Game Notes | Live Stats | Twitter Updates
 
TV Network: CBS Sports Network (Channel Finder)  
Radio: The Ticket - KTCK 1310 AM / 96.7 FM | Sirius 133 XM 201
 
LISTEN

Weekly Press Conference
Head Coach Chad Morris
Offensive Coordinator Joe Craddock
Defensive Coordinator Van Malone
Senior Justin Lawler
 
SETTING THE SCENE
•  The Mustangs take on Navy in American Athletic Conference action Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT on CBSSN.
•  Jordan Wyatt posted a 36-yard interception return for a touchdown against UCF, giving him an SMU-record five career defensive TDs and tying him for the most among active FBS players. His four interception return TDs are tied for the program record.
•  The FBS high for receptions in a game this season is 17, with Trey Quinn posting two of three of those performances. He also leads the nation with 10.0 catches per game and is 5th in receiving yards (921) and 6th in receiving ypg (102.3).
•  Justin Lawler is tied for the national lead with a pair of blocked kicks this season.

THE SERIES
•  SMU and Navy are meeting for the 19th time, with the Midshipmen holding the 11-7 advantage. Navy has won the last seven meetings, and SMU's last win in Annapolis came in 1998 with a 24-11 defeat of the Midshipmen. 

ABOUT THE MIDSHIPMEN
•  Navy comes into Saturday's game having lost three straight after opening the season 5-0. Its three losses have come to American Athletic Conference opponents, most recently a 34-26 loss at Temple. Navy is 5-3 overall and 3-3 in conference, sitting fourth in the West Division.

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 13-20.
•  Ken Niumatalolo is in his 10th season as the head coach at Navy. He entered the 2017 season as the all-time winningest coach in Navy history (77-42, .647), and has led the Midshipmen to at least a share of the AAC West Division title the last two seasons. 

LAST TIME VS. NAVY
DALLAS (AP) -- Will Worth accounted for four touchdowns as the Midshipmen beat SMU 75-31 on Nov. 26, 2016.

Worth ran 15 times for 107 yards and three touchdowns, increasing his FBS-leading total to 25 rushing scores while playing only three quarters. The senior was 5 of 7 for 104 yards and the go-ahead TD just before halftime.

The Midshipmen, who had already clinched the West Division title, had a season-high 496 yards rushing and their most points since scoring 76 against East Carolina in 2010. They have consecutive 60-point games for the first time since 1917. They will play USF or Temple next Saturday in the American Athletic Conference championship game.

After Navy's first lost fumble in five games led to a touchdown that put SMU up 24-21 late in the first half, the Midshipmen responded with 47 unanswered points.

HE GANSZ TROPHY
    When SMU and Navy meet on the gridiron, they battle for the Gansz Trophy, a traveling trophy created to honor late coaching legend Frank Gansz.
    Considered perhaps the top special teams coach in the history of the NFL, Gansz spent time at both SMU and the Naval Academy. Gansz was starting his second season as special teams coach on the Hilltop when he passed away on April 27, 2009. As a collegian, Gansz played center and linebacker for the Naval Academy from 1957 to 1959 and graduated in 1960. He also spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Navy (1969-72). 
    In all, Gansz was a veteran of 38 seasons of coaching - 24 in the NFL and 14 in the collegiate ranks. Prior to coming to SMU in 2008, Gansz was with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he was special teams coordinator in 2000 and 2001. He served as the special teams coach of the St. Louis Rams for three seasons, helping the team to its victory in Super Bowl XXXIV. 
    In 1986, Gansz's first year as Asst. HC/Special Teams for Kansas City, the Chiefs blocked or deflected an NFL-record 10 kicks and scored five TDs. Because of his success with the special teams, Gansz was promoted to head coach of the Chiefs, a role he served from 1987 to 1988. 
    He left the Chiefs to become the special teams coach of the Detroit Lions from 1989 to 1993. In 1989, Gansz was named NFL Special Teams Coach of the Year by his peers. Gansz then spent three years as the assistant head coach/special teams for the Atlanta Falcons from 1994 to 1996. 
    Gansz's NFL career began in 1978 as special teams coach for the San Francisco 49ers. He coached special teams and tight ends for Cincinnati (1979-80), Kansas City (1981-82) and Philadelphia (1983-85). 
    After serving as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force for nearly seven years, Gansz began his coaching career at the Air Force Academy (1964-66). He also had coaching stints at Colgate (1968), Navy (1969-72), Oklahoma State (1973, 1975), Army (1974) and UCLA (1976-77). 

