Numbers / notes: UH 35, SMU 22

[PonyPride]

SMU Postgame Notes
October 7, 2017
Houston 35, SMU 22
Houston (4-1, 2-0 American), SMU (4-2, 1-1 American)
TDECU Stadium
Houston, Texas

Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=181027

NEXT GAME

At Cincinnati – Saturday, October 21 – Time TBD – Nippert Stadium
TV: TBD
Radio: KTCK 1310 AM/96.7 FM “The Ticket” or KLIF 570 AM (TuneIn app)

TEAM NOTES

Captains: Trey Quinn (#18, Jr., WR), Mitchell Kaufman (#24, Jr., TE), Matt McNew (#22, Jr., LB), RC Cox (#32, Sr., LB)

SMU was 4-6 (FG, TD, FG, missed FG, TD, interception) in the red zone is now 21-24 on the season

SMU had 544 total yards (147 rushing, 397 passing) – most allowed by Houston this season
- Over the past 9 games, SMU has
o 376 total points – 41.7 per game (first game under 27 in that stretch)
o 4522 total yards – 502 per game (400 in all 9 games)
- SMU had scored in every quarter this season until the 4th quarter (first 23 quarters of the season)

SMU had 2 interceptions (Christian Davis, Mikial Onu)
- SMU has multiple takeaways in 5 of 6 games this year
- Has at least one takeaway in 9 consecutive games

SMU had 30 first downs – has 28+ in the past 3 games (31 vs Arkansas State, 28 vs. Connecticut)

SMU had 2 players with 10+ receptions and 150+ receiving yards
- Trey Quinn 17-156 with 1 TD (career highs for catches & yards - SMU record is 18 receptions)
o 10+ catches in consecutive games (15 vs. Connecticut last week) - First Mustang with 10+ in consecutive games since Courtland Sutton did in 2016 (at East Carolina 11/12, USF 11/19)
- Courtland Sutton 11-160
- First time 2 receivers with 100+ yards in consecutive games (Sutton & Quinn also did it vs. Connecticut last week) since a streak of 3 straight in 2013 – at Memphis 10/19, Temple 10/23, at Cincinnati 11/9
- First time 2 receivers with 150+ yards receiving since Keenan Holman (209), Der’rikk Thompson (158) vs Temple 10/26/13
- First time two receivers had 10+ receptions since Jeremy Johnson (11) and Darius Joseph (12) at Cincinnati 11/9/13

VIDEOS:
- Ben Hicks 5-yard TD pass to Trey Quinn https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status ... 5634377728
- Christian Davis interception https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status ... 8931542016

SMU SEASON SCORING AVG

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2017

43.8
1
1981

33.2
2
2012

30.5
3
2009

29.2
4
1982

28.9
5
2007

28.3
6
2015

27.8
7
2016

27.7


SMU SEASON TOT OFF - YDS/GM

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2017

506.7
1
2013

435.2
2
2016

427.3
3
2007

422.3
4
2010

414.6
5
1968

394.0

SMU INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

Ben Hicks (#8, So., QB)
- 41-58 passing for 397 yards with 1 TDs (15 passing TDs on the season)
o Career highs for completions (was 31), attempts (was 52) and yards (was 380)
o 3rd 300-yard game this season, 6th career 300-yard game (T-4th career at SMU)
- Now has 4602 career yards, 8th at SMU
- Now has 34 career passing TDs, T-7th at SMU
- Now has 364 career completions, 9th at SMU
- VIDEO: Ben Hicks 5-yard TD pass to Trey Quinn https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status ... 5634377728

CAREER TD PASSES


1
Justin Willis, 2006-08
51
2
Kyle Padron, 2009-11
41
3
Chuck Hixson, 1968-70
40
4
Bo Levi Mitchell, 2009
36

Garrett Gilbert, 2012-13
36
6
Mike Romo, 1989-92
35
7
Mike Ford, 1977-80

34

Ben Hicks, 2016-

34

CAREER 300-YD PASSING GAMES
1
Garrett Gilbert, 2012-13
9
2
Chuck Hixson, 1968-70
8

Kyle Padron, 2009-11
8
4
Mike Romo, 1989-92
6

Bo Levi Mitchell, 2008-09
6

Ben Hicks, 2016-

6

CAREER PASSING YARDS

1
Chuck Hixson, 1968-70
7179
2
Garrett Gilbert, 2012-13
6460
3
Mike Ford, 1977-80

6239
4
Mike Romo, 1989-92
6041
5
Kyle Padron, 2009-11
5902
6
Ramon Flanigan, 1992-97
5640
7
Justin Willis, 2006-09
4991
8
Ben Hicks, 2016-

4602

CAREER COMPLETIONS


1
Chuck Hixson, 1968-70
642
2
Garrett Gilbert, 2012-13
603
3
Mike Romo, 1989-92
601
4
Mike Ford, 1977-80

475
5
Kyle Padron, 2009-11
446
6
Ramon Flanigan, 1992-97
438
7
Justin Willis, 2006-08
424
8
Bo Levi Mitchell, 2008-09
385
9
Ben Hicks, 2016-

