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2022 SMU Mustangs football | |
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New Mexico Bowl, L 23–24 vs. BYU | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–6 (5–3 AAC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Casey Woods (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Scott Symons (1st season) |
Base defense | Multiple 3–4 |
Home stadium | Gerald J. Ford Stadium |
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No. 9 Tulane y$ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF y | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Tulane 45, UCF 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2022 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, and competed in the American Athletic Conference (The American). They were led by first-year head coach Rhett Lashlee.
Preseason
Media poll
The American Athletic Conference media day was held virtually on July 28.[1] The Mustangs were predicted to finish fourth in the conference preseason poll.[2]
Media poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Houston | 243 (7) |
2 | Cincinnati | 242 (10) |
3 | UCF | 225 (7) |
4 | SMU | 187 |
5 | Memphis | 162 |
6 | East Carolina | 157 |
7 | Tulane | 115 |
8 | Tulsa | 93 |
9 | South Florida | 71 |
10 | Navy | 61 |
11 | Temple | 28 |
Schedule
SMU and The American announced the 2022 football schedule on February 17, 2022.[3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:30 p.m. | at North Texas* | CBSSN | W 48–10 | 25,306 | |
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Lamar* | ESPN+ | W 45–16 | 26,509 | |
September 17 | 6:30 p.m. | at Maryland* | FS1 | L 27–34 | 31,194 | |
September 24 | 11:00 a.m. | TCU* |
| ESPNU | L 34–42 | 35,569 |
October 5 [a] | 6:00 p.m. | at UCF | ESPN2 | L 19–41 | 27,495 | |
October 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Navy |
| ESPN | W 40–34 | 24,583 |
October 22 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 21 Cincinnati |
| ESPN | L 27–29 | 23,566 |
October 29 | 2:30 p.m. | at Tulsa | ESPN+ | W 45–34 | 22,993 | |
November 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Houston |
| NFLN | W 77–63 | 23,841 |
November 12 | 11:00 a.m. | at South Florida | ESPNU | W 41–23 | 24,907 | |
November 17 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Tulane | ESPN | L 24–59 | 20,894 | |
November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Memphis |
| ESPN2 | W 34–31 | 15,759 |
December 17 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. BYU* | ABC | L 23–24 | 22,209 | |
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- ^ Due to Hurricane Ian's impact on Orlando and surrounding areas, the UCF versus SMU football game was moved to Wednesday, October 5.[4]
Game summaries
At North Texas
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 14 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 48 |
Mean Green | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Game information | ||
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Lamar
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Mustangs | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
- Game attendance: 26,509
- Referee: Edwin Lee
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich, Stanford Routt and Morgan Uber
- Box score, Recap
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At Maryland
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
Terrapins | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
at Maryland Stadium, College Park, Maryland
- Date: September 17
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT / 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 31,194
- Referee: Mark Kluczynski
- TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Devin Gardner
- Box score, Recap
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TCU
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Horned Frogs | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
- Date: September 24
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 95 °F (35 °C)
- Game attendance: 35,569
- Referee: Derek Anderson
- TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen and Rene Ingoglia
- Box score, Recap