2016 SMU FOOTBALL /SMUMUSTANGS /SMUFOOTBALL @SMU.MUSTANGS @SMUFB GAME 1 SMU at NORTH TEXAS
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3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 26 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS | 201611 CONFERENCE SMU FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS GAME NOTES | 15 BOWL GAMES | 1 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER | 166 NFL DRAFT PICKS #PONYUP #PONYUPTEMPO @SMUMUSTANGS @SMU_FOOTBALL @COACHCHADMORRIS 2016 SMU FOOTBALL /SMUMUSTANGS /SMUFOOTBALL @SMU.MUSTANGS @SMUFB GAME 1 SMU at NORTH TEXAS SMU MUSTANGS 2016 SCHEDULE 9/3 at North Texas 6 p.m. 9/10 at [23/21] Baylor 2:30 p.m. 9/17 LIBERTY 6 p.m. 9/23 [13/14] TCU 7 p.m. 10/1 at Temple* TBA 10/7 at Tulsa* 7 p.m. 10/22 [15/13] HOUSTON* TBA 10/29 at Tulane* TBA 11/5 MEMPHIS* TBA SMU (0-0) at NORTH TEXAS (0-0) 11/12 at East Carolina* TBA 11/19 USF* TBA SATURDAY, SEPT. 3, 2016 • 6 PM CT • DENTON, TEXAS 11/26 NAVY* TBA APOGEE STADIUM (30,850) • TV: AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK HOME | Away | *Conference game | All Times Central | Rankings: AP/Coaches Series: 36th Meeting (SMU Leads 29-5-1) 2015 TEAM LEADERS PASSING G CMP-ATT-I PCT YDS TD AVG/G TV: American Sports Network Matt Davis 12 183-336-7 54.5 2263 16 188.6 Darrel Colbert 7 15-21-0 71.4 203 1 29.0 Jeff McCarragher (PBP) & ND Kalu (Analyst) RUSHING G ATT NET AVG TD AVG/G Radio: SMU Radio Network (KTCK 1310 AM/ 96.7 FM, The Ticket) Matt Davis 12 187 761 4.1 10 63.4 Available on the App (Search SMU) Xavier Jones 12 152 634 4.2 10 52.8 Braeden West 12 62 326 5.3 2 27.2 Rich Phillips (PBP), Scott Garner (Analyst) & Steve Lansdale (Sidelines) RECEIVING G No. Yds AVG TD AVG/G Live Stats: SMUMustangs.com/stats Courtland Sutton 12 49 862 17.6 9 71.8 Xavier Jones 12 27 214 7.9 0 17.8 TACKLES G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Justin Lawler 12 43 21 64 9.0-35 Jonathan Yenga 12 37 21 58 0.5-1 SETTING THE SCENE Darrion Richardson 10 47 6 53 2.0-6 • SMU kicks off the 2016 season at North Texas Saturday at 6 p.m. CT on the American Sports Network. • SMU played six teams that were ranked in 2015 and Phil Steele’s College Football Preview ranked SMU as having the hardest schedule of any G5 team in the country last year. SMU’s 2016 slate doesn’t get any easier. SMU’s opponents’ record of 93-60 represents the highest winning percentage of any G5 team’s schedule and the 13th highest of any FBS school. NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN • The Mustangs will play their 15th consecutive season-opener in the Lone Star State. The last time SMU opened the season outside of Texas was on Sept. 1, 2001, when the Mustangs played La. Tech in Shreveport, La. 2016 SCHEDULE 9/3 SMU 6 p.m. THE SERIES 9/10 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 6 p.m. • SMU holds a commanding 29-5-1 lead all-time over North Texas. SMU has won nine of the last 12 meetings, including 9/17 at [25/25] Florida 6:30 p.m. a 31-13 win on the Hilltop last season. 9/24 at Rice* 5 p.m. • This is the first time since 1980 that SMU will have its season-opener against UNT (a 28-9 SMU win), and the first 10/1 MIDDLE TENNESSE STATE* 6 p.m. time that SMU will visit Denton to open the season. 10/8 MARSHALL* 6 p.m. • While they’ve only played there three times, SMU has never won in Denton. 10/22 at Army 11 a.m. 10/29 at UTSA* 6 p.m. 11/5 LOUISIANA TECH* 4:30 p.m. ABOUT THE MEAN GREEN 11/12 at Western Kentucky* 2:30 p.m. • North Texas named Seth Littrell as its 19th head coach in program history. Littrell arrived at UNT after serving as the 11/19 SOUTHERN MISS* 4:30 p.m. Assistant Head Coach for Offense and Tight Ends at North Carolina, and will be the youngest coach in Conference USA 11/26 at UTEP* TBA and fifth youngest in the nation when the season starts. HOME | Away | *Conference game | All Times Central | Rankings: AP/Coaches THE COACHES 2015 TEAM LEADERS • Chad Morris is in his second season at the SMU helm, arriving on the Hilltop after five seasons as an offensive PASSING G CMP-ATT-I PCT YDS TD AVG/G coordinator (Tulsa (2010); Clemson (2011-14)). Prior to his stint in college, Morris was a high school coach in Texas DaMarcus Smith 10 99-212-5 46.7 