2016 SMU Mustangs football team

The 2016 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, and competed in the West Division of American Athletic Conference (AAC). They were led by second-year head coach Chad Morris. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in American Athletic play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.

2016 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (3–5 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Craddock (2nd season)
Offensive schemePower spread
Defensive coordinatorVan Malone (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumGerald J. Ford Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Temple xy$  7 –1   10 –4  
No. 19 South Florida x  7 –1   11 –2  
UCF  4 –4   6 –7  
Cincinnati  1 –7   4 –8  
UConn  1 –7   3 –9  
East Carolina  1 –7   3 –9  
West Division
Navy xy  7 –1   9 –5  
Tulsa  6 –2   10 –3  
Memphis  5 –3   8 –5  
Houston  5 –3   9 –4  
SMU  3 –5   5 –7  
Tulane  1 –7   4 –8  
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.at North Texas*
ASNW 34–2124,718
September 102:30 p.m.at No. 23 Baylor*
FS1L 13–4045,499
September 176:00 p.m.Liberty*
ESPN3W 29–1422,127
September 237:00 p.m.TCU*
ESPNL 3–3330,987
October 111:00 a.m.at Temple
ESPNewsL 20–4522,401
October 77:00 p.m.at Tulsa
ESPN2L 40–43 OT20,089
October 226:00 p.m.No. 11 Houston
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
ESPN2W 38–1632,000
October 293:00 p.m.at Tulane
ESPNewsW 35–3125,780
November 53:00 p.m.Memphisdagger
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
ESPNewsL 7–5124,379
November 1211:00 a.m.at East Carolina
ESPNewsW 55–3142,908
November 196:00 p.m.South Florida
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • Dallas, TX
CBSSNL 27–3518,417
November 262:30 p.m.Navy
ESPNUL 31–7521,283
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

At North Texas
SMU Mustangs vs North Texas Mean Green – Game summary [2]
Period 1 2 34Total
SMU 17 7 10034
North Texas 0 14 0721

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas

  • Date: September 3, 2016
  • Game time: 06:06 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: 12 E • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 24,718
  • Referee: Referee: Tracy Jones, *Umpire: Nick Pergine* Linesman: Lyndell Shelton* Line Judge: Colin Gaynor* Back Judge: Jim Downey* Field Judge: Jim Smith* Side Judge: Matt Waldron*
  • TV: ASN
Game information

At Baylor
SMU Mustangs vs Baylor Bears – Game summary [3]
Period 1 2 34Total
SMU 6 0 7013
#23 Baylor 0 6 201440

at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas

  • Date: September 10, 2016
  • Game time: 02:40 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: 12 N • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 45,499
  • Referee: Referee: C. Castleberry, *Umpire: Jim Adams* Linesman: Justin Gragg* Line Judge: Kelly Deterding* Back Judge: T. Castleberry* Field Judge: Scott Gaines* Side Judge: Anthony Fleming* Center Judge: Chris Tallent*
  • TV: FS1
Game information

Liberty
1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 0 7 0 14
Mustangs 10 3 6 10 29

TCU
1 2 3 4 Total
Horned Frogs 3 3 14 13 33
Mustangs 3 0 0 0 3

At Temple
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 7 0 6 20
Owls 21 14 3 7 45

At Tulsa
1 2 3 4OT Total
Mustangs 14 6 7 103 40
Golden Hurricane 10 13 7 76 43

Houston
1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Cougars 0 7 7 2 16
Mustangs 7 21 0 10 38

At Tulane
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 14 7 0 14 35
Green Wave 7 3 14 7 31

Memphis
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 21 17 13 0 51
Mustangs 7 0 0 0 7

At East Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 10 28 10 7 55
Pirates 7 17 0 7 31

South Florida
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 14 7 7 7 35
Mustangs 7 7 10 3 27
1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 14 14 28 19 75
Mustangs 7 17 0 7 31

