2019 SMU Mustangs football team

2019 SMU Mustangs football
Boca Raton Bowl, L 28–52 vs. Florida Atlantic
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	10–3 (6–2 The American)
Head coach	Sonny Dykes (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Rhett Lashlee (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Kane (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2018 2020  →

2019 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 24 UCF		6	–	2					10	–	3
Temple		5	–	3					8	–	5
South Florida		2	–	6					4	–	8
East Carolina		1	–	7					4	–	8
UConn		0	–	8					2	–	10
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 20 Navy x		7	–	1					11	–	2
SMU		6	–	2					10	–	3
Tulane		3	–	5					7	–	6
Houston		2	–	6					4	–	8
Tulsa		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Sonny Dykes and played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, a separate city within the city limits of Dallas. They competed as members of the West Division of the American Athletic Conference.

The Mustangs started the season 8–0, their first 8–0 start to a season since 1982. The team's non-conference schedule was capped off with a 41–38 victory over rival TCU, their first victory over the Horned Frogs since 2011. Following a 48–21 victory over the South Florida Bulls in week 5, the Mustangs entered the AP Poll at no. 24, their first poll ranking since the team received the NCAA's death penalty in February 1987. ^[1] The team's first loss of the season would come on November 2 against the Memphis Tigers. The team went on to play in the Boca Raton Bowl, falling to Florida Atlantic.

SMU in action at TCU

Preseason

Recruiting class

References: ^[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Ulysses Bentley IV Running Back	Houston, TX	C. E. King HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
CeTaidrian "Tai" Brooks Offensive lineman	Allen, TX	Allen HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Cobe Bryant Offensive lineman	Auburn Hills, MI	Rochester HS Riverside CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Keontae "Keke" Burns Wide receiver	Pittsburg, TX	Pittsburg HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Elijah Chatman Defensive tackle	Shreveport, LA	Evangel Christian Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Donald Clay Safety	New Orleans, LA	John Curtis HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Chace Cromartie Safety	Cibolo, TX	Steele HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Luke Evans Inside linebacker	Liberty, TX	Liberty HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Carson Garrett Kicker	Dallas, TX	Bishop Lynch HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Terrance Gipson Quarterback	Houston, TX	Westfield HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Danielson Ike Offensive guard	Kansas City, MO	Rockhurst HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
T. J. McDaniel Running back	Southlake, TX	Carroll HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Henry Mossberg Offensive guard	Southlake, TX	Carroll HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Nelson Paul Defensive end	Bunnell, FL	Flagler Palm Coast HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Rashee Rice Wide receiver	North Richland Hills, TX	Richland HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Roderick Roberson Jr. Safety	Royse City, TX	Royse City HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Parker Stone Wide receiver	Dallas, TX	Parish Episcopal	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Warren Walls Defensive end	Dallas, TX	Bishop Lynch HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Sam Westfall Cornerback	Saint George, UT	Dixie HS Mesa CC	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:
Calvin Wiggins Wide receiver	Trophy Club, TX	Bryon Nelson HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2020
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Maxwell Award	James Proche	WR	Sr
AFCA Good Words Award	Demerick Gary	DT	Sr
Biletnikoff Award	James Proche	WR	Sr
Biletnikoff Award	Reggie Roberson, Jr.	WR	Sr
Rimington Trophy	Hayden Howerton	OL	Jr
Paul Hornung Award	James Proche	WR	Sr
Wuerffel Trophy	Tyler Page	WR	Jr
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	James Proche	WR	Sr
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	Reggie Roberson, Jr.	WR	Sr
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	Shane Buechele	QB	Sr

References: ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Mustangs predicted to finish fourth in the AAC West Division. ^[10]

Media poll (West)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Memphis	165 (15)
2	Houston	162 (14)
3	Tulane	108
4	SMU	87 (1)
5	Navy	70
6	Tulsa	38

Preseason All-AAC teams

SMU placed nine players to the All-AAC team, sanctioned by Athlon Sports. ^[11]

Offense 1st team James Proche – Sr, wide receiver 3rd team Reggie Roberson Jr. – Jr, wide receiver 4th team Shane Buechele – Jr, quarterback Xavier Jones – Sr, running back Hayden Howerton – Jr, center

Defensive 2nd team Delontae Scott – Sr, defensive lineman Richard moore – Sr, linebacker Rodney clemons – Sr, safety

Special teams 4th team James proche – Sr, punt returner

Schedule

SMU's 2019 schedule will begin with four non-conference games: first on the road against Arkansas State of the Sun Belt Conference, then at home against North Texas of Conference USA, then at home against Texas State, also of the Sun Belt Conference, and finally on the road against cross-town rival TCU of the Big 12 Conference. In American Athletic Conference play, the Mustangs will play the other members of the West Division and draw East Carolina, South Florida, and Temple from the East Division. They will not play Cincinnati, Connecticut, or UCF as part of the regular season.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State *		Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	W 37–30	22,076
September 7	6:00 p.m.	North Texas *		Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl)	ESPN3	W 49–27	22,766
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Texas State *		Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN3	W 47–17	17,469
September 21	2:30 p.m.	at No. 25 TCU *		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	FS1	W 41–38	41,250
September 28	3:00 p.m.	at South Florida		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNU	W 48–21	28,850
October 5	6:30 p.m.	Tulsa	No. 24	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPNU	W 43–37 3OT	28,142
October 19	2:30 p.m.	Temple	No. 19	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN2	W 45–21	23,132
October 24	6:30 p.m.	at Houston	No. 16	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 34–31	24,543
November 2	6:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Memphis	No. 15	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ( College GameDay )	ABC	L 48–54	59,506
November 9	11:00 a.m.	East Carolina	No. 25	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPNU	W 59–51	29,528
November 23	2:30 p.m.	at Navy	No. 25	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy)	CBSSN	L 28–35	33,732
November 30	3:00 p.m.	Tulane		Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPNU	W 37–20	20,761
December 21	2:30 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic *		FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Bowl)	ABC	L 28–52	23,187
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Source: ^[12]

