2007 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2007 SMU Mustangs football Conference USA West Division C-USA 1–11 0–8 Phil Bennett 6th Rusty Burns 4th Spread Jim Gush 6th 4–3 Gerald J. Ford Stadium The 2007 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Phil Bennett in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last of out of six teams in C-USA's West Division.https://smumustangs.com/sports/2020/9/2/2020-football-media-guide.aspx 2020 Football Media Guide The Mustangs scored an average of 28.3 points per game (54th of 119 in FBS) while allowing 39.8 points per game (117th of 119 in FBS).Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-methodist/2007.html 2007 SMU Mustangs Stats July 16, 2022 Previous season The 2006 team finished with an overall record of 6–6. The team went 4–4 in conference play, finishing in fourth place in the Conference USA's West Division. Despite being bowl eligible the Mustangs were not invited to a bowl game. Schedule 2007 AP Central September 3, 2007 3:00 p.m. l y Texas Tech Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX ESPN 9–49 26,969 September 8 7:00 p.m. w y North Texas Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Safeway Bowl 45–31 20,517 September 15 6:00 p.m. l y y Arkansas State ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR KTXA 28–45 17,465 September 22 7:30 p.m. l y y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry CSTV 7–21 31,511 September 29 3:30 p.m. l UTEP Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX CSTV 45–48 OT 16,464 October 13 6:30 p.m. l y Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS CSTV 7–28 31,253 October 20 7:00 p.m. l Tulane Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX FSN 34–41 OT 14,901 October 27 2:00 p.m. l y Tulsa Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK KTXA 23–29 18,853 November 4 7:00 p.m. l y Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX ESPN rivalry 28–38 22,774 November 10 2:00 p.m. l y Rice Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX rivalry 42–43 13,902 November 17 2:00 p.m. l UCF Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 20–49 10,271 November 24 1:00 p.m. l y Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN KTXA 52–55 3OT 20,184 Roster 2007 SMU Mustangs f 70 Fr Kelvin Beachum OL y 79 Fr J. T. Brooks OL 83 So Phillip Burley WR 69 So Calvin Crockett OL 31 Fr Travis DeJohn RB 88 Fr Bradley Haynes WR 9 Sr Jessie Henderson WR 25 So Morgan Hudnall WR 25 Sr La'Cori Johnson WR 77 Fr Josh LeRibeus OL y 78 Fr Derek Lilly OL 74 Sr Sean Lobo OL 20 Jr James Mapps RB 45 Sr Andrew McKinney TE 6 Fr Michael Morse QB 10 Fr Daniel Miller QB 72 Jr Ross Nigh OL 24 So Aldrick Robinson WR y 17 Jr Emmanuel Sanders WR y 12 So Zach Rhodes QB 16 Fr Simeon Thomas WR 71 Fr Kelly Turner OL 14 Fr Logan Turner QB 16 So Justin Willis QB 5 Jr Zach Zimmerman WR 12 So Derrius Bell DB 54 So Taylor Bon LB 27 Sr Will Bonilla LB 23 Fr Chris Castro DB 35 So Tim Crosby DB 20 So Chase Courtney DB 10 Jr Rock Dennis DB 95 Fr Mickey Dollens DL 52 So Pete Fleps LB 29 Jr Chase Kennemer LB 98 Fr Szymon Czerniak DL 99 Sr Serge Elizee DT 32 Jr K. J. Ellis DB 96 So Josh Geldert DE 97 Fr Ben Goldthorpe DL 94 Sr Patrick Handy DL 7 Sr David Haynes DB 90 So Rush Hughes DE 6 Jr Bryan McCann CB y 55 So John Nwisienyi LB 52 Fr Garrett Olson LB 93 Jr Chris Parham DE 13 Fr DeMikel Shankle DB 33 Fr Seth Sloan DB 18 Fr Terrance Wilkerson DB 48 So Youri Yenga DE 59 Jr Sam Bennett LS 4 Jr Kellis Cunningham P K 11 Sr Andrew Galloway P 15 Sr Thomas Morstead P K y 65 Jr Jackson Taylor LS http://smumustangs.com/roster.aspx?roster=71&path=football *Phil Bennett Rusty BurnsOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks Jim GushDefensive coordinator/secondary Larry EdmondsonWide receivers Clarence James Jr.Running backs Flint RisienOffensive tackles/Tight ends Eric RoarkDefensive ends Joe SawyerDefensive tackles Joe TumpkinLinebackers Ronnie VinklarekOffensive line Game summaries Texas Tech 2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse Texas Tech Red Raiders at SMU Mustangs – Game summary September 3, 2007 3:00 p.m. CDT Red Raiders 7 14 14 14 Mustangs 3 3 0 3 Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas 26,969 ESPN Recap, Box score First quarter TTU – Graham Harrell 1-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 10:19. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:41. SMU – Thomas Morstead 36-yard field goal, 7:53. Red Raiders 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 2:23. Second quarter TTU – Danny Amendola 49-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Alex Trlica kick), 14:10. Red Raiders 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 2:41. SMU – Thomas Morstead 35-yard field goal, 5:58. Red Raiders 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:38. TTU – Michael Crabtree 1-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Alex Trlica kick), 0:02. Red Raiders 21–6. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 5:57. Third quarter TTU – Michael Crabtree 42-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Alex Trlica kick), 8:00. Red Raiders 28–6. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:50. TTU – Michael Crabtree 2-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Alex Trlica kick), 1:14. Red Raiders 35–6. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:22. Fourth quarter TTU – Shannon Woods 2-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 12:23. Red Raiders 42–6. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 1:02. SMU – Thomas Morstead 37-yard field goal, 10:16. Red Raiders 42–9. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 2:07. TTU – Shannon Woods 5-yard run (Alex Trlica kick), 2:01. Red Raiders 49–9. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:28. Top passers TTU – Graham Harrell – 44/59, 419 yards, 4 TD SMU – Justin Willis – 15/33, 138 yards, 2 INT Top rushers TTU – Shannon Woods – 10 rushes, 45 yards, 2 TD SMU – Justin Willis – 14 rushes, 40 yards Top receivers TTU – Danny Amendola – 10 receptions, 149 yards, TD SMU – Zack Sledge – 4 receptions, 64 yards North Texas 2007 North Texas Mean Green football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse North Texas Mean Green at SMU Mustangs – Game summary September 8 7:00 p.m CDT Mean Green 14 0 3 14 Mustangs 3 14 14 14 Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas 20,517 Recap, Box score First quarter UNT – Brandon Jackson 4-yard pass from Danny Meager (Thomas Moreland kick), 5:18. Mean Green 7–0. SMU – Thomas Morstead 29-yard field goal, 1:22. Mean Green 7–3. UNT – Casey Fitzgerald 25-yard pass from Danny Meager (Thomas Moreland kick), 0:00. Mean Green 14–3. Second quarter SMU – James Mapps 5-yard run (Thomas Morstead kick), 6:50. Mean Green 14–10. SMU – DeMyron Martin 1-yard run (Thomas Morstead kick), 0:00. Mustangs 17–14. Third quarter SMU – Emmanuel Sanders 1-yard pass from Justin Willis (Thomas Morstead kick), 13:22. Mustangs 24–14. UNT – Thomas Moreland 29-yard field goal, 4:37. Mustangs 24–17. SMU – 29-yard run (Thomas Morstead kick), 0:00. Mustangs 31–17. Fourth quarter UNT – Casey Fitzgerald 26-yard pass from Danny Meager (Thomas Moreland kick), 12:38. Mustangs 31–24. UNT – Micah Mosley 2-yard run (Thomas Moreland kick), 8:35. Tied 31–31. SMU – Zack Sledge 13-yard pass from Justin Willis (Thomas Morstead kick), 4:19. Mustangs 38–31. SMU – Bryce Hudman 49-yard interception return (Thomas Morstead kick), 3:39. Mustangs 45–31. Top passers UNT – Danny Meager – 46/64, 602 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT SMU – Justin Willis – 30/42, 353 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers UNT – Micah Mosley – 12 rushes, 39 yards, TD