Roster
2016 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 18 Sam Carey Fr
QB 7 Darrel Colbert Jr. So
QB 4 Matt Davis Sr
QB 7 D.J. Gillins Jr
QB 8 Ben Hicks  Fr
QB 13 Rafe Peavey So
QB 12 Collin Rock Fr
QB 17 Connor Simpson So
RB 20 Jordan Carmouche Fr
RB 13 Ke'Mon Freeman Fr
RB 5 Xavier Jones So
RB 28 Joseph Paden Sr
RB 25 Aphonso Thomas Fr
RB 6 Braeden West So
WR 10 Brandon Benson Fr
WR 2 Xavier Castille So
WR 40 Derek Dickman Fr
WR 22 Myron Gailliard  Fr
WR 15 Alex Honey  Fr
WR 3 James Proche  Fr
WR 18 Trey Quinn Jr
WR 89 Austin Rolfe Fr
WR 88 Joshua Shelmire Fr
WR 16 Courtland Sutton Jr
WR 1 Kevin Thomas So
WR 9 Shelby Walker Jr
TE 14 Ryan Becker Fr
TE 45 Dylan Dickman Sr
TE 84 Jeremiah Gaines Sr
TE 24 Mitchell Kaufman So
TE 82 Corey Rau Fr
TE 11 Jordan Severt So
OL 56 Harrison Barton Fr
OL 77 Keaton Bates  Fr
OL 71 Chauncey Briggs Sr
OL 63 Evan Brown Jr
OL 72 Braylon Hyder Jr
OL 67 Daniel McCarty Jr
OL 65 Marcus McNeil  Fr
OL 68 Nick Natour So
OL 79 Rex Printz Jr
OL 57 Chad Pursley So
OL 70 Kadarius Smith Fr
OL 69 Jacob Todora Fr
OL 74 Braxton Webb Fr
OL 64 Bryce Wilds  Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 97 Terry Ayeni Sr
DL 7 Michael Badejo Fr
DL 94 Chris Biggurs  Fr
DL 93 Mason Gentry Jr
DL 98 Deon Green Sr
DL 96 Robert Hall Fr
DL 23 Nick Horton Sr
DL 72 Patrick Jones Fr
DL 99 Justin Lawler Jr
DL 90 Jalen Lynch Fr
DL 66 Myles McCormack  Fr
DL 95 Ken McLaurin Fr
DL 92 Zelt Minor Sr
DL 34 Jarvis Pruitt Sr
DL 39 Keyfer Roberts So
DL 35 Delontae Scott  Fr
DL 88 Hunter Thedford  Fr
DL 91 J.T. Williams Jr
LB 46 Andrew Adams So
LB 13 Blake Carlisle Fr
LB 32 RC Cox So
LB 25 Myles Duke Fr
LB 22 Matt McNew So
LB 49 Charlie Mitelhaus  Fr
LB 44 Jackson Mitchell Sr
LB 11 Kyran Mitchell So
LB 48 Anthony Rhone Jr
LB 2 Noah Spears Fr
LB 33 Jordan Ward Fr
LB 17 Jordan Williams  Fr
DB 31 Rashaad Burton So
DB 8 Rodney Clemons  Fr
DB 28 Christian Davis Fr
DB 39 Brent Freeman Jr
DB 18 William Jeanlys So
DB 12 Kevin Johnson  Fr
DB 3 Cedric Lancaster Jr
DB 41 Brice Madison Fr
DB 29 Darrion Millines Sr
DB 42 Raul Reyes III So
DB 9 Horace Richardson Sr
DB 1 Eric Sutton Fr
DB 15 Jordan Wyatt So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 38 Michael Armstrong So
K 45 Will Moore Fr
K 5 Josh Williams So
H 21 Sean Touhy Jr. Sr
P/K 43 Davis Luster  Fr
P/K 33 Alex Melvin  Fr
P 47 Jamie Sackville Fr
LS 53 Nicholas Aventino So
LS 56 Michael Sehlinger  Fr
LS 54 Garrett Stotts So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References
  1. "2016 SMU Mustangs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  2. "Football vs North Texas on 9/3/2016 - Box Score".
  3. "Football vs North Texas on 9/3/2016 - Box Score".
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