U3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 26 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS | 11 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 15 BOWL GAMES | 1 HEISMAN2015 SMU TROPHY FOOTBALL WINNER | 166 GAME NFL DRAFT NOTES PICKS #PONYUP #PONYUPTEMPO @SMUMUSTANGS @SMU_FOOTBALL @COACHCHADMORRIS 2015 SMU FOOTBALL /SMUMUSTANGS /SMUFOOTBALL @SMU.MUSTANGS @SMUFB GAME 12: SMU at MEMPHIS SMU MUSTANGS 2015 SCHEDULE 9/4 [4/4] BAYLOR L, 56-21 9/12 NORTH TEXAS W, 31-13 9/19 at [3/3] TCU L, 56-37 9/26 JAMES MADISON L, 48-45 10/3 EAST CAROLINA * L, 49-23 10/8 at [rv/rv] Houston * L, 49-28 10/24 at USF * L, 38-14 10/31 TULSA * L, 40-31 SMU (2-9, 1-6 AAC) at MEMPHIS (8-3, 4-3 AAC) 11/6 [23/23] TEMPLE * L, 60-40 11/14 at [22/23] Navy * L, 55-14 SATURDAY, NOV. 28, 2015 • 11 AM CT • MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 11/21 TULANE * W, 49-21 LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM (61,000) • TV: ESPNEWS 11/28 at Memphis * 11 a.m. *Conference game | All Times Central | Rankings: AP/Coaches Series: 8th Meeting (Memphis Leads 4-3) 2015 TEAM LEADERS TV: ESPNews/WatchESPN PASSING G CMP-ATT-I PCT YDS TD AVG/G Mike Couzens (PBP) & Cole Cubelic (Analyst) Matt Davis 11 179-318-6 56.3 2235 16 203.2 Darrel Colbert Jr. 6 14-17-0 82.4 167 1 27.8 Radio: SMU Radio Network (KTCK 1310 AM/ 96.7 FM, The Ticket) RUSHING G ATT NET AVG TD AVG/G Available on the App (Search SMU) Matt Davis 11 171 738 4.3 10 67.1 Rich Phillips (PBP) & Steve Lansdale (Analyst) Xavier Jones 11 142 640 4.5 10 58.2 Live Stats: SMUMustangs.com/stats Braeden West 11 59 311 5.3 2 28.3 RECEIVING G No. Yds AVG TD AVG/G Courtland Sutton 11 47 817 17.4 9 74.3 SETTING THE SCENE Xavier Jones 11 27 214 7.9 0 19.5 • The Mustangs will close out the season at Memphis on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT on ESPNews. Xavier Castille 11 23 254 11.0 2 23.1 • SMU enters the game at 2-9, but the record can be deceiving, as SMU’s losses have come TACKLES G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds to teams who entered this week with a combined 72-25 mark, seven of whom were ranked in Justin Lawler 11 41 20 61 9.0-35 Jonathan Yenga 11 37 19 56 0.5-1 the top 25 or have received votes this season. Darrion Richardson 10 47 6 53 2.0-6 • SMU registered season-highs in rushing yards (323) and rushing TDs (6) in its win over Tulane, and three of the Mustangs’ scoring drives were over 90 yards - 91, 95 and 99. • Xavier Jones’ three-TD rushing touchdown performance vs. Tulane last week helped Jones MEMPHIS TIGERS set an SMU freshman record with 10 TDs on the ground this season and also earned him 2015 SCHEDULE inclusion on the weekly American Athletic Conference Honor Roll. 9/5 MISSOURI STATE W, 63-7 9/12 at Kansas W, 55-23 THE SERIES 9/19 at Bowling Green W, 44-41 • The Mustangs and Tigers will meet for the eighth time, with Memphis holding a slight 4-3 9/24 CINCINNATI * W, 53-46 10/2 at USF * W, 24-17 edge overall. SMU has won three of the four previous meetings, averaging 40 points per game 10/17 [13/12] OLE MISS W, 37-24 in those wins. 10/23 at Tulsa * W, 66-42 10/31 TULANE * W, 41-13 THE COACHES 11/7 [rv/rv] NAVY * L, 45-20 11/14 at [16/16] Houston * L, 34-35 • Chad Morris is in his first season at the SMU helm. Prior to arriving on the Hilltop, Morris 11/21 at [rv/rv] Temple * L, 31-12 spent five seasons as a collegiate offensive coordinator at Tulsa (2010) & Clemson (2011-14). 11/28 SMU * 11 a.m. Prior to his stint in the college ranks, Morris was a high school coach for 16 seasons, posting *Conference game | All Times Central | Rankings: AP/Coaches a 169-38 record. In his final prep stop, Morris led Lake Travis High School to back-to-back 2015 TEAM LEADERS 16-0, state-championship seasons in 2008 and 2009. PASSING G CMP-ATT-I PCT YDS TD AVG/G Paxton Lynch 11 271-392-3 69.1 3448 21 313.4 • Justin Fuente is in his fifth season at the Memphis helm. Fuente has posted a 25-23 record in his time as head coach and led the Tigers to the 2014 AAC Championship. RUSHING G ATT NET AVG TD AVG/G Doroland Dorceus 11 136 580 4.3 8 52.7 Jarvis Cooper 10 86 361 4.2 5 36.1 ABOUT THE TIGERS RECEIVING