SMU – Justin Willis – 10 rushes, 82 yards Top receivers UNT – Casey Fitzgerald – 18 receptions, 327 yards, 2 TD SMU – Devin Lowrey – 7 receptions, 160 yards At Arkansas State 2007 Arkansas State Indians football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse SMU Mustangs at Arkansas State Indians – Game summary September 15 6:00 p.m. CDT Mustangs 0 14 7 7 Indians 21 0 7 17 ASU Stadium, Jonesboro, Arkansas 17,465 KTXA Recap, Box score At TCU 2007 TCU Horned Frogs football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs – Game summary September 22 7:30 p.m. CDT Mustangs 7 0 0 0 Horned Frogs 7 14 0 0 Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas 31,511 CSTV Recap, Box score First quarter SMU – DeMyron Martin 15-yard run (Thomas Morstead kick), 7:42. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 0:44. TCU – Bart Johnson 17-yard punt return (Chris Manfredini kick), 4:14. Tied 7–7. Second quarter TCU – Robert Henson 58-yard interception return (Chris Manfredini kick), 11:47. Horned Frogs 14–7. TCU – Derek Moore 15-yard pass from Marcus Jackson (Chris Manfredini kick), 3:40. Horned Frogs 21–7. Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 6:27. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers SMU – Justin Willis – 19/34, 203 yards, INT TCU – Marcus Jackson – 6/12, 68 yards, TD Top rushsers SMU – DeMyron Martin – 19 rushes, 100 yards, TD TCU – Aaron Brown – 11 rushes, 92 yards Top receivers SMU – Emmanuel Sanders – 7 receptions, 98 yards TCU – Derek Moore – 2 receptions, 38 yards, TD UTEP 2007 UTEP Miners football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse UTEP Miners at SMU Mustangs – Game summary September 29 3:30 p.m. CDT Miners 0 14 14 14 6 Mustangs 7 21 7 7 3 Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas 16,464 CSTV Recap, Box score At Southern Miss 2007 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse SMU Mustangs at Southern Miss Golden Eagles – Game summary 6:30 p.m. CDT October 13 Mustangs 0 0 0 7 Golden Eagles 0 21 0 7 M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 31,253 CSTV Recap, Box score Tulane 2007 Tulane Green Wave football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse Tulane Green Wave at SMU Mustangs – Game summary October 20 7:00 p.m. CDT Green Wave 0 17 10 7 7 Mustangs 7 10 0 17 0 Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas 14,901 FSN Recap, Box score At Tulsa 2007 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse SMU Mustangs at Tulsa Golden Hurricane – Game summary October 27 2:00 p.m. CDT Mustangs 0 13 7 3 Golden Hurricane 0 7 7 15 H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma 18,853 KTXA Recap, Box score At Houston 2007 Houston Cougars football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars – Game summary November 4 7:00 p.m. CST Mustangs 14 0 14 0 Cougars 7 24 0 7 Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas 22,774 ESPN Recap, Box score Rice 2007 Rice Owls football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse Rice Owls at SMU Mustangs – Game summary November 10 2:00 p.m. CST Owls 13 14 0 16 Mustangs 14 7 21 0 Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas 13,902 Recap, Box score UCF 2007 UCF Knights football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse UCF Knights at SMU Mustangs – Game summary November 17 2:00 p.m. CST Knights 21 14 14 0 Mustangs 10 3 7 0 Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas 10,271 Recap, Box score At Memphis 2007 Memphis Tigers football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse SMU Mustangs at Memphis Tigers – Game summary November 24 1:00 p.m. CST Mustangs 7 21 7 7 3 7 0 Tigers 14 7 21 0 3 7 3 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee 20,184 KTXA Recap, Box score References SMU Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons SMU Mustangs football