DB 33 Victor Jones LB 6-1 230 JR-2L Richland, Texas (Richland) 25 Rodney Hubert DB 26 Brett Haness DB 83 Darius Joseph WR 6-0 190 FR-HS Abilene, Texas (Abilene) 27 Luke Moffitt WR 10 Chayse Joubert DB 6-0 195 SO-SQ Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville) 28 Keller Adams LB 30 Randall Joyner LB 5-10 228 SO-1L Carrollton, Texas (Newman Smith) 28 K.C. Nlemchi RB 12 Stephen Kaiser QB 6-3 222 FR-RS Saint Louis, Mo. (DeSmet) 29 Luke Seeker WR 39 Daren Kitchen DB 6-2 172 FR-HS Houma, Louisiana (Vandebilt Catholic) 29 Rishaad Wimbley RB 15 Garrett Krstich QB 6-3 230 FR-HS Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon) 30 Randall Joyner LB 52 Taylor Lasecki C 6-3 296 FR-HS Frisco, Texas (Frisco) 31 Matt Stone P/K 77 Josh LeRibeus OL 6-2 310 SR-2L Richardson, Texas (Berkner) 32 Robert Parker LB 74 Dontae Levingston OL 6-4 315 FR-HS Harbor City, Calif. (Narbonne) 33 Victor Jones LB 48 Zach Line RB 6-1 230 JR-2L Oxford, Mich. (Oxford) 34 Brad Namdar K 5 Cole Loftin WR 6-0 195 JR-SQ Aledo, Texas (Aledo) 35 Uchenna Nwabuike LB 99 Mike Loftus P/K 6-1 204 FR-RS Anaheim, Calif. (Servite) 4 Bryce Lunday RB 5-9 185 SR-2L Sheridan, Ark. (Sheridan) 36 Billy Dugal RB 84 Steven McCormack WR 5-11 175 SO-TR Katy, Texas (Dartmouth/Seven Lakes) 38 Cole Nead WR 15 J.J. McDermott QB 6-4 235 SR-SQ Katy, Texas (New Mexico St./Cinco Ranch) 39 Daren Kitchen DB 63 Blake McJunkin OL 6-2 300 SR-3L Plano, Texas (Plano) 40 Mike Sparling DB 5 Randy McKinnon LB 5-10 230 SR-TR Jacksonville, Fla. (Syracuse/Potter’s House) 41 Brice Reid LB 60 Christian Miller OL 6-4 265 FR-RS Aledo, Texas (Aledo) 42 Chase Hover K 57 Jordan Miller LB 6-3 215 FR-RS Marietta, Ga. (Holy Episcopal) 43 Jarrett Spencer DE 27 Luke Moffitt WR 6-2 205 FR-HS Corpus Christi, Texas (W.B. Ray) 44 Taylor Reed LB 34 Brad Namdar K 5-8 185 SR-TR Plano, Texas (Texas Tech/West) 45 Jonathan Yenga LB 38 Cole Nead WR 6-1 175 FR-HS Frisco, Texas (Centennial) 46 John Bordano LB 6 Stephen Nelson WR 6-0 185 SO-SQ Beaverton, Ore. (Beaverton) 47 Zach Wood DE 55 Morgan Nevin LB 6-0 210 FR-HS Truckee, Calif. (Truckee) 48 Zach Line RB 28 K.C. Nlemchi RB 6-1 215 FR-HS Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch) 49 Byron Brown LB 35 Uchenna Nwabuike LB 6-1 225 FR-RS Missouri City, Texas (Hightower) 50 Ben Hughes OL 97 Mike O’Guin DL 6-2 311 SO-1L Missouri City, Texas (Van Vleck) 50 Cameron Rogers LB 2 Kyle Padron QB 6-4 230 JR-2L Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) 51 Stephon Sanders LB 32 Robert Parker LB 5-11 220 JR-1L Humble, Texas (Humble) 52 Taylor Lasecki C 1 Chris Parks DB 6-1 185 SO-1L Conroe, Texas (Conroe) 53 Mark Voosen DS 91 Torlan Pittman DL 6-1 295 JR-2L Bryan, Texas (Bryan) 54 Darrian Wright DT 3 Kevin Pope LB 5-10 225 SO-SQ Mt. Enterprise, Texas (Mt. Enterprise) 55 Morgan Nevin LB 17 Blake Poston DB 5-9 180 FR-HS Dallas, Texas (Highland Park) 56 Ja’Gared Davis LB 16 Conner Preston QB 6-0 200 FR-HS Gardena, Calif. (Junipero Serra) 57 Jordan Miller LB 44 Taylor Reed LB 6-0 230 JR-2L Beaumont, Texas (West Brook) 58 Taylor Reich OL 58 Taylor Reich OL 6-7 300 FR-HS San Diego, Calif. (Westview) 59 Lincoln Schick LB 41 Brice Reid LB 6-2 230 FR-HS Dallas, Texas (Prestonwood) 60 Christian Miller OL 24 J.R. Richardson DB 5-9 175 FR-HS Baton Rouge, La. (Central) 63 Blake McJunkin OL 66 Gareth Riley-Ayers DT 5-11 280 FR-HS Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster) 64 Bryce Tennison OL 11 Keith Robinson DB 5-9 170 JR-2L Atco, N.J. (Winslow Township) 65 Jordan Favreau DL 50 Cameron Rogers LB 6-0 230 JR-2L Abilene, Texas (Wylie) 66 Gareth Riley-Ayers DT 67 Bryan Collins OL 51 Stephon Sanders LB 6-3 230 FR-HS Mesquite, Texas (Horn) 68 Ashton Duhe OL 59 Lincoln Schick LB 6-2 230 SO-1L Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) 70 Kelvin Beachum, Jr. OL 7 Jay Scott DB 6-1 205 SO-1L Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit) 71 Kelly Turner OL 99 Robert Seals DL 6-3 220 FR-HS Pearland, Texas (Dawson) 72 Ben Gottschalk OL 29 Luke Seeker WR 5-11 186 FR-HS Austin, Texas (St. Michael’s) 74 Dontae Levingston OL 16 Ben Sellers WR 6-2 215 FR-HS Pensacola Beach, Fla. (Pensacola) 75 Kris Weeks OL 8 Ronnell Sims WR 5-8 180 FR-HS Abilene, Texas (Abilene) 76 Josh Emshoff OL 96 Cameron Smith LB 6-2 240 FR-HS Austin, Texas (McNeil) 77 Josh LeRibeus OL 20 Ryan Smith DB 5-11 200 JR-2L Houston, Texas (Lamar) 78 Jordan Free OL 2 Justin Sorrell DB 5-10 198 SR-1L Brenham, Texas (Blinn C.C./Pflugerville) 79 J.T. Brooks OL 40 Mike Sparling DB 6-2 165 FR-HS La Habra, Calif. (La Habra) 81 Keenan Holman WR 43 Jarrett Spencer DE 6-4 255 FR-HS Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall) 82 Nyle Johnson WR 31 Matt Stone P/K 6-1 195 JR-SQ New Orleans, La. (Metairie Park Country Day) 83 Darius Joseph WR 10 John Tavarez DB 5-11 190 FR-HS San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (Mater Dei) 84 Steven McCormack WR 64 Bryce Tennison OL 6-3 295 SR-3L Austin, Texas (McNeil) 85 Bobby Waid WR 7 Der’rikk Thompson WR 5-11 185 FR-RS Troup, Texas (Troup) 86 Marcus Holyfield WR 8 Taylor Thompson DE 6-6 285 SR-3L Prosper, Texas (Prosper) 88 Bradley