2022 SMU Mustangs football

New Mexico Bowl, L 23–24 vs. BYU
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	7–6 (5–3 AAC)
Head coach	Rhett Lashlee (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Casey Woods (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Scott Symons (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Uniform

Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e			Overall
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Tulane y$	7	–	1	12	–	2
UCF y	6	–	2	9	–	5
Cincinnati	6	–	2	9	–	4
SMU	5	–	3	7	–	6
Houston	5	–	3	8	–	5
East Carolina	4	–	4	8	–	5
Navy	4	–	4	4	–	8
Memphis	3	–	5	7	–	6
Tulsa	3	–	5	5	–	7
Temple	1	–	7	3	–	9
South Florida	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: Tulane 45, UCF 28
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Houston	243 (7)
2	Cincinnati	242 (10)
3	UCF	225 (7)
4	SMU	187
5	Memphis	162
6	East Carolina	157
7	Tulane	115
8	Tulsa	93
9	South Florida	71
10	Navy	61
11	Temple	28

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:30 p.m.	at North Texas*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	CBSSN	W 48–10	25,306
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Lamar*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN+	W 45–16	26,509
September 17	6:30 p.m.	at Maryland*	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	FS1	L 27–34	31,194
September 24	11:00 a.m.	TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 34–42	35,569
October 5 ^[a]	6:00 p.m.	at UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN2	L 19–41	27,495
October 14	6:30 p.m.	Navy	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Gansz Trophy)	ESPN	W 40–34	24,583
October 22	11:00 a.m.	No. 21 Cincinnati	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN	L 27–29	23,566
October 29	2:30 p.m.	at Tulsa	H.A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	W 45–34	22,993
November 5	6:00 p.m.	Houston	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	NFLN	W 77–63	23,841
November 12	11:00 a.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNU	W 41–23	24,907
November 17	6:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN	L 24–59	20,894
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Memphis	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN2	W 34–31	15,759
December 17	6:30 p.m.	vs. BYU*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ABC	L 23–24	22,209
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At North Texas

SMU Mustangs at North Texas Mean Green – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	17	7	10	48
Mean Green	0	10	0	0	10

at Apogee Stadium, Denton, Texas

Date: September 1
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 93 °F (34 °C)
Game attendance: 25,306
Referee: Luke Richmond
TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan and Tom Herman
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

SMU – Tre Siggers 9-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 7:04. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 4:13.
SMU – Tyler Lavine 5-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 3:05. Mustangs 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 0:56.

Second quarter

UNT – Ethan Mooney 33-yard field goal, 11:14. Mustangs 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:27.
SMU – Jordan Kerley 51-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 10:58. Mustangs 21–3. Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, 0:08.
SMU – Collin Rogers 39-yard field goal, 4:52. Mustangs 24–3. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 4:58.
UNT – Oscar Adaway III 35-yard run (Ethan Mooney kick), 2:08. Mustangs 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 2:38.'
SMU – Roderick Daniels Jr. 75-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 1:57. Mustangs 31–10. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11.

Third quarter

SMU – Rashee Rice 24-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 3:54. Mustangs 38–10. Drive: 6 plays, 96 yards, 1:53.

Fourth quarter

SMU – Moochie Dixon 8-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 14:16. Mustangs 45–10. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:55.
SMU – Collin Rogers 32-yard field goal, 6:47. Mustangs 48–10. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 4:28.

Top passers

SMU – Tanner Mordecai – 23/32, 432 yards, 4 TD
UNT – Austin Aune – 14/29, 186 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

SMU – Tre Siggers – 12 rushes, 54 yards, TD
UNT – Oscar Adaway III – 20 rushes, 117 yards, TD

Top receivers

SMU – Rashee Rice – 8 receptions, 166 yards, TD
UNT – Ja'Mori Maclin – 1 reception, 53 yards

Lamar

Lamar Cardinals at SMU Mustangs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	10	3	3	16
Mustangs	14	10	14	7	45

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas

Date: September 10
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
Game attendance: 26,509
Referee: Edwin Lee
TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich, Stanford Routt and Morgan Uber
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

SMU – Rashee Rice 8-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 11:18. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards.
SMU – Ben Redding 1-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 8:27. Mustangs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards.

Second quarter

SMU – Collin Rogers 20-yard field goal, 12:08. Mustangs 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 2:55.
LAM – Khalan Griffin 1-yard run (Chris Esqueda kick), 3:42. Mustangs 17–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:26.
SMU – T. J. McDaniel 57-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 2:38. Mustangs 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:04.
LAM – Chris Esqueda 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Mustangs 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 2:38.

Third quarter

SMU – T. J. McDaniel 1-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 11:24. Mustangs 31–10. Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 1:45.
LAM – Chris Esqueda 38-yard field goal, 2:14. Mustangs 31–13. Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 6:42.
SMU – Rashee Rice 20-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 0:18. Mustangs 38–13. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:56.

Fourth quarter

SMU – Preston Stone 8-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 11:51. Mustangs 45–13. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:47.
LAM – Chris Esqueda 46-yard field goal, 7:41. Mustangs 45–16. Drive: 4 plays, -8 yards, 1:26.

Top passers

LAM – Mike Chandler – 10/25, 127 yards, INT
SMU – Tanner Mordecai – 18/31, 212 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

LAM – Khalan Griffin – 13 rushes, 31 yards, TD
SMU – Velton Gardner – 11 rushes, 100 yards

Top receivers

LAM – Jalen Dummett – 5 receptions, 58 yards
SMU – Rashee Rice – 9 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD

At Maryland

SMU Mustangs at Maryland Terrapins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	6	14	7	0	27
Terrapins	3	14	3	14	34

at Maryland Stadium, College Park, Maryland

Date: September 17
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT / 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 31,194
Referee: Mark Kluczynski
TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Devin Gardner
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

MD – Chad Ryland 36-yard field goal, 8:26. Terrapins 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:24.
SMU – Collin Rogers 27-yard field goal, 4:37. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:49.
SMU – Collin Rogers 43-yard field goal, 3:26. Mustangs 6–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:04.

Second quarter

SMU – R. J. Maryland 51-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 14:53. Mustangs 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:19.
MD – Antwain Littleton II 1-yard run (Chad Ryland kick), 5:43. Mustangs 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:58.
MD – Rakim Jarrett 48-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Chad Ryland kick), 4:30. Terrapins 17–13. Drive: 1 play, 48 yards, 0:09.
SMU – Austin Upshaw 13-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 2:42. Mustangs 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:48.

Third quarter

MD – Chad Ryland 41-yard field goal, 11:34. Tied 20–20. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:20.
SMU – Moochie Dixon 7-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 6:42. Mustangs 27–20. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:35.

Fourth quarter

MD – Roman Hemby 1-yard run (Chad Ryland kick), 14:29. Tied 27–27. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:22.
MD – Corey Dyches 5-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Chad Ryland kick), 7:30. Terrapins 34–27. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:40.

Top passers

SMU – Tanner Mordecai – 29/54, 369 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
MD – Taulia Tagovailoa – 17/23, 214 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

SMU – Tre Siggers – 19 rushes, 86 yards
MD – Roman Hemby – 16 rushes, 151 yards, TD

Top receivers

SMU – Rashee Rice – 11 receptions, 193 yards
MD – Rakim Jarrett – 2 receptions, 65 yards, TD

TCU

TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	14	14	0	14	42
Mustangs	0	14	7	13	34

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas

Date: September 24
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 95 °F (35 °C)
Game attendance: 35,569
Referee: Derek Anderson
TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen and Rene Ingoglia
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

TCU – Savion Williams 19-yard pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell kick), 12:33. Horned Frogs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:22.
TCU – Kendre Miller 28-yard run (Griffin Kell kick), 0:51. Horned Frogs 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:34.

