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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 takes on Metroplex rival TCU in the Battle for the Iron Skillet Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on ESPNU at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
• The Mustangs are coming off a 54-32 victory over North Texas, giving them a 2-0 record to start the season for the first time since 2009. 
• SMU's 112 points in the first two games of the season is a program record, and it is the first time in history the Mustangs have scored 50+ points in consecutive games to open the season.
• The Mustangs are only one of nine FBS teams to average more than 300 yards passing and 170 yards rushing this season.
• Preseason Heisman Trophy candidate and Biletnikoff Preseason Watch List member Courtland Sutton was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week and was a member of the College Football Performance Awards National Honor Roll. Sutton had a career-high four touchdowns against UNT giving him the AAC record and tying him atop the Mustangs' single-game list. It is the most in a game for an FBS player this season.
• Justin Lawler was named to the AAC honor roll after posting seven tackles, 2.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss.

THE SERIES
• SMU and TCU meet for the 97th time, with TCU holding a 49-40-7 all-time lead. The Horned Frogs won the most recent match-up, 33-3, in Dallas last season. The last win for SMU in Fort Worth was a 40-33 overtime victory in 2011. The 96 meetings are the most for the Mustangs versus any opponent.

ABOUT THE HORNED FROGS
• TCU is 2-0 to open the 2017 season with wins over Jackson State and Arkansas, and has allowed its fewest points (7) in the first two games since 2012. 

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 9-17.
• Gary Patterson is in his 17th season at TCU, and is the Horned Frogs' all-time winningest coach. Patterson has led TCU to six conference championships in three different leagues, including its most recent in 2014 (Big 12). He is 151-54 at the helm in Fort Worth.

THE IRON SKILLET
During the post-World War II college football boom, the SMU and TCU student bodies created a traveling trophy called the Iron Skillet that was presented to the winner of the annual football game between the archrivals. The tradition eventually died, and the skillet was lost.

In 1993, however, the tradition was revived as the president of the SMU student body painted the face of the TCU student body president red and blue following the Mustangs' 21-15 victory in Fort Worth. The engraved skillet is presented to the winning team after each game.


FREQUENT FOES
The match-up between SMU at TCU is one of the most played active (scheduled for 2017) non-conference games in the country.

1.    Cincinnati vs. Miami (OH)    121
2.    Army vs. Navy    117
3.    South Carolina vs. Clemson    114
4.    Georgia vs. Georgia Tech    109
5.    Pittsburgh vs. Penn State    98
6.    SMU vs. TCU    97

MAKING OUR POINT
SMU is one of only three teams in the country to score 50 points in each of its first two games (Maryland & Kansas State). The 112 points scored through the first two games is the most in school history to open the season, and it is the first time since 1928 that the Mustangs have 50 points in consecutive games.

SMU is 12th nationally in scoring margin and fifth nationally in first-half points with a 22.5 average lead.

WHAT A RUSH
The Mustangs are one of 11 FBS teams, and the only team in the American Athletic Conference, that hasn't allowed more than 75 rushing yards in a game.

IMPROVED DEFENSE
The Mustangs continue to improve on defense each season under defensive coordinator Van Malone. SMU is one of only two teams (Michigan) in the country with multiple defensive touchdowns as well as a safety this season. 

The Mustangs lead the nation in points off turnovers (5 TDs off 5 turnovers), and are tied for fourth nationally in turnover margin. They are also one of 29 teams with one turnover or fewer.

SMU had 18 interceptions total last season, which tied for 9th in the FBS, and finished tied for 18th in the country in takeaways with 26 (eight fumble recoveries). Last year, SMU yielded 36.2 points per game, and 453.0 total yards (242.5 passing, 210.5 rushing).

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 four touchdown receptions, setting a new AAC record and tying the school record (Emanuel Tolbert at Baylor, Oct. 14, 1978) in game two versus UNT. The total is also the most by an FBS player in a game this season and gives Sutton his fifth-straight game with at least one touchdown catch. Sutton finished with eight catches for 163 yards. Sutton was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week and was a member of the College Football Performance Awards National Honor Roll.
Sutton leads the nation in receiving touchdowns (5) and ranks among active FBS career leaders in reception yards (6th, 2,320) and reception touchdowns (4th, 24).

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.