Roster

2019 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 C. J. Sanders  Sr RB 2 Ke'Mon Freeman Sr WR 3 James Proche  (C) Sr WR 4 Tyler Page Jr RB 5 Xavier Jones Sr QB 6 Omari Ross Fr QB 7 Shane Buechele  (C)  Jr WR 8 Reggie Roberson Jr. Jr QB 9 William Brown So QB 10 Terrance Gipson Fr WR 11 Rashee Rice Fr QB 12 Derek Green  Fr WR 13 Judah Bell So TE 14 Ryan Becker Sr WR 15 Calvin Wiggins Fr WR 16 Keke Burns Fr WR 17 Austin Upshaw So QB 18 Jacob Oehrlein  Fr RB 20 Cameron Rosenberger Fr RB 21 TaMerik Williams  Fr WR 22 Myron Gailliard Sr RB 25 T. J. McDaniel Fr RB 26 Ulysses Bentley IV Fr RB 30 Tyler Lavine Fr RB 31 Merek Pierce Sr WR 40 Ben Palmer Fr WR 42 Beau Barker Fr TE 44 Kedrick James Jr WR 47 Walker French Fr WR 48 Devan Reck-Irvin Fr OL 57 Cobe Bryant Jr OL 58 Patrick Jones Jr OL 59 Tai Brooks Fr OL 60 Carter Foster Fr OL 63 Charlie Flores Sr OL 64 Cameron Ervin Fr OL 65 Thomas Shelmire Fr OL 66 Sam Burns Fr OL 70 Kadarius Smith Jr OL 71 Jaylon Thomas So OL 72 Nick Dennis Sr OL 74 Braxton Webb Jr OL 75 Hayden Howerton Jr OL 77 Alan Ali So OL 78 Beau Morris Jr OL 79 Danielson Ike Fr TE 81 Ben Redding So TE 83 Kylen Granson Jr WR 84 Matt Dorrity So WR 85 Keith Jones  Fr TE 86 Tommy McIntyre Jr TE 88 Carson Welch Fr TE 99 Cody Banks Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Eric Sutton Sr S 2 Patrick Nelson  Sr LB 3 Delano Robinson Jr CB 5 Ar'mani Johnson So CB 6 Sam Westfall So CB 7 Robert Hayes Jr. Sr LB 9 Shaine Hailey Jr DT 10 Demerick Gary Sr CB 11 Chevin Calloway So CB 12 Kevin Johnson Sr S 13 Roderick Roberson Jr. Fr LB 14 Richard Moore (C) Sr S 15 Treveon Johnson So S 16 Trevor Denbow Jr DB 17 Cam'ron Jones Fr S 18 Chace Cromartie Fr S 20 Collin Rock Jr S 21 Donald Clay Fr DE 22 Tyeson Neals Jr S 23 Rodney Clemons (C) Sr LB 24 Jimmy Phillips Jr. So LB 25 Myles Duke Jr DB 26 Brandon Stephens Jr S 27 Michael Salerno So CB 28 Christian Davis Sr CB 29 Justin Guy-Robinson So LB 30 Kyle Blaskovich So LB 31 Armando Fitz So LB 32 J. C. Rispress So LB 33 Jordan Ward Jr S 34 Brice Madison Jr DE 35 Delontae Scott Sr CB 36 Terry Keys III  Fr DE 38 Toby Ndukwe So DT 39 Darren Brown Fr DE 40 Noah Spears Jr LB 41 Preston Ellison So S 42 Ra-Sun Kazadi  Fr LB 43 Brian Holloway So DT 44 Harrison Loveless So LB 45 Luke Evans Fr DE 46 Garnett March II Fr S 47 Hunter Ballard Fr CB 49 Marcus Nesby Fr LB 50 Richard McBryde Sr DT 51 Pono Davis Sr LB 52 Deuce Palmer Fr LB 53 Garrett Madison Fr DE 54 Gerrit Choate Jr DE 55 Gary Wiley So LB 57 Ben Furgal Fr LB 58 Eli Furgal Fr LB 59 Will Goldberg Fr LB 60 Reid Stacy Fr DE 61 Jack Young Fr LB 62 Daniel Stecker Fr LB 67 Nick Lerew Fr DT 68 Chris Buggers Sr DL 89 Alex Sickafoose Fr DE 90 Nelson Paul Fr DT 91 Terrance Newman So DT 92 Shabazz Dotson  Fr DT 93 Elijah Chatman Fr DT 95 Will Jones Jr DT 96 Zach Abercrumbia Sr DE 97 Turner Coxe  So DT 98 Jacob Pugh Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 32 Jack Hansing Jr K 44 Charles Cannon So K 46 Luke Hogan Jr P 47 Jamie Sackville Sr LS 49 Cole Voyles  Fr LS 50 Mark Fuchs Fr K, P 89 Kevin Robledo Sr K 93 Kevin Miles Jr K 94 Wills Thompson III Fr P 95 Nick Lang Fr K 96 Austin Dennis Fr P 97 Russell Roberts Fr P 99 Warren Scott  Fr	Head coach Sonny Dykes (Texas Tech) Coordinators/assistant coaches Kevin Kane (Kansas) Defensive coordinator/LB Rhett Lashlee (Texas Tech) Offensive coordinator/QB Josh Martin (Tarleton State) Special teams coordinator/TE Chris Brasfield (TCU) Recruiting coordinator/RB Kevin Curtis (Texas Tech) CB David Gru (California) Wide receivers Trey Haverty (TCU) Safeties Randall Joyner (SMU) Defensive line A. J. Ricker (Missouri) Offensive line Ra'Shaad Samples (Houston) Assistant coach Jonathan Brewer (Arkansas) Offensive quality control/Offensive analyst Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: June 24, 2020

