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Weekly Press Conference
Head Coach Chad Morris
Offensive Coordinator Joe Craddock
Defensive Coordinator Van Malone
Senior DE Justin Lawler
 

SETTING THE SCENE
•    SMU heads to Cincinnati for an AAC match-up on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT on ESPNU. 
•    The Mustangs are coming off an off week, after falling to Houston, 35-22, on Oct. 7.
•    Ben Hicks was added to the midseason Manning Award Watch List, while Trey Quinn joined the Biletnikoff Watch List.     
•    SMU is one of only three FBS teams (Michigan & Duke) with multiple defensive TDs as well as a safety in a game this season.
•    In the Mustangs' game at Houston, Courtland Sutton and Trey Quinn each caught 10+ passes and registered 150+ receiving yards, making SMU the only FBS team with a duo to do so this season.
 
THE SERIES
•     SMU and Cincinnati meet for the third time with the Bearcats holding the 2-0 advantage. The teams last faced off in 2014, with Cincinnati winning 41-3 in Dallas. The first meeting was a 28-25 SMU loss in Cincinnati in 2013.

ABOUT THE BEARCATS
•     Cincinnati is 2-5 with an 0-3 American Athletic Conference record. The Bearcats have lost four straight heading into Saturday's match-up and are coming off a 33-3 loss at USF.

THE COACHES
•     Chad Morris is in his third season at the SMU helm. In his first season on the Hilltop, Morris engineered an offensive turnaround, as the Mustangs increased their scoring output by 16.7 points per game – the second-largest increase in the nation in 2015. Year two saw even more improvement, as SMU won five games and came within one win of bowl eligibility. SMU produced a 1,000-yard rusher (Braeden West 1,036) and 1,000-yard receiver (Courtland Sutton 1,246) for the first time since 2011 and had three players with at least 1,000 all-purpose yards for the first time since 2011 (Sutton, West, James Proche). Following the campaign, Justin Lawler, Darrion Millines, Horace Richardson and Sutton were named first-team All-AAC, the most Mustangs to be named first-team All-Conference since 2011. His career record stands at 11-19.
•     Luke Fickell is in his first season as the Bearcats' head coach. Fickell came to Cincinnati after serving in multiple positions at Ohio State since 2002. He served one season (2011) as head coach and was part of two National Championship teams.

LAST TIME VS. CINCINNATI
DALLAS (AP) -- Gunner Kiel threw for 241 yards and ran for 50 to lead Cincinnati over SMU 41-3 on Oct. 18, 2014.
    
Cincinnati took the opening drive 60 yards in eight plays, with Rob Moore carrying from two yards for the early score, though the extra point attempt failed.
  
 SMU (0-6, 0-2) responded with its most impressive drive of the day, marching 64 yards on 16 plays but settled for Cody Rademacher's 29-yard field goal.
  
 Andrew Gantz hit a 40-yard field goal, which preceded Jarred Evans' 7-yard touchdown scamper and Kiel's 23-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Holton.
    
Just before the half, Jeff Luc sacked Garrett Krstich, who fumbled, and Nick Temple gathered it and went 27 yards for a touchdown to give Cincinnati a 28-3 lead at intermission.

'CAUSE WE'RE TNT
SMU ranks among the nation's best when it comes to explosive plays from scrimmage:

Plays	Yards	Nat. Ranking
45	20+	T7th
23	30+	T6th
11	40+	T19th
7	50+	T17th
4	60+	T13th

Passing Only

33	20+	8th
17	30+	T2nd
8	40+	T14th
6	50+	T6th
4	60+	T6th

WE'RE ON THE WAY UP
The Mustangs have improved in all of the following offensive categories each season since 2014.
 

Year	PPG	Passing	Rushing	YPC	Total Off.
2014	11.1	169.7	100.3	3.3	269.0
2015	27.8	218.3	165.5	3.9	383.8
2016	27.7	264.0	163.3	4.1	427.3
2017	43.8	316.3	190.3	4.9	506.7

WHAT A RUSH
The Mustangs' 311 rushing yards against Arkansas State were the second most under Chad Morris (Nov. 21, 2015 vs. Tulane) and 13th highest total posted by an FBS team in week 4. The 54 attempts were the most since SMU registered 58 attempts against Tulsa in 2003, and equals the output in Morris' first game in 2015 against Baylor.