364



Courtland Sutton (#16, Jr., WR) – Biletnikoff Award Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Watch List
- Was 11-160 receiving
o 11th career 100-yard game, 3rd this season
- Has2624 career receiving yards (6th at SMU, entered game 7th among active in FBS)
- Has a reception in 30 straight games (entered game T-8th in FBS)

SMU CAREER RECEIVING YARDS

1
Emmanuel Sanders, 2006-09
3791
2
Aldrick Robinson, 2007-10

3314
3
Cole Beasley, 2008-11

2959
4
Darius Johnson, 2009-12

2854
5
Emanuel Tolbert, 1976-79

2784
6
Courtland Sutton, 2014-

2624

CAREER RECEPTIONS



1
Emmanuel Sanders, 2006-09
285
2
Cole Beasley, 2008-11

255
3
Jason Wolf, 1989-92

235
4
Darius Johnson, 2009-12

232
5
Jeremy Johnson, 2010-13

196
6
Mick Rossley, 1991-94

186
7
Aldrick Robinson, 2007-10

181
8
Darius Joseph, 2011-15

174
9
Emanuel Tolbert, 1976-79

171
10
Korey Beard, 1989-92

165
11
Courtland Sutton, 2014-

158

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Evan Brown (#63, Sr., C) – Rimington Trophy Watch List, Outland Trophy Watch List
- Has started all 40 games played as a Mustang

Christian Davis (#28, So., DB) – Had his first career interception and 2 tackles
- VIDEO: Christian Davis interception https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status ... 8931542016

Ke’Mon Freeman (#13, So, RB)
- 6-24 rushing with 1 TD (7 TDs on the season and 11 for his career)
o 4th straight game with at least one rushing TD

Xavier Jones (#5, SO., RB) - 13-99 rushing

Justin Lawler (#99, Sr., DE) – Nagurski Watch List, Bednarik Watch List, Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, Handricks Award Watch List
- Had 7 tackles, 2 QB hurries and a pass breakup

Kyran Mitchell (#11, Jr., LB) – Had 6 tackles, including 2 TFLs (has multiple TFLs in 4 of past 5 games, at least one in 5 of 6 games)

Mikial Onu (#4, So., S) – Team-high 9 tackles & his first career interception

Trey Quinn (#18, Jr., WR)
- 17-156 receiving with 1 TD
o Career-high 17 receptions (was 15)
o Career-high 156 receiving yards (was 116)
o 3rd 100-yard game (all in past 4 contests)
- 10+ catches in consecutive games (15 vs. Connecticut last week)
o First Mustang with 10+ in consecutive games since Courtland Sutton did in 2016 (at East Carolina 11/12, USF 11/19)
- VIDEO: Ben Hicks 5-yard TD pass to Trey Quinn https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status ... 5634377728

Braeden West (#6, Jr., RB) – Doak Walker Award Watch List, Paul Hornung Watch List
- Was 3-24 rushing and 3-37 receiving

Jordan Wyatt (#15, LB) – Nagurski Watch List
- 4 tackles

[ojaipony]

I understand we got behind and had to throw with time running out, but I think we "over did" the running back by committee thing. X Jones was running wild and we should have kept going back to him. I understand that we won't to get close and then bring in the "bruiser" once the defense is on it's heels, but with running backs, I think you have to stick to the hot hand. Pull him out for a snap or 2 when needs a blow, but if I was X Jones, I'd be pissed. He was running all over them and West had a little bit of a burst (playing in front of his home crowd). I know we're also trying to save legs for the season, but this was "winning time" and with a bye coming up.

[indianmustang]

with so much on hicks,he might become QB with most TDs thrown

[ojaipony]

Looking back, the one thing that really did surprise me is that Applewhite "out called" Morris in this one. I'm very surprised by that. A few examples:

- He stuck with Catalon and kept running and he finally broke a few.
- We didn't stick with X Jones when he was running wild on them. He could have easily had over 150 yards rushing if we stuck with it (and I'm not talking about the last 2 drives).
- No real throws to Proche (the one in the flat and then the forced one, but on one drive Quinn had to come out for a breather - even superman gets tired - and we stalled, instead of just keep going right at them (Proche can run the same routes and get open, he's not as savvy/strong as Quinn but he's shifty and athletic and it could have helped had it gotten one or two intermediate middle routes targeted to him).
- They hit on a big trick play and then we did not counter. Instead of coming right back and staying aggressive, we got conservative. That's on the play calling with those 2 crucial 3 and outs there in the second half. That was the game right there.

Had we won? I don't know, hard to over come those missed "gimme" kicks and all those penalties on the road against a good team but I'd like our chances. Sutton's key drop also.

Ok, done with the "monday morning quarterbacking". Beat Cincy!! Pony UP!

[mrydel]

You know, Sutton is an All American and we expect him to catch everything, but if you look at that play closely, the DB came over his back (legally) and then hooked Sutton’s left arm and jerked it away, causing the ball to drop. A very, very well played defensive back move that should receive some credit.