Game summaries

At Arkansas State

See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Arkansas State	–1.5

Southern Methodist at Arkansas State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	3	13	14	7	37
Red Wolves	7	2	14	7	30

at Centennial Bank Stadium, Jonesboro, AR

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); mostly sunny
• Game attendance: 22,076
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter (13:08) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 7-yard pass from Logan Bonner, Blake Grupe kick Arkansas State 7–0; Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:04 (08:45) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 34-yard field goal Arkansas State 7–3; Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 4:17 Second quarter (14:01) ARST SF – Team safety Arkansas State 9–3; Drive: 2 plays, -12 yards, 0:36 (07:08) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 9-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 10–9; Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 5:03 (03:53) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 29-yard field goal Southern Methodist 13–9; Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:29 (00:29) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 25-yard field goal Southern Methodist 16–9; Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 1:55 Third quarter (13:41) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 8-yard pass from Logan Bonner, Blake Grupe kick Tied 16–16; Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:11 (07:36) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 29-yard pass from Logan Bonner, Blake Grupe kick Arkansas State 23–16; Drive: 7 plays, 98 yards, 3:03 (07:22) SMU TD – CJ Sanders 98-yard kickoff returned, Kevin Robledo PAT failed Arkansas State 23–22; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 (00:44) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Tyler Page two point conversion pass to Kylen Granson Southern Methodist 30–23; Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:36 Fourth quarter (09:11) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 2-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 37–23; Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 4:55 (05:59) ARST TD – Omar Bayless 34-yard pass from Logan Bonner, Blake Grupe kick Southern Methodist 37–30; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:12 Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 30/49, 360 yards, INT ARST – Logan Bonner – 32/50, 324 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers SMU – Ke'Mon Freeman – 22 carries, 86 yards ARST – Marcel Murray – 17 carries, 77 yards Top receivers SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 11 receptions, 180 yards ARST – Omar Bayless – 10 receptions, 132 yards, 4 TD

Statistics	SMU	Arkansas State
First downs	29	25
Total yards	508	414
Rushing yards	148	90
Passing yards	360	324
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	35:14	24:46

North Texas

See also: 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team and Safeway Bowl

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU	–3.5

North Texas at Southern Methodist – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	14	6	7	27
Mustangs	21	7	14	7	49

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 100 °F (38 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 22,766
• Referee: Billy Williams
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter (12:15) SMU TD – Reggie Roberson Jr. 5-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 9 play, 75 yards, 2:45 (07:26) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 24-yard rush, Kevin Robledo PAT failed Southern Methodist 13–0; Drive: 9 play, 83 yards, 2:47 (03:21) SMU TD – Ke'Mon Freeman 2-yard rush, Shane Buechele two-point conversion pass to James Proche Southern Methodist 21–0; Drive: 4 play, 45 yards, 1:12 Second quarter (10:30) UNT TD – Tre Siggers 1-yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick Southern Methodist 21–7; Drive: 6 play, 80 yards, 2:10 (04:50) SMU TD – Reggie Roberson Jr. 31-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Russell Roberts kick Southern Methodist 28–7; Drive: 6 play, 57 yards, 2:40 (02:30) UNT TD – Michael Lawrence 8-yard pass from Mason Fine, Ethan Mooney kick Southern Methodist 28–14; Drive: 6 play, 70 yards, 2:41 Third quarter (10:01) UNT FG – Ethan Mooney 26-yard field goal Southern Methodist 28–17; Drive: 11 play, 83 yards, 4:55 (07:37) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 10-yard rush, Russell Roberts kick Southern Methodist 35–17; Drive: 9 play, 76 yards, 2:15 (02:28) UNT FG – Ethan Mooney 36-yard field goal Southern Methodist 35–20; Drive: 12 play, 56 yards, 5:09 (00:50) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 51-yard rush, Russell Roberts kick Southern Methodist 42–20; Drive: 5 play, 77 yards, 1:30 Fourth quarter (09:59) SMU TD – James Proche 11-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Russell Roberts kick Southern Methodist 49–20; Drive: 8 play, 71 yards, 3:22 (01:54) UNT TD – Jaelon Darden 5-yard pass from Jason Bean, Ethan Mooney kick Southern Methodist 49–27; Drive: 9 play, 54 yards, 2:40 Top passers UNT – Mason Fine – 17/32, 152 yards, TD, INT SMU – Shane Buechele – 21/31, 292 yards, 3 TD Top rushers UNT – Tre Siggers – 18 carries, 164 yards, TD SMU – Xavier Jones – 16 carries, 127 yards, 3 TD Top receivers UNT – Jaelon Darden – 6 receptions, 59 yards, TD SMU – James Proche – 7 receptions, 115 yards, TD

