SMU Athletics Public Relations Brad Sutton – Sr. Assoc. A.D. Lindsey Olsen – Assoc. Dir. Of PR [email protected] [email protected] Office: 214-768-1651 Office: 214-768-4970 Twitter: @SMUMustangs, @SMU_Football SMU Postgame Notes – October 24, 2020 [9/10] Cincinnati 42, [16/16] SMU 13 Cincinnati (4-0, 2-0 American), SMU (5-1, 2-1 American), Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas NEXT GAME Vs. Navy – Saturday, October 31 – 6:30 p.m. – Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas TV: ESPN2 Radio: KTCK The Ticket 96.7 FM/1310 AM | TuneIn app | SMU Mobile App TEAM NOTES Attendance 7,898 (Sellout) Captains: Shane Buechele (#7, QB, Sr.), Reggie Roberson, Jr. (#8, WR, Sr.), Hayden Howerton (#75, OL, Sr.), Delano Robinson (#3, LB, Sr.), Brandon Stephens (#23, CB, Sr.) SMU is 5-1 - 15-4 in last 19 games overall - 20-8 in last 28 games overall - Snaps an 8-game winning streak at Ford Stadium, fourth longest in program history o 18 from 1925-28, 17 from 1934-36, 10 from 1946-48, 8 from 2019-20 Sonny Dykes is 4-5 at SMU against teams ranked in the AP &/or Coaches poll - Snaps a 3-game winning streak at Ford Stadium against ranked teams SMU had 0 sacks and 3 TFLs, now has 15 sacks and 43 TFLs on the season - Sacks: First time in 20 games without a sack - TFLs: Elijah Chatman (2.0 – ties career high), Shaine Hailey The Mustangs had 2 takeaways (2 fumbles) - Had at least one takeaway in 8 straight games and 28 of past 30 games - Fumble Recoveries: Nelson Paul, Brandon Stephens - Forced Fumbles: Roderick Roberson Jr., Trevor Denbow SMU was 3-5 in the red zone (Now 29-33 for the season 20 TDs, 9 FGs) Series History: SMU is 1-4 vs Cincinnati Video Highlights (via ESPN) - Shane Buechele 9-yard TD pass to Rashee Rice http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=30185139 SMU Radio Network Highlights https://soundcloud.com/user-274538678/sets/2020-10-24-9-cincinnati-42-16-smu-13 - Rich Phillips (PxP), Scott Garner (Analyst) Head Coach Sonny Dykes postgame https://soundcloud.com/user-274538678/2020-10-24-sonny-dykes-postgame SMU INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Shane Buechele (#7, QB, Sr.) – Maxwell Award Watch List, Davey O’Brien Award Watch List, Manning Award Watch List, Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, CFPA Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List, Johnny Unitas Gold Arm Award Watch List - 23-44 passing for 216 yards and 1 TDs and was 8 for -9 rushing Before his interception, he had 169 attempts without a pick (next-to-last pass attempt at Texas State 9/5) o th 5855 SMU career passing yards is 7 at SMU o rd o 77 career TD passes, 47 TD passes at SMU (3 career at SMU) - Entered the game second nationally in passing yards (1,710), fifth in passing yards/game (342.0) and seventh in passing TDs (12) and total offense (349.8). SMU CAREER TD PASSES 1 Ben Hicks, 2016-18 71 2 Justin Willis, 2006-08 51 3 Shane Buechele, 2019- 47 SMU CAREER PASSING YARDS 1 Ben Hicks, 2016-18 9081 2 Chuck Hixson, 1968-70 7179 3 Garrett Gilbert, 2012-13 6460 4 Mike Ford, 1977-80 6239 5 Mike Romo, 1989-92 6041 6 Kyle Padron, 2009-11 5902 7 Shane Buechele, 2019- 5855 SMU CAREER COMPLETIONS 1 Ben Hicks, 2016-18 718 2 Chuck Hixson, 1968-70 642 3 Garrett Gilbert, 2012-13 603 4 Mike Romo, 1989-92 601 5 Mike Ford, 1977-80 475 6 Shane Buechele, 2019- 449 Kylen Granson (#83, TE, Sr.) - Biletnikoff Award Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List - 4-68 receiving SMU CAREER RECEPTIONS - TIGHT ENDS 1 John Hampton, 2000-02 114 2 Kylen Granson, 2019- 64 3 Ryan Kennedy, 2004-06 55 4 Oscar Roan, 1972-74 48 SMU CAREER RECEIVING YARDS - TIGHT ENDS 1 John Hampton, 2000-02 1485 2 Kylen Granson, 2019- 1018 3 Oscar Roan, 1972-74 888 ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES Alan Ali (#77, C, Jr.) – Rimington Trophy Watch List - 24th straight start Ulysses Bentley IV (#26, RB, Fr.) – CFPA Watch List, Doak Walker Award Watch List, FWAA Freshman All-American Watch List - 16-40 rushing Elijah Chatman (#40, NT, So.) - Career-high 5 tackles and tied career high with 2.0 TFLs Chris Naggar (#34, K, Sr.) - 2-3 FGs (26, 22) Missed [46]; Now 12-15 on FGs this season Rashee Rice (#11, WR, So.) - 5-64 receiving with a TD; 2nd straight game with a TD catch Delano Robinson (#3, LB, Sr.) - Team-high 8 tackles; has led the team in 4 of the past 5 games Jaylon Thomas (#71, OL, Jr.) - Outland Trophy Watch List - 25th straight start .