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.
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, where they were slated to play the UTSA Roadrunners. However, the bowl was subsequently canceled, due to COVID-19 concerns within the SMU football program.
Preseason
Media poll The preseason Poll was released September 1
Media poll 1 UCF 204 (10) 2 Cincinnati 201 (7) 3 Memphis 192 (2) 4 SMU 146 5 Navy 125 (1) 6 Tulane 118 7 Houston 114 8 Temple 88 9 Tulsa 49 10 East Carolina 42 11 South Florida 41
Recruiting class References:
Schedule
Rankings
Personnel
Depth chart †
Game summaries At Texas State
Statistics SMUTexas State First downs 26 22 Total yards 544 416 Rushing yards 177 189 Passing yards 367 227 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 32:03 27:57
At North Texas
Statistics SMUNorth Texas First downs 33 25 Total yards 710 517 Rushing yards 366 212 Passing yards 344 305 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 34:31 25:29
Stephen F. Austin
Statistics Stephen F. AustinSMU First downs 14 24 Total yards 216 432 Rushing yards 51 260 Passing yards 165 172 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 34:25 25:35
Memphis
Statistics MemphisSMU First downs 26 21 Total yards 501 549 Rushing yards 205 75 Passing yards 296 474 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 30:51 29:09
At Tulane
Statistics SMUTulane First downs 25 23 Total yards 581 387 Rushing yards 142 195 Passing yards 439 192 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 31:01 28:59
Cincinnati
Statistics CincinnatiSMU First downs 17 22 Total yards 439 290 Rushing yards 313 75 Passing yards 126 215 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 27:15 32:45
Navy
Statistics NavySMU First downs 27 25 Total yards 430 555 Rushing yards 191 255 Passing yards 239 300 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 34:27 25:33
At Temple
Statistics SMUTemple First downs 24 19 Total yards 549 368 Rushing yards 194 157 Passing yards 355 211 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 24:55 35:05
At Tulsa
Statistics SMUTulsa First downs 27 25 Total yards 455 351 Rushing yards 130 151 Passing yards 325 200 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 29:18 30:42
At East Carolina
Statistics SMUEast Carolina First downs 26 28 Total yards 384 493 Rushing yards 70 160 Passing yards 314 333 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 29:43 30:17
Players drafted into the NFL
3 104 Brandon Stephens CB Baltimore Ravens 4 127 Kylen Granson TE Indianapolis Colts
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