Under Morris, the Mustangs have rushed for 200+ yards in 10 of 30 games, while only doing so 18 other times since 2000. SMU is 8-2 under Morris when they rush for 200+ yards.

Three Mustangs have rushed for 200+ yards this season with Xavier Jones leading the group at 467 (Freeman, 335 & West, 277). Freeman has a team-best 7 rushing touchdowns.

IMPROVED DEFENSE
SMU's defense is third the nation with 21 sacks, with the Mustangs ranking 3rd nationally in sack percentage. 

SMU is 1 of only 3 teams (Michigan & Duke) in the country with multiple defensive TDs as well as a safety this season. The Mustangs are tied for 6th nationally with 5 interception TDs since the start of last season.

Mikial Onu leads the Mustang defense with 47 tackles, while Justin Lawler has a team-high 6.0 sacks. Kyran Mitchell has registered 11.0 TFLs this season, and Jordan Wyatt is SMU's leader with a pair of interceptions for 110 yards.
 

Year	Takeaways	Sacks/game	TGL/game	INT	FR	TD
2015	15	1.33	4.8	10	5	0
2016	26	2.42	6.0	18	8	4
2017	13	3.5	7.7	6	7	2

MAKING OUR POINT
SMU's 263 points is the most in school history through 6 games. The Ponies are averaging 43.8 points per game (6th nationally) in 2017 with a pair of 50+ contests to open the season. SMU was 1 of only 3 FBS teams (Maryland & Kansas State) with 50 points in each of the first two games.

This season is the first since 1928 that the Mustangs have back-to-back 50+ point games, and SMU's 263 points are tied for 12th in the nation.

The Mustangs are the 4th most improved offense by points per game from 2016.
1.    UCF    21.8
2.    Arizona    18.0
3.    ULM    15.6
4.    SMU    15.6

BLOCK PARTY
The Mustangs have amassed 41 blocked kicks (24 FG, 13 XP, 4 punts) since 2009, placing them second in the FBS behind Rutgers.

EVEN EVAN
For the second straight season, Evan Brown was named to the Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List. The award is given annually to the top center in FBS college football.

Brown was the seventh-highest-graded center in all of college football in 2016 and allowed only two sacks, one hit and six quarterback hurries in 2016.    

Brown has started 40 games played at SMU and adds on a spot on the Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List to his resume in 2017. 

ALL OF A SUTTON
Preseason Heisman Trophy candidate and All-America selection Courtland Sutton returns for his junior season on the Hilltop. Sutton was named to the Biletnikoff and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Preseason Watch Lists, and was a first-team All-AAC selection by multiple outlets.

Sutton had a career-high 4 touchdown receptions, setting an AAC record and tying the school record (Emanuel Tolbert at Baylor, Oct. 14, 1978) in game 2 versus UNT. The total is also tied for the most by an FBS player in a game this season and gave Sutton his fifth straight game with at least one touchdown catch. Sutton finished with 8 catches for 163 yards. In week 4 against Arkansas State, Sutton registered 32 yards on a pair of catches and posted his first-career rushing touchdown.

In the AAC opener against UConn, Sutton registered 7 catches for 112 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and went on to register a team-high 160 yards on 11 catches against Houston. 

Sutton is ranked 3rd in the nation in receiving touchdowns (7) and ranks among active FBS career leaders in reception yards (8th, 2,624) and reception touchdowns (3rd, 26). His 4 touchdowns against UNT are the most by an FBS player in a game this season.

Sutton earned first-team All-AAC honors in 2016 after a standout season that included setting SMU's single-game record for receiving yards (252), as well as the sophomore record for receiving yards in a season (1,246). In 12 games, the wide receiver led the team in receptions (76), receiving yards (1,246) and receiving touchdowns (10). Sutton finished among the nation's top-20 in receiving yards per game, receiving yards and receptions per game. He became just the ninth Mustang to register 1,000 yards in a season, placing himself third on SMU's all-time list, and ranks ninth in school history with 2,135 receiving yards and sixth with 19 receiving touchdowns. 

The Brenham, Texas, native collected a long list of preseason awards including All-America recognition from the Associated Press (2nd Team), USA Today (2nd Team), College Football News (1st Team), CBS Sports (1st Team) and Sports Illustrated (2nd Team). 

