2011 SMU Mustangs football | |
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BBVA Compass Bowl champion | |
BBVA Compass Bowl, W 28β6 vs. Pittsburgh | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Division | West |
Record | 8β5 (5β3 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Run and shoot |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Mason (4th season) |
Base defense | 3β4 |
Home stadium | Gerald J. Ford Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Southern Miss x$ | 6 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 18 Houston x | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2011 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs were led by, fourth year head coach June Jones and played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. They are a member of theββWest Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 8β5, 5β3 in C-USAββto finish in third place in the "West Division." They were invitedββto the BBVA Compass Bowl where they defeated Pittsburgh 28β6.
Scheduleβ»
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Texas A&M* | FSN | L 14β46 | 86,951 | |
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP | FSN | W 28β17 | 26,691 | |
September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Northwestern State* |
| W 40β7 | 20,083 | |
September 24 | 11:00 a.m. | at Memphis | FSN | W 42β0 | 16,748 | |
October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 20 TCU* | CBSSN | W 40β33 | 35,632 | |
October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | UCF |
| FSN | W 38β17 | 22,932 |
October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | CBSSN | L 3β27 | 32,685 | |
October 29 | 2:30 p.m. | at Tulsa | FSN | L 7β38 | 21,261 | |
November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Tulane |
| W 45β24 | 20,106 | |
November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Navy* |
| FSN | L 17β24 | 21,080 |
November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Houston | FSN | L 7β37 | 32,207 | |
November 26 | 11:00 a.m. | Rice |
| FSN | W 27β24 | 23,326 |
January 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | ESPN | W 28β6 | 29,726 | |
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Awards and award watch listsβ»
- Kyle Padron was named to the Davey O'Brien Award and Manning Award watch lists.
- Kelvin Beachum, JaβGared Davis, "Taylor Reed." And Taylor Thompson were named to the watch list for the Lombardi Award.
- Beachum was named to the Outland Trophy watch list, Thompson made the Nagurski Award List, Cole Beasley and Darius Johnson were named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list.
- Zach Line was named to the watch list for the Maxwell and Doak Walker Award, Thompson And Margus Hunt were selected to the Pony Express Award watch list
- Blake McJunkin was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list.
Rankingsβ»
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | β | β | β | β | β | RV | RV | RV | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Coaches | β | β | β | β | β | RV | RV | RV | RV | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Harris | Not released | RV | RV | RV | β | β | β | β | β | β | Not released | |||||
BCS | Not released | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | Not released |
Game summariesβ»
Texas A&Mβ»
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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SMU | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
#8 Texas A&M | 20 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 46 |
This game was the 78th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Texas A&M Aggies. The previous match-up was September 17, "2005," a game in which Texas A&M defeated SMU with a final score of 66β8. After the Mustangs lost in College Station, Texas A&M now leads the series 42β29β7.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UTEP | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
SMU | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
This game was the 19th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and "the UTEP Miners." They last met in the previous season on November 6, 2010, when UTEP defeated SMU with a final score of 28β14. After winning 28β17, SMU leads the series 11β8. Ja'Gared Davis was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week for his 4th quarter fumble recovery in the end zone for a touchdown.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Northwestern State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
SMU | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 40 |
This game was the 1st meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Northwestern State Demons. After winning 40β7, SMU leads the series 1β0.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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SMU | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
Memphis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This game was the 4th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Memphis Tigers. They last met on November 8, 2008, when Memphis defeated SMU with a final score of 31β26. The Mustangs' 42β0 victory in the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium marks the first time SMU has defeated Memphis and Memphis now leads the series 3β1.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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SMU | 14 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 40 |
#20 TCU | 0 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 33 |
This game marked the 91st edition of the Battle for the Iron Skillet. The two teams last met on September 24, 2010, when TCU defeated SMU 41β24. After the Mustangs' overtime victory in Fort Worth, SMU now trails the series 40β43β7. This marked SMU's second victory over a ranked team since receiving the NCAA Death Penalty for the 1987β8 seasons. After this game, SMU received 5 points in the AP Poll and 10 points in the Coaches Poll. SMU became the first team to beat TCU in Fort Worth since the 2007 season. Wide receiver Darius Johnson was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week for his two receiving touchdowns, 12 catches. And 152 yards in the game. This game was the last away win for SMU in the 2011 season.
This would be, the Mustangs' last win over the Horned Frogs until 2019.
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UCF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
SMU | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
This game was the 4th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and UCF Knights. The two teams last met on December 4, 2010, during the 2010 Conference USA Football Championship Game when UCF defeated SMU 17β7. The Mustangs' 38β17 victory marks the first time SMU has defeated UCF and UCF now leads the series 3β1. For his third straight 300-yard game, QB J.J. McDermott was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week. PR Richard Crawford was named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week for his 92-yard punt return for a touchdown which ties the all-time SMU record.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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SMU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Southern Miss | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
This game was the 3rd meeting of the SMU Mustangs and Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The two teams last met on November 29, 2008, when Southern Miss defeated SMU 28β12. Southern Miss' 27β3 victory propelled them into the top 25 and extends their lead in the overall head-to-head record to an undefeated 3β0.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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SMU | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Tulsa | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
This game marked the 19th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. They last met in the previous season on October 9, 2010, where SMU defeated Tulsa with a final score of 21β18. Following Tulsa's 38β7 victory this season, SMU now leads the series 12β7.
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Tulane | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
SMU | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
This game marked the 20th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Tulane Green Wave. They last met in the previous season on October 30, 2011, where SMU defeated Tulane with a final score of 31β17. Following SMU's 45β24 victory, Tulane now lead the series 12β8. This victory made SMU bowl eligible.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Navy | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
SMU | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
This game marked the 16th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Navy Midshipmen. The two teams have a heated rivalry in which they compete for the Gansz Trophy. They last met in the previous season on October 16, 2010, where Navy defeated SMU with a final score of 28β21. Following Navy's 24β17 victory, the Midshipmen now lead the series 9β7. This loss marked SMU's only loss in Ford Stadium in the 2011 season as well as SMU's only loss to a team with an overall losing record.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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SMU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
#11 Houston | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
This game marked the 26th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Houston Cougars. They last met in the previous season on October 23, 2010, where Houston defeated SMU with a final score of 45β20. Following Houston's 37β7 victory, Houston now leads the series 17β9β1.
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Rice | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
SMU | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
This game marked the 89th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and Rice Owls in the Battle for the Mayor's Cup. They last met in the previous season on October 2, 2010, where SMU defeated Rice with a final score of 42β31. Following SMU's 27β24 victory, SMU now leads the series 48β40β1.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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SMU | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
This game marked the 6th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Pittsburgh Panthers. They last met on January 1, 1983, in the Cotton Bowl Classic, where SMU defeated Pittsburgh 7β3. After SMU won the 2012 BBVA Compass Bowl, the series now stands in the Mustangs' favor 3β2β1
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. SMU Mustangs Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011.
- ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. SMU Mustangs Box Score". ESPN.com. November 12, 2011.
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