STOPPING STAUBACH
    On October 11, 1963, the fourth-ranked Navy Midshipmen came to the Cotton Bowl to play the Mustangs on the Friday night before the Texas-OU game. 
    A crowd of 37,000 fans came to Fair Park with the intentions of getting a look at Navy's All-America quarterback, Roger Staubach. What the crowd did not expect was that the Mustangs and second-year head coach Hayden Fry were about to knock off Staubach and company in one of the most memorable games in SMU history.
    After the Midshipmen jumped out to a 10-0 lead, SMU sophomore quarterback Mac White took a sweep 22 yards for a touchdown. However, Staubach brought Navy right back to extend the lead to 18-7. SMU QB Danny Thomas then came into the game in relief and hit Thomas Hillary for a touchdown with five seconds left in the first half, bringing the Mustangs to within five at 18-13 at the intermission.
    Late in the third quarter, Staubach threw a touchdown pass for a 25-13 lead. But on the third play after the kickoff, John Roderick ignited the Cotton Bowl as he took a pitch from White and made one of the most exciting plays of the decade. Roderick cut all the way across the field at the 35, got a block from White and raced into the end zone to cut the Navy lead to six at 25-19. 
    The Mustang defense then stepped up on Navy's next possession and made the first of several big plays that night. Dave Corder intercepted Staubach, allowing the offense to come back on the field to go for the lead. SMU drove inside the Navy 10 and gave the ball to Roderick for the final surge into the end zone. The Mustangs had stormed back to take the lead, 26-25. But Staubach, with his usual determination, moved his team down the field setting up a field goal to give Navy a two-point lead at 28-26 with 2:52 remaining in the game.
    On the ensuing possession, it only took the Mustangs four plays and 47 seconds to take the lead back. Billy Gannon was able to fight his way into the end zone from the one, and SMU took a 32-28 lead. 
    But back came Staubach, proving why he would come to be known as "Captain Comeback" during his days at the helm of the Dallas Cowboys. However, SMU's Donald Campbell and Tommy Caughran broke up two passes in the end zone in the last few seconds, and the Mustangs had their upset win. 
    Coach Fry was named national Coach of the Week, and the win over Navy helped propel the Mustangs into the Sun Bowl despite the fact that they finished 4-6 and tied for fifth in the Southwest Conference.


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	39.6	315.8	189.2	5.0	505.0

IMPROVED DEFENSE
The Mustang defense has 26 sacks this season with Justin Lawler tied for 11th nationally at 7.5.

Mikial Onu leads the Mustang defense with 74 tackles, while Kyran Mitchell and Lawler have registered 13.0 TFLs. Jordan Wyatt is SMU's leader with three interceptions for 146 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	19	2.89	7.6	10	9	3

MAKING OUR POINT
The Ponies are averaging 39.6 points per game (12th 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.
Largest Improvements Over 2016 by PPG

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

Plays	Yards	Nat. Ranking
66	20+	3rd
33	30+	5th
19	40+	T11th
11	50+	T9th
7	60+	T10th
4	70+	T8th

Passing Only:

49	20+	T4th
25	30+	T4th
13	40+	T8th
9	50+	T6th
6	60+	T5th
3	70+	T6th

BLOCK PARTY
The Mustangs have amassed 42 blocked kicks (24 FG, 13 XP, 4 punts) since 2009, placing them second in the FBS behind Rutgers.

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 12 of 33 games, while only doing so 18 other times since 2000. SMU is 9-3 under Morris when they rush for 200+ yards.

Three Mustangs have rushed for 400+ yards in 2017 with Xavier Jones leading the group at 700 (West, 468 & Freeman 417). Freeman has a team-best 9 touchdowns. All three had 10+ carries in the win at Cincinnati.

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 43 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 4th nationally in receiving touchdowns (9) and ranks among active FBS career leaders in reception yards (7th, 2887) and reception touchdowns (3rd, 28). 

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 TD.

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 10.0 catches per game and is 5th in receiving yards (921) and 6th in receiving ypg (102.3).

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 7th with 5,518, and is tied for 4th at SMU with 39 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.

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 8-68 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 (last 6 1984, first 7 1985).  

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.    

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.

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.

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.

He led Mustang rushers with 84 yards on 19 carries in the loss to UCF.    

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 5 defensive touchdowns for his career (4 INT, 1 fumble after a 36-yard pick six against UCF, and his 269 career interception returns yards are a program record at SMU. 

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 TD, 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's momentum carried into SMU's game against UCF, where he led Mustang receivers with 173 yards on 7 catches and a TD.

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 491 straight games.

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.

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

SMU IN THE AP
SMU is one of only 44 schools that have ever been ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press since 1936. The Mustangs have been ranked No. 1 twice. SMU was No. 55 on the AP's Top 100 Programs list.

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

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. 13
Nov. 20

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

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 Terrence Mann when the Mustangs return home Nov. 25 against Tulane.

Terrence Mann was a  defensive tackle from 1983-86 who was drafted in 1987 by Miami. He had his NFL career cut short due to being shot while aiding a woman who was being robbed outside of Campisi's Restaurant. He has been a staunch supporter of SMU football for many years. 

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).

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.

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.