He was selected No. 18 on SI College Football's Freaks List and No. 28 on its Top 100 Players of 2017 preseason list, and is the No. 11 player on Dave Campbell's Texas Football 50 Most Import College Football Players in Texas preseason list. College Football 24/7 lists him No. 1 on their Top Wide Receivers to Watch in 2017 list. 

FORGOT ABOUT TREY
It seems in focusing on All-American Courtland Sutton, opposing defenses forgot about Parade All-American Trey Quinn. After an impressive first half of the season, Quinn was added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List.

In his first game on the Hilltop, the junior transfer led the Mustangs with 4 catches for 53 yards, and one of SMU's 3 receiving touchdowns.

Quinn increased his productivity in week 2, recording 6 receptions for 96 yards. Game 3 at TCU saw Quinn lead the Mustang receivers with 7 catches for 116 yards. Quinn added a pair of touchdowns and was 1-for-1 passing for 34 yards.

In SMU's win over UConn, Quinn led SMU receivers with 15 catches for 116 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Quinn registered 11 of his 15 catches in the first half, setting SMU's record for receptions in a half, and was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll.

Quinn recorded a career-high 17 catches for 156 yards and one score at Houston.

C'MON KE'MON
Sophomore Ke'Mon Freeman posted back-to-back multi-touchdown games in weeks 3 and 4 this season. In week 3 against TCU, Freeman rushed for 57 yards on 12 attempts with 2 touchdowns, and followed it up with a 92-yard two touchdown performance against Arkansas State.

Against UConn, Freeman posted his third straight game with a rushing TD on 8 of 68 rushing.

Freeman has 347 yards on 69 attempts and a team-best 7 rushing touchdowns.

LAYIN' DOWN THE LAW
Senior defensive end Justin Lawler started 2017 with an impressive list of preseason honors, including spots on the Chuck Bednarik, Bronko Nagurski and Wuerffel Trophy Preseason Watch Lists. He's also a nominee for the AFCA Good Works Team and was honored as a first-team All-AAC selection by Athlon Sports and College Football News.

Lawler started 2017 with 4 tackles (3 solo, 1 asst)  and a quarterback hurry against Stephen F. Austin, and added 7 tackles, 2 sacks, three TFLs and a forced fumble against UNT to earn AAC honor roll accolades and a spot on the Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week.

In week 3 at TCU, Lawler tied a career-high with 9 tackles, and went on to add three with a pass breakup and 3 QB hurries against Arkansas State.

In SMU's AAC opener against UConn, Lawler registered a career-high 4.0 sacks to tie the AAC and SMU single-game records. He now has 17.0 sacks for his career, placing him seventh on SMU's all-time list. He also recorded his fourth career blocked field goal, and third career forced fumble. 

Lawler earned first-team All-AAC honors in 2016, making him the first Mustang defensive lineman to do so since Margus Hunt in 2012. He started all 12 games at defensive end, finishing second on the team with 65 tackles, while adding seven quarterback hurries, two blocked field goals and a fumble recovery.

The senior was just one of 34 players in the FBS with 2 or more blocked kicks in 2016, giving him more blocked kicks that 54 FBS teams.

BIG BEN
Ben Hicks was added to the midseason Manning Award Watch List on Oct. 12.

Hicks opened the 2017 season 9-of-19 passing for 112 yards and two touchdowns against SFA. In week 2, Hicks connected with Courtland Sutton for 4 scores, a career-high, and registered 312 yards. It was his fourth-career game with 300+ passing yards and his 4touchdowns were the most in a game since Garrett Gilbert had 4 against Connecticut in 2013. 

The sophomore was named to Davey O'Brien's "Great 8" list after a 280-yard, 4 TD performance against UConn.

Hicks continues to climb SMU's all-time passing yards list and now ranks th with 4,602, and is tied for 7th at SMU with 34 career passing TDs.

Hicks posted his 6th-career 300+ yard passing game against Houston (397 yds).  

Hicks had a successful 2016 season in which he registered 2,930 yards on 234 attempts with 19 passing touchdowns. At the conclusion of the season, he was named an Honorable Mention Freshman All-American.

BIG GAME JAMES
Freshman All-America Honorable Mention selection James Proche is back for his sophomore season after finishing second on the team in receptions (571) and third in all-purpose yards (1,044). Proche was second on the team in receiving yards (709) and touchdowns (6).

