2021 SMU Mustangs football team
The 2021 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs 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 (AAC). The Mustangs were led by fourth-year coach Sonny Dykes—on November 29, it was announced that Dykes would leave the program to become the head coach at TCU.[1] He finished at SMU with an overall record of 30–18.
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Fenway Bowl, vs. Virginia, Canceled | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
2021 record | 8–4 (4–4 AAC) |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Garrett Riley (2nd season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | A. J. Ricker (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Jim Leavitt (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Gerald J. Ford Stadium (capacity: 32,000) |
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No. 4 Cincinnati y$^ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Houston y | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After finishing their regular season with an 8–4 record, the Mustangs accepted a bid to play in the Fenway Bowl, where they were due to face the Virginia Cavaliers. On December 26, the Cavaliers withdrew from the game, due to COVID-19 issues; the bowl was subsequently canceled.[2]
Previous season
The Mustangs finished the 2020 season 7–3 and 4–3 in The American play to finish in fifth place in the conference. The Mustangs accepted an invitation to the Frisco Bowl,[3] where they were slated to play the UTSA Roadrunners.[4] However, the bowl was subsequently canceled, due to COVID-19 concerns within the SMU football program.[5]
Preseason
Media poll
The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.[6] Cincinnati, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.
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1 | Cincinnati | 262 (22) |
2 | UCF | 241 (2) |
3 | SMU | 188 |
4 | Houston | 181 |
5 | Memphis | 168 |
6 | Tulsa | 153 |
7 | Tulane | 132 |
T–8 | East Carolina | 85 |
T–8 | Navy | 85 |
10 | Temple | 46 |
11 | South Florida | 43 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian* | ESPN+ | W 56–9 | 23,373 | ||
September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | North Texas* |
| ESPN+ | W 35–12 | 29,121 | |
September 18 | 2:30 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech* | CBSSN | W 39–37 | 15,326 | ||
September 25 | 11:00 a.m. | at TCU* | FS1 | W 42–34 | 46,672 | ||
October 2 | 3:00 p.m. | South Florida![]() |
| ESPNU | W 41–17 | 23,355 | |
October 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Navy | No. 24 | CBSSN | W 31–24 | 28,563 | |
October 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Tulane | No. 21 |
| ESPN | W 55–26 | 22,843 |
October 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Houston | No. 19 | ESPN2 | L 37–44 | 25,676 | |
November 6 | 11:00 a.m. | at Memphis | ESPNU | L 25–28 | 30,191 | ||
November 13 | 11:00 a.m. | UCF |
| ESPNU | W 55–28 | 23,175 | |
November 20 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Cincinnati | ESPN | L 14–48 | 37,978 | ||
November 27 | 3:00 p.m. | Tulsa |
| ESPN2 | L 31–34 | 17,158 | |
December 29 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. Virginia* | ESPN | Canceled | |||
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Personnel
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Depth chart
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Game summaries
Abilene Christian
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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SMU –32 | 66[10] |
Statistics | ACU | SMU |
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First downs | 14 | 27 |
Total yards | 332 | 490 |
Rushing yards | 119 | 171 |
Passing yards | 213 | 319 |
Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Time of possession | 28:22 | 31:38 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Abilene Christian | Passing | Stone Earle | 13/28, 160 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Peyton Mansell | 2 carries, 33 yards | |
Receiving | Kobe Clark | 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD | |
SMU | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 24/30, 317 yards, 7 TD |
Rushing | Ulysses Bentley IV | 10 carries, 48 yards | |
Receiving | Danny Gray | 4 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD |
North Texas
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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SMU –22.5 | 75[11] |
Statistics | UNT | SMU |
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First downs | 23 | 20 |
Total yards | 506 | 536 |
Rushing yards | 122 | 225 |
Passing yards | 384 | 311 |
Turnovers | 5 | 4 |
Time of possession | 36:06 | 23:54 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Texas | Passing | Jace Ruder | 32/51, 366 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | DeAndre Torrey | 16 carries, 71 yards | |
Receiving | Roderic Burns | 12 receptions, 141 yards | |
SMU | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 21/33, 311 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Ulysses Bentley IV | 10 carries, 141 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Rashee Rice | 4 receptions, 99 yards, TD |
at Louisiana Tech
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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SMU –12.5 | 66[12] |
Statistics | SMU | LT |
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First downs | 31 | 24 |
Total yards | 578 | 483 |
Rushing yards | 183 | 132 |
Passing yards | 395 | 351 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 32:37 | 27:23 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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SMU | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 36/48, 395 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Ulysses Bentley IV | 13 carries, 61 yards | |
Receiving | Grant Calcaterra | 7 receptions, 103 yards | |
Louisiana Tech | Passing | Austin Kendall | 24/40, 351 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Marcus Williams Jr. | 13 carries, 65 yards | |
Receiving | Tre Harris | 5 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD |
at TCU
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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TCU –9.5 | 65.5[13] |
Statistics | SMU | TCU |
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First downs | 29 | 20 |
Total yards | 595 | 446 |
Rushing yards | 350 | 170 |
Passing yards | 245 | 276 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 33:52 | 26:08 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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SMU | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 17/28, 245 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Ulysses Bentley IV | 20 rushes, 153 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Danny Gray | 4 receptions, 130 yards, TD | |
TCU | Passing | Max Duggan | 16/28, 276 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Zach Evans | 15 rushes, 113 yards | |
Receiving | Taye Barber | 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD |
South Florida
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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SMU –21 | 68.5[14] |
Statistics | USF | SMU |