Haynes WR 71 Kelly Turner OL 6-3 315 SR-3L Dallas, Texas (Highland Park) 89 Jordan Airhart WR 53 Mark Voosen DS 6-2 210 JR-2L New Braunfels, Texas (Canyon) 90 Kevin Grenier DE 85 Bobby Waid WR 6-4 174 FR-HS Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch) 91 Torlan Pittman DL 9 Ryan Walker WR 6-0 190 SO-SQ Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll) 92 Margus Hunt DE 75 Kris Weeks OL 6-5 285 FR-HS Sachse, Texas (Sachse) 93 Aaron Davis DT 18 Terrance Wilkerson WR 5-10 180 SR-2L DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto) 94 Beau Barnes DE 22 Jared Williams RB 5-9 195 FR-HS Bradenton, Fla. (Southeast) 96 Cameron Smith LB 29 Rishaad Wimbley RB 6-0 280 FR-HS Forney, Texas (Forney) 97 Mike O’Guin DL 47 Zach Wood DE 6-3 245 FR-HS Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett) 98 Szymon Czerniak DL 12 Cody Worthen DB 5-11 205 JR-TR Seabrook, Texas (Portland St./Clear Lake) 99 Mike Loftus P/K 54 Darrian Wright DT 6-2 280 FR-HS Dayton, Texas (Dayton) 99 Robert Seals DL 45 Jonathan Yenga LB 6-2 200 FR-HS Euless, Texas (Trinity) 2011 GAME RECAPS Chase Hover helped out SMU with a pair of field goals in Game 1 • Texas A&M 46, SMU 14 Game 2 • SMU 28, UTEP 17 the second quarter as well as making four of his five extra Sept. 4, 2011 • Kyle Field • College Station, Texas Sept. 10, 2011 • Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas point tries. The Mustangs’ J.J. McDermott led the game in passing Cyrus Gray and Christine Michael ran for two touchdowns Zach Line rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns and with 278 yards while teammate Kyle Padron added 138. apiece and Ryan Tannehill threw for two more scores to help J.J. McDermott was a winner in his first start at quarterback No. 8 Texas A&M beat SMU 46-14 on Sunday night. for SMU in a 28-17 victory against UTEP. Scoring Summary The Aggies intercepted SMU quarterback Kyle Padron on Line scored on 1- and 7-yard runs for the Mustangs. NSU 0 0 0 7 - 7 SMU’s first two possessions to jump out to a 14-0 lead. McDermott, a senior who relieved Kyle Padron last week at SMU 13 13 7 7 - 40 SMU coach June Jones replaced Padron with backup J.J. Texas A&M, was 18 of 31 for 244 yards and an interception. McDermott after the early miscues and he helped the Mus- UTEP lost starting quarterback Nick Lamaison to a shoul- 1st 7:54 SMU LINE 1 yd run (HOVER kick failed) tangs cut it to 20-14 in the second quarter. But the Mustangs der separation in the third quarter. 3:14 SMU LINE 4 yd run (HOVER kick) couldn’t do much offensively after that and the Aggies scored The Mustangs sealed the win when quarterback Jay Hall’s 2nd 9:15 SMU HOVER 29 yd FG 26 straight points the rest of the way to secure the win. fumble in the end zone was recovered by Ja’Gared Davis for 5:03 SMU HOVER 27 yd FG McDermott finished with 254 yards passing and a touch- a TD, making the score 28-17 with 2:39 remaining. 2:10 SMU LINE 9 yd run (HOVER kick) down, but was sacked seven times. Zach Line ran for 128 3rd 11:59 SMU LINE 16 yd run (HOVER kick) yards and a score and 6-foot-8 defensive end Margus Hunt Scoring Summary 4th 10:13 SMU LINE 5 yd run (HOVER kick) blocked two extra points for the Mustangs. Line had 101 UTEP 10 0 7 0 - 17 1:41 NSU LeBlanc 93 yd fumble recovery yards rushing with 10 minutes left in the second quarter, but SMU 14 7 0 7 - 28 (Shaughnessy kick) managed just 27 the rest of the way. 1st 12:56 SMU LINE 1 yd run (HOVER kick) Team Stats NSU SMU Scoring Summary 9:51 UTEP MYERS 12 yd run (WARREN kick) FIRST DOWNS 7 26 SMU 7 7 0 0 - 14 4:15 UTEP WARREN 34 yd FG RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29-49 26-114 TAMU 20 13 10 3 - 46 0:30 SMU PADRON 12 yd run (HOVER kick) PASSING YDS (NET) 77 416 2nd 6:10 SMU LINE 7 yd run (HOVER kick) Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-13-0 51-26-2 1st 12:13 A&M Michael 4 yd run (Bullock kick) 3rd 6:08 UTEP MYERS 2 yd run (WARREN kick) TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 50-126 77-530 6:38 A&M Gray 5 yd run (Bullock kick) 4th 2:39 SMU DAVIS 0 yd fumble recovery Fumble Returns-Yards 1-93 1-24 3:39 SMU LINE, Zach 1 yd run (HOVER kick) (HOVER kick) Punt Returns-Yards 1-6 1-10 2:16 A&M Gray 2 yd run (kick blocked) Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-132 1-20 2nd 13:58 SMU HOLMAN 27 yd pass from MCDERMOTT Team Stats UTEP SMU Interception Returns-Yards 2-91 0-0 (HOVER kick) FIRST DOWNS 20 16 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-39.8 1-33.0 5:44 A&M Swope 28 yd pass from Tannehill RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 26-30 27-146 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1 (Bullock kick) PASSING YDS (NET) 276 244 Penalties-Yards 3-30 4-45 1:05 A&M Michael 1 yd run (kick blocked) Passes Att-Comp-Int 47-24-1 31-18-1 Possession Time 25:58 34:02 3rd 10:55 A&M Bullock 19 yd FG TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 73-306 58-390 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 6 of 13 3:21 A&M Prioleau 32 yd pass from Tannehill Fumble Returns-Yards 1-20 0-0 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 4 (Bullock kick) Punt Returns-Yards 1-8 1-0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-2 7-8 4th 4:52 A&M Bullock 37 yd FG Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-140 1-31 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-25 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-12 Team Stats SMU A&M Punts (Number-Avg) 4-42.0 4-36.2 RUSHING: Northwestern St.