Numbers / notes: UCF 31, SMU 24
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 12:57 amSMU Postgame Notes
November 4, 2017
[15/14] UCF 31, SMU 24
UCF (8-0, 5-0 American), SMU (6-3, 3-2 American)
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas, Texas
SMU Homecoming
NEXT GAME
At [--/RV] Navy – Saturday, Nov. 11 – 3:30pm ET/2:30pmk CT – Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
TV: CBS Sports Network
Radio: KTCK 1310 AM/96.7 FM “The Ticket” & (TuneIn app)
TEAM NOTES
Captains: Evan Brown (#63, Sr., OL), Justin Lawler (#99, Sr., DE), Courtland Sutton (#16, Jr., WR), Jordan Wyatt (#15, Jr., DB)
7 points is the smallest margin for UCF this season (was 31-21 win at Navy)
First home loss of the season (5-1)
SMU had 489 total yards (206 rushing, 283 passing)
- Over the past 12 games, SMU has
o 469 total points – 39.1 per game
o 6027 total yards – 502.3 per game (400 in all 12 games – 3rd longest active streak in FBS of 400+; Oklahoma 21, Oklahoma State 14)
SMU had 3 takeaways (interceptions by Mikial Onu, Jordan Wyatt, fumble recovery by Rodney Clemons)
- SMU was +2 for the game (entered the game with an average +1.25 turnover margin, 8th in FBS)
- Jordan Wyatt had a 36-yard interception return for a TD
o Set SMU record with 5th career defensive TD (also tied for most among active players in FBS)
o Tied SMU record with 4th interception return TD
-
SMU had 2 sacks (Delontae Scott, Tyeson Neals) - SMU entered the game averaging 3.00 per game (16th in FBS, 1st in AAC)
VIDEOS:
- Ben Hicks 86 yard TD pass to James Proche http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290143
- Mikial Onu interception http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290168
- Jordan Wyatt 36-yard interception return for TD http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290565
SMU SCORING AVG
---
2017
39.6
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 SCORING
1
2012
397
2
2009
380
3
1981
365
4
2010
360
5
2017
356
6
1982
347
7
2007
340
8
2011
336
9
2015
333
10
2016
332
SMU TOT OFF - YDS/GM
---
2017
505.0
1
2013
435.2
2
2016
427.3
3
2007
422.3
4
2010
414.6
5
1968
394.0
SMU TOT OFF - YDS/PLAY
---
2017
6.50
1
2010
6.31
2
2011
6.08
3
2009
5.99
4
1984
5.83
5
2007
5.62
SMU PASSING YARDS/GM
1
2013
341.4
---
2017
315.8
2
1968
284.5
3
2009
282.0
4
1989
277.0
5
1978
276.2
SMU GAME RECORDS
On the first play from scrimmage, James Proche scored on an 86-yard pass from Ben Hicks
- Career-long reception for Proche
- T-6th longest pass play in program history
- Longest SMU pass play since Hicks completed an 88-yard TD to Courtland Sutton at North Texas 9/3/2016
- VIDEO: Ben Hicks 86 yard TD pass to James Proche http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290143
LONGEST PASS PLAYS
1
Craig James from Jeff Courtwright, vs. North Texas, 1982
96t
Aldrick Robinson from Bo Levi Mitchell, ECU, 2009
96t
3
Aldrick Robinson from Bo Levi Mitchell, at UCF, 2008
94t
4
Johnnie Freeman from David Page, vs. Hawaii, 2001
90t
5
Courtland Sutton from Ben Hicks, at North Texas 9/3/2016
88t
6
Paul Page from Gilbert Johnson, at UCLA, 1947
86
James Proche from Ben Hicks, UCF 11/4/2017
86t
8
James Whitmore from Mark Eldred, at Houston, 1993
85
9
Cody Cardwell from Richard Bartel, vs. La. Tech, 2002
84t
10
Aldrick Robinson from Kyle Padron, at Tulane, 2010
82t