Second quarter

SMU – Tre Siggers 1-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 11:18. Horned Frogs 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:33.
TCU – Jared Wiley 8-yard pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell kick), 9:16. Horned Frogs 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:51.
TCU – Derius Davis 80-yard pass from Maz Duggan (Griffin Kell kick), 6:39. Horned Frogs 28–7. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:11.
SMU – Rashee Rice 19-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 1:57. Horned Frogs 28–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:42.

Third quarter

SMU – Tre Siggers 1-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 3:33. Horned Frogs 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 98 yards, 3:16.

Fourth quarter

TCU – Emari Demercado 1-yard run (Griffin Kell kick), 8:14. Horned Frogs 35–21. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:11.
SMU – Tre Siggers 2-yard run (pass failed), 5:14. Horned Frogs 35–27. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:00.
TCU – Emari Demercado 63-yard run (Griffin Kell kick), 2:31. Horned Frogs 42–27. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:42.
SMU – Jake Bailey 35-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 1:04. Horned Frogs 42–34. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 1:27.

Top passers

TCU – Max Duggan – 22/29, 278 yards, 3 TD
SMU – Tanner Mordecai – 27/49, 372 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

TCU – Kendre Miller – 17 rushes, 142 yards, TD
SMU – Tre Siggers – 19 rushes, 60 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

TCU – Derius Davis – 3 receptions, 78 yards, TD
SMU – Jake Bailey – 8 receptions, 163 yards, TD

At UCF

SMU Mustangs at UCF Knights – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	6	0	6	19
Knights	3	7	14	17	41

at FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Date: October 5
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT / 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 27,495
Referee: Luke Richmond
TV announcers (ESPN2): Tiffany Greene, Rene Ingoglia and Dawn Davenport
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

UCF – Colton Boomer 41-yard field goal, 10:02. Knights 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 30 yards, 3:54.
SMU – Velton Gardner 39-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 7:27. Mustangs 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:35.

Second quarter

SMU – Collin Rogers 32-yard field goal, 13:44. Mustangs 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 3:40.
UCF – Isaiah Bowser 1-yard run (Colton Boomer kick), 5:49. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:24.
SMU – Collin Rogers 24-yard field goal, 3:24. Mustangs 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 2:25.

Third quarter

UCF – Isaiah Bowser 1-yard run (Colton Boomer kick), 13:14. Knights 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:39.
UCF – Ryan O'Keefe 26-yard pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer kick), 3:07. Knights 24–13. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:10.

Fourth quarter

UCF – Tanner Mordecai sacked in end zone, 12:41. Knights 26–13.
UCF – Ryan O'Keefe 58-yard pass from John Rhys Plumlee (John Rhys Plumlee pass to Kobe Hudson), 11:51. Knights 34–13. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:43.
UCF – Isaiah Bowser 3-yard run (Colton Boomer kick), 5:27. Knights 41–13. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:14.
SMU – Preston Stone 2-yard run, 0:00. Knights 41–19. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:28.

Top passers

UCF – John Rhys Plumlee – 22/29, 278 yards, 3 TD
SMU – Tanner Mordecai – 27/49, 372 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

UCF – RJ Harvey – 17 rushes, 142 yards, TD
SMU – Velton Gardner – 19 rushes, 60 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

UCF – Javon Baker – 3 receptions, 78 yards, TD
SMU – Rashee Rice – 8 receptions, 163 yards, TD

Navy

Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	7	7	20	34
Mustangs	10	3	20	7	40

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas

Date: October 14
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
Game attendance: 24,583
Referee: Edwin Lee
TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott, Andre Ware and Paul Carcaterra
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

SMU – Collin Rogers 30-yard field goal, 11:01. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:48.
SMU – Dylan Goffney 24-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 7:00. Mustangs 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:53.

Second quarter

SMU – Collin Rogers 46-yard field goal, 11:49. Mustangs 13–0. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:18.
NAVY – Vincent Terrell Jr. 24-yard pass from Tai Lavatai (Daniel Davies kick), 0:14. Mustangs 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 1:34.