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First downs | 19 | 30 |
Total yards | 336 | 463 |
Rushing yards | 113 | 162 |
Passing yards | 223 | 301 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:11 | 32:49 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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South Florida | Passing | Timmy McClain | 14/22, 223 yards |
Rushing | Brian Battie | 7 rushes, 46 yards | |
Receiving | Jimmy Horn Jr. | 5 receptions, 102 yards | |
SMU | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 29/42, 301 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Tre Siggers | 20 rushes, 86 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Danny Gray | 7 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD |
at Navy
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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SMU –13.5 | 56[15] |
Statistics | SMU | NAVY |
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First downs | 22 | 12 |
Total yards | 404 | 241 |
Rushing yards | 80 | 177 |
Passing yards | 324 | 64 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 27:41 | 32:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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SMU | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 30/40, 324 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Tre Siggers | 14 rushes, 49 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Reggie Roberson Jr. | 5 receptions, 100 yards, TD | |
Navy | Passing | Tai Lavatai | 4/7, 64 yards, TD |
Rushing | Tai Lavatai | 24 rushes, 53 yards | |
Receiving | Kai Puailoa-Rojas | 1 reception, 37 yards, TD |
Tulane
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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SMU -14.5 | 70.5[16] |
Statistics | TULN | SMU |
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First downs | 18 | 31 |
Total yards | 428 | 612 |
Rushing yards | 194 | 174 |
Passing yards | 234 | 438 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 25:37 | 34:23 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 11/22, 234 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Tyjae Spears | 14 rushes, 85 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jha'Quan Jackson | 2 receptions, 93 yards | |
SMU | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 30/42, 427 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Tre Siggers | 15 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Danny Gray | 8 receptions, 140 yards |
at Houston
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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SMU –1 | 62 |
Statistics | SMU | HOU |
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First downs | 18 | 23 |
Total yards | 355 | 489 |
Rushing yards | 50 | 77 |
Passing yards | 305 | 412 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 24:22 | 35:23 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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SMU | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 24/37, 305 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Tre Siggers | 13 rushes, 44 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Danny Gray | 5 receptions, 73 yards | |
Houston | Passing | Clayton Tune | 27/37, 412 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Ta'Zhawn Henry | 21 rushes, 49 yards | |
Receiving | Nathaniel Dell | 9 receptions, 165 yards, 3 TD |
at Memphis
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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SMU –3.5 | 72 |
Statistics | SMU | MEM |
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First downs | 16 | 25 |
Total yards | 323 | 468 |
Rushing yards | 61 | 36 |
Passing yards | 262 | 432 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 23:05 | 36:55 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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SMU | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 19/28, 262 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Tre Siggers | 12 rushes, 53 yards | |
Receiving | Danny Gray | 4 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD | |
Memphis | Passing | Seth Henigan | 34/53, 392 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Marquavius Weaver | 10 rushes, 17 yards | |
Receiving | Calvin Austin | 8 receptions, 88 yards |
UCF
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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SMU –7.0 | 62 |
Statistics | UCF | SMU |
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First downs | 15 | 36 |
Total yards | 333 | 631 |
Rushing yards | 124 | 241 |
Passing yards | 209 | 390 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 26:11 | 33:49 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UCF | Passing | Mikey Keene | 18/35, 174 yards, TD |
Rushing | Mark-Antony Richards | 8 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jaylon Robinson | 2 receptions, 50 yards | |
SMU | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 37/54, 377 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Ulysses Bentley IV | 14 rushes, 97 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Dylan Goffney | 10 receptions, 88 yards |
at No. 5 Cincinnati
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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CIN –9.5 | 65.5 |
Statistics | SMU | CIN |
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First downs | 15 | 24 |
Total yards | 199 | 544 |
Rushing yards | 133 | 249 |
Passing yards | 66 | 295 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 24:39 | 35:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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SMU | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 15/26, 66 yards, TD |
Rushing | Ulysses Bentley IV | 11 rushes, 68 yards | |
Receiving | Rashee Rice | 7 receptions, 21 yards, TD | |
Cincinnati | Passing | Desmond Ridder | 17/23, 274 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Jerome Ford | 19 rushes, 82 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Tre Tucker | 7 receptions, 114 yards |
Tulsa
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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SMU –6.5 | 62.5 |
Statistics | TLSA | SMU |
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First downs | 22 | 23 |
Total yards | 374 | 405 |
Rushing yards | 130 | 107 |
Passing yards | 244 | 298 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 31:12 | 28:48 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tulsa | Passing | Davis Brin | 18/33, 244 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Shamari Brooks | 18 rushes, 71 yards | |
Receiving | Josh Johnson | 6 receptions, 117 yards, TD | |
SMU | Passing | Tanner Mordecai | 26/46, 298 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Tyler Lavine | 8 rushes, 51 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Roderick Daniels Jr. | 3 receptions, 96 yards, TD |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | RV | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 23 | RV | RV | — | — | — | |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 24 | RV | RV | — | — | — | |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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