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1 Preseason  



1.1  Award watch lists  





1.2  AAC media poll  







2 Schedule  





3 Roster  





4 Game summaries  



4.1  At North Texas  





4.2  TCU  





4.3  At Michigan  





4.4  Navy  





4.5  Houston Baptist  





4.6  At UCF  





4.7  At Tulane  





4.8  Cincinnati  





4.9  Houston  





4.10  At UConn  





4.11  Memphis  





4.12  At Tulsa  







5 References  














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2018 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (4–4 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRhett Lashlee (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKevin Kane (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumGerald J. Ford Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    East Division
    No.11UCF x$   8 0     12 1  
    Temple   7 1     8 5  
    No.24Cincinnati   6 2     11 2  
    South Florida   3 5     7 6  
    East Carolina   1 7     3 9  
    UConn   0 8     1 11  
    West Division
    Memphisxy   5 3     8 6  
    Houstonx   5 3     8 5  
    Tulanex   5 3     7 6  
    SMU   4 4     5 7  
    Navy   2 6     3 10  
    Tulsa   2 6     3 9  
    Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41
    • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Rankings from AP Poll

    The 2018 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs played their home games at Gerald J. Ford StadiuminDallas, Texas and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by first-year coach Sonny Dykes. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in American Athletic play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.

    Preseason

    [edit]

    Award watch lists

    [edit]

    Listed in the order that they were released

    Award Player Position Year
    Maxwell Award[1] Xavier Jones RB JR
    Doak Walker Award[2] Xavier Jones RB JR
    Fred Biletnikoff Award[3] James Proche WR JR
    Ray Guy Award[4] Jamie Sackville P JR
    Paul Hornung Award[5] Braeden West RB/KR SR
    Wuerffel Trophy[6] Jordan Wyatt DB SR
    Manning Award[7] Ben Hicks QB JR
    Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[8] Ben Hicks QB JR
    Xavier Jones RB SR

    AAC media poll

    [edit]

    The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Mustangs predicted to finish in fourth place in the AAC West Division.[9]

    Media poll (West)
    Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
    1 Memphis 171 (23)
    2 Houston 146 (4)
    3 Navy 129 (3)
    4 SMU 72
    5 Tulane 68
    6 Tulsa 44

    Schedule

    [edit]
    DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 16:30 p.m.atNorth Texas*
  • Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)
  • StadiumL 23–4629,519
    September 77:00 p.m.No. 16TCU*
  • Dallas, TX (rivalry)
  • ESPN2L 12–4224,216
    September 152:30 p.m.at No. 19Michigan*
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • BTNL 20–45110,549
    September 2211:00 a.m.Navy
    • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • Dallas, TX (Gansz Trophy)
  • ESPNewsW 31–30 OT17,531
    September 296:00 p.m.Houston Baptist*
    • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
  • ESPN3W 63–2718,983
    October 66:00 p.m.at No. 12UCF
  • Orlando, FL
  • ESPNUL 20–4840,856
    October 202:30 p.m.atTulane
  • New Orleans, LA
  • ESPNUW 27–2313,987
    October 272:30 p.m.Cincinnati
    • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
  • CBSSNL 20–26 OT16,121
    November 36:00 p.m.No. 17Houstondagger
    • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
  • ESPNUW 45–3123,654
    November 1011:00 a.m.atUConn
  • East Hartford, CT
  • ESPN3W 62–5019,096
    November 168:00 p.m.Memphis
    • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
  • ESPN2L 18–2815,794
    November 242:30 p.m.atTulsa
  • Tulsa, OK
  • CBSSNL 24–2717,159
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  • Schedule Source:[10]

