Dec. 7, 2013
Recap | Final Stats
SMU Postgame Notes December 7, 2013
No. 15 (AP)/16 (BCS) UCF 17, SMU 13
UCF (11-1, 8-0 American), SMU (5-7, 4-4 American)
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas, Texas
TEAM NOTES & RECORDS
Captains: Keenan Holman (#81, WR), Jeremy Johnson (#15, WR), Randall Joyner (#5, LB), Stephen Nelson (#6, WR), Zach Wood (#90, DE)
This is just SMU's third loss at home in conference play since the start of the 2009 season (17-3)
24 degrees at kickoff, ties the coldest temperature for an SMU game
- Ties SMU vs. Alabama 12/24/83 in Sun Bowl
- Coldest home game for SMU
- Coldest game at Ford Stadium
Neal Burcham (#12, QB, RS-Fr.) - 2nud collegiate start and 4th collegiate game (Garrett Gilbert out - knee)
- 24-34 222 yards and 1 TD
- Garrett Krstich (#14, QB) - Made first collegiate appearance at QB, played last two possessions (Burcham injury) 1-5, 13 yards
SMU Team Season Records
- Points (13 today) - has 321total - 9th at SMU
- Scoring Average - 26.8 - 8th at SMU
- Completions (25 today) - has 400 total - extends the SMU record (was 304 in 2010)
- Completion percentage - 64.6% - new SMU record
- Total offense yards (313 today) - has 5222 total - 2nd at SMU
- Total offense average - 435.2 - Set SMU record
- Total offense plays (62 today) - has 945 total - new SMU record (was 920 in 2010)
- Passing TDs (1 today) - has 23 total - 5th at SMU
- Passing yards (235 today) - has 4097 total - new SMU record (was 3861 in 2010)
- Passing yards average - 341.4 - new SMU record
- Passing first downs (11 today) - has 191total - new SMU record (was 182 in 2010)
- Total first downs (15 today) - has 276 total -3rd at SMU
SMU's record since the start of the 2009 season, SMU is:
- 35-30
- 22-10 at home
- 26-14 in conference games
- 17-3 at home in league play
SMU has multiple 1,000-yard receivers for just the third time; all in the past four seasons
- 2013 (Jeremy Johnson 1112, Keenan Holman 1037)
- 2011 (Darius Johnson 1118, Cole Beasley 1040)
- 2010 (Aldrick Robinson 1301, Cole Beasley 1060)
SMU had multiple 100 reception receivers for the first time in program history
- Johnson (112), Joseph (103) are in the top-2 in single-season receptions in SMU history
SMU Individual Season Records
Garrett Gilbert - Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist - DNP (knee)
o 335 completions -SMU record (was 302 by Kyle Padron in 2010)
o 3528 passing yards - 2nd at SMU
o 21 TD passes - T-5th at SMU
o 27 TDs responsible for (6 run / 21 pass) - T-4th at SMU
o 8 300-yard passing games - SMU record
Keenan Holman
o 1037 receiving yards - 10th at SMU
o 67 receptions -11th at SMU
Chase Hover - Lou Groza Award Semifinalist
- 18 FGs - ties SMU record
Jeremy Johnson - Preseason All-American Athletic Conference (3rd team), Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Semifinalist, Biletnikoff Watch List
- 112 receptions - Extending his SMU record (was 98 by Emmanuel Sanders in 2009)
- 1112 receiving yards -5th at SMU (he was the 7th player with a 1000-yard receiving season; Cole Beasley & Aldrick Robinson each did it twice)
Darius Joseph
- 103 receptions - 2nd at SMU
Series
- SMU vs. UCF: 1-5
June Jones
- Career record: 112-82
- SMU record: 36-41 (35-30 since the start of 2009)
SMU finishes 5-7, snaps school-record streak of 4 straight bowl appearances (including 3 bowl wins)
SMU INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Garrett Gilbert (#11, QB)
- DNP (knee) - records & NCAA rankings at end of notes
Keenan Holman (#81, WR)
- Was 6-91 yards receiving
- 91 yards receiving
o 1037 yards on the season, which is 10th at SMU
o 1558 for his career, which is 15th at SMU
- 6 receptions
o 67 receptions on the season, which is 11th at SMU
Chase Hover (#42, K)
- Lou Groza Award Semifinalist
- Was 1-1 on PATs
o 33-35 the season
o 118-124 for his career, which is 2nd at SMU for PATs made (entered game in 24th NCAA among active players)
- Was 2-2 FGs