Leading up to week 4, Proche recorded 152 yards off 7 receptions and has 1 touchdown, a career-long 61-yard reception at TCU. Proche went on to register 3 catches for 131 yards and 2 touchdowns in week 4 against Arkansas State, giving him his second career multi-TD game and third career 100+ yard game. He was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll. 

Proche is 3rd on the team with 339 yards off 18 receptions and 3 touchdowns.

GO WEST, YOUNG MAN
Running back Braeden West opened 2017 on the Doak Walker and Paul Hornung Award Watch Lists. West posted 86 yards on 6 carries in week 1 versus SFA.

In week 3, West returned to action, registering 32 yards on 8 carries and 70 yards on 3 catches. The 102 all-purpose yards gave West his 13th career game with 100+ all-purpose yards. Week 4 saw West post 90 all-purpose yards on 63 rushing and 27 receiving.

West ran for 72 yards on 8 carries and a touchdown in SMU's week 5 win over UConn.

In 12 games last season, West finished with 202 carries and 6 rushing touchdowns as the Mustangs' primary ball carrier, and was 1 of 3 Mustangs (James Proche and Courtland Sutton) with at least 1,000 all-purpose yards after finishing with 1,128 total yards (1,036 rushing and 92 receiving). West had 15 receptions and registered 6 games with 100+ all-purpose yards, bringing his season total to 1,036 rushing, 14th at SMU in a single-season.

X GON' GIVE IT TO YA
After missing most of the 2016 season due to injury, Xavier Jones returned in 2017. Jones was a preseason candidate for the 2016 Doak Walker Award.

In week 4 against Arkansas State, Jones posted a season-high 146 yards on 19 carries. He now has 13 touchdowns in 18 career games, and 4 multi-TD games.

Jones went 12-72 rushing with a touchdown  in the week 5 win over UConn, and led the Mustangs with 13 carries and 99 yards at Houston on Oct. 7.

The Spring, Texas, native had a standout first season on the Hilltop, setting an SMU freshman record for rushing touchdowns (10), surpassing SMU greats Eric Dickerson and Zach Line, and finishing as the Mustangs' second-leading rusher with 634 yards in 2015.

BACK AT IT
Jordan Wyatt is the lone returning member of SMU's backfield that finished 2016 as the only team in the country with 3 players registering 4 interceptions. Wyatt, Horace Richardson and Darrion Millines were also 3 of only 68 players in the country with four or more INTs.

Wyatt wasted no time getting started in 2017 as he earned AAC Defensive Player of the Week and Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week honors for week 1. Wyatt posted an 85-yard interception return for a touchdown and recovered a fumble for a touchdown in the end zone, making him just the sixth player in FBS history to record both in the same game. The interception return is the seventh longest in SMU history, and the longest since 1984. His play earned him a spot on the Nagurski Watch List.

In the week 2 win over North Texas, Wyatt registered 3 tackles, and added 6 with a pass breakup at TCU in week 3. In week 4 against Arkansas State, Wyatt had an interception return for 25 yards, moving him up to second on SMU's all-time list with 233 career interception yards. He also added 6 tackles.

He now has 4 defensive touchdowns for his career (3 INT, 1 fumble), and his 233 career interception returns yards are the second at SMU. He is also 1 of only 2 FBS defensive players this season with two touchdowns.

MARCHING MUSTANGS
Six Mustangs (Chris Banjo, Josh LeRibeus, Zach Line, Sterling Moore, Thomas Morstead and Zach Wood) are on the active roster for the New Orleans Saints, giving SMU the most on one NFL active roster. Clemson has the second most at 5 with the Houston Texas.

TRIBUTE 23
Since 2009, the SMU coaching staff has chosen a deserving student-athlete to wear the number 23 to honor Jerry LeVias.

LeVias was the first African-American to receive an athletic scholarship in the Southwest Conference. While at SMU, LeVias made athletic and academic All-America teams and, in 1966, contributed to the Mustangs' first SWC title in 18 years. He was an All-American in 1968 and was chosen All-SWC in 1966, 1967 and 1968.

Senior defensive end Nick Horton was awarded the number again in 2017.

Players To Wear #23 In Honor of Jerry LeVias
Nick Horton, DE    2016-17
Jeremiah Gaines, TE    2015
Stephon Sanders, LB    2012-14
Chris Banjo, DB    2009

SMU IN THE AP
SMU is one of only 44 schools that have ever been ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press. The first AP poll was in 1936. The Mustangs have been ranked No. 1 twice in program history.