    Roster

    [edit]
    2018 SMU Mustangs football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 1 C. J. Sanders Sr
    RB 2 Ke'Mon Freeman Jr
    WR 3 James Proche Jr
    WR 4 Tyler Page So
    RB 5 Xavier Jones Jr
    RB 6 Braeden West Sr
    WR 7 Brandon Benson So
    QB 8 Ben Hicks Jr
    QB 9 William Brown Fr
    WR 10 Armanii Glaspie Jr
    WR 11 Jared Miles Fr
    QB 12 Derek Green Fr
    RB 13 TaMerik Williams Fr
    TE 14 Ryan Becker Jr
    QB 16 Christian McAnalley Fr
    QB 17 Austin Upshaw  Fr
    QB 18 Jacob Oehrlein Fr
    WR 20 Jordan Brooks-Wess Fr
    WR 21 Reggie Roberson, Jr. So
    WR 22 Myron Gailliard Jr
    RB 31 Merek Pierce Jr
    RB 43 J. R. Griffin Jr
    WR 44 James Sowards Fr
    WR 46 Matt Dorrity  Fr
    OL 56 Harrison Barton So
    OL 57 Chad Pursley Sr
    OL 64 Bryce Wilds Jr
    OL 65 Jordan Gipson  Fr
    OL 68 Nick Natour Sr
    OL 69 Jacob Todora So
    OL 70 Kadarius Smith So
    OL 71 Jaylon Thomas Fr
    OL 72 Nick Dennis Jr
    OL 74 Braxton Webb So
    OL 75 Hayden Howerton So
    OL 76 Levon Livingston Jr
    OL 77 Alan Ali  Fr
    OL 78 Beau Morris So
    OL 79 Larry Hughes Sr
    TE 81 Ben Redding Fr
    TE 82 Corey Rau So
    TE 83 Kylen Granson Jr
    WR 84 Judah Bell  Fr
    TE 85 Thomas Mallak  Fr
    WR 86 Conner Allen Fr
    WR 88 Joshua Shelmire So
    TE 88 Hunter Thedford Jr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    CB 1 Eric Sutton Jr
    S 2 Patrick Nelson Jr
    LB 3 Delano Robinson So
    S 4 Mikial Onu Jr
    CB 5 Ar’mani Johnson  Fr
    S 6 Elijah McQueen So
    CB 7 Robert Hayes, Jr. Jr
    DB 8 Rodney Clemons Jr
    LB 9 Shaine Hailey So
    DT 10 Demerick Gary Jr
    DT 11 Shabazz Dotson Fr
    LB 11 Kyran Mitchell Sr
    CB 12 Kevin Johnson Jr
    CB 13 Jourdan Blake Sr
    LB 14 Richard Moore Jr
    CB 15 Treveon Johnson Fr
    LB 16 Trevor Denbow So
    LB 17 Jordon Williams Jr
    LB 18 William Jeanlys Sr
    S 20 Collin Rock So
    S 21 Cole Sterns Sr
    DE 22 Tyeson Neals Jr
    CB 23 Jordan Wyatt Sr
    LB 24 Jimmy Phillips Jr. Fr
    LB 25 Myles Duke So
    S 26 Brent Freeman Sr
    S 27 Michael Salerno  Fr
    CB 28 Christian Davis Jr
    CB 29 Justin Guy-Robinson So
    LB 30 Kyle Blaskovich  Fr
    LB 31 Preston Ellison Fr
    LB 32 J. C. Rispress Fr
    LB 33 Jordan Ward Jr
    S 34 Brice Madison So
    DE 35 Delontae Scott Jr
    CB 36 Terry Keys III Fr
    DE 38 Toby Ndukwe  Fr
    DT 39 Darren Brown Fr
    LB 40 Noah Spears So
    CB 41 Pedro Duran Silva  Fr
    S 42 Ra-Sun Kazadi Fr
    S 43 Brady McCanles Fr
    DT 44 Harrison Loveless  Fr
    LB 46 Andrew Adams Jr
    S 46 Jackson Weaver  Fr
    S 47 Zak Folts Fr
    DE 50 Paka Davis Sr
    DT 51 Pono Davis Jr
    DE 52 Gerrit Choate So
    DE 55 Gary Wiley Fr
    DT 72 Patrick Jones So
    DT 90 Ken McLaurin So
    DT 94 Chris Biggurs Jr
    DT 95 Jake Hall Sr
    DE 96 Noah Westerfield Sr
    DE 97 Turner Coxe  Fr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 32 Jack Hansing So
    K 45 Will Moore So
    P 47 Jamie Sackville Jr
    LS 49 Cole Voyles Fr
    LS 53 Michael Sehlinger Jr
    LS 54 Garrett Stotts Sr
    K, P 89 Kevin Robledo Jr
    P 99 Warren Scott Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Game summaries

    [edit]

    At North Texas

    [edit]

    SMU Mustangs at North Texas Mean Green

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Mustangs 0 0 02323
    Mean Green 14 6 161046

    atApogee StadiumDenton, TX

    Game information
    SMU in action against North Texas

    To start the 2018 season, the Mustangs traveled to Denton, Texas to take on the Mean Green in the 38th Safeway Bowl.

