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Head Coach Chad Morris
Offensive Coordinator Joe Craddock
Defensive Coordinator Van Malone
Junior Jordan Wyatt


SETTING THE SCENE
•    The Mustangs host [15/14] UCF in AAC action Saturday at 6:15 p.m. on ESPN2.
•    SMU is coming off a 38-34 win over Tulsa, reaching bowl eligibility for the first time since 2012.
•    The Mustangs are 6-2 for the first time since 1984 and 5-0 at home for the first time since 1982.
•    In the win over Tulsa, the Mustangs had 3 receivers (Proche, Sutton, Quinn) with 100+ yards for the first time since Nov. 9, 2013 at Cincinnati. 
•    Trey Quinn leads the nation with 9.9 catches per game and is fourth in both receiving yards (874) and receiving yards per game (109.3). He has four straight games with 100+ yards, which ties him for the national lead, and has two of the top three receiving performances in the FBS, with 17 catches against Houston and Cincinnati. Courtland Sutton is third nationally with nine receiving touchdowns.

THE SERIES
•    SMU and UCF are meeting for the eighth time with UCF holding a 6-1 series advantage. This will be the first match-up since the 2014 season, which saw the Knights come away with a 53-7 victory. The Mustangs are 1-2 at home against UCF, winning the 2011 meeting, 38-17. 

ABOUT THE KNIGHTS
•    UCF enters Saturday's game as the only undefeated team in The American. The Knights lead the East Division with a 7-0 overall record, and 4-0 league mark. They're coming off a 73-33 non-conference victory over Austin Peay.

THE COACHES
•    Chad Morris is in his third season at the SMU helm and has led the Mustangs to bowl eligibility for the first time since 2012. 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 13-19.
•    Scott Frost is in his second season as UCF's head football coach. Frost went 6-7 in his first season, leading the Knights to the AutoNation Cure Bowl in 2016. He is 13-7 at UCF.

LAST TIME VS. UCF
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Justin Holman threw two touchdown passes and Dontravious Wilson scored twice, all in the first quarter, as the University of Central Florida defeated SMU 53-7.

SMU (0-10, 0-6) committed five turnovers and had only 116 yards of offense and four first downs. The Mustangs picked off Holman twice, but still allowed 490 yards for the game.

UCF played a near-perfect first quarter. The Knights got touchdown runs of 1 and 11 yards from Wilson and TD passes of 58 and 18 yards from Holman to J.J. Worton and Breshad Perriman to run away to a 27-0 lead. UCF ran 27 plays in the quarter, had 247 yards total offense, no turnovers and no penalties.

THE DEAL WITH TEAL
Saturday's game will also carry special significance to the program in its quest to raise awareness of sexual and domestic violence.

The team will wear ribbons on their helmets to help publicize the cause and Brenda Tracy, rape survivor and activist who travels the country speaking about ways to eliminate sexual violence on campuses, will participate in the coin toss before the game.

"Not On My Campus" will be promoting the game and cause to all SMU students leading up to the event, as well as distributing Not On My Campus stickers to fraternities and sororities prior to the game. They will also be using their connections with other campus organizations to promote the game and will distribute the stickers to tailgaters. They will also have a table in the concourse for the game.

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

Plays	Yards	Nat. Ranking
62	20+	T2nd
31	30+	T3rd
16	40+	T12th
9	50+	T11th
6	60+	T13th
3	70+	T10th

Passing Only:

47	20+	2nd
23	30+	T3rd
11	40+	T10th
7	50+	T5th
5	60+	T5th
2	70+	T8th

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	41.5	319.9	187.1	4.9	507.0

WHAT A RUSH
The Mustangs' 311 rushing yards against Arkansas State were the 2nd 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 11 of 32 games, while only doing so 18 other times since 2000. SMU is 9-2 under Morris when they rush for 200+ yards.

Three Mustangs have rushed for 400+ yards in 2017 with Xavier Jones leading the group at 616 (West, 413 & Freeman 404). Freeman has a team-best 9 touchdowns. All three had 10+ carries in the win at Cincinnati.

IMPROVED DEFENSE
The Mustang defense has 24 sacks this season with Justin Lawler tied for 7th nationally at 7.5.