o 18-21 on the season, ties record at SMU for FG made
o 85.7% sets the SMU single-season record for FG accuracy
o 44-60 for his career, which is ties the record at SMU for FGs made (entered game 22nd in NCAA among active players)
- 7 points (1 PATs, 2 FGs)
o Has 250 points in his career, which is 6th at SMU
Jeremy Johnson (#15, WR) - Preseason All-American Athletic Conference (3rd team), Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Semifinalist, Biletnikoff Watch List
- Was 4-30 yards receiving
- 4 receptions
o 112 for the season, which extends his SMU record (was 98 by Emmanuel Sanders in 2009) (entered the game 3rd in the NCAA at 9.8)
o 196 for his career, which is 5th at SMU
o 30 yards receiving
o 1112 yards on the season, which is 5th at SMU
o 1936 for his career, which is 10th at SMU
Darius Joseph (#18, WR)
- Was 6-18 yards receiving
- 6 receptions ( entered the game 4th in the NCAA at 8.8 per game)
o 103 receptions this season, which is 2nd at SMU
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Kenneth Acker (#21 DB) - Preseason All-American Athletic Conference (1st team), Thorpe Award Watch List
- 2 tackles
Beau Barnes (#94, DE)
- 4 tackles, including 2 TFLs
- 13 TFLs this season
Neal Burcham (#12, QB)
- 22-32, 224 yards and 1 TD
Garrett Gilbert (#11, QB)
- See SMU Records
Keenan Holman (#81, WR)
- See SMU Records
Chase Hover (#42, K)
- See SMU Records
Jeremy Johnson (#15, WR)
- See SMU Records
Darius Joseph (#18, WR)
- See SMU Records
Randall Joyner (#5 LB)
- 6 tackles and a fumble recovery
- 5 career fumble recoveries, and the first this season
- Finished the season with 98 tackles to lead SMU
Garrett Krstich (#14, QB)
- Made first collegiate appearance at QB, played each of the last two possessions
Taylor Lasecki (#52, OL) - Rimington Award Watch List
- started 25th straight game at center
Kevin Pope (#3, RB/LB)
- Second on the team with 7 tackles
- Career-high 54(8 carries) rushing yards (was 39) including a career-long 31 yard run
Stephon Sanders (#23, LB)
- Team-high 9 tackles, including 5 solo
- Career-high 2.5 TFLs, finishing the season with 13.5
- 1 sack, finishing the season with 3.5
- 1 forced fumble, his second of the season
Cameron Smith (#96, DL)
- 1.0 TFL, finishing the season with 3.0 on the season
Zach Wood (#90, DE)
- 5 tackles, including 3 solo
- 0.5 TFLs
Garrett Gilbert - SMU Records & NCAA Rankings - DNP (knee)
Garrett Gilbert (#11, QB) - Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalists
- Did not play (knee)
- passing TDs
o 21 on the season, which is T-5th at SMU
o 36 for his SMU career, which ties for T-4th at SMU
o 49 for his career
- TDs responsible for
o 27 TDs on the season (21 pass/6 rush), which is T-4th at SMU
o 50 TDs for his SMU career (36 pass/14 rush), which is T-3rd at SMU
o 69 TDs for his career (49 pass/20 rush)
- passing yards
o 3528 on the season, which is 2nd at SMU (entered game 3rd in the NCAA at 352.8 per game)
o 6460 in his SMU career, which is 2nd at SMU (record is 7179 by Chuck Hixson)
o 9761 for his career (entered game 9th in NCAA among active players)
- completions
o 335 on the season, which extends his SMU record (was 302 by Kyle Padron in 2010) (entered game 3rd in the NCAA at 33.50 per game)
o 603 in his SMU career, which is 2nd at SMU
o 908 for his career (entered game 7th in NCAA among active players)
- yards of total offense
o 3795 on the season, which is 2nd at SMU (entered game 2nd in the NCAA at 379.5 per game)
o 7073 in his SMU career, which is 2nd at SMU (record is 7437 by Ramon Flanigan)
o 10774 for his career (entered game 8th in NCAA among active players)
- total plays
o 587 for the season, 4th in a season at SMU
o 1187 in his SMU career, 4th at SMU
o 1843 for his career (entered game 5th in NCAA among active players)
- pass attempts
o 504 for the season, 3rd at SMU
o 1010 in his SMU career, which is 3rd at SMU
o 1548 for his career (entered game 4th in NCAA among active players)