1010 8 101.0 for 16 seasons, posting a 169-38 record. In his final prep stop, Morris led Lake Travis High School to back-to-back RUSHING G ATT NET AVG TD AVG/G Jeffrey Wilson 10 155 830 5.4 1 83.0 16-0 state championship seasons in 2008 and 2009. In his first season on the Hilltop, Morris engineered an offensive DaMarcus Smith 10 92 427 4.6 2 42.7 turnaround, as the Mustangs increased their scoring output by 16.7 points per game – the second-largest increase RECEIVING G No. Yds AVG TD AVG/G in the nation in 2015. Carlos Harris 12 61 727 10.8 7 60.6 • Seth Littrell enters his first season as the North Texas Head Football Coach after two years at North Carolina as the Marcus Smith 12 29 261 15.2 0 21.8 Assistant Head Coach for Offense/Tight Ends. Littrell has also had stints at Indiana, Arizona and Texas Tech. TACKLES G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Kishawn McClain 12 77 33 110 2.5-3 James Gray 12 71 33 104 3.0-8 SMUMUSTANGS.COM • #PONYUPTEMPO 2016 SMU FOOTBALL GAME NOTES LAST TIME VS. NORTH TEXAS ALL-TIME VS. NORTH TEXAS (29-5-1) MEDIA INFORMATION Matt Davis passed for 171 yards and two touchdowns 1922^ W 66-0 For all media information, including credential application and ran for 125 yards and two more scores on Sept. 12, 1923^ W 41-0 information and more, visit: 2015, to lead SMU past North Texas 31-13. The win was 1924^ W 7-0 the first victory for first year head coach Chad Morris. 1925^ W 48-0 SMUMUSTANGS.COM/MEDIA Xavier Jones had 94 yards on 13 carries and Courtland 1926^ W 42-0 Sutton had 65 yards receiving and a touchdown for SMU 1927^ W 68-0 SMU ATHLETICS PUBLIC RELATIONS (1-1). 1928^ W 60-6 Antoinne Jimmerson’s 25-yard touchdown run capped 1929^ W 13-3 Brad Sutton: Sr. Associate A.D./Primary FB Contact a nine-play, 75-yard drive that gave North Texas (0-1) a 1931^ W 13-0 Office: 214-768-1651/Cell: 214-914-8705 13-10 lead going into the fourth quarter. 1932^ T 0-0 E-mail: [email protected] Davis connected with Jeremiah Gaines on an 8-yard 1933^ L 0-7 Herman Hudson: Director/Secondary FB Contact touchdown pass with 14:15 remaining to give the Mustangs 1934^ W 33-0 Office: 214-768-1304/Cell: 214-924-0358 a four-point lead. 1935^ W 39-0 E-mail: [email protected] On the ensuing drive, SMU’s Jonathan Yenga recovered 1936^ W 6-0 William B. Jones: Assistant/Assistant FB Contact a fumble forced by Andrew McCleneghen and, four plays 1937^ W 14-0 Office: 214-768-4849/Cell: 347-528-0251 later, Davis scored on a 50-yard run to make it 24-13. 1938^ W 34-7 E-mail: [email protected] North Texas then went three-and-out and a 14-yard 1939^ W 16-0 Lindsey Olsen: Credentials touchdown run by Davis capped an eight-play, 62-yard 1940^ W 20-7 Office: 214-768-4970 drive nearly five minutes later. 1941^ W 54-0 E-mail: [email protected] 1942^ W 26-7 Scoring Summary 1974^ W 7-6 Main Public Relations Office: 214-768-2883 UNT 3 3 7 0 - 13 Ford Stadium Press Box: 214-768-7730 SMU 7 0 3 21 - 31 1976^ W 38-31 Athletics Website: SMUMustangs.com 1977^ L 13-24 Twitter: @SMUMustangs, @SMU_Football 1st 11:00 UNT MOORE, 25 yd field goal 1979^ W 20-9 Facebook: /SMUMustangs, /SMUFootball 8:11 SMU SUTTON 27 yd pass from DAVIS (HEDLUND kick) 1980^ W 28-9 2nd 8:00 UNT MOORE 25 yd field goal 1981^ W 34-7 3rd 5:09 SMU HEDLUND 27 yd field goal 1982^ W 38-10 CREDENTIALS 2:04 UNT JIMMERSON 25 yd run (MOORE kick) All requests for credentials should be received by the 4th 14:15 SMU GAINES, 8 yd pass from DAVIS 1984^ W 24-6 SMU Athletic Public Relations office no later than Wednesday (HEDLUND kick) 1989^ W 35-9 of game week. Requests should be submitted via www. 9:21 SMU DAVIS 50 yd run (HEDLUND kick) 2:59 SMU DAVIS 14 yd run (HEDLUND kick) 1990 L 7-14 smumustangs.com/media. 1992^ W 28-14 The media will call window at Gerald J. Ford Stadium is TEAM STATS UNT SMU 2006 L 6-24 located at the northwest corner of the stadium at the ticket First Downs 17 27 2007^ W 45-31 office in the Paul B. Loyd, Jr., All-Sports Center. Credentials Rushes-Yards (Net) 33-112 53-273 may also be picked up at the SMU Athletics P.R. Office in the Passing Yds (Net) 128 171 2014 L 6-43 Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-16-2 24-17-0 2015^ W 31-13 Loyd Center, Suite 313, the day before the game.