SMU INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Ben Hicks (#8, So., QB) – Manning Award Watch List
- 27-51 passing for 283 yards with 1 TD
o 20 passing TDs on the season, 7th at SMU
- 6-54 rushing, career high for rushing yards (was 30)
- Now has 5518 career yards, 7th at SMU
- Now has 39 career passing TDs, 4th at SMU
- Now has 436 career completions, 7th at SMU
- Now has 5469 yards of total offense, 8th at SMU
- VIDEO: Ben Hicks 86 yard TD pass to James Proche http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290143
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
Ben Hicks, 2016-
5518
8
Justin Willis, 2006-09
4991
9
Bo Levi Mitchell, 2008-09
4590
10
Josh McCown, 1998-00
4019
CAREER TD PASSES
1
Justin Willis, 2006-08
51
2
Kyle Padron, 2009-11
41
3
Chuck Hixson, 1968-70
40
4
Ben Hicks, 2016-
39
5
Bo Levi Mitchell, 2009
36
Garrett Gilbert, 2012-13
36
CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE - YARDS
Total
Pass
Run
1
Ramon Flanigan, 1992-97
7437
5640
1797
2
Garrett Gilbert, 2012-13
7073
6460
613
3
Chuck Hixson, 1968-70
6884
7179
-295
4
Kyle Padron, 2009-11
6189
5902
287
5
Mike Ford, 1977-80
6055
6239
-184
6
Justin Willis, 2006-08
6054
4991
1063
7
Mike Romo, 1989-91
5699
6041
-342
8
Ben Hicks, 2016-
5469
5518
-49
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
Ben Hicks, 2016-
436
SEASON TD PASSES
1
Kyle Padron, 2010
31
2
Justin Willis, 2006
26
3
Justin Willis, 2007
25
4
Bo Levi Mitchell, 2008
24
5
Chuck Hixson, 1968
21
Garrett Gilbert, 2013
21
7
Ben Hicks, 2017
20
8
Mike Romo, 1990
19
Ben Hicks, 2016
19
Justin Lawler (#99, Sr., DE) – Nagurski Watch List, Bednarik Watch List, Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, Hendricks Award Watch List, Senior CLASS Award Candidate
- Had a blocked FG (2nd blocked FG of the season, 5th of his career)
- Had 4 tackles including 1.5 TFLs (13 TFLs this season, 37 for his career)
Trey Quinn (#18, Jr., WR) - Biletnikoff Award Watch List
- 11-47 receiving
o 921 season receiving yards (14th at SMU) (entered game 4th in FBS at 109.3 yards/game)
o Has 90 receptions, 4th in a season at SMU (entered game as leader in FBS at 9.9/gm)
CAREER 10+ RECEPTION GAMES
1
Jeremy Johnson, 2010-13
8
2
Darius Joseph, 2011-15
5
3
Jerry LeVias, 1966-68
4
Jason Wolf, 1989-92
4
Trey Quinn, 2017-
4
SEASON RECEPTIONS
1
Jeremy Johnson, 2013
112
2
Darius Joseph, 2013
103
3
Emmanuel Sanders, 2009
98
4
Trey Quinn, 2017
90
5
Cole Beasley, 2010
87
Courtland Sutton (#16, Jr., WR) – Biletnikoff Award Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Watch List
- Was 5-46 receiving
- Has 2887 career receiving yards (4th at SMU, entered game 6th among active in FBS)
- Has 175 career receptions, 8th at SMU
- Has a reception in 33 straight games (entered game 9th 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
Courtland Sutton, 2014-
2887
5
Darius Johnson, 2009-12
2854
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
Courtland Sutton, 2014-
175
Jordan Wyatt (#15, LB) – Nagurski Watch List
- Had a 36-yard interception return for a TD
o Set SMU record with 5th career defensive TD (also tied for most among active players in FBS)
o Tied SMU record with 4th interception return TD
o Set SMU record with 269 career interception return yards
- Had a forced fumble - 3rd of the season & 8th of his career (entered the game T-8th among active players in FBS)