Third quarter

NAVY – Tai Lavatai 15-yard run (Daniel Davies kick), 11:13. Midshipmen 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:47.
SMU – Tanner Mordecai 60-yard run (pass failed), 10:40. Mustangs 19–14. Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:33.
SMU – T. J. McDaniel 1-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 5:49. Mustangs 26–14. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 2:28.
SMU – Jordan Kerley 33-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 2:49. Mustangs 33–14. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:26.

Fourth quarter

NAVY – Jayden Umbarger 26-yard pass from Tai Lavatai (run failed), 14:21. Mustangs 33–20. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:28.
SMU – Roderick Daniels Jr. 27-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 8:28. Mustangs 40–20. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:05.
NAVY – Logan Point 3-yard run (Daniel Davies kick), 2:31. Mustangs 40–27. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 5:57.
NAVY – Tai Lavatai 1-yard run (Daniel Davies kick), 0:09. Mustangs 40–34. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 1:13.

Top passers

NAVY – Tai Lavatai – 9/21, 138 yards, 2 TD, INT
SMU – Tanner Mordecai – 20/27, 336 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

NAVY – Tai Lavatai – 25 rushes, 120 yards, 2 TD
SMU – Tanner Mordecai – 6 rushes, 74 yards, TD

Top receivers

NAVY – Jayden Umbarger – 5 receptions, 59 yards, TD
SMU – Dylan Goffney – 4 receptions, 116 yards, TD

No. 21 Cincinnati

No. 21 Cincinnati Bearcats at SMU Mustangs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Bearcats	10	10	9	0	29
Mustangs	0	14	0	13	27

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas

Date: October 22
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 23,566
Referee: Kevin Randall
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III and Quint Kessenich
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

CIN – Ryan Coe 30-yard field goal, 10:55. Bearcats 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 1:25.
CIN – Ryan Montgomery 1-yard run (Ryan Coe kick), 0:33. Bearcats 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:38.

Second quarter

CIN – Charles McClelland 76-yard run (Ryan Coe kick), 13:34. Bearcats 17–0. Drive: 1 play, 76 yards, 0:12.
SMU – T. J. McDaniel 3-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 8:12. Bearcats 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:25.
CIN – Ryan Coe 25-yard field goal, 4:05. Bearcats 20–7. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:07.
SMU – Jordan Kerley 1-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 0:12. Bearcats 20–14. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 3:38.

Third quarter

CIN – Ryan Coe 52-yard field goal, 10:20. Bearcats 23–14. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 4:37.
CIN – Ryan Coe 44-yard field goal, 6:26. Bearcats 26–14. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:22.
CIN – Ryan Coe 31-yard field goal, 1:58. Bearcats 29–14. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:24.

Fourth quarter

SMU – R. J. Maryland 16-yard pass from Preston Stone (Collin Rogers kick), 5:09. Bearcats 29–21. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:11.
SMU – Tyler Lavine 1-yard run (pass failed), 1:57. Bearcats 29–27. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 1:41.

Top passers

CIN – Ben Bryant – 18/35, 200 yards
SMU – Tanner Mordecai – 15/25, 105 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

CIN – Charles McClelland – 16 rushes, 129 yards, TD
SMU – Camar Wheaton – 8 rushes, 53 yards

Top receivers

CIN – Jadon Thompson – 4 receptions, 69 yards
SMU – Jordan Kerley – 3 receptions, 44 yards, TD

At Tulsa

SMU Mustangs at Tulsa Golden Hurricane – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	10	21	0	45
Golden Hurricane	7	0	13	14	34

at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Date: October 29
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance: 22,993
Referee: Tim Rich
TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross and Taylor McHargue
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

SMU – Rashee Rice 75-yard pass from Preston Stone (Collin Rogers kick), 14:48. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12.
SMU – Tyler Lavine 1-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 10:12. Mustangs 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:05.
TLSA – Isaiah Epps 7-yard pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick), 7:37. Mustangs 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:35.

