American college football season
2017 SMU Mustangs football Conference American Athletic Conference Division West Division Record 7–6 (4–4 American) Head coach Chad Morris (regular season, 3rd season) Sonny Dykes (bowl game) Offensive coordinator Joe Craddock (3rd season) Offensive scheme Power spread Defensive coordinator Van Malone (3rd season) Base defense 4–2–5 Home stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium Seasons
The 2017 SMU football team taking the field before the game against North Texas The 2017 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Mustangs played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas , and competed in the West Division of the American Athletic Conference . They were led by third-year coach Chad Morris during the entire regular season until December 6, when he resigned to become the head coach at Arkansas . On December 11, SMU hired Sonny Dykes as head coach, and he led them in their bowl game. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Frisco Bowl where they lost to Louisiana Tech .
Schedule SMU announced its 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017. The schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Mustangs hosted AAC foes UConn , Tulane , Tulsa , and UCF , and traveled to Cincinnati , Houston , Tulane , and UCF .[ 1] The Mustangs hosted three of the four non-conference opponents, Arkansas State from the Sun Belt Conference , North Texas from Conference USA and Stephen F. Austin from the Southland Conference , and traveled to TCU of the Big 12 Conference .
With a 7–5 regular season result, the team was invited to the 2017 Frisco Bowl , to face Louisiana Tech on December 20.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. Stephen F. Austin * ESPN3 W 58–1420,478 September 9 6:00 p.m. North Texas * ESPN3 W 54–3224,638 September 16 2:30 p.m. at No. 20 TCU * ESPNU L 36–5644,489 September 23 6:00 p.m. Arkansas State * Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPN3 W 44–2123,672 September 30 3:00 p.m. UConn Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPNews W 49–2817,237 October 7 6:00 p.m. at Houston CBSSN L 22–3531,153 October 21 3:00 p.m. at Cincinnati ESPNU W 31–28 OT 30,885 October 27 8:00 p.m. Tulsa Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPN2 W 38–3414,930 November 4 6:15 p.m. No. 15 UCF Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPN2 L 24–3124,445 November 11 2:30 p.m. at Navy CBSSN L 40–4336,157 November 18 11:00 a.m. at No. 18 Memphis ESPNews L 45–6635,329 November 25 11:00 a.m. Tulane Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX CBSSN W 41–3814,209 December 20 7:00 p.m. vs. Louisiana Tech * ESPN L 10–5114,419 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time
Weekly awards
Game summaries
Stephen F. Austin 1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 7 0 7 14 Mustangs 21 17 6 14 58
North Texas 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 10 0 7 15 32 Mustangs 10 14 16 14 54
At TCU 1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 16 6 7 7 36 No. 20 Horned Frogs 7 21 7 21 56
Arkansas State 1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 14 0 0 7 21 Mustangs 10 20 7 7 44
UConn 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 3 10 8 28 Mustangs 7 14 7 21 49
At Houston 1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 9 3 10 0 22 Cougars 7 14 7 7 35
At Cincinnati 1 2 3 4 OT Total Mustangs 14 7 0 7 3 31 Bearcats 10 10 0 8 0 28
Tulsa 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Hurricane 14 14 6 0 34 Mustangs 7 14 7 10 38
UCF 1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 Knights 7 14 7 3 31 Mustangs 7 7 10 0 24
At Navy 1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 5 6 21 8 40 Midshipmen 13 21 6 3 43
At Memphis 1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 10 14 14 7 45 No. 18 Tigers 10 21 14 21 66
Tulane 1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 7 14 17 0 38 Mustangs 14 13 7 7 41
Vs. Louisiana Tech–Frisco Bowl 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 21 21 6 3 51 Mustangs 3 7 0 0 10
Players in the 2018 NFL Draft
References ^ "SMU Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). Southern Methodist University Department of Athletics. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017 . ^ "SMU corner Jordan Wyatt named Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week". September 5, 2017. ^ "SMU CB Jordan Wyatt named AAC Defensive Player of the Week after historic performance". September 4, 2017. ^ "Quinn Named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist". ^ "SMU WR Trey Quinn named AAC Offensive Player of the Week after 17-catch game". October 23, 2017.
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