This fall, the AP ranked SMU No. 55 in its all-time Top 100 college football programs.

After the win over then No. 11 Houston, SMU also received a vote in the AP Poll in 2016.

SMU IN THE CALSSROOM
Head Coach Chad Morris believes that there is a direct correlation between improvement in the classroom and on the field. If so, then the Mustangs should see an increase in wins this season due to the improved grade-point average of the team.

The SMU football team has set multiple term and cumulative GPA records since Morris' arrival on the Hilltop in 2014.
con-grad-ulations

The 2017 SMU roster features nine student-athletes who have already earned a degree, giving them one of the highest totals in the country. Evan Brown, Raymond Epps, Mason Gentry, Will Hopkins, Nick Horton, Cedric Lancaster, Justin Lawler, Dimarya Mixon and Anthony Rhone have all earned their degrees.

1.    Northwestern    18
2.    Coastal Carolina    17
3.    ECU, Cincinnati    14
5.    Toledo    13
6.    TCU, Alabama, Oregon    12
9.    Kansas State, Maryland, USF    11
        Georgia State, UCF, Virginia
15.    Kent State, Nevada, New Mexico    10
        South Alabama, Texas Tech, West Virginia    
21.    SMU, Houston, Iowa State, Pittsburgh    9
        Purdue, Rutgers, Temple

THE RED CARPET
SMU may need to install a red carpet in the Mustang locker room as SMU has become "the place to be" in Dallas.

Among the celebrities, legends, current and former pros that have attended practice or stopped by the stadium in recent years are: Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Terrell Owens, Tim Brown, Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders, as well as former SMU standouts Reggie Dupard, Eric Dickerson, Craig James, Jerry Ball, Russell Carter and Don Meredith.

Former President George W. Bush even visits SMU football practice. Bush has also performed the ceremonial coin toss at games against Navy (2011), Memphis (2012), Texas Tech (2013), Cincinnati (2014) and North Texas (2015).

TEMPO TALK
Chad Morris joins Mustang fans for Tempo Talk on Mondays at Ozona, located at 4615 Greenville Ave. 

Rich Phillips, the voice of the Mustangs, will host the event live from 7-8 PM on KAAM 770 AM radio every Monday night starting Aug. 28th. There will be food and drinks specials, trivia and prizes on site each week.

Remaining shows will air on the following dates:
Oct. 23
Oct. 30
Nov. 6
Nov. 13
Nov. 20

FAST LAYNE
Paul Layne holds an unrivaled Mustang record, having attended every SMU game for the last 40-plus years, even going to Tokyo.

He had to pull a "fast one" more than once to keep his streak alive – like the time his ex-wife remarried. He persuaded her to schedule her wedding on a Friday within driving distance of SMU's game at Nevada the following day. So the night before the Mustangs tangled with the Wolf Pack in Reno, Layne attended the wedding in California's Sonoma Valley, then drove 200 miles to catch the opening kickoff.

Layne even attended a game dressed in a Halloween costume to disguise his case of adult-onset chicken pox.

Starting when Layne attended SMU and was a team cheerleader, he's attended 488 straight games.

WE DON'T TAILGATE, WE BOULEVARD.
The editors at Southern Living posted a roster of the top 20 Southern schools with the greatest pregame celebrations, and SMU's Boulevard made the list.

From the food and drink to the style and traditions, nobody does tailgating quite like the Mustangs. SMU's beautiful Bishop Boulevard is tailgate central for fun and entertainment.

Along The Boulevard, fans can mingle with family and friends and bring a picnic, fire up a grill or visit Mustang Alley vendors.

The Boulevard is so famous that the guys from Dude Perfect picked SMU to shoot their tailgate game trickshot video. See it here - https://goo.gl/uYCuWj.

THREE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
SMU is one of just 26 schools that boasts both a Heisman Trophy winner and multiple National Championships.

Doak Walker won the Heisman following a dominant 1948 season in which he rushed for 542 yards and eight touchdowns, caught 15 passes for 278 yards and two scores, and threw for 304 yards and five TDs. He also returned 10 punts for 169 yards and a touchdown, totaled 161 yards on five kickoff returns, intercepted three passes for 75 yards, averaged 42.1 yards on 35 punts and kicked 22 PATs.