Second quarter

SMU – Tyler Lavine 1-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 11:49. Mustangs 21–7. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:40.
SMU – Collin Rogers 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Mustangs 24–7. Drive: 16 plays, 43 yards, 8:14.

Third quarter

TLSA – Braylon Braxton 1-yard run (kick blocked), 11:54. Mustangs 24–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:06.
SMU – Tyler Lavine 2-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 9:32. Mustangs 31–13. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:16.
TLSA – Davis Brin 21-yard run (Zack Long kick), 7:00. Mustangs 31–20. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:32.
SMU – Rashee Rice 6-yard pass from Preston Stone (Collin Rogers kick), 1:04. Mustangs 38–20. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:49.
SMU – Elijah Chatman 0-yard fumble return (Collin Rogers kick), 0:55. Mustangs 45–20.

Fourth quarter

TLSA – Keylon Stokes 50-yard pass from Braylon Braxton (Zack Long kick), 14:42. Mustangs 45–27. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:31.
TLSA – Jordan Ford 9-yard pass from Braylon Braxton (Zack Long kick), 8:08. Mustangs 45–34. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 4:59.

Top passers

SMU – Preston Stone – 11/17, 219 yards, TD
TLSA – Braylon Braxton – 8/14, 120 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

SMU – Tyler Lavine – 17 rushes, 72 yards, 3 TD
TLSA – Deneric Prince – 19 rushes, 86 yards

Top receivers

SMU – Rashee Rice – 9 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD
TLSA – Keylon Stokes – 5 receptions, 122 yards, TD

Houston

Houston Cougars at SMU Mustangs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	14	21	14	14	63
Mustangs	21	35	7	14	77

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas

Date: November 5
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance: 23,841
Referee: Luke Richmond
TV announcers (NFLN): Jason Ross Jr. and Tyoka Jackson
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

SMU – Ben Redding 2-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 13:02. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:51.
HOU – Clayton Tune 55-yard run (Kyle Ramsey kick), 10:29. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:29.
SMU – Rashee Rice 6-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 7:36. Mustangs 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:53.
HOU – Sam Brown 12-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick), 4:57. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:32.
SMU – Rashee Rice 9-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 2:06. Mustangs 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:51.

Second quarter

HOU – Tank Dell 22-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick), 14:53. Tied 21–21. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:13.
SMU – Dylan Goffney 35-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 11:53. Mustangs 28–21. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:55.
SMU – Tanner Mordecai 2-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 8:43. Mustangs 35–21. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 2:45.
SMU – R. J. Maryland 1-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 6:44. Mustangs 42–21. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:36.
HOU – KeSean Carter 37-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick), 5:34. Mustangs 42–28. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:01.
SMU – Ben Redding 10-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 4:16. Mustangs 49–28. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:13.
HOU – Matthew Golden 42-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick), 1:25. Mustangs 49–35. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:48.
SMU – Ben Redding 4-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 0:36. Mustangs 56–35. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 0:44.

Third quarter

HOU – Tank Dell 2-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick), 11:17. Mustangs 56–42. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:37.
SMU – R. J. Maryland 3-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 8:11. Mustangs 63–42. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:06.
HOU – Christian Trahan 1-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick), 1:28. Mustangs 63–49. Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 4:00.

Fourth quarter

SMU – Moochie Dixon 43-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 12:52. Mustangs 70–49. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:30.
HOU – Sam Brown 6-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick), 9:32. Mustangs 70–56. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:15.
SMU – Tyler Lavine 15-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 5:13. Mustangs 77–56. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 4:17.
HOU – Stacy Sneed 52-yard run (Kyle Ramsey kick), 3:37. Mustangs 77–63. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:36.

