2020 SMU Mustangs football team

The 2020 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs were led by third-year coach Sonny Dykes and played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, a separate city within the city limits of Dallas, competed as members of the American Athletic Conference.[1]

2020 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2020 record7–3 (4–3 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGarrett Riley (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKevin Kane (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumGerald J. Ford Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 8 Cincinnati y$  6 –0     9 –1  
Tulsa y  6 –0     6 –3  
Memphis  5 –3     8 –3  
UCF  5 –3     6 –4  
SMU  4 –3     7 –3  
Houston  3 –3     3 –5  
Navy  3 –4     3 –7  
Tulane  3 –5     6 –6  
East Carolina  3 –5     3 –6  
Temple  1 –6     1 –6  
South Florida  0 –7     1 –8  
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

After finishing their regular season with a record of 7–3 (4–3 in conference play), the Mustangs accepted an invitation to the Frisco Bowl,[2] where they were slated to play the UTSA Roadrunners.[3] However, the bowl was subsequently canceled, due to COVID-19 concerns within the SMU football program.[4]

Previous Season

The Mustangs finished the 2019 season 10–3, 6–2 in The American play to finish in third place in the West Division. The Mustangs competed in the postseason bowl season, ultimately losing to FAU in the Boca Raton Bowl 28–52.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year

References:

AAC preseason media poll

The preseason Poll was released September 1[5]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1UCF204 (10)
2Cincinnati201 (7)
3Memphis192 (2)
4SMU146
5Navy125 (1)
6Tulane118
7Houston114
8Temple88
9Tulsa49
10East Carolina42
11South Florida41