SMU Career Receiving Touchdowns

1.    Emmanuel Sanders, 2006-09	34
2.    Aldrick Robinson, 2007-10	30
3.    Emanuel Tolbert, 1976-79	25
4.    Courtland Sutton, 2014-	24
5.    Jerry Le'Vias, 1966-68	22

SMU Season Receiving Touchdowns

1.    Aldrick Robinson, 2010 (Sr.)	14
2.    Emmanuel Tolbert, 1978 (Jr.)         Aldrick Robinson, 2008 (So.)	11 11
4.    Courtland Sutton, 2016 (So.)        Zack Sledge, 2007 (Sr.)	10 10
T6.  Courtland Sutton, 2015 (Fr.)         Emmanuel Sanders, 2006 (Fr.)          Emmanuel Sanders, 2007 (So.)          Emmanuel Sanders, 2008 (Jr.)         Keenan Holman, 2013 (Sr.)	9 9 9 9 9

SMU Single-Game Receiving Touchdowns

T1.     Emmanuel Tolbert, at Baylor, 1978              Courtland Sutton, vs. North Texas, 2017	4 4
T2.     Courtland Sutton, at North Texas, 2016	3

SMU Career Receiving Yards

1.    Emmanuel Sanders, 2006-09	3,791
2.    Aldrick Robinson, 2007-10	3,314
3.    Cole Beasley, 2008-11	2,959
4.    Darius Johnson, 2009-12	2,854
5.    Emmanuel Tolbert, 1976-79	2,784
6.    Ron Morris, 1983-86	2,410
7.    Courtland Sutton, 2014	2,320
8.    Jerry Le'Vias, 1966-68	2,275
9.    Jason Wolf, 1989-92	2,232

FBS Consecutive Games with a Reception

1.    Allen Lazard, Iowa State	37
2.    James Washington, Oklahoma State	34
3.    Calvin Ridley, Alabama	32
4.    Ryan Yurachek, Marshall	31
5.    Jaylen Samuels, N.C. State	30
Phil Mayhue, Memphis	29
7.    Richie James, Middle Tennessee	28
Jonathan Duhart, Old Dominion	28
Cody Thompson, Toledo	27
10.  Courtland Sutton, SMU	26
Jamire Jordan, Fresno State         Anthony Miller, Memphis	26 26

FBS Active Career Reception TDs

1.    James Washington , Oklahoma St.	29
2.    Courtland Sutton, SMU	24
3.    Richie James , Middle Tenn.	22

FBS Active Career Reception Yards

1.    Richie James , Middle Tenn.	3179
2.    James Washington , Oklahoma St.	3161
3.    Devonte Boyd , UNLV	2838
4.    Allen Lazard , Iowa St.	2550
5.    Cody Thompson , Toledo	2341
6.    Courtland Sutton, SMU	2320

Pro Football Focus Highest-graded WRs Returning in 2017

1.    Richie James, MTSU	86.5
2.    Michael Gallup, CSU	85.0
3.    Courtland Sutton, SMU	84.3

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 four tackles (3 solo, 1 asst)  and a quarterback hurry against Stephen F. Austin. He impressed in week two with seven tackles, two sacks, three TFLs and a forced fumble against UNT and was named to the AAC honor roll. 

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 uarterback 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.

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

BIG BEN
Ben 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 four scores, a career-high, and registered 312 yards. It was his fourth-career game with 300+ passing yards and his four touchdowns were the most in a game since Garrett Gilbert had four against Connecticut in 2013. He now ranks 14th on SMU's all-time career passing yards list with 3,354.

The sophomore is 10-for-19 in third-down situations with 206 yards (6th nationally) and nine first downs (10th nationally), and 69% of his passes result in an SMU touchdown or first down (12th nationally).

Hicks is coming off 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.
Against [11/11] Houston, Hicks completed 16 of 31 passes for 228 yards and a career-high three TDs while rushing for another score in the win. For his play, he was named CBS Sports' Freshman of the Week and to the AAC and Tyler Rose Award
Weekly Honor Roll and Davey O'Brien "Great 8" Quarterback list. 

Hicks finished the season third among freshman in passing yards per game.

SMU Season Passing Yards

1.    Kyle Padron, 2010	3828
2.    Garrett Gilbert, 2013	3528
3.    J.J. McDermott, 2011	3421
4.    Chuck Hixson, 1968	3103
5.    Mike Ford, 1978	3007
6.    Justin Willis, 2007	2944
7.    Garrett Gilbert, 2012	2932
8.    Ben Hicks, 2016	2930

SMU Season Completions

1.    Garrett Gilbert, 2013	335
2.    Kyle Padron, 2010	302
3.    Mike Romo, 1989	282
4.    J.J. McDermott, 2011	272
5.    Garrett Gilbert, 2012	268
6.    Chuck Hixon, 1968	265
7.    Mike Romo, 1990	250
8.    Justin Willis, 2007	242
9.    Bo Levi Mitchell, 2008	236
10.   Ben Hicks, 2016	234