Statistics	North Texas	SMU
First downs	21	25
Total yards	396	503
Rushing yards	211	211
Passing yards	185	292
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	34:44	25:16

Texas State

See also: 2019 Texas State Bobcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU	–17.5

Texas State at Southern Methodist – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	0	7	7	17
Mustangs	7	6	21	13	47

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 97 °F (36 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 17,469
• Referee: A. Calabrese
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter (11:47) SMU TD – James Proche 4-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:13 (08:13) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 27-yard field goal Southern Methodist 7–3; Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:17 Second quarter (13:02) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 10-yard rush, Luke Hogan PAT blocked Southern Methodist 13–3; Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:09 Third quarter (12:44) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 20–3; Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:09 (07:26) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 39-yard rish, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 27–3; Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:30 (04:29) TXST TD – Anthony D. Taylor 10-yard pass from Gresch Jensen, Joshua Rowland kick Southern Methodist 27–10; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:57 (00:06) SMU TD – TJ McDaniel 42-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 34–10; Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 1:09 Fourth quarter (12:32) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 58-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Luke Hogan PAT failed Southern Methodist 40–10; Drive: 1 play, 58 yards, 0:10 (05:50) TXST TD – Caleb Twyford 35-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Southern Methodist 40–17; Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:02 (00:38) SMU TD – Merek Pierce 4-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 47–17; Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:11 Top passers TXST – Gresch Jensen – 22/37, 185 yards, TD, INT SMU – Shane Buechele – 14/18, 219 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers TXST – Caleb Twyford – 11 carries, 25 yards SMU – TJ McDaniel – 8 carries, 159 yards, 3 TD Top receivers TXST – Caleb Twyford – 3 receptions, 53 yards, TD SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 4 receptions, 68 yards

Statistics	Texas State	SMU
First downs	15	23
Total yards	241	639
Rushing yards	16	390
Passing yards	225	249
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	29:06	30:54

With the victory, the Mustangs improved to 3–0, their first 3–0 start since the 1984 season. ^[13]

At TCU

See also: 2019 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TCU	–8.0

Southern Methodist at Texas Christian – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	18	13	0	10	41
No. 25 Horned Frogs	7	10	7	14	38

at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 41,250
• Referee: Adam Savoie
• TV: FoxSports1

Game information

First quarter (13:42) SMU TD – Shane Buechele 4-yard rush, Luke Hogan kick Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:18 (05:56) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Ke'Mon Freeman two-point conversion rush Southern Methodist 15–0; Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:06 (02:57) TCU TD – Darius Anderson 14-yard rush, Jonathan Song kick Southern Methodist 15–7; Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:59 (00:00) SMU FG – Luke Hogan 38-yard field goal Southern Methodist 18–7; Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:06 Second quarter (13:05) TCU TD – Darius Anderson 3-yard rush, Jonathan Song kick Southern Methodist 18–14; Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:44 (07:44) SMU TD – Ke'Mon Freeman 1-yard rush, Luke Hogan PAT failed Southern Methodist 24–14; Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:01 (03:28) TCU FG – Jonathan Song 29-yard field goal Southern Methodist 24–17; Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:08 (00:13) SMU TD – James Proche 9-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Russell Roberts kick Southern Methodist 31–17; Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:08 Third quarter (07:09) TCU TD – Pro Wells 12-yard pass from Max Duggan, Jonathan Song kick Southern Methodist 31–24; Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:27 Fourth quarter (13:58) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 3-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Russell Roberts kick Southern Methodist 38–24; Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:05 (09:43) TCU TD – Sewo Olonilua 5-yard pass from Max Duggan, Jonathan Song kick Southern Methodist 38–31; Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:15 (06:36) SMU FG – Russell Roberts 32-yard field goal Southern Methodist 41–31; Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:07 (03:37) TCU TD – Pro Wells 13-yard pass from Max Duggan, Jonathan Song kick Southern Methodist 41–38; Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 2:50 Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 23/34, 288 yards, 2 TD, INT TCU – Max Duggan – 16/36, 188 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SMU – Xavier Jones – 19 carries, 79 yards, TD TCU – Darius Anderson – 19 carries, 161 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 4 receptions, 122 yards TCU – Dylan Thomas – 4 receptions, 70 yards

Statistics	SMU	TCU
First downs	16	23
Total yards	406	424
Rushing yards	118	236
Passing yards	288	188
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	29:55	30:05