Recruiting class

References:[6][7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Junior Aho
Defensive Lineman		 Nice, France New Mexico Military Institute 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) – Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Will Benton
Long Snapper/Linebacker		 Atlanta, GA The Westminster School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) – Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Marcus Bryant
Offensive Lineman		 Round Rock, TX Cedar Ridge HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 260 lb (120 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Dylan Cordell
Offensive Lineman		 Houston, TX Second Baptist HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 285 lb (129 kg) – Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Ty DeArman
Safety		 Arlington, TX Bowie HS
Oklahoma		 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) – Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Danny Gray
Wide Receiver		 Dallas, TX James Madison HS
Blinn College		 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Branson Hickman
Offensive Lineman		 McKinney, TX Jesuit College Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 285 lb (129 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Thaddaeus "Thad" Johnson
Wide Receiver		 Beaumont, TX West Brook HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Demetri Jordan
Offensive Lineman		 Lubbock, TX Coronado HS
Tyler JC		 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 330 lb (150 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
DeVere Levelston
Defensive Tackle		 DeSoto, TX DeSoto HS
Tyler JC		 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Bryan Massey
Cornerback/Safety		 Katy, TX Katy HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) – Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Mason Mastrov
Defensive End		 Lafayette, CA Campolindo HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Henry Mossberg
Offensive Lineman		 Southlake, TX Southlake Carroll HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (130 kg) – Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Dalton Perdue
Offensive Lineman		 El Dorado, AR El Dorado HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 315 lb (143 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
John Luke Roberts
Tight End/Long Snapper		 Austin, TX Austin Regents HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) – Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Erin Smith
Offensive Lineman		 Little Rock, AR North Little Rock HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 270 lb (120 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Marcus Smith
Offensive Lineman		 Stafford, TX Stafford HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 315 lb (143 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ben Sparks
Offensive Lineman		 Norman, OK Norman HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Parker Stone
Wide Receiver		 Dallas, TX Parish Episcopal School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) – Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Trent Strong
Linebacker		 Tucson, AZ Salpointe Catholic HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 225 lb (102 kg) – Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Karl Taylor
Safety		 Midland, TX Midland Lee HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Warren Wells
Defensive End		 Dallas, TX Bishop Lynch HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) – Feb 5, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Roster
2020 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 4 Tyler Page Sr
WR 6 Austin Upshaw Jr
QB 7 Shane Buechele Sr
WR 8 Reggie Roberson Jr. Sr
QB 9 William Brown So
QB 10 Terrance Gipson  Fr
WR 11 Rashee Rice So
QB 12 Derek Green So
WR 13 Judah Bell Jr
WR 15 Calvin Wiggins  Fr
WR 16 Keke Burns  Fr
QB 18 Jacob Oehrlein So
RB 20 Cameron Rosenberger  Fr
RB 21 Tamerik Williams So
RB 25 TJ McDaniel So
RB 26 Ulysses Bentley IV  Fr
RB 30 Tyler Lavine So
TE, FB 40 Kade Ashley So
WR 41 Chad Dines So
WR 42 Beau Barker  Fr
TE 44 Kedrick James Jr
WR 45 Ben Palmer  Fr
WR 47 Devin Aglubat Fr
WR 47 Walker French Jr
WR 48 Devan Reck–Irvin  Fr
OL 57 Cobe Bryant Sr
OL 59 Tai Brooks  Fr
OL 60 Henry Mossberg Fr
OL 64 Cameron Ervin  Fr
OL 65 Thomas Shelmire Fr
OL 66 Sam Burns  Fr
OL 70 Kadarius Smith Sr
OL 71 Jaylon Thomas Jr
OL 72 Demetri Jordan Jr
OL 75 Hayden Howerton Sr
OL 77 Alan Ali Jr
OL 78 Beau Morris Sr
OL 79 Danielson Ike  Fr
TE 81 Ben Redding Jr
WR 82 Parker Stone Fr
TE 83 Kylen Granson Sr
WR 84 Matt Dorrity Jr
WR 85 Keith Jones So
TE 86 Tommy McIntyre Sr
TE 88 Carson Welch Fr
WR 89 Peyton Hudson Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Eric Sutton Sr
DB 2 Cam Jones So
LB 3 Delano Robinson Sr
CB 5 Ar'Mani Johnson Jr
CB 6 Sam Westfall Jr
LB 9 Shaine Hailey Sr
S 10 Ty Dearman Fr
CB 11 Chevin Calloway Jr
CB 12 Kevin Johnson Sr
S 13 Roderick Roberson Jr.  Fr
LB 14 Richard Moore Sr
S 15 Frankie Avantino So
S 16 Trevor Denbow Sr
S 18 Chace Cromartie So
S 20 Athan Natsues So
S 21 Donald Clay  Fr
DB 22 Karl Taylor Fr
LB 24 Jimmy Phillips Jr. Jr
DB 26 Brandon Stephens Sr
S 27 Michael Salerno Jr
CB 28 Christian Davis Sr
CB 29 Justin Guy–Robinson Jr
LB 30 Kyle Blaskovich Jr
LB 31 Armando Fitz Jr
LB 32 JC Rispress Jr
LB 35 John Porter So
CB 36 Terry Keys III So
DE 38 Toby Ndukwe Jr
DT 39 Darren Brown So
LB 41 Preston Ellison Jr
S 42 Ra–Sun Kazadi So
LB 43 Brian Holloway Jr
DT 44 Harrison Loveless Jr
LB 45 Luke Evans  Fr
DE 46 Garnett March II  Fr
S 47 Hunter Ballard  Fr
S 48 Evan Gray  Fr
CB 49 Marcus Nesby  Fr
LB 50 Richard McBryde Sr
DE 51 Warren Walls Fr
LB 52 Deuce Palmer  Fr
LB 53 Garrett Madison  Fr
DE 54 Gerrit Choate Sr
DE 55 Gary Wiley Jr
LB 56 Broc Watkins Sr
LB 57 Ben Frugal  Fr
LB 59 Will Goldberg  Fr
LB 60 Reid Stacy  Fr
DE 61 Jack Young  Fr
LB 63 Eli Frugal  Fr
LB 67 Nick Lerew So
DL 89 Alex Sickafoose  Fr
DE 90 Nelson Paul So
DT 91 Terrance Newman Jr
DT 92 Shabazz Dotson So
DT 93 Elijah Chatman So
DE 94 Mason Mastrov Fr
DT 95 Will Jones Sr
DT 96 Devere Levelston So
DE 97 Turner Coxe Jr
DT 98 Jacob Pugh Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 32 Jack Hansing Sr
K 44 Charles Cannon Jr
LS 49 Cole Voyles So
K 94 Wills Thompson III  Fr
P 95 Nick Lang  Fr
K 96 Austin Dennis  Fr
K, P 97 Russell Roberts So
P 99 Warren Scott So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 27, 2020