SMU Season Touchdowns Passes

1.    Kyle Padron, 2010	31
2.    Justin Willis, 2006	26
3.    Justin Willis, 2007	25
4.    Bo Levi Mitchell, 2008	24
5.    Chuck Hixon, 1968	21
Garrett Gilbert, 2013	21
7.    Mike Romo, 1990	19
Ben Hicks, 2016	19

SMU 300-yard Passing Games

1.    Garrett Gilbert, 2012-13	9
T2.  Chuck Hixson, 1968-70	8
Kyle Padron, 2009-11	8
T4.   Mike Romo, 1989-92	6
Bo Levi Mitchell, 2008-09	6
T6.   Dan Freiburger, 1989-92	4
Josh McCown, 1998-00	4
Mike Ford, 1977-80	4
Justin Willis, 2006-08	4
J.J. McDermott, 2010-11	4
Ben Hicks, 2016-	4

FBS Active Sophomore Career Yards

1.    Sam Darnold, USC	3691
2.    Deondre Francois, FSU	3560
T3.  Ben Hicks, SMU	3354
Jalen Hurts, Alabama	3354

FBS Active Sophomore Career Touchdowns

1.   Sam Darnold, USC	35
T2.  Ben Hicks, SMU	25
Deondre Francois, FSU	25

2016 FBS Freshman Passing Yards Per Game

1.    Deondre Francois, FSU	257.7
2.    Shane Buechele, Texas	246.5
3.    Ben Hicks, SMU	244.2
4.    Sam Darnold, USC	237.4

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 three players registering four interceptions. Wyatt, Horace Richardson and Darrion Millines were also three 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 one. 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. In the week 2 win over North Texas, Wyatt registered three tackles.

He now has four defensive touchdowns for his career (3 INT, 1 fumble), and is one of only four FBS players, including Mustang alum Horace Richardson, who have two defensive touchdowns in a game in the last two seasons. 
Wyatt's four defensive touchdowns tie him for the active career lead in FBS, and put him tied atop SMU's list with Mustangs David Hill and Ja'Gared Davis. His 208 career interception returns yards are the fifth most all-time at SMU.

FBS Active Defensive Return TDs

T1.	Jordan Wyatt, SMU    4
	Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama    4
	Darius Phillips, Western Michigan    4
	Andrew Motuapuaka, Virginia Tech    4

SMU Career INT Return TDs    

	TDs	INT
1.      David Hill, 1975-78	4	13
T2.   John Simmons, 1977-80         Horace Richardson, 2012-16         Jordan Wyatt	3 3 3	17 10 7

SMU Career Defensive Return TDs

T1.   David Hill, 1975-78 (4 INT)	4
Ja'Gared Davis, 2009-1012 (3 FR, INT)	4
Jordan Wyatt, 2015- (3 INT, FR)	4

SMU Longest Interception Returns

T1.   Reggie Phillips at Louisville, 1984	100t
Putt Choate vs. Tulane, 1997	100t
Charles Jackson vs. Rice, 1957	100t
T4.   Tirey Wilemon vs. Navy, 1959	95t
Hubert Walling vs. Okla. A&M, 1922	95t
6.     Allen Rowson vs. LSU, 1922	90t
7.     Jordan Wyatt vs. SFA, 2017	85t

SMU Career Interception Yards

1.    Horace Richardson, 2012-16	234
2.    Wes Hopkins, 1979-82	231
3.    John Simmons, 1977-80	221
4.    Robert Popelka, 1970-72	218
5.    Jordan Wyatt, 2015-	208
6.    Jonas Rutledge, 2000-03	207

FORGOT ABOUT TREY
It seems in focusing on All-American Courtland Sutton, opposing defenses forgot about Parade All-American Trey Quinn. In his first game on the Hilltop, the junior transfer led the Mustangs with four catches for 53 yards, and one of SMU's three receiving touchdowns. Quinn increased his productivity in week two, recording a career-high six receptions for 96 yards.

Quinn spent two seasons at LSU where he played 25 games with nine starts, registering 22 catches for 276 yards.

BIG GAME JAMES
Freshman All-America Honorable Mention selection James Proche is back for a 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).

Proche was named to the AAC Honor Roll and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention list after posting six catches for career-highs in both yards (164) and touchdowns (2) in the Mustangs' 35-31 victory at Tulane.

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 six carries in week one versus SFA.

In 12 games last season, West finished with 202 carries and six rushing touchdowns as the Mustangs' primary ball carrier, and was one of three 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 six games with 100+ all-purpose yards, brings his season total to 1,036 rushing, 14th at SMU in a single-season.