The Mustangs built a 15–0 lead in the 1st quarter and never trailed in the game. SMU lead 31–17 at halftime, but the Horned Frogs rallied in the 2nd half to trail by 3 points late in the 4th. The Mustangs held on and stopped the comeback attempt, winning 41–38. This is SMU's first win over TCU since 2011. [14]

At South Florida

See also: 2019 South Florida Bulls football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU	–7.5

Southern Methodist at South Florida – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	20	7	7	48
Bulls	0	0	7	14	21

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 28,850
• Referee: Tra Blake
• TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter (09:58) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 9-yard rush, Russell Roberts kick Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:23 (01:56) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 36-yard rush, Russell Roberts kick Southern Methodist 14–0; Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:59 Second quarter (12:56) SMU TD – James Proche 6-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Russell Roberts kick Southern Methodist 21–0; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:19 (09:22) SMU TD – Reggie Roberson Jr. 31-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Russell Roberts kick Southern Methodist 28–0; Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:09 (07:30) SMU TD – James Proche 19-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Russell Roberts PAT failed Southern Methodist 34–0; Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:44 Third quarter (02:30) SMU TD – Shane Buechele 10-yard rush, Russell Roberts kick Southern Methodist 41–0; Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:10 (00:26) USF TD – Jacob Mathis 24-yard pass from Blake Barnett, Coby Weiss kick Southern Methodist 41–7; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:04 Fourth quarter (10:40) USF TD – Bryce Miller 13-yard pass from Blake Barnett, Coby Weiss kick Southern Methodist 41–14; Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:12 (05:01) SMU TD – Tyler Lavine 1-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 48–14; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:39 (02:57) USF TD – Mitchell Wilcox 7-yard pass from Blake Barnett, Coby Weiss kick Southern Methodist 48–21; Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:04 Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 21/25, 226 yards, 3 TD, INT USF – Blake Barnett – 13/21, 222 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SMU – Xavier Jones – 15 carries, 155 yards, 2 TD USF – Jordan Cronkrite – 8 carries, 30 yards Top receivers SMU – James Proche – 7 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD USF – Mitchell Wilcox – 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD

Statistics	SMU	South Florida
First downs	31	22
Total yards	497	342
Rushing yards	245	54
Passing yards	252	288
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	31:48	28:12

Tulsa

See also: 2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU	–12.0

Tulsa at Southern Methodist – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Golden Hurricane	3	20	7	0	7	0	0	37
No. 24 Mustangs	6	3	0	21	7	0	6	43

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C); mostly sunny
• Game attendance: 28,142
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter (08:13) SMU TD – Ar'mani Johnson 64-yard interception returned, Kevin Robledo PAT blocked Southern Methodist 6–0; Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:02 (04:16) TUL FG – Jacob Rainey 32-yard field goal Southern Methodist 6–3; Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:57 Second quarter (13:46) TUL TD – Keylon Stokes 58-yard pass from Zach Smith, Jacob Rainey kick Tulsa 10–6; Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:27 (13:45) TUL TD – Kendarian Ray 1-yard fumble returned, Jacob Rainey PAT blocked kick Tulsa 16-6; Drive: 0 plays, 00 yards, 0:00 (07:34) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 32-yard field goal Tulsa 16–9; Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 1:40 (05:23) TUL TD – Keylon Stokes 5-yard from Zach Smith, Jacob Rainey kick Tulsa 23–9; Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:11 Third quarter (11:47) TUL TD – Keenen Johnson 40-yard pass from Zach Smith, Jacob Rainey kick Tulsa 30–9; Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:13 Fourth quarter (14:56) SMU TD – Ke'Mon Freeman 1-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Tulsa 30–16; Drive: 19 plays, 73 yards, 7:35 (08:24) SMU TD – James Proche 30-yard from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Tulsa 30–23; Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 3:01 (01:02) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 4-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Tied 30–30; Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 4:29 First overtime TUL td – Josh Johnson 7-yard pass from Zach Smith, Jacob Rainey kick Tulsa 37–30; Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards SMU td – Xavier Jones 3-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Tied 37–37; Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards Third overtime SMU td – James Proche 25-yard pass from Shane Buechele Southern Methodist 43–37; Drive: 1 play, 25 yards Top passers TUL – Zach Smith – 23/41, 346 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT SMU – Shane Buechele – 23/40, 280 yards, 2 TD Top rushers TUL – Shamari Brooks – 16 carries, 95 yards SMU – Xavier Jones – 26 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD Top receivers TUL – Keylon Stokes – 5 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD SMU – James Proche – 11 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	Tulsa	SMU
First downs	22	26
Total yards	500	437
Rushing yards	154	127
Passing yards	346	310
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	29:22	30:38

Temple

See also: 2019 Temple Owls football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU	–9.5

Temple at Southern Methodist – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
RV Owls	0	7	7	7	21
No. 19 Mustangs	10	14	7	14	45

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: October 19
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 23,123
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV: ESPN2