Top passers

HOU – Clayton Tune – 36/53, 527 yards, 7 TD, 3 INT
SMU – Tanner Mordecai – 28/37, 379 yards, 9 TD

Top rushers

HOU – Clayton Tune – 12 rushes, 111 yards, TD
SMU – Tyler Lavine – 25 rushes, 146 yards, TD

Top receivers

HOU – Tank Dell – 13 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD
SMU – Dylan Goffney – 3 receptions, 100 yards, TD

The Mustangs defeated the Cougars 77–63, breaking the record for the highest-scoring regulation game in FBS history.^[7] SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai threw for a record 9 touchdowns, 7 of which came in the first half.^[8] The Mustangs also broke the school-record for most points in a game, with the previous record being 72.^[9]

At South Florida

SMU Mustangs at South Florida Bulls – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	10	7	21	3	41
Bulls	0	17	0	6	23

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Date: November 12
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST / 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 24,907
Referee: Kevin Randall
TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown and Hutson Mason
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

SMU – Camar Wheaton 1-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 10:08. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:28.
SMU – Collin Rogers 22-yard field goal, 4:22. Mustangs 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:40.

Second quarter

USF – Jason Albritton 1-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick), 13:41. Mustangs 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:36.
SMU – Camar Wheaton 18-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 9:23. Mustangs 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:18.
USF – Xavier Weaver 32-yard pass from Katravis Marsh (Spencer Shrader kick), 2:44. Mustangs 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 1:10.
USF – Spencer Shrader 41-yard field goal, 0:08. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 0:53.

Third quarter

SMU – Rashee Rice 21-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 8:10. Mustangs 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 97 yards, 2:16.
SMU – Jordan Kerley 70-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 5:56. Mustangs 31–17. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:09.
SMU – Tyler Lavine 8-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 0:13. Mustangs 38–17. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

SMU – Collin Rogers 45-yard field goal, 8:02. Mustangs 41–17. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:38.
USF – Jayson Littlejohn 17-yard pass from Byrum Brown (pass failed), 1:46. Mustangs 41–23. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:16.

Top passers

SMU – Tanner Mordecai – 19/27, 280 yards, 2 TD
USF – Katravis Marsh – 12/31, 178 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

SMU – Camar Wheaton – 14 rushes, 112 yards, 2 TD
USF – Brian Battie – 26 rushes, 145 yards

Top receivers

SMU – Jordan Kerley – 7 receptions, 156 yards, TD
USF – Xavier Weaver – 4 receptions, 60 yards, TD

At No. 21 Tulane

SMU Mustangs at No. 21 Tulane Green Wave – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	7	10	24
No. 21 Green Wave	21	7	21	10	59

at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: November 17
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: Clear, 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 20,894
Referee: Henry Johns
TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick and Harry Lyles Jr.
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

TULN – Michael Pratt 6-yard run (Valentino Ambrosio kick), 7:01. Green Wave 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:28.
TULN – Tyjae Spears 2-yard run (Valentino Ambrosio kick), 5:06. Green Wave 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:07.
TULN – Tyjae Spears 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Valentino Ambrosio kick), 0:00. Green Wave 21–0. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:49.

Second quarter

SMU – R. J. Maryland 19-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 13:54. Green Wave 21–7. Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:09.
TULN – Michael Pratt 26-yard run (Valentino Ambrosio kick), 12:22. Green Wave 28–7. Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:32.

Third quarter

TULN – Shae Wyatt 26-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Valentino Ambrosio kick), 13:32. Green Wave 35–7. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:28.
TULN – Tyjae Spears 12-yard run (Valentino Ambrosio kick), 7:32. Green Wave 42–7. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:32.
TULN – Shae Wyatt 48-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Valentino Ambrosio kick), 4:37. Green Wave 49–7. Drive: 1 play, 48 yards, 0:09.
SMU – R. J. Maryland 13-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 1:53. Green Wave 49–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:44.

Fourth quarter

TULN – Michael Pratt 1-yard run (Valentino Ambrosio kick), 12:34. Green Wave 56–14. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:19.
SMU – Collin Rogers 30-yard field goal, 7:55. Green Wave 56–17. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:39.
TULN – Valentino Ambrosio 33-yard field goal, 3:40. Green Wave 59–17. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 4:15.
SMU – Roderick Daniels Jr. 2-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 0:51. Green Wave 59–24. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:49.