-Riley, Sidney 8-24; Endsley, FIRST DOWNS 20 25 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-2 Sterli 7-21; Morris, Rumeall 4-14; Gibson, Keenan 1-4; RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-79 39-212 Penalties-Yards 3-29 9-79 Palmer, D.J. 1-2; Henderson, Brad 7-minus 2; TEAM 1-minus PASSING YDS (NET) 268 246 Possession Time 31:47 28:13 14. SMU-LINE, Zach 16-85; MCDERMOTT, J.J. 1-14; WIL- Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-23-2 26-21-0 Third-Down Conversions 9 of 19 6 of 12 LIAMS, Jared 3-10; WIMBLEY, R. 3-8; TEAM 1-minus 1; TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 70-347 65-458 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 PADRON, Kyle 2-minus 2. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-3 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2--3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 6-30 PASSING: Northwestern St.-Henderson, Brad 13-21-0-77. Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-58 1-18 SMU-MCDERMOTT, J.J. 19-35-1-278; PADRON, Kyle Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-81 RUSHING: UTEP-MYERS, Leilyon 5-23; BANYARD, Joe 7-16-1-138. Punts (Number-Avg) 4-37.0 2-39.5 4-18; FRAZIER, Vernon 4-6; LAMAISON, Nick 8-5; HALL, Fumbles-Lost 3-0 3-0 Jay 5-minus 22. SMU-LINE, Zach 20-114; WILLIAMS, Jared RECEIVING: Northwestern St.-Hollier, Louis 7-24; Harvey, Penalties-Yards 3-18 6-50 3-26; PADRON, Kyle 2-8; TEAM 2-minus 2. Phillip 2-53; Henry, T.C. 2-4; Legendre, Brant 1-0; Shief, Kevin Possession Time 33:42 26:18 1-minus 4. SMU-BEASLEY, Cole 11-171; JOHNSON, Darius Third-Down Conversions 9 of 18 1 of 6 PASSING: UTEP-LAMAISON, Nick 15-26-0-142; HALL, Jay 8-127; WILKERSON, T. 1-47; HOLMAN, Keenan 1-29; WIL- Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 1 of 1 8-20-1-130; MEGER, Carson 1-1-0-4. SMU-MCDERMOTT, LIAMS, Jared 1-17; JOSEPH, Darius 1-10; LINE, Zach 1-7; Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 6-6 J.J. 18-31-1-244; PADRON, Kyle 0-0-0-0. HOLLEMAN, A. 1-6; JOHNSON, Jeremy 1-2. Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 8-41 RECEIVING: UTEP-KEMP, Donavon 6-92; EDWARDS, Mike 35 Game 4 • SMU 42, Memphis 0 RUSHING: SMU-LINE, Zach 22-128; PADRON, Kyle 3-minus 5-86; LOPEZ, Julio 5-61; BANYARD, Joe 3-15; MCGHEE, Sept. 24, 2011 • Liberty Bowl Stadium • Memphis, Tenn. 5; TEAM 1-minus 15; MCDERMOTT, J.J. 6-minus 29. Texas Anthony 2-13; CARR, Russell 2-5; FRAZIER, Vernon 1-4. A&M-Gray, Cyrus 21-132; Michael, C. 14-85; Malena, Ben SMU-BEASLEY, Cole 10-99; JOHNSON, Darius 3-80; HOL- J.J. McDermott threw for three touchdowns and 357 yards 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 1; Tannehill, Ryan 2-minus 4. MAN, Keenan 2-43; WILKERSON, T. 2-20; LINE, Zach 1-2. to lead SMU in a 42-0 rout of Memphis. The Mustangs dominated from the outset, as J.R. Richard- PASSING: SMU-MCDERMOTT, J.J. 21-34-0-254; PADRON, Game 3 • SMU 40, Northwestern St. 7 son returned the opening kickoff 33 yards before the offense Kyle 2-4-2-14. Texas A&M-Tannehill, Ryan 21-26-0-246. Sept. 17, 2011 • Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas drove the final 63 on seven plays. Zach Line finished it off with his first of three consecutive 1-yard TD runs. RECEIVING: SMU-BEASLEY, Cole 7-56; WILKERSON, T. Zach Line ran for a school record five touchdowns to help Line finished with 136 yards on 20 carries to set up Mc- 6-85; JOHNSON, Darius 6-75; LINE, Zach 2-23; HOLMAN, SMU cruise past Northwestern State, 40-7. Dermott’s passing game. McDermott went to the air 44 times, Keenan 1-27; HAYNES, Bradley 1-2. Texas A&M-Swope, Line ran for a game high 85 yards, including his longest completing 28 passes. Darius Johnson caught 10 of those for Ryan 8-109; Fuller, Jeff 6-52; Nwacjukwu, U. 3-23; Prioleau, touchdown dash of 16 yards in the third quarter. 116 yards and two touchdowns, and Der’rikk Thompson had H. 1-32; Lamothe, M. 1-16; McNeal, Kenric 1-10; Gray, The Mustangs shut out the Demons most of the way, but six catches for 104 yards and a 44-yard touchdown. Cyrus 1-4. Northwestern State finally scored with 1:41 left in the game Memphis got into the red zone just once, reaching first-and- when Phil LeBlanc recovered a fumble and ran it 93 yards goal from the 10 late in the first half. However, Reed threw three for a touchdown. straight incompletions. Scoring Summary completions, starting with a 13-yard touchdown on the game’s Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 8 of 16 Memphis 0 0 0 0 - 0 opening drive. The pair hooked up on a 21-yard score to put Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 SMU 14 14 0 14 - 42 the Mustangs ahead 33-17 barely a minute after Pachall had Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 5-6 thrown his first TD pass on the opening play of the fourth Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-6 2-13 1st 12:02 SMU LINE 1 yd run (HOVER kick) quarter. 