G No. Yds AVG TD AVG/G • Memphis currently stands at 8-3 and is coming off a 31-12 loss at Temple last week. All three Mose Frazier 11 64 694 10.8 3 63.1 losses have come against conference foes that were ranked or receiving votes. Anthony Miller 10 41 624 15.2 4 62.4 TACKLES G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Leonard Pegues 10 39 21 60 4.0-11 Wynton McManis 11 46 8 54 4.5-15 SMUMUSTANGS.COM • #PONYUPTEMPO 2015 SMU FOOTBALL GAME NOTES LAST TIME VS. MEMPHIS MAN ON THE RUN MEDIA INFORMATION Paxton Lynch threw for 307 yards and a Twice this season SMU junior quarterback For all media information, including credential touchdown as Memphis beat SMU, 48-10, on Matt Davis has earned American Athletic application information and more, visit: Oct. 25, 2014. Conference Weekly Honor Roll recognition SMUMUSTANGS.COM/MEDIA Memphis scored 41 of the game’s first 48 - once after registering a career-high 334 points, including 21 straight to open the game yards passing and 62 yards on the ground SMU ATHLETICS PR Brad Sutton: Sr. Associate A.D./Primary FB Contact followed by a 20-0 stretch after Prescott Line put versus No. 3 TCU and again after guiding the Office: 214-768-1651/Cell: 214-914-8705 SMU on the scoreboard with a 1-yard TD run. Mustangs to a 31-13 win over North Texas. E-mail: [email protected] The Mustangs were limited to just 251 yards Davis has led his team in rushing in six of 11 Herman Hudson: Director/Secondary FB Contact of total offense. Matt Davis finished with 46 yards games this season, and has been the leading Office: 214-768-1304/Cell: 214-924-0358 rushing and Line added 38. Garrett Krstich had rusher for SMU in 13 of the last 18 games, E-mail: [email protected] 59 yards passing with two interceptions. dating back to last season. Samson Bekure: Assistant/Tertiary FB Contact Scoring Summary In 2014, the Houston native led SMU with Office: 214-768-1054/[email protected] Memphis 7 24 10 7 - 48 1,468 yards of total offense. His 855 passing Lindsey Olsen: Credentials SMU 0 7 3 0 - 10 yards tied for best on the team and he led the Office: 214-768-4970/[email protected] 1st 5:35 UM Mayhue 54 yd pass from Lynch squad with 613 rushing yards. In the last five Main Public Relations Office: 214-768-2883 (Elliott kick) games of 2014 (all starts), he had 1,270 total Ford Stadium Press Box: 214-768-7730 2nd 11:08 UM Cooper 1 yd run (Elliott kick) yards (735 passing & 535 rushing). Athletics Website: SMUMustangs.com 9:08 UM Cross 1 yd run (Elliott kick) In his first career start at Tulsa (Nov. 8), he Twitter: @SMUMustangs, @SMU_Football 2:40 SMU Line 1 yd run Facebook: /SMUMustangs, /SMUFootball (Rademacher kick) had 212 yards passing and 181 yards rushing 1:23 UM Hayes 36 yd run (Elliott kick) while totaling three TDs (1 pass, 2 rush). The 0:02 UM Elliott 37 yd FG 181 rushing yards were the most by a QB INTERVIEWS & PRACTICE 3rd 11:45 UM Elliott 22 yd FG in SMU history, beating the previous mark All interviews must be arranged through the SMU 6:15 UM Cooper 7 yd run (Elliott kick) P.R. Office. SMU Head Coach Chad Morris, Offensive 2:02 SMU Rademacher 40 yd FG set by Ramon Flanigan in 1993 by 33 yards Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Joe Craddock, 4th 14:54 UM Young 29 yd pass from Stewart (148 versus Navy). He broke that mark with Defensive Coordinator Van Malone and select student- (Smith kick) 191 yards (+145 passing) in the 27-20 win at athletes are available on Tuesdays. Connecticut on Dec. 6. Typical In-Season Tuesday Schedule ALL-TIME VS. MEMPHIS (3-4) 11:30am: Lunch 1976 L 13-27 SMU Career Rushing Yards By QB 12-12:20pm: Coach Morris at podium 2007 L (3OT) 52-55 1. Ricky Wesson, 1973-76 1,994 12:20-12:40pm: Coaches Craddock & Malone 2008^ L 26-31 2. Ramon Flanigan, 1992-97 1,797 12:40-1pm: Select student-athletes available 3. Matt Davis, 2014- 1,351 4-4:30pm: Practice open for filming 2011 W 42-0 4. Mac White, 1963-66 1,281 2012^ W 44-13 5. Justin Willis, 2006-08 1,063 FORD STADIUM PRESS BOX 2013 W 34-29 The main press box at Gerald J. Ford Stadium is 2014^ L 10-48 SMU Top QB Rushing Totals Level 5. Admission is strictly limited to members of the working press.