    SMU received the opening kickoff and started at their own 25-yard line. Ben Hicks completed a 6-yard pass to C. J. Sanders for the Mustangs' first offensive play. On the next play, SMU was backed up 5-yards after a false start penalty against Larry Hughes, making it 3rd and 9. On third down, Hicks was sacked by E.J. Ejiya for a 10-yard loss to bring up 4th and 19 and the Mustangs were forced to punt. Before the punt, SMU was backed up another 5-yards due to a delay of game penalty. Jaelon Darden received the punt for North Texas, returning it 4-yard to the SMU 49-yard line. Following a Mason Fine sack and an offensive holding penalty, the Mean Green were backed up to their own 49-yard line on 3rd and 25, but a personal foul against Trevor Denbow moved North Texas up to the SMU 36-yard line with an automatic first down. Three plays later, Mason Fine found Jalen Guyton for a 15-yard touchdown pass. The two teams punted on their next drives after both went three and out. On the first play following North Texas's punt, Hicks was intercepted by Kemon Hall who returned it 36-yard for a pick six touchdown. The Mustangs punted three more times before halftime, while the Mean Green punted once and scored six more points with Cole Hedlund making two field goals.

    North Texas received the second half kickoff and started at their own 25-yard line. The Mean Green ended the drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Mason Fine to Nic Smith. The Mustangs punted on their next three drives, while North Texas scored another touchdown and made another field goal, extending the lead to 36–0. On their 4th drive of the game, the Mean Green turned the ball over on downs at the SMU 37-yard line. On the 5th play following the turnover on downs, Hicks found Jr. Robinson for a 37-yard pass, putting the Mustangs at the North Texas 5-yard line. On the next play, Braeden West found the end zone on a 5-yard run, giving SMU its first score of the game. On the next drive, Hedlund made a 51-yard field goal to make it 39–7. On the kickoff, Sanders returned the kick 23-yards to the SMU 26-yard line. On the 4th play of the drive, Hicks found James Proche for a 59-yard touchdown pass; the Mustangs made the two-point conversion to trail 15–39 with 1:41 left to play. On the following kickoff, DeAndre Torrey returned Kevin Roblebo's kick 96-yards for a touchdown. On the next drive, Hicks made another long touchdown pass, this time a 71-yard pass to West. Receiving the ball back, the Mean Green took a knee to end the game.

    The Mustangs' offense was shutout through the first three quarters, getting their first score of the game on a five-yard run from Braeden West with just over 8 minutes left in the game. SMU only had 256 yards of total offense, while North Texas had 529.[11] SMU's defense couldn't stop Mean Green quarterback Mason Fine, who threw for 444 yards and 3 touchdowns.

    TCU

    [edit]

    #16 TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs

    Period 1 2 34Total
    No. 16 Horned Frogs 0 14 141442
    Mustangs 9 3 0012

    atGerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX

    Game information

    Kickoff was scheduled for 7:00 p.m., but was delayed due to lightning in the area.[12] The delay lasted for nearly 2 hours, with kickoff happening at 8:59 p.m.[13]