The NCAA recognizes three SMU teams as National Champions: 1935 (Dickinson & Houlgate), 1981 (National Championship Foundation) & 1982 (Helms Athletic Foundation).

HONORARY CAPTAINS
Head Coach Chad Morris has brought several new traditions to SMU's football program, including naming an Honorary Captain at each home game. Morris has bestowed the honor upon Eric Dickerson when the Mustangs return to the Hilltop Oct. 27 against Tulsa.

A member of the Mustang football team between 1979-82, Dickerson earned All-America honors in 1981 and 1982. A member of the famed Pony Express, Dickerson led SMU to back-to-back Southwest Conference titles and was inducted into the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999.

Tentative Schedule (subject to change)
Sept. 2    Jerry Ball
Sept. 9    Craig Swann
Sept. 23    Clark Hunt
Sept. 30    Chris Bordano
Oct. 27    Eric Dickerson
Nov. 4    Donald Mitchell
Nov. 25    Terrence Mann

PREP PREPAREDNESS
SMU Head Coach Chad Morris is one of 18 FBS head coaches who previously served as high school head coaches. Morris' 16 seasons as a prep head coach ranks No. 1 among the group, and only Tony Jinks (Bowling Green) and Tony Sanchez (UNLV) were prep coaches more recently than Morris. 

Name (College)    Last HS
Tom Allen (Indiana)    2004-06 Ben Davis (Ind.)
Steve Addazio (Boston College)    1988-94 Cheshire (Conn.)
Gary Anderson (Oregon State)    1994 Park City (Utah)
David Beaty (Kansas)    2001-05 Irving McArthur (Texas)
Chris Creigthton (EMU)    1997-2000 Ottawa (Kan.)
David Cutcliffe (Duke)    1980-81 Banks (Ala.)
Butch Davis (FIU)    1978 Will Rogers (Okla.)
Todd Graham (Arizona State)    1994-00 Allen (Texas)
Mike Jinks (Bowling Green)    2005-12 Steele (Texas
Joey Jones (South Alabama)    1991-2005 Mountain Brook (Ala.)
Guz Malzahn (Auburn)    1992-2005 Springdale (Ark.)
Jeff Monken (Army)    1995 Morton (Ill.)
Chad Morris (SMU)    1994-2009 Lake Travis (Texas)
Barry Odom (Missouri)    2001-02 Rock Bridge (Mo.)
Tony Sanchez (UNLV)    2004-14 Bishop Gorman (Nev.)
Frank Solich (Ohio)    1966-78 Lincoln Southeast (Neb.)
Matt Viator (UL Monroe)    1989-99 Sulphur (La.)
Frank Wilson (UTSA)    2000-03 O.P. Walker (La.)

FORD FILLED
SMU has sold out Ford Stadium ten times since it opened on Sept. 2, 2000. Seven of those sellouts have come since 2009, including the 2015 season opener vs. Baylor.

Ford Stadium Sellouts
Game    Total Attendance
1.    vs. Army, 12-30-2010     36,742
2.    vs. TCU, 9-24-2010     35,481
3.    vs. Texas A&M, 9-20-2014    34,820
4.    vs. Texas Tech, 8-30-2013     34,790
5.    vs. Stephen F. Austin, 9-5-2009    34,749
6.    vs. Texas Tech, 9-4-2004     34,689
7.    vs. Kansas, 9-2-2000     32,267
8.    vs. Baylor, 9-4-2015     32,047
9.    vs. Texas A&M, 9-15-2012     32,016
10.     vs. Texas Tech, 9-7-2002     32,000

PONY UP-GRADES!
SMU has made significant investments in Ford Stadium improvements since 2011, including upgrades to the locker room, a new team meeting room with stadium-style seating and renovated positional meeting rooms, a new playing surface, lighting system, A/V system, new suites and club seating. In 2013, SMU added a new 233-seat Hall of Champions Club and seven new suites to the northwest corner of the stadium. In 2014, SMU made significant upgrades to the Stadium Club. The improvements to the nearly 900-seat area included new stadium seats and bar stools. The enhancements also include new carpet and granite counter tops. In 2015, SMU updated its football offices and team areas, installing new graphics and displays. Last, SMU replaced the synthetic turf playing field at Ford Stadium.