5:55 SMU LINE 1 yd run (HOVER kick) McDermott and Johnson did it again on a 32-yarder on RUSHING: SMU-LINE, Zach 21-120; MCDERMOTT, J.J. 2nd 8:59 SMU LINE 1 yd run (HOVER kick) third-and-17 midway through the fourth before TCU finally 3-minus 8. TCU-WESLEY, Ed 11-93; JAMES, Waymon 7:01 SMU THOMPSON 44 yd pass from MCDERMOTT stiffened. 6-35; PACHALL, Casey 8-13; TUCKER, Matthew 5-10; (HOVER kick) After forcing a punt, the Frogs drove 77 yards to a field TEAM 1-minus 1. 4th 7:51 SMU JOHNSON 21 yd pass from MCDERMOTT goal, then SMU’s Kenneth Hacker hesitated a yard deep in (HOVER kick) the end zone and was tackled at the 10 on the subsequent PASSING: SMU-MCDERMOTT, J.J. 23-45-1-349. TCU- 6:10 SMU JOHNSON 5 yd pass from MCDERMOTT kickoff. The Frogs held and had to drive just 46 yards to the PACHALL, Casey 30-42-0-304; KELTON, Anson 0-1-0-0. (HOVER kick) tying score, a 4-yard pass from Pachall to Luke Shivers with 1:16 remaining. RECEIVING: SMU-JOHNSON, Darius 12-152; JOHNSON, Team Stats SMU UM SMU’s Zach Line entered the game second nationally Jeremy 6-69; WILKERSON, T. 3-97; LINE, Zach 1-20; FIRST DOWNS 27 7 with 11 touchdowns, but the biggest play from the linebacker- THOMPSON, D. 1-11. TCU-BOYCE, Josh 7-94; DAWSON, RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-162 24--14 turned-running back came on the kickoff coverage team to Skye 7-34; CARTER, Brandon 5-57; HICKS, Antoine 4-28; PASSING YDS (NET) 357 153 start the second half. He stripped TCU’s Greg McCoy inside WESLEY, Ed 3-67; FULLER, Corey 1-18; SHIVERS, Luke Passes Att-Comp-Int 44-28-1 32-17-0 the 10, and Chris Parks recovered in the end zone for a 24-10 1-4; JAMES, Waymon 1-2; TUCKER, Matthew 1-0. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-519 56-139 lead. Fumble Returns-Yards 1-9 1-11 The Mustangs rode the momentum swing from that play Game 6 • SMU 38, UCF 17 Punt Returns-Yards 4-47 2-8 until TCU’s big rally in the fourth quarter. Oct. 15, 2011 • Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-33 6-138 The Horned Frogs couldn’t stop SMU on third down and Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-10 were having trouble getting first downs themselves for the J.J. McDermott threw for 358 yards and two touchdowns Punts (Number-Avg) 3-42.3 12-39.6 most first half. The problem was best illustrated early in the to lead SMU to a 38-17 victory against UCF. Cole Beasley Fumbles-Lost 5-3 3-1 second quarter when TCU had second and less than a yard caught 10 passes for 134 yards and a TD, and Zach Line Penalties-Yards 6-50 6-70 and couldn’t keep the ball. Ed Wesley lost 4 yards, and rushed for two scores for the Mustangs. Possession Time 34:38 25:22 Waymon James fell down short of the first-down marker after UCF closed to within 24-10 early in the fourth quarter on Third-Down Conversions 6 of 10 2 of 15 catching a short pass from Pachall. Jeff Godfrey’s 27-yard touchdown pass to Josh Reese, but Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1 Wesley turned things in TCU’s favor in just one play, on the next play from scrimmage, McDermott hit Der’rikk Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-7 0-1 though. He ran through a huge hole in the middle of the line Thompson with a 72-yard scoring pass. Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-31 2-8 and skirted through the secondary before he was caught McDermott was 20 of 31 against the Golden Knights, from behind on a 63-yard run to the SMU 3. Matthew Tucker who came into the game as the only FBS team that had not RUSHING: SMU-LINE, Zach 20-136; WIMBLEY, R. 4-21; scored two plays later to cut SMU’s lead to 17-7. allowed a passing touchdown. WILLIAMS, Jared 3-12; TEAM 1-minus 3; MCDERMOTT, Richard Crawford returned a second-quarter punt 92 yards J.J. 2-minus 8; TURNER, Kelly 0-4. MEMPHIS-FOSTER, Billy Scoring Summary for a touchdown for SMU. 7-7; MALONE, Keiwone 1-3; BAKER, Cam 1-0; Team 1-minus SMU 14 3 10 6 7 - 40 4; GIBSON, Artaves 7-minus 8; REED, Taylor 7-minus 12. TCU 0 10 0 23 0 - 33 Scoring Summary UCF 0 3 0 14 - 17 PASSING: SMU-MCDERMOTT, J.J. 28-44-1-357. MEM- 1st 11:38 SMU JOHNSON 13 yd pass from MCDERMOTT SMU 10 7 7 14 - 38 PHIS-REED, Taylor 17-32-0-153. (HOVER kick) 4:01 SMU WILKERSON 71 yd pass from MCDERMOTT 1st 11:16 SMU LINE 11 yd run (HOVER kick) RECEIVING: SMU-JOHNSON, Darius 10-116; THOMPSON, (HOVER kick) 0:36 SMU HOVER 26 yd FG D. 6-104; WILKERSON, T. 4-31; BEASLEY, Cole 3-50; JOHN- 2nd 12:52 SMU HOVER 34 yd FG 2nd 8:04 SMU CRAWFORD 92 yd punt return (HOVER kick) SON, Jeremy 3-31; LINE, Zach 2-25. MEMPHIS-REHRER, 6:15 TCU TUCKER 1 yd run (EVANS kick) 4:05 UCF MOFFITT 36 yd FG Tannar 5-51; FOSTER, Billy 5-8; WRIGHT, Kevin 3-35; 0:00 TCU EVANS 42 yd FG 3rd 3:07 SMU BEASLEY 5 yd pass from MCDERMOTT GIBSON, Artaves 2-6; MALONE, Keiwone 1-46; TRAVIS, 3rd 14:53 SMU PARKS 0 yd fumble recovery (HOVER kick) Reggie 1-7. (HOVER kick) 4th 14:53 UCF REESE 27 yd pass from GODFREY 6:25 SMU HOVER 31 yd FG (MOFFITT kick) Game 5 • SMU 40, No. 20 TCU 33 (OT) 4th 14:53 TCU BOYCE 8 yd pass from PACHALL 14:39 SMU THOMPSON, D. 72 yd pass from MCDERMOTT Oct. 1, 2011 • Amon Carter Stadium • Ft. Worth, Texas (EVANS kick) (HOVER kick) 13:38 SMU JOHNSON 21 yd pass from MCDERMOTT 5:18 SMU LINE 19 yd run (HOVER kick) SMU hasn’t enjoyed many stampedes since the days of (HOVER kick failed) 3:52 UCF WORTON 2 yd pass from BORTLES and the Pony Express. 