2007 SMU Mustangs football team
2007 SMU Mustangs football | |
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Conference | Conference USA |
Division | West Division |
Record | 1–11 (0–8 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Rusty Burns (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Jim Gush (6th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Gerald J. Ford Stadium |
Seasons |
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UCF x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tulsa xy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
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).[2]
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Texas Tech* | ESPN | L 9–49 | 26,969 | |
September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas* |
| W 45–31 | 20,517 | |
September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State* | KTXA | L 28–45 | 17,465 | |
September 22 | 7:30 p.m. | at TCU* | CSTV | L 7–21 | 31,511 | |
September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | UTEP |
| CSTV | L 45–48 OT | 16,464 |
October 13 | 6:30 p.m. | at Southern Miss | CSTV | L 7–28 | 31,253 | |
October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane |
| FSN | L 34–41 OT | 14,901 |
October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | KTXA | L 23–29 | 18,853 | |
November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Houston | ESPN | L 28–38 | 22,774 | |
November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice![]() |
| L 42–43 | 13,902 | |
November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | UCF |
| L 20–49 | 10,271 | |
November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Memphis | KTXA | L 52–55 3OT | 20,184 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Roster |
Game summaries
Texas Tech
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Red Raiders | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
Mustangs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
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North Texas
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mean Green | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
Mustangs | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 7:00 p.m CDT
- Game attendance: 20,517
- Recap, Box score
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At Arkansas State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Indians | 21 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
at ASU Stadium, Jonesboro, Arkansas
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 17,465
- TV: KTXA
- Recap, Box score
At TCU
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Horned Frogs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
- Date: September 22
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 31,511
- TV: CSTV
- Recap, Box score
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UTEP
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Miners | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 48 |
Mustangs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 16,464
- TV: CSTV
- Recap, Box score
At Southern Miss
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Golden Eagles | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Date: 6:30 p.m. CDT
- Game time: October 13
- Game attendance: 31,253
- TV: CSTV
- Recap, Box score
Tulane
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Green Wave | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Mustangs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 14,901
- TV: FSN
- Recap, Box score
At Tulsa
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Golden Hurricane | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
at H. A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 18,853
- TV: KTXA
- Recap, Box score
At Houston
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Cougars | 7 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
at Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: November 4
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 22,774
- TV: ESPN
- Recap, Box score
Rice
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 13 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 43 |
Mustangs | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
- Date: November 10
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 13,902
- Recap, Box score
UCF
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Knights | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
Mustangs | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
- Date: November 17
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 10,271
- Recap, Box score
At Memphis
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
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Mustangs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 52 |
Tigers | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 55 |
at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 20,184
- TV: KTXA
- Recap, Box score
References
- ^ "2020 Football Media Guide".
- ^ "2007 SMU Mustangs Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 16, 2022.