Game information

First quarter (11:21) SMU TD – Reggie Roberson Jr. 33-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robeldo kick Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 3:39 (07:46) SMU FG – Kevin Robeldo 22-yard field goal Southern Methodist 10–0; Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 2:46 Second quarter (07:15) SMU TD – Reggie Roberson Jr. 75-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robeldo kick Southern Methodist 17–0; Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:22 (05:14) TEM TD – Re'Mahn Davis 1-yard rush, Will Mobley kick Southern Methodist 17–7; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:01 (00:20) SMU TD – James Proche 10-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robeldo kick Southern Methodist 24–7; Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 1:45 Third quarter (12:38) TEM TD – Branden Mack 25-yard pass from Anthony Ruso, Will Mobley kick Southern Methodist 24–14; Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:22 (08:22) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 10-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robeldo kick Southern Methodist 31–14; Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 4:16 Fourth quarter (13:09) TEM TD – Anthony Russo 1-yard rush, Will Mobley kick Southern Methodist 31–21; Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:50 (11:54) SMU TD – Reggie Roberson Jr. 60-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robeldo kick Southern Methodist 38–21; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:15 (07:21) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 5-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robeldo kick Southern Methodist 45–21; Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:20 Top passers TEM – Anthony Russo – 18/32, 171 yards, TD SMU – Shane Buechele – 30/53, 457 yards, 6 TD, INT Top rushers TEM – Re'Mahn Davis – 16 carries, 54 yards, TD SMU – Xavier Jones – 29 carries, 105 yards Top receivers TEM – Branden Mack – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD SMU – Reggie Roberson Jr. – 8 receptions, 250 yards, 3 TD

Statistics	Temple	SMU
First downs	14	34
Total yards	273	655
Rushing yards	69	198
Passing yards	204	457
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	25:45	34:15

At Houston

See also: 2019 Houston Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU	–12.5

Southern Methodist at Houston – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Mustangs	7	14	10	3	34
Cougars	0	13	7	11	31

at TDECU Stadium, Houston, TX

• Date: October 24
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 24,543
• Referee: A. Calabrese
• TV: ESPN

Game information

First quarter (01:33) SMU TD – James Proche 15-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:03 Second quarter (14:28) HOU TD – Bryson Smith 1-yard rush, Dalton Witherspoon kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 2:05 (10:41) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 62-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 14–7; Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:29 (08:14) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 11-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 21–7; Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 1:03 (01:56) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 25-yard field goal Southern Methodist 21–10; Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:18 (00:00) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 34-yard field goal Southern Methodist 21–13; Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:46 Third quarter (14:13) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 2-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 28–13; Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04 (14:01) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 75-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Dalton Witherspoon kick Southern Methodist 28–20; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12 (10:56) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 23-yard field goal Southern Methodist 31–20; Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:05 Fourth quarter (14:10) HOU FG – Dalton Witherspoon 40-yard field goal Southern Methodist 31–23; Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:36 (08:56) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 33-yard field goal Southern Methodist 34–23; Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:00 (04:47) HOU TD – Marquez Stevenson 96-yard pass from Clayton Tune, Clayton Tune two-point conversion pass to Christian Trahan Southern Methodist 34–31; Drive: 1 play, 96 yards, 0:12 Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 20/38, 203 yards, 2 TD, INT HOU – Clayton Tune – 18/33, 407 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SMU – Xavier Jones – 22 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD HOU – Mulbah Car – 18 carries, 136 yards Top receivers SMU – James Proche – 7 receptions, 83 yards, TD HOU – Marquez Stevenson – 5 receptions, 211 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	SMU	Houston
First downs	22	22
Total yards	385	514
Rushing yards	182	107
Passing yards	203	407
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	28:13	31:37

At Memphis

See also: 2019 Memphis Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Memphis	–6.5

Southern Methodist at Memphis – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Mustangs	7	10	7	24	48
No. 24 Tigers	7	16	17	14	54

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 59,506
• Referee: Adam Savoie
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Maria Taylor (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (05:49) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 16-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 3:49 (03:34) MEM TD – Kenneth Gainwell 14-yard rush, Riley Patterson kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:15 Second quarter (13:38) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 30-yard field goal Memphis 10–7; Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:19 (11:30) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 2-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 14–10; Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:08 (09:24) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 49-yard field goal Southern Methodist 14–13; Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 2:06 (05:44) MEM TD – Antonio Gibson 50-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 20–14; Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:56 (03:42) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 23-yard field goal Memphis 20–17; Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:02 (00:12) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 34-yard field goal Memphis 23–17; Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 3:30 Third quarter (14:50) MEM TD – Antonio Gibson 97-yard kickoff returned, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 30–17; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 (12:46) SMU TD – Ke'Mon Freeman 2-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Memphis 30–24; Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:04 (08:43) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 50-yard field goal Memphis 33–24; Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 4:03 (02:14) MEM TD – Damonte Coxie 24-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 40–24; Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 3:17 Fourth quarter (12:49) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 30-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Shane Buechele two-point conversion pass to Rashee Rice Memphis 40–32; Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:22 (11:36) MEM TD – Damonte Coxie 49-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 47–32; Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 1:13 (09:31) MEM TD – Antonio Gibson 78-yard rush, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 54–32; Drive: 1 play, 78 yards, 0:16 (08:07) SMU TD – Ke'Mon Freeman 68-yard rush, Shane Buechele two-point conversion pass to Rashee Rice Memphis 54–40; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:24 (02:06) SMU TD – James Proche 2-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Jaylon Thomas two-point conversion rush Memphis 54–48; Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 3:14 Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 34/54, 456 yards, 3 TD MEM – Brady White – 19/33, 350 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SMU – Ke'Mon Freeman – 6 carries, 74 yards, 2 TD MEM – Antonio Gibson – 3 carries, 97 yards, TD Top receivers SMU – James Proche – 13 receptions, 149 yards, TD MEM – Damonte Coxie – 7 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	SMU	Memphis
First downs	27	26
Total yards	553	514
Rushing yards	97	164
Passing yards	456	350
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	27:01	32:59

Memphis hosted the Mustangs in the first-ever College GameDay appearance for the Tigers, and just the second for SMU. The Mustangs jumped out to an early lead in front of the sold-out crowd, and the two teams traded scores to reach halftime with a 17-23 score in favor of Memphis. The Tigers never trailed in the second half, although the Mustangs drew within one score on a Shane Buechele pass to James Proche and Jaylon Thomas's two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter. Memphis handed SMU its first loss of the season.

East Carolina

See also: 2019 East Carolina Pirates football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU	–22.5

East Carolina at Southern Methodist – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	13	17	14	51
No. 25 Mustangs	14	14	17	14	59

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 29,528
• Referee: Henry Johns
• TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter (12:44) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 22-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:16 (07:20) ECU TD – Jsi Hatfield 68-yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Jake Verity kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:42 (03:51) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 4-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 14–7; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:29 Second quarter (11:06) ECU FG – Jake Verity 38-yard field goal Southern Methodist 14–10; Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:39 (07:28) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 3-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 21–10; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:38 (04:45) SMU TD – James Proche 51-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 28–10; Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:02 (02:04) ECU TD – Tyler Snead 36-yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Jake Verity kick Southern Methodist 28–17; Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:37 (00:00) SMU FG – Jake Verity 37-yard field goal Southern Methodist 28–20; Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:00 Third quarter (13:53) ECU TD – Zech Byrd 45-yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Jake Verity kick Southern Methodist 28–27; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07 (12:01) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 35-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 35–27; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:52 (08:06) ECU TD – Tyler Snead 47-yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Jake Verity kick Southern Methodist 35–34; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:55 (05:34) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 23-yard field goal Southern Methodist 38–34; Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:22 (01:56) ECU FG – Jake Verity 41-yard field goal Southern Methodist 38–37; Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:38 (00:19) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 64-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 45–37; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:29 Fourth quarter (10:58) ECU TD – Tyler Snead 57-yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Jake Verity kick Southern Methodist 45–44; Drive: 10 plays, 97 yards, 4:20 (07:25) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 31-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 52–44; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:40 (04:18) SMU TD – James Proche 3-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 59–44; Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 3:00 (01:55) ECU TD – Audie Omotosho 22-yard pass from Holton Ahlers, Jake Verity kick Southern Methodist 59–51; Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 2:16 Top passers ECU – Holton Ahlers – 32/42, 498 yards, 6 TD SMU – Shane Buechele – 33/46, 414 yards, 5 TD, INT Top rushers ECU – Tay Williams – 14 carries, 61 yards SMU – Xavier Jones – 20 carries, 157 yards, 3 TD Top receivers ECU – Tyler Snead – 19 receptions, 240 yards, 3 TD SMU – James Proche – 14 receptions, 167 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	East Carolina	SMU
First downs	27	33
Total yards	644	636
Rushing yards	146	222
Passing yards	498	414
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:05	28:55

At Navy

See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Navy	–3.5

Southern Methodist at Navy – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Mustangs	7	14	0	7	28
Midshipmen	7	3	10	15	35

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind: S 3-5 mph • Weather: Overcast Skies
• Game attendance: 33,732
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (02:36) NAVY TD – Chance Warren 22-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Navy 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:28 (02:21) SMU TD – CJ Sanders 100-yard kickoff returned, Kevin Robledo kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 Second quarter (11:44) NAVY FG – Bijan Nichols 41-yard field goal Navy 10–7; Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:37 (06:22) SMU TD – James Proche 8-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 14–10; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:22 (04:01) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 9-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 21–10; Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 0:22 Third quarter (08:58) NAVY TD – Malcolm Perry 1-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Southern Methodist 21–17; Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:02 (04:04) NAVY FG – Bijan Nichols 24-yard field goal Southern Methodist 21–20; Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:22 Fourth quarter (14:19) NAVY TD – Ryan Mitchell 13-yard pass from Malcolm Perry, Malcolm Perry two-point conversion pass to CJ Williams Navy 28–21; Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 3:48 (12:14) SMU TD – Rashee Rice 61-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Tied 28–28; Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:05 (06:11) NAVY TD – Malcolm Perry 70-yard rush, Bijan Nichols kick Navy 35–28; Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:50 Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 16/28, 251 yards, 2 TD NAVY – Malcolm Perry – 9/15, 162 yards, TD Top rushers SMU – Xavier Jones – 18 carries, 61 yards, TD NAVY – Malcolm Perry – 38 carries, 195 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SMU – Rashee Rice – 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD NAVY – Ryan Mitchell – 3 receptions, 48 yards, TD

Statistics	SMU	Navy
First downs	15	28
Total yards	344	540
Rushing yards	93	378
Passing yards	251	162
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	20:20	39:40

Tulane

See also: 2019 Tulane Green Wave football team

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU	–3.0

Tulane at Southern Methodist – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	3	7	3	20
Mustangs	14	7	0	16	37