11:05 TCU CARTER 11 yd pass from PACHALL (MOFFITT kick) The Mustangs relished one Saturday. (PACHALL pass failed) SMU stormed the field after a fourth-down pass from No. 4:38 TCU EVANS 29 yd FG Team Stats UCF SMU 20 TCU fell incomplete in overtime, clinching a 40-33 upset 1:16 TCU SHIVERS 4 yd pass from PACHALL FIRST DOWNS 25 16 of the Horned Frogs, just the second win over a ranked team (EVANS kick) RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-110 16-82 for SMU since it was banished from football by the NCAA’s OT SMU JOHNSON 19 yd pass from MCDERMOTT PASSING YDS (NET) 349 358 so-called death penalty in the 1980s. (HOVER kick) Passes Att-Comp-Int 44-32-0 31-20-1 It looked like the Mustangs would cruise to their biggest TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 80-459 47-440 win in four years under coach June Jones, one of college Team Stats SMU TCU Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 football’s most noted turnaround artists. But SMU coughed FIRST DOWNS 24 20 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 3-141 up a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter before J.J. McDer- RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 24-112 31-150 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-81 2-15 mott started overtime with a 19-yard scoring pass to Jeremy PASSING YDS (NET) 349 304 Interception Returns-Yards 1-9 0-0 Johnson, McDermott’s fourth TD pass of the game. Passes Att-Comp-Int 45-23-1 43-30-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-41.0 2-28.5 SMU won it when TCU quarterback Casey Pachall couldn’t TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-461 74-454 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 get his team in the end zone after throwing three fourth- Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-40 5-50 quarter touchdown passes. His toss on fourth-and-2 was Punt Returns-Yards 2-3 4-13 Possession Time 37:08 22:52 tipped and bounced off the chest of TCU’s Brandon Carter, Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-86 7-129 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 17 3 of 9 prompting a wild SMU celebration that also marked the end Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 6 1 of 1 of TCU’s school-record 22-game home winning streak. Punts (Number-Avg) 6-35.8 6-38.8 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-4 Even though TCU scored 23 fourth-quarter points, the Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-21 Mustangs also were moving the ball behind McDermott and Penalties-Yards 11-76 9-115 Darius Johnson, who repeatedly teamed up for big third-down Possession Time 30:21 29:39 RUSHING: UCF-HARVEY, Brynn 21-66; GODFREY, Jeff 12-46; MURRAY, L. 2-4; BORTLES, Blake 1-minus 6. SMU- Miss-BOLDEN, Kelvin 9-81; SPIGHT, William 4-38; LAMP- Tulane to within 38-24 at the end of the third quarter. Early LINE, Zach 16-82. LEY, Tracy 4-20; SULLIVAN, D. 3-47; BALENTINE, Ryan in the fourth quarter, the Green Wave marched to the SMU 3-33; LLANOS, F. 1-19; BRIGGS, Chris 1-11; HESTER, 25 when Griffin fumbled, and Chris Banjo recovered for the PASSING: UCF-GODFREY, Jeff 23-32-0-231; BORTLES, Jeremy 1-10; WOODYARD, Jamal 1-7. Mustangs. Blake 9-12-0-118. SMU-MCDERMOTT, J.J. 20-31-1-358. That was Tulane’s last gasp, and SMU clinched the game by driving 75 yards in 12 plays to McDermott’s 2-yard RECEIVING: UCF-REESE, Josh 5-74; MURRAY, L. 5-52; Game 8 • Tulsa 38, SMU 7 touchdown pass to Terrance Wilkerson. FLOYD, D. 5-41; WORTON, J.J. 5-32; NISSLEY, Adam Oct. 29, 2010 • Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Okla. Darius Johnson had seven catches for 135 yards and a 4-48; HARVEY, Brynn 4-29; GUYTON, A.J. 2-53; GIOVA- TD for the Mustangs. NETTI, B. 1-12; MCDUFFIE, Q. 1-8. SMU-BEASLEY, Cole Willie Carter set career highs with 13 receptions for 173 10-134; JOHNSON, Darius 4-73; THOMPSON, D. 3-92; yards, including a 40-yard touchdown, as Tulsa defeated SMU Scoring Summary WILKERSON, T. 3-59. 38-7. Tulane 0 0 24 0 - 24 Alex Singleton rushed for three short-yardage touchdowns SMU 14 17 7 7 - 45 Game 7 • Southern Miss 27, SMU 3 and Milton Howell had three first-half interceptions. Oct. 22, 2010 • Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Miss. SMU sputtered offensively. Zach Line, the conference’s 1st 7:14 SMU LINE 4 yd run (HOVER kick) leading rusher, ran for 118 yards on 22 carries, including a 2:47 SMU THOMPSON 12 yd pass from MCDERMOTT The Southern Mississippi defense turned in its best 17-yard run for SMU’s only score. Quarterback J.J. McDermott (HOVER kick) performance in three years, helping the Golden Eagles to a completed 17 of 37 passes for 180 yards with four interceptions. 