2013 SMU Mustangs football team explained

The 2013 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs, led by sixth-year head coach June Jones, played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, an enclave of Dallas. This was the first year as a member of the American Athletic Conference after having previously played in Conference USA. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in American Athletic play to finish in fifth place.

Game summaries

Texas Tech

See also: 2013 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.

Statistics	TTU	SMU
First downs	31	31
Total yards	461	490
Rushing yards	48	102
Passing yards	413	388
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	28:37	31:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing		43/60, 413 yards, 4 TD
Rushing	Baker Mayfield	12 rushes, 16 yards, TD
Receiving		13 receptions, 150 yards
SMU	Passing		41/62, 388 yards
Rushing	Garrett Gilbert	14 rushes, 53 yards, TD
Receiving	Jeremy Johnson	12 receptions, 131 yards

No. 3 (FCS) Montana State

See also: 2013 Montana State Bobcats football team.

Statistics	MTST	SMU
First downs	25	22
Total yards	378	461
Rushing yards	160	144
Passing yards	218	317
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	33:29	26:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing		17/27, 218 yards, TD
Rushing	Cody Kirk	29 rushes, 107 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Tanner Bleskin	5 receptions, 73 yards
SMU	Passing	Garrett Gilbert	35/48, 317 yards, TD
Rushing	K. C. Nlemchi	8 rushes, 54 yards, TD
Receiving	Darius Joseph	12 receptions, 113 yards, TD

At No. 10 Texas A&M

Statistics	SMU	TAMU
First downs	25	27
Total yards	434	581
Rushing yards	93	265
Passing yards	341	316
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	29:04	30:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Garrett Gilbert	37/62, 310 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Prescott Line	9 rushes, 40 yards
Receiving	Keenan Holman	10 receptions, 133 yards, TD
Texas A&M	Passing		14/21, 244 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Johnny Manziel	12 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Malcome Kennedy	6 receptions, 83 yards, TD

At TCU

See also: 2013 TCU Horned Frogs football team.

Statistics	SMU	TCU
First downs	15	16
Total yards	292	335
Rushing yards	16	107
Passing yards	276	228
Turnovers	5	2
Time of possession	17:01	42:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Garrett Gilbert	23/44, 276 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
Rushing	K. C. Nlemchi	10 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving	Jeremy Johnson	11 receptions, 159 yards, TD
TCU	Passing		15/26, 228 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Waymon James	11 rushes, 54 yards, TD
Receiving	Ty Slanina	3 receptions, 63 yards, TD

Rutgers

See also: 2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.

Statistics	RUTG	SMU
First downs	22	23
Total yards	474	558
Rushing yards	191	74
Passing yards	283	484
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	31:56	28:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing		19/33, 283 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing	Justin Goodwin	24 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Justin Goodwin	2 receptions, 73 yards, TD
SMU	Passing	Garrett Gilbert	45/70, 484 yards, 5 TD
Rushing	Traylon Shead	15 rushes, 69 yards
Receiving	Jeremy Johnson	18 receptions, 217 yards, 3 TD

At Memphis

See also: 2013 Memphis Tigers football team.

Statistics	SMU	MEM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Memphis	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Temple

See also: 2013 Temple Owls football team.

Statistics	TEM	SMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
SMU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Cincinnati

See also: 2013 Cincinnati Bearcats football team.

Statistics	SMU	CIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cincinnati	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

UConn

See also: 2013 UConn Huskies football team.

Statistics	CONN	SMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
SMU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At South Florida

See also: 2013 South Florida Bulls football team.

Statistics	SMU	USF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Florida	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Houston

See also: 2013 Houston Cougars football team.

Statistics	SMU	HOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Houston	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 15 UCF

See also: 2013 UCF Knights football team.

Statistics	UCF	SMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCF	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
SMU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving