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2007 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2007
team	SMU Mustangs
sport	football
conference	Conference USA
division	West Division
short_conf	C-USA
record	1–11
conf_record	0–8
head_coach	Phil Bennett
hc_year	6th
off_coach	Rusty Burns
oc_year	4th
off_scheme	Spread
def_coach	Jim Gush
dc_year	6th
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	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.

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).

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

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Roster

Rusty Burns Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Jim Gush Defensive coordinator/secondary
Larry Edmondson Wide receivers
Clarence James Jr. Running backs
Flint Risien Offensive tackles/Tight ends
Eric Roark Defensive ends
Joe Sawyer Defensive tackles
Joe Tumpkin Linebackers
Ronnie Vinklarek Offensive line

Game summaries

Texas Tech

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

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

At TCU

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

At Southern Miss

Tulane

At Tulsa

At Houston

Rice

UCF

At Memphis

References

"2020 Football Media Guide".
"2007 SMU Mustangs Stats". [[Sports Reference]].

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