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:30 p.m.at Texas State*
ESPNW 31–247,500
September 195:00 p.m.at North Texas*
CBSSNW 65–358,464
September 266:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austin*
ESPN+W 50–77,898
October 32:30 p.m. No. 25 Memphis
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
ESPN2W 30–277,898
October 165:00 p.m.at TulaneNo. 17
ESPNW 37–34 OT0
October 248:00 p.m.No. 9 CincinnatiNo. 16
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
ESPN2L 13–427,898
October 316:30 p.m.NavyNo. 22
ESPN2W 51–377,898
November 711:00 a.m.at TempleNo. 18
ESPN+W 47–232,577
November 146:00 p.m.at TulsaNo. 19
ESPN2L 24–283,900
November 2811:00 a.m.at East Carolina
ESPN+L 38–523,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

    Rankings
    Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
    AP RV RV* RV RV RV 18 17 16 22 18 19 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR 
    Coaches RV RV* RV RV RV 21 18 16 23 18 19 RV RV NR RV RV RV RV 
    CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR Not released

    Game summaries
    StatisticsSMUTexas State
    First downs2622
    Total yards544416
    Rushing yards177189
    Passing yards367227
    Turnovers32
    Time of possession32:0327:57

    at Texas State
    See also: 2020 Texas State Bobcats football team
    Pregame lineOver/under
    SMU −24.570
    Southern Methodist at Texas State – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Mustangs 0 14 14331
    Bobcats 0 14 7324

    at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

    • Date: Saturday, September 5
    • Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
    • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: E 8 mph
    • Game attendance: 7,500
    • Referee: Marshall Lewis
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)
    Game information
    StatisticsSMUNorth Texas
    First downs3325
    Total yards710517
    Rushing yards366212
    Passing yards344305
    Turnovers02
    Time of possession34:3125:29

    at North Texas
    See also: 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team
    Pregame lineOver/under
    SMU −14.068.5
    Southern Methodist at North Texas – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Mustangs 21 13 211065
    Mean Green 0 7 141435

    at Apogee Stadium, Denton, TX

    • Date: September 19
    • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
    • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE 8 MPH
    • Game attendance: 8,464
    • Referee: Tony Calabrese
    • TV: CBSSN
    Game information
    StatisticsStephen F. AustinSMU
    First downs1424
    Total yards216432
    Rushing yards51260
    Passing yards165172
    Turnovers10
    Time of possession34:2525:35

    Stephen F. Austin
    See also: 2020 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
    Pregame lineOver/under
    SMU −31.558.5
    Stephen F. Austin at Southern Methodist – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Lumberjacks 0 0 707
    Mustangs 22 7 71450

    at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

    • Date: September 26
    • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
    • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SE 12 MPH
    • Game attendance: 7,898
    • Referee: Nate Black
    • TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
    Game information
    StatisticsMemphisSMU
    First downs2621
    Total yards501549
    Rushing yards20575
    Passing yards296474
    Turnovers42
    Time of possession30:5129:09

    Memphis
    See also: 2020 Memphis Tigers football team
    Pregame lineOver/under
    SMU −1.575
    Memphis at Southern Methodist – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    No. 25 Tigers 3 17 7027
    Mustangs 17 7 3330

    at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

    • Date: October 3
    • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
    • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S 11 mph
    • Game attendance: 7,898
    • Referee: C. Lamertina
    • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline)
    Game information
    StatisticsSMUTulane
    First downs2523
    Total yards581387
    Rushing yards142195
    Passing yards439192
    Turnovers11
    Time of possession31:0128:59

    at Tulane
    See also: 2020 Tulane Green Wave football team
    Pregame lineOver/under
    SMU −6.565
    Southern Methodist at Tulane – Game summary
    1 2 34OTTotal
    No. 17 Mustangs 10 7 107337
    Green Wave 7 10 710034

    at Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA

    • Date: October 16
    • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
    • Game weather: Mostly Cloudy • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: N 14 mph
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Referee: Anthony Calabre
    • TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
    Game information
    StatisticsCincinnatiSMU
    First downs1722
    Total yards439290
    Rushing yards31375
    Passing yards126215
    Turnovers21
    Time of possession27:1532:45