Top passers

SMU – Tanner Mordecai – 32/50, 298 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
TULN – Michael Pratt – 9/14, 141 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

SMU – Tyler Lavine – 18 rushes, 82 yards
TULN – Tyjae Spears – 13 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

SMU – Tyler Lavine – 7 receptions, 62 yards
TULN – Shae Wyatt – 3 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TD

Memphis

Memphis Tigers at SMU Mustangs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	10	6	8	31
Mustangs	0	14	10	10	34

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas

Date: November 26
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: Rain, 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 15,759
Referee: Kevin Randall
TV announcers (ESPN2): Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich and Lericia Harris
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

MEM – Sutton Smith 5-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 8:33. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:27.

Second quarter

SMU – Jordan Kerley 4-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 13:47. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:14.
MEM – Asa Martin 3-yard run (Chris Howard kick), 10:51. Tigers 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:50.
SMU – Tyler Lavine 1-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 1:15. Tied 14–14. Drive: 16 plays, 91 yards, 6:27.
MEM – Chris Howard 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Tigers 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:08.

Third quarter

SMU – Tyler Lavine 3-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 10:15. Mustangs 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:45.
SMU – Collin Rogers 27-yard field goal, 5:52. Mustangs 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 3:22.
MEM – Gabriel Rodgers 5-yard run (kick blocked), 0:00. Mustangs 24–23. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:52.

Fourth quarter

SMU – Rashee Rice 24-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 13:11. Mustangs 31–23. Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:42.
SMU – Collin Rogers 23-yard field goal, 6:13. Mustangs 34–23. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:32.
MEM – Roc Taylor 7-yard pass from Seth Henigan (Seth Henigan pass to Gabriel Rodgers), 2:36. Mustangs 34–31. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 3:30.

Top passers

MEM – Seth Henigan – 27/44, 287 yards, TD, INT
SMU – Tanner Mordecai – 22/30, 228 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

MEM – Jevyon Ducker – 10 rushes, 81 yards
SMU – Tyler Lavine – 25 rushes, 64 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

MEM – Javon Ivory – 6 receptions, 98 yards
SMU – Rashee Rice – 13 receptions, 147 yards, TD

Vs. BYU (New Mexico Bowl)

SMU Mustangs vs. BYU Cougars (New Mexico Bowl) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	10	0	0	13	23
Cougars	7	3	14	0	24

at University Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Date: December 17
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST/5:30 p.m. MST
Game weather: Clear, 34 °F (1 °C)
Game attendance: 22,209
Referee: Ted Pitts
TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart, Brock Osweiler and Taylor McGregor
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

SMU – Collin Rogers 35-yard field goal, 12:01. Mustangs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 2:59.
BYU – Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters 1-yard run (Jake Oldroyd kick), 6:09. Cougars 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:52.
SMU – Roderick Daniels Jr. 9-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers kick), 2:16. Mustangs 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:53.

Second quarter

BYU – Jake Oldroyd 31-yard field goal, 3:34. Tied 10–10. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 7:11.

Third quarter

BYU – Ben Bywater 76-yard interception return (Jake Oldroyd kick), 8:17. Cougars 17–10.
BYU – Christopher Brooks 22-yard run (Jake Oldroyd kick), 1:22. Cougars 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 5:43.

Fourth quarter

SMU – Tyler Lavine 3-yard run (Collin Rogers kick), 12:39. Cougars 24–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:42.
SMU – Jordan Kerley 12-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (run failed), 0:08. Cougars 24–23. Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 2:53.

Top passers

SMU – Tanner Mordecai – 27/37, 218 yards, 2 TD, INT
BYU – Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters – 7/12, 47 yards, INT

Top rushers

SMU – Tyler Lavine – 23 rushes, 91 yards, TD
BYU – Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters – 14 rushes, 96 yards, TD

Top receivers

SMU – Moochie Dixon – 6 receptions, 60 yards
BYU – Isaac Rex – 1 reception, 27 yards

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