    The Mustangs received the opening kickoff, starting at their own 25-yard line. Following a 10-yard run, quarterback Ben Hicks had to sit out a play after losing his helmet. On the following play, running back Braeden West went 51-yards for a touchdown to take an early 7–0 lead following Will Moore's kick. The Horned Frogs started the following drive at their own 30-yard line. TCU made it to their own 45-yard line, but quarterback Shawn Robinson fumbled the ball on a play for a loss of 2-yards following the recovery. On 3rd and 14 at the TCU 41, Robinson threw an incomplete pass that was almost intercepted. Reggie Roberson Jr. returned Adam Nunez's punt to the TCU 10-yard line, but an illegal block in the back against SMU forced the offense to start at their own 25-yard line. Making it to the TCU 41-yard line, Hicks was sacked on 3rd and 10, forcing the Mustangs to punt. The Horned Frogs started their next drive at their own 10-yard line. TCU made it 18-yards to the 28-yard line, but were forced to punt. On the punt, Nunez fumbled the ball, with the ball rolling out of the end zone for a safety. Following the safety, the Mustangs' next drive ended in a punt. The Horned Frogs started at their own 2-yard line, making it to the SMU 31-yard line. On 4th and 7, TCU kicker Cole Bunce missed a 48-yard field goal, with the ball bouncing off of the center post. TCU got its first touchdown of the game in the 2nd quarter with a 78-yard punt return from KaVontae Turpin. The Horned Frogs scored on their next drive when running back Sewo Olonilua ran the ball 24-yards, but fumbled; the fumble was recovered in the end zone by Jaelan Austin for a touchdown, giving TCU its first lead of the game. To close out the first half, SMU kicker Kevin Robledo made a 49-yard field goal.

    TCU received the second half kickoff and made it all the way to the SMU 24-yard line, but a Robinson pass was intercepted by Shaine Hailey. On the second play of the next drive, Hicks fumbled the football, which was recovered by Alec Dunham, who returned it 25-yards for a touchdown. The Horned Frogs continued to extend their lead on their next offensive drive, with Robinson running 18-yards for a touchdown. The Mustangs failed to score in the second half, while the Horned Frogs scored 28 points.

    SMU only had 242 yards of total offense, while TCU had 387. The Horned Frogs turned the ball over twice, while the Mustangs only committed one turnover.[14]

    At Michigan

    [edit]

    SMU Mustangs at #19 Michigan Wolverines

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Mustangs 0 7 6720
    No. 19 Wolverines 0 21 141045

    atMichigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI

    Game information
    [edit]

    Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs

    Period 1 2 34OTTotal
    Midshipmen 0 7 79730
    Mustangs 3 7 76831

    at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX

    Game information

    Houston Baptist

    [edit]

    Houston Baptist Huskies at SMU Mustangs

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Huskies 3 7 10727
    Mustangs 21 14 141463

    at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX

    Game information

    At UCF

    [edit]

    SMU Mustangs at #12 UCF Golden Knights

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Mustangs 3 7 3720
    No. 12 Knights 21 6 71448

    atSpectrum StadiumOrlando, FL

    Game information

    At Tulane

    [edit]

    SMU Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Mustangs 0 7 71327
    Green Wave 2 7 7723

    atYulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA

    Game information

    Cincinnati

    [edit]

    Cincinnati Bearcats at SMU Mustangs

    Period 1 2 34OTTotal
    Bearcats 7 0 103626
    Mustangs 7 0 76020

    at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX

    Game information

    Houston

    [edit]

    Houston Cougars at SMU Mustang

    Period 1 2 34Total
    No. 17 Cougars 0 14 31431
    Mustangs 10 21 7745

    at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX

    Game information

    At UConn

    [edit]

    SMU Mustangs at UConn Huskies

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Mustangs 17 14 141762
    Huskies 7 3 142650

    atRentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT

    Game information

    Memphis

    [edit]

    Memphis Tigers at SMU Mustangs

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Tigers 0 7 71428
    Mustangs 3 2 7618

    at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX

    Game information

    At Tulsa

    [edit]

    SMU Mustangs at Tulsa Golden Hurricane

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Mustangs 0 7 71024
    Golden Hurricane 7 14 3327

    atChapman StadiumTulsa, OK

    Game information

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  • ^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  • ^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  • ^ "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  • ^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  • ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  • ^ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  • ^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  • ^ "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  • ^ "2018 SMU Mustangs Football Schedule". SMUMustangs.com. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  • ^ "SMU vs. North Texas - Team Statistics - September 1, 2018". ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  • ^ Davison, Drew (September 7, 2018). "TCU football: SMU game to be delayed because of weather". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  • ^ DeFranks, Matthew (September 7, 2018). "College Sports: 2-hour weather delay ushers in unusual scenes for TCU-SMU; Mustangs' run game finally gets going". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  • ^ "TCU vs. SMU - Team Statistics - September 7, 2018". ESPN.

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