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

• Date: November 30
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 20,761
• Referee: Adam Savoie
• TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter (07:57) SMU TD – Myron Gailliard 30-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:38 (03:49) SMU TD – Kylen Granson 8-yard pass from Shane Buechele, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 14–0; Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:12 (00:01) TULN TD – Cameron Carroll 3-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Southern Methodist 14–7; Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:41 Second quarter (02:32) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 21–7; Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:20 (00:00) TULN FG – Merek Glover 33-yard field goal Southern Methodist 21–10; Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 2:21 Third quarter (06:46) TULN TD – Corey Dauphine 35-yard rush, Merek Glover kick Southern Methodist 21–17; Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:45 Fourth quarter (10:23) SMU TD – James Proche 26-yard pass from Shane Buechele, two-point conversion rush attempt failed Southern Methodist 27–17; Drive: 13 plays, 93 yards, 4:32 (07:28) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 25-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Southern Methodist 34–17; Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:30 (04:48) TULN FG – Merek Glover 42-yard field goal Southern Methodist 34–20; Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:33 (03:02) SMU FG – Kevin Robledo 25-yard field goal Southern Methodist 37–20; Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 1:41 Top passers TULN – Justin McMillan – 22/37, 242 yards SMU – Shane Buechele – 15/27, 180 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers TULN – Corey Dauphine – 10 carries, 52 yards, TD SMU – Xavier Jones – 18 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD Top receivers TULN – Tyrick James – 5 receptions, 62 yards SMU – James Proche – 7 receptions, 71 yards, TD

Statistics	Tulane	SMU
First downs	26	18
Total yards	465	377
Rushing yards	223	197
Passing yards	242	180
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	36:09	23:51

At Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton Bowl)

See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team and 2019 Boca Raton Bowl

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU	–7.0

Southern Methodist at Florida Atlantic – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	14	0	14	28
Owls	7	21	14	10	52

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

• Date: December 21
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: E 21 mph
• Game attendance: 23,187
• Referee: Kyle Olson
• TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst) and Pat McAfee (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (03:11) FAU TD – BJ Emmons 1-yard rush, Vladimir Rivas kick Florida Atlantic 7–0; Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 3:17 Second quarter (14:05) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:04 (07:48) FAU TD – James Charles 1-yard rush, Vladimir Rivas kick Florida Atlantic 14–7; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:07 (02:12) SMU TD – Xavier Jones 1-yard rush, Kevin Robledo kick Tied 14–14; Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 5:36 (01:00) FAU TD – James Charles 15-yard rush, Vladimir Rivas kick Florida Atlantic 21–14; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:12 (00:36) FAU TD – Brandon Robinson 13-yard pass from Chris Robison, Vladimir Rivas kick Florida Atlantic 28–14; Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:06 Third quarter (06:23) FAU TD – John Raine 18-yard pass from Chris Robison, Vladimir Rivas kick Florida Atlantic 35–14; Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:09 (04:05) FAU TD – Rashad Smith 34-yard fumble returned, Vladimir Rivas kick Florida Atlantic 42–14; Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:18 Fourth quarter (13:09) FAU FG – Vladimir Rivas 38-yard field goal Florida Atlantic 45–14; Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 3:02 (10:08) SMU TD – Ryan Becker 2-yard pass from Ke'Mon Freeman, Kevin Robledo kick Florida Atlantic 45–21; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:01 (03:17) FAU TD – Javion Posey 23-yard pass from Nick Tronti, Vladimir Rivas kick Florida Atlantic 52–21; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:51 (01:07) SMU TD – James Proche 22-yard pass from Shane Buechele kick Florida Atlantic 52–28; Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:10 Top passers SMU – Shane Buechele – 27/47, 303 yards, TD, INT FAU – Chris Robison – 27/37, 305 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SMU – Ke'Mon Freeman – 15 carries, 52 yards FAU – BJ Emmons – 17 carries, 72 yards, TD Top receivers SMU – Kylen Granson – 7 receptions, 93 yards FAU – Brandon Robinson – 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD

Statistics	SMU	Florida Atlantic
First downs	24	30
Total yards	425	521
Rushing yards	120	188
Passing yards	305	333
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	28:56	31:04

Statistics

Scoring

Scores against non-conference opponents

1 2 3 4 Total Opponents 17 26 34 35 112 SMU 49 39 49 37 174

Scores against the AAC

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total Opponents 10 43 31 28 7 0 0 119 SMU 37 47 14 76 7 0 6 187

Scores against all opponents

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total Opponents 27 69 65 49 7 0 0 217 SMU 86 86 63 65 7 0 6 313

Rankings

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	RV	24	21	19	16	15	23	20	21	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	22	19	17	14	23	20	21	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released										25	—	25	—	—	—	Not released

Postseason

All-American Athletic Conference Football Team

Offense 1st team James Proche – Sr, Wide Receiver Shane Buechele – Jr, Quarterback Xavier Jones – Sr, Running Back 2nd team Jaylon Thomas – SO, Offensive Tackle Kylen Granson – Jr, Tight End

Defensive 1st team Patrick Nelson – Sr, Linebacker 2nd team Delontae Scott – Sr, Defensive Lineman Rodney clemons – Sr, Safety

Special teams 2nd team C. J. Sanders – Sr, Return Specialist

References: ^[15]

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
6	201	James Proche	WR	Baltimore Ravens

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