SMU Single-Game Rushing Yards

1.    Mike Richardson, 11/9/1968 vs. Texas A&M	39-244-3
2.    ShanDerrick Charles, 10/13/2001 at San Jose St.	27-243-1
3.    Eric Dickerson, 10/16/1982 vs. Houston	27-241-1
4.    Craig James, 12/19/1980 vs. BYU	23-225-2
5.    Braeden West, 9/17/2016 vs. Liberty	24-220-2

SMU Single-Game KO Return Yards

1.    Deion Sanders, Jr. at UCF, 2014	203
2.    Jonas Rutledge vs. UTEP, 2003	190
3.    Rodnick Phillips at Wyoming, 1996	186
4.    Jessie Henderson vs. Houston, 2008	181
5.    Braeden West, Temple 11/6/2015	180

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

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.

In the 2016 season opener at UNT, Jones ran for over 100 yards for the second time in his last three games (dating back to 2015), and his 10.5 YPC was the seventh-best mark of any FBS ball carrier. He also scored SMU's first TD of the season on a 49-yard run.

Jones missed three straight games (Baylor, Liberty, TCU) with a hamstring injury, but returned against Temple to record 25 yards on four carries, but left the game with a shoulder injury and missed the remainder of the season.
To start 2017, Jones is back where he left off in his stellar freshman campaign. He has 113 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns through two weeks.    

Jones now has 13 touchdowns in 16 career games, and four multi-TD games.

Most Rushing TDs By An SMU Freshman

1.    Xavier Jones, 2015	10
2.    Jeff Atkins, 1983	7
ShanDerrick Charles, 2001	7
DeMyron Martin, 2005	7
Zach Line, 2009	7

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

KEEPING IT TEXAS
This year, the Mustangs will play all four non-conference games in the state of Texas. The last time SMU played a non-conference game outside of the state of Texas was in 2010 facing Navy in Maryland when the Midshipmen were independent, prior to joining the AAC.  

SMU will face Arkansas State this year in Dallas as their first non-Texan out of conference opponent since Navy. Next season, the Mustangs are scheduled to face Michigan on the road which will break their 7+ year streak of playing just non-conference games in Texas.

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 484 straight games.

NATIONAL NEWCOMERS
SMU was the only team in the country with a passer, rusher and receiver ranked among the top 10 for freshmen in yards per game.

Ben Hicks, QB    244.2 (3rd)
Ke'Mon Freeman, RB    54.2 (10th)
James Proche, WR    59.1 (7th)

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, Georgia State, UCF, Virginia	11
15.      Kent State, Nevada, New Mexico,  South Alabama, Texas Tech, West Virginia	10
21.      SMU, Houston, Iowa State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, Temple	9

      
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 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).

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. Last 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.

CALLS FORM THE HALLS
SMU boasts nine members of the College Football Hall of Fame and five that are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. With five Pro Football Hall of Famers, SMU ranks 11th among all schools.

College Football Hall of Fame
Name    Year Inducted
Ray Morrison, Coach (1915-16, 1922-34)    1954
Matty Bell, Coach (1935-41, 1945-49)    1955
Doak Walker, RB (1945, 1947-49)    1959
Kyle Rote, RB (1948-50)    1964
Gerald Mann, QB (1926-27)    1969
Bobby Wilson, RB (1933-35)    1973
Don Meredith, QB (1957-59)    1982
Jerry LeVias, WR (1966-68)    2003
Hayden Fry, Coach (1962-72)    2003

Pro Football Hall of Fame
Name    Year Inducted
Lamar Hunt    1972
Raymond Berry    1973
Forrest Gregg    1977
Doak Walker    1986
Eric Dickerson    1993

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 to Clark Hunt when the Mustangs return to the Hilltop Sept. 23 against Arkansas State.

Hunt was a two-time Academic All-American on the Mustangs' men's soccer team, and graduated first in his class in 1987. He was awarded the Provost Award for Outstanding Scholar on two occasions, the University's highest academic honor. 
Hunt went on to become one of the driving forces behind the creation of Major League Soccer, and is still on the league's Board of Governors. He now serves as Chairman and CEO of the Kansas City Chiefs. 
Tentative Schedule (subject to change)
Sept. 2    Jerry Ball
Sept. 9    Craig Swann
Sept. 23    Clark Hunt
Sept. 30    Chris Bordano
Oct. 27    Donald Mitchell
Nov. 4    Eric Dickerson
Nov. 25    Terrence Mann

THREE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPS
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).

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. 

A complete alphabetical list follows:

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.)

   
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.

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.

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::
Monday, September 18
Monday, September 25
Monday, October 2
Monday, October 16
Monday, October 23
Monday, October 30
Monday, November 6
Monday, November 13
Monday, November 20

    Please note that there is no show on Monday, October 9, as it is SMU's off week.

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