    Cincinnati
    See also: 2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
    Pregame lineOver/under
      
    Cincinnati at Southern Methodist – Game summary
    1 2 Total
    Bearcats 0
    Mustangs 0

    at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

    • Date: October 24
    • Game time: TBD CDT
    • Game weather: ;
    • Game attendance:  
    • Referee:  
    • TV: ESPN2
    Game information
    StatisticsNavySMU
    First downs  
    Total yards  
    Rushing yards  
    Passing yards  
    Turnovers  
    Time of possession  
    See also: 2020 Navy Midshipmen football team and Gansz Trophy
    Pregame lineOver/under
      
    Navy at Southern Methodist – Game summary
    1 2 Total
    Midshipmen 0
    Mustangs 0

    at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

    • Date: October 31
    • Game time: TBD CDT
    • Game weather: ;
    • Game attendance:  
    • Referee:  
    • TV:  
    Game information
    StatisticsSMUTemple
    First downs  
    Total yards  
    Rushing yards  
    Passing yards  
    Turnovers  
    Time of possession  

    at Temple
    See also: 2020 Temple Owls football team
    Pregame lineOver/under
      
    Southern Methodist at Temple – Game summary
    1 2 Total
    Mustangs 0
    Owls 0

    at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

    • Date: November 5
    • Game time: TBD CDT
    • Game weather: ;
    • Game attendance:  
    • Referee:  
    • TV: ESPN
    Game information
    StatisticsSMUTulsa
    First downs  
    Total yards  
    Rushing yards  
    Passing yards  
    Turnovers  
    Time of possession  

    at Tulsa
    See also: 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
    Pregame lineOver/under
      
    Southern Methodist at Tulsa – Game summary
    1 2 Total
    Mustangs 0
    Golden Hurricane 0

    at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK

    • Date: November 14
    • Game time: TBD CDT
    • Game weather: ;
    • Game attendance:  
    • Referee:  
    • TV:  
    Game information
    StatisticsSMUEast Carolina
    First downs  
    Total yards  
    Rushing yards  
    Passing yards  
    Turnovers  
    Time of possession  

    at East Carolina
    See also: 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team
    Pregame lineOver/under
      
    Southern Methodist at East Carolina – Game summary
    1 2 Total
    Mustangs 0
    Pirates 0

    at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC

    • Date: November 28
    • Game time: TBD CDT
    • Game weather: ;
    • Game attendance:  
    • Referee:  
    • TV:  
    Game information
    StatisticsHoustonSMU
    First downs  
    Total yards  
    Rushing yards  
    Passing yards  
    Turnovers  
    Time of possession  

    Houston
    See also: 2020 Houston Cougars football team
    Pregame lineOver/under
      
    Houston at Southern Methodist – Game summary
    1 2 Total
    Cougars 0
    Mustangs 0

    at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, TX

    • Game time: TBD CDT
    • Game weather: ;
    • Game attendance:  
    • Referee:  
    • TV:  
    Game information

    References
    1. "2020 SMU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
    2. "SMU football will finish season with Frisco Bowl appearance on Dec. 19". Dallas News. 9 December 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
    3. "UTSA headed to Frisco Bowl to face SMU". MySanAntonio. 13 December 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
    4. "Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl Canceled; UTSA to Play in SERVPRO First Responder Bowl". thefriscobowl.com (Press release). December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
    5. "UCF Chosen as Favorite in American Preseason Media Poll". theAmerican.org. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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