2nd 11:19 SMU HOVER 32 yd FG 27-3 win over SMU in Conference USA play. 4:14 SMU JOHNSON 58 yd pass from MCDERMOTT Southern Miss held the high-powered SMU offense to 330 Scoring Summary (HOVER kick) yards and 14 first downs and forced two late turnovers to put SMU 0 0 7 0 - 7 1:08 SMU LINE 1 yd run (HOVER kick) the game away. Tulsa 10 14 14 0 - 38 3rd 14:42 TLN ROBERTSON 18 yd fumble recovery Trailing 13-3 at halftime, SMU drove into Southern Miss (SANTOS kick) territory twice in the second half. The Mustangs were forced 1st 6:34 TLS FITZPATRICK 22 yd FG 11:11 TLN SANTOS 42 yd FG to punt the first time, then Golden Eagles cornerback Markese 3:38 TLS SINGLETON 2 yd run (FITZPATRICK kick) 7:43 TLN VAN HOOSER 30 yd pass from GRIFFIN Wheaton intercepted a J.J. McDermott pass in the end zone 2nd 14:56 TLS KINNE 2 yd run (FITZPATRICK kick) (SANTOS kick) for a touchback. 5:32 TLS SINGLETON 1 yd run (FITZPATRICK kick) 2:18 SMU LINE 7 yd run (HOVER kick) He intercepted McDermott again on the next SMU drive 3rd 10:38 SMU LINE 17 yd run (HOVER kick) 0:13 TLN SHACKLEFORD 49 yd pass from GRIFFIN and returned it 41 yards for a touchdown with 6:54 left. 5:07 TLS SINGLETON 1 yd run (FITZPATRICK kick) (SANTOS kick) Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis was 27 of 37 for 2:49 TLS CARTER 40 yd pass from KINNE 4th 1:39 SMU WILKERSON 2 yd pass from MCDERMOTT 266 yards and a touchdown. (FITZPATRICK kick) (HOVER kick) SMU running back Zach Line rushed for 163 yards, but couldn’t score on eight carries inside the 10-yard-line. Team Stats SMU TU Team Stats TU SMU FIRST DOWNS 17 25 FIRST DOWNS 16 23 Scoring Summary RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-85 56-177 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-57 28-131 SMU 0 3 0 0 - 3 PASSING YDS (NET) 180 274 PASSING YDS (NET) 214 322 USM 10 0 3 14 - 27 Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-17-4 36-24-1 Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-20-0 40-29-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-265 92-451 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-271 68-453 1st 10:28 USM HRAPMANN 27 yd FG Fumble Returns-Yards 1-5 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-18 1-3 6:57 USM BOLDEN 13 yd pass from DAVIS Punt Returns-Yards 3-3 2-7 Punt Returns-Yards 1-9 1--7 (HRAPMANN kick) Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-70 2-28 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-74 3-65 2nd 7:57 SMU HOVER 19 yd FG Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 4-44 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 3rd 9:14 USM HRAPMANN 24 yd FG Punts (Number-Avg) 7-35.7 4-40.8 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-39.0 4-28.8 4th 7:30 USM WOODYARD 55 yd run (HRAPMANN kick) Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1 6:54 USM WHEATON 41 yd INT return (HRAPMANN kick) Penalties-Yards 6-72 8-73 Penalties-Yards 9-56 6-50 Possession Time 27:34 32:26 Possession Time 26:26 33:34 Team Stats SMU USM Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 8 of 19 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 17 8 of 13 FIRST DOWNS 14 28 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 2 of 3 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 24-157 42-187 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 5-7 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 6-6 PASSING YDS (NET) 173 266 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-24 3-17 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-15 4-28 Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-16-2 37-27-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 56-330 79-453 RUSHING: SMU-LINE, Zach 22-118; MCDERMOTT, J.J. RUSHING: Tulane-DARKWA, Orleans 16-46; KELLEY, Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 5-minus 33. Tulsa-WATTS,T. 8-53; SINGLETON,A. 16-42; Robert 9-34; GRIFFIN, Ryan 5-minus 23. SMU-LINE, Zach Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-22 DOUGLAS,J. 13-41; KINNE,G.J. 17-39; CARTER,W. 1-4; 25-143; MCDERMOTT, J.J. 3-minus 12. Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-99 2-52 TEAM 1-minus 2. Interception Returns-Yards 1-2 2-41 PASSING: Tulane-GRIFFIN, Ryan 20-36-0-214. SMU- Punts (Number-Avg) 5-40.2 3-46.0 PASSING: SMU-MCDERMOTT, J.J. 17-37-4-180. Tulsa- MCDERMOTT, J.J. 29-40-0-322. Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 KINNE,G.J. 24-36-1-274. Penalties-Yards 9-55 5-54 RECEIVING: Tulane-RUSH, Xavier 6-52; VAN HOOSER, W. Possession Time 27:58 32:02 RECEIVING: SMU-WILKERSON, T. 5-28; BEASLEY, Cole 5-66; KELLEY, Robert 4-31; SHACKLEFORD, J. 3-65; KEMP, Third-Down Conversions 4 Of 13 8 Of 14 4-79; LINE, Zach 3-51; JOHNSON, Darius 3-2; THOMP- Joe 1-9; DARKWA, Orleans 1-minus 9. SMU-JOHNSON, Fourth-Down Conversions 0 Of 1 1 Of 1 SON, D. 1-11; HOLMAN, Keenan 1-9. Tulsa-CARTER,W. Darius 7-135; WILKERSON, T. 7-44; THOMPSON, D. 6-72; Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 3-5 13-173; JAMES,J. 3-27; SEARS,Clay 2-26; WATTS,T. 2-2; BEASLEY, Cole 6-62; LINE, Zach 2-4; HAYNES, Bradley 1-5. Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-7 BURNHAM,B. 1-27; BRITTON,M. 1-10; LARGEN,N. 1-7; JOHNSON,R. 1-2. RUSHING: SMU-LINE, Zach 22-163; WILLIAMS, Jared 1-1; MCDERMOTT, J.J. 1-minus 7. Southern Miss-WOODYARD, Game 9 • SMU 45, Tulane 24 Jamal 12-116; DAVIS, Austin 9-31; HESTER, Jeremy 11-26; Nov. 5, 2011 • Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas LAMPLEY, Tracy 8-18; TEAM 2-minus 4. J.J. McDermott threw for three touchdowns and Zach Line PASSING: SMU-MCDERMOTT, J.J. 16-32-2-173. Southern rushed for three scores to lead the Mustangs to a 45-24 victory Miss-DAVIS, Austin 27-37-1-266. against Tulane. McDermott was 29 of 40 for 322 yards passing for the RECEIVING: SMU-BEASLEY, Cole 7-96; JOHNSON, Jeremy Mustangs, and Line compiled 143 yards on the ground. 5-35; WILKERSON, T. 3-40; THOMPSON, D. 1-2. Southern Tulane trailed 31-0 at halftime, but Ryan Griffin rallied 2011 SMU TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM STATISTICS SMU OPP SCORING 257 209 Points Per Game 28.6 23.2 FIRST DOWNS 183 173 Rushing 46 64 Passing 120 94 Penalty 17 15 RUSHING YARDAGE 1068 958 Yards gained rushing 1242 1219 Yards lost rushing 174 261 Rushing Attempts 234 313 Average Per Rush 4.6 3.1 Average Per Game 118.7 106.4 TDs Rushing 18 12 PASSING YARDAGE 2667 2159 Comp-Att-Int 200-349-14 208-322-3 Average Per Pass 7.6 6.7 Average Per Catch 13.3 10.4 Average Per Game 296.3 239.9 TDs Passing 13 11 TOTAL OFFENSE 3735 3117 Total Plays 583 635 Average Per Play 6.4 4.9 Average Per Game 415.0 346.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 26-477 38-792 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-197 17-71 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-14 14-276 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.3 20.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.1 4.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 4.7 19.7 FUMBLES-LOST 17-8 20-8 PENALTIES-Yards 59-495 54-517 Average Per Game 55.0 57.4 PUNTS-Yards 36-1291 45-1813 Average Per Punt 35.9 40.3 Net punt average 33.3 34.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:19 29:41 3RD-DOWN Conversions 51/116 52/136 3rd-Down Pct 44% 38% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/12 8/18 4th-Down Pct 25% 44% SACKS BY-Yards 24-165 19-105 MISC YARDS 39 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 34 26 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-9 10-16 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (32-39) 82% (24-33) 73% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (25-39) 64% (16-33) 48% PAT-ATTEMPTS (32-34) 94% (23-25) 92% ATTENDANCE 89,812 193,277 Games/Avg Per Game 4/22,453 5/38,655

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total SMU 86 71 38 55 7 257 Opponents 50 40 58 61 0 209 2011 SMU INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G LINE, Zach 9 184 1116 27 1089 5.9 17 46 121.0 WILLIAMS, Jared 5 10 52 3 49 4.9 0 19 9.8 WIMBLEY, R. 2 7 31 2 29 4.1 0 10 14.5 TURNER, Kelly 9 0 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0.4 PADRON, Kyle 3 7 16 15 1 0.1 1 12 0.3 TEAM 5 5 0 21 -21 -4.2 0 0 -4.2 MCDERMOTT, J.J. 9 21 23 106 -83 -4.0 0 14 -9.2 Total...... 9 234 1242 174 1068 4.6 18 46 118.7 Opponents...... 9 313 1219 261 958 3.1 12 63 106.4

PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G MCDERMOTT, J.J. 9 128.62 191-329-11 58.1 2515 13 72 279.4 PADRON, Kyle 3 78.84 9-20-3 45.0 152 0 47 50.7 Total...... 9 125.77 200-349-14 57.3 2667 13 72 296.3 Opponents...... 9 130.33 208-322-3 64.6 2159 11 55 239.9

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G BEASLEY, Cole 8 58 747 12.9 1 38 93.4 JOHNSON, Darius 9 53 760 14.3 5 58 84.4 WILKERSON, T. 9 34 451 13.3 2 71 50.1 THOMPSON, D. 9 18 292 16.2 3 72 32.4 JOHNSON, Jeremy 6 15 137 9.1 1 25 22.8 LINE, Zach 9 12 132 11.0 0 23 14.7 HOLMAN, Keenan 6 5 108 21.6 1 29 18.0 HAYNES, Bradley 9 2 7 3.5 0 5 0.8 WILLIAMS, Jared 5 1 17 17.0 0 17 3.4 JOSEPH, Darius 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 10.0 HOLLEMAN, A. 4 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.5 Total...... 9 200 2667 13.3 13 72 296.3 Opponents...... 9 208 2159 10.4 11 55 239.9

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long CRAWFORD, R. 12 177 14.8 1 92 BEASLEY, Cole 3 20 6.7 0 10 Total...... 15 197 13.1 1 92 Opponents...... 17 71 4.2 0 12

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long DAVIS, Ja’Gared 2 14 7.0 0 12 CRAWFORD, R. 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total...... 3 14 4.7 0 12 Opponents...... 14 276 19.7 1 51

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long RICHARDSON, J. 19 376 19.8 0 33 THOMPSON, D. 4 74 18.5 0 31 ACKER, Kenneth 2 25 12.5 0 15 POPE, Kevin 1 2 2.0 0 2 Total...... 26 477 18.3 0 33 Opponents...... 38 792 20.8 0 43

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long BANJO, Chris 1 3 3.0 0 3 SCOTT, Jay 1 24 24.0 0 24 THOMPSON, T. 1 5 5.0 0 5 JOYNER, Randall 1 9 9.0 0 9 PARKS, Chris 0 0 0.0 1 0 DAVIS, Ja’Gared 0 0 0.0 1 0 Total...... 4 41 10.2 2 24 Opponents...... 4 142 35.5 2 93