Mikial Onu leads the Mustang defense with 65 tackles, while Kyran Mitchell has registered 13.0 TFLs. 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	16	3.00	7.6	8	8	2

MAKING OUT POINT
The Ponies are averaging 41.5 points per game (9th 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.

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 42 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 was also 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 had 2 TDs in the overtime win at Cincinnati, giving him his 3rd multi TD game this season and 8th of his career. He was one of three Mustangs with 100+ yards in the win over Tulsa with a team-high 136.

Sutton is tied for 3rd nationally in receiving touchdowns (9) and ranks among active FBS career leaders in reception yards (6th, 2,841) and reception touchdowns (3rd, 28). 

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). 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. 

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 Mustang receivers with 7 catches for 116 yards. Quinn added a pair of TDs 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 back-to-back games with 17 catches, (Houston & Cincinnati) making him the only FBS player with 15+ reception in three straight games since at least 2000. He was also the first Mustang with 100+ yards in three straight games since Keenan Holman in 2013, and the first since Jeremy Johnson the same year to have double-digit receptions in three straight games. 

Quinn posted his fourth straight game, and fifth of his career, with 100+ yards against Tulsa. The four straight is tied for that national lead.

The FBS high for receptions in a game this season is 17, with Quinn posting 2 of 3 of those performances. He also leads the nation with 9.9 catches per game and is 4th in both receiving yards (874) and receiving ypg (109.3).

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 posted his fifth straight game with a rushing TD against Cincinnati, giving him 8 this season and 12 for his career.

In the win over Tulsa, Freeman registered nine carries for 22 yards and a TD for his sixth straight game with a rushing TD. The streak is the longest since Reggie Dupard's streak of 13 straight.  

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 Allstate Senior CLASS Award, 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 posted 8 tackles and a half sack against Cincinnati, and improved his career total to 18.5 sacks with 1.0 against Tulsa, a game in which he also added 8 tackles, 3.0 TFLs and 3 QB hurries.    

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).  He added 295 yards and 2 TDs in the win at Cincinnati. In the win over Tulsa, he improved his career total to 7 300+ yard games with 338 and added a pair of TDs.

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.

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. In the win at Cincinnati, Jones registered 80 yards off 15 carries and his 4th rushing TD of the season (15th career). He added a 5th TD in the win against Tulsa.

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.

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 the win over Tulsa, West posted SMU's longest run (75 yds) since a 96-yard TD run by Kris Briggs in 2002 and the first 70+ yard run since Garrett Gilbert's 74-yard TD vs. Tulsa in 2012.

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.

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.

At Cincinnati, Wyatt posted a career-high 11 tackles and added 2.0 for loss.

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.

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 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. He posted his 4th 100+yard game against Tulsa with 123 yards off 4 catches.

Proche is 3rd on the team with 466 yards off 23 receptions and 3 touchdowns.

MARCHING MUSTANGS
Five Mustangs (Chris Banjo, Josh LeRibeus, Zach Line, Thomas Morstead and Zach Wood) are on the active roster for the New Orleans Saints. SMU and Clemson (Houston Texans) lead FBS schools with 5 players each on NFL rosters.

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.

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 Donald Mitchell Saturday against UCF.

Mitchell started at cornerback for the Mustangs from 1995-98, and went on to be selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he played in all 16 games and helped the Titans to an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIV.

He was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in 2003, but suffered an ankle injury in the preseason.

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

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:
Nov. 6
Nov. 13
Nov. 20

SMU IN THE CLASSROOM

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

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 490 straight games.

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

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.

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).

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

SIGNAL CALLERS GET THE CALL
When the St. Louis Rams selected SMU quarterback Garrett Gilbert in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft, he became the eighth quarterback drafted into the NFL in program history.

SMU Quarterbacks Drafted Into The NFL
Player    Team (Round Selected)    Year
Garrett Gilbert    St. Louis Rams (6th)    2014
Mike Ford    Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9th)    1981
Keith Bobo    Dallas Cowboys (12th)    1974
Chuck Hixson    Kansas City Chiefs (13th)    1971
Mike Livingston    Kansas City Chiefs (2nd)    1968
Don Meredith    Chicago Bears (3rd)    1960
John Roach    Chicago Cardinals (3rd)    1956
Gil Johnson    Philadelphia Eagles (11th)    1948

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.