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points LINE, Zach 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 102 HOVER, Chase 0 7-9 32-34 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 53 JOHNSON, Darius 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 THOMPSON, D. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 WILKERSON, T. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 CRAWFORD, R. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PARKS, Chris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BEASLEY, Cole 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 HOLMAN, Keenan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 JOHNSON, Jeremy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 DAVIS, Ja’Gared 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PADRON, Kyle 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 34 7-9 32-34 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 257 Opponents...... 26 10-16 23-25 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 209 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G MCDERMOTT, J.J. 9 350 -83 2515 2432 270.2 LINE, Zach 9 184 1089 0 1089 121.0 PADRON, Kyle 3 27 1 152 153 51.0 WILLIAMS, Jared 5 10 49 0 49 9.8 WIMBLEY, R. 2 7 29 0 29 14.5 TURNER, Kelly 9 0 4 0 4 0.4 TEAM 5 5 -21 0 -21 -4.2 Total...... 9 583 1068 2667 3735 415.0 Opponents...... 9 635 958 2159 3117 346.3

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk HOVER, Chase 7-9 77.8 1-1 3-3 3-4 0-1 0-0 34 0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd STONE, Matt 35 1267 36.2 50 1 5 9 0 MCDERMOTT, J.J. 1 24 24.0 24 0 0 0 0 Total...... 36 1291 35.9 50 1 5 9 0 Opponents...... 45 1813 40.3 58 4 10 13 0

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn LOFTUS, Mike 47 3041 64.7 8 1 HOVER, Chase 1 58 58.0 0 0 Total...... 48 3099 64.6 8 1 792 44.7 25 Opponents...... 43 2816 65.5 14 3 477 47.9 22

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G LINE, Zach 9 1089 132 0 0 0 1221 135.7 BEASLEY, Cole 8 0 747 20 0 0 767 95.9 JOHNSON, Darius 9 0 760 0 0 0 760 84.4 WILKERSON, T. 9 0 451 0 0 0 451 50.1 RICHARDSON, J. 7 0 0 0 376 0 376 53.7 THOMPSON, D. 9 0 292 0 74 0 366 40.7 CRAWFORD, R. 9 0 0 177 0 0 177 19.7 JOHNSON, Jeremy 6 0 137 0 0 0 137 22.8 HOLMAN, Keenan 6 0 108 0 0 0 108 18.0 WILLIAMS, Jared 5 49 17 0 0 0 66 13.2 WIMBLEY, R. 2 29 0 0 0 0 29 14.5 ACKER, Kenneth 9 0 0 0 25 0 25 2.8 DAVIS, Ja’Gared 9 0 0 0 0 14 14 1.6 JOSEPH, Darius 1 0 10 0 0 0 10 10.0 HAYNES, Bradley 9 0 7 0 0 0 7 0.8 HOLLEMAN, A. 4 0 6 0 0 0 6 1.5 TURNER, Kelly 9 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.4 POPE, Kevin 9 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.2 PADRON, Kyle 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.3 TEAM 5 -21 0 0 0 0 -21 -4.2 MCDERMOTT, J.J. 9 -83 0 0 0 0 -83 -9.2 Total...... 9 1068 2667 197 477 14 4423 491.4 Opponents...... 9 958 2159 71 792 276 4256 472.9 2011 SMU DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 44 REED, Taylor 8 30 30 60 5.0-22 3.0-19 . 2 . . . . . 20 SMITH, Ryan 8 30 23 53 1.0-4 . . 3 . . . . . 56 DAVIS, Ja’Gared 9 28 24 52 8.5-31 3.5-14 2-14 6 2 1-0 1 . . 23 BANJO, Chris 8 30 22 52 . . . 1 . 1-3 . . . 50 ROGERS, Cameron 9 19 28 47 . . . 2 2 . . . . 21 ACKER, Kenneth 9 32 10 42 1.0-3 . . 3 . . . . . 9 FRAZIER, M. 9 10 23 33 4.5-21 3.5-20 . . 1 1-0 . . . 3P POPE, Kevin 9 12 20 32 1.0-10 1.0-10 . 1 . . . . . 8 THOMPSON, T. 9 13 18 31 7.0-40 7.0-40 . . . 1-5 6 . . 6 CRAWFORD, R. 9 21 10 31 1.5-6 . 1-0 9 . . 1 . . 30 JOYNER, Randall 9 13 18 31 2.5-3 . . 1 1 2-9 1 . . 91 PITTMAN, Torlan 9 11 17 28 4.5-12 . . . 1 . . . . 33 JONES, Victor 8 13 14 27 1.0-1 ...... 93 DAVIS, Aaron 8 12 9 21 3.5-28 2.0-25 . . . . 1 . . 92 HUNT, Margus 9 9 10 19 3.5-25 . . 1 . . . 4 . 2S SORRELL, Justin 9 13 4 17 0.5-1 . . 3 . . 1 . . 7 SCOTT, Jay 8 10 4 14 . . . . . 1-24 . . . 51 SANDERS, S. 8 6 7 13 3.0-23 2.0-19 . 2 . . . . . 98 CZERNIAK, S. 9 3 5 8 0.5-1 ...... 35 NWABUIKE, U. 6 3 4 7 1.0-9 1.0-9 ...... 26 HANESS, Brett 7 5 2 7 ...... 1P PARKS, Chris 9 3 3 6 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 13 CASTRO, Chris 9 3 3 6 . . . 1 . . . . . 49 BROWN, Byron 8 2 3 5 0.5-5 0.5-5 ...... 94 BARNES, Beau 4 1 3 4 0.5-1 ...... 4 LUNDAY, Bryce 9 1 3 4 ...... 12 WORTHEN, Cody 6 3 1 4 ...... 1R ROBINSON, Keith 7 1 2 3 ...... 3 JOHNSON, Darius 9 1 2 3 ...... 15 MCDERMOTT, J.J. 9 3 . 3 ...... 48 LINE, Zach 9 1 1 2 ...... 1 . . 1 HOLLEMAN, A. 4 . 2 2 ...... 59 SCHICK, Lincoln 8 . 2 2 ...... 17 JOHNSON, Jeremy 6 2 . 2 ...... 96 SMITH, Cameron 9 2 . 2 ...... 5M MCKINNON, Randy 2 . 2 2 0.5-4 0.5-4 ...... 90 GRENIER, Kevin 4 1 1 2 ...... 54 WRIGHT, Darrian 4 . 2 2 ...... 2G GREENBAUER, H. 2 1 1 2 ...... 2R RICHARDSON, J. 7 1 . 1 ...... 31 STONE, Matt 9 1 . 1 ...... 18 WILKERSON, T. 9 1 . 1 ...... 63 MCJUNKIN, Blake 3 . 1 1 ...... 11 BEASLEY, Cole 8 1 . 1 ...... 71 TURNER, Kelly 9 . 1 1 ...... 53 VOOSEN, Mark 9 . 1 1 ...... 99 LOFTUS, Mike 9 1 . 1 ...... 88 HAYNES, Bradley 9 1 . 1 ...... 79 BROOKS, J.T. 9 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 9 355 336 691 51-250 24-165 3-14 35 7 8-41 12 4 . Opponents...... 9 307 188 495 43.0-165 19-105 14-276 39 10 8-142 13 . .