- VIDEO: Jordan Wyatt 36-yard interception return for TD http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290565
CAREER INT RETURN YARDS
YDS
INT
TDs
1
Jordan Wyatt, 2015-
269
9
4
2
Horace Richardson, 2012-16
234
10
3
3
Wes Hopkins, 1979-82
231
14
1
4
John Simmons, 1977-80
221
17
3
5
Robert Popelka, 1970-72
218
11
1
6
Jonas Rutledge, 2000-03
207
8
2
CAREER INT RETURN TDs
TDs
INT
1
David Hill, 1975-78
4
13
Jordan Wyatt, 2015-
4
9
3
John Simmons, 1977-80
3
17
Horace Richardson, 2012-16
3
10
CAREER DEFENSIVE RETURN TDs
TDs
1
Jordan Wyatt, 2015 (4 INT, FR)
5
2
David Hill, 1975-78 (4 INT)
4
Ja’Gared Davis, 2009-12 (3 FR, INT)*
4
* Davis also had a blocked FG return TD
FBS ACTIVE CAREER DEFENSIVE RETURN TDs
TDs
INT
FR
1
Darius Phillips, Western Michigan
5
4
1
Jordan Wyatt, SMU
5
4
1
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Evan Brown (#63, Sr., C) – Rimington Trophy Watch List, Outland Trophy Watch List
- Has started all 43 games played as a Mustang
Rodney Clemons (#8, So, DB) – Had 3 tackles and a fumble recover
Xavier Jones (#5, SO., RB)
- 19-84 rushing with 1 TD (6 TDs this season, 17 for his career)
o Tied career high rushing attempts
- Has a rushing TD in 3 straight games
Mikial Onu (#4, So, S)
- Team-high 9 tackles (led for 2nd straight game) and an interception
- VIDEO: Mikial Onu interception http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290168
James Proche (#3So., WR)
- 7-173 receiving with 1 TD (4th TD this season, 10th of career)
o Career-high 173 receiving yards (was 164), ranks 13th in a game at SMU
o 3rd 100-yard game this season and 4th of his career
o 1st time with back-to-back 100-yard games (4-123 vs. Tulsa)
- Career-long 86-yard TD reception (was 61), T-6th longest reception in program history
- VIDEO: Ben Hicks 86 yard TD pass to James Proche http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290143
Jamie Sackville (#47, So., P) – Ray Guy Award Watch List
- 7-296 punting for a 42.3 average with a season-best 4 inside the 20
Braeden West (#6, Jr., RB) – Doak Walker Award Watch List, Paul Hornung Watch List
- Was 8-55 rushing, 1-7 receiving, 2-24 kickoff returns (86 all-purpose yards)
November 4, 2017
[15/14] UCF 31, SMU 24
UCF (8-0, 5-0 American), SMU (6-3, 3-2 American)
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas, Texas
SMU Homecoming
NEXT GAME
At [--/RV] Navy – Saturday, Nov. 11 – 3:30pm ET/2:30pmk CT – Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
TV: CBS Sports Network
Radio: KTCK 1310 AM/96.7 FM “The Ticket” & (TuneIn app)
TEAM NOTES
Captains: Evan Brown (#63, Sr., OL), Justin Lawler (#99, Sr., DE), Courtland Sutton (#16, Jr., WR), Jordan Wyatt (#15, Jr., DB)
7 points is the smallest margin for UCF this season (was 31-21 win at Navy)
First home loss of the season (5-1)
SMU had 489 total yards (206 rushing, 283 passing)
- Over the past 12 games, SMU has
o 469 total points – 39.1 per game
o 6027 total yards – 502.3 per game (400 in all 12 games – 3rd longest active streak in FBS of 400+; Oklahoma 21, Oklahoma State 14)
SMU had 3 takeaways (interceptions by Mikial Onu, Jordan Wyatt, fumble recovery by Rodney Clemons)
- SMU was +2 for the game (entered the game with an average +1.25 turnover margin, 8th in FBS)
- Jordan Wyatt had a 36-yard interception return for a TD
o Set SMU record with 5th career defensive TD (also tied for most among active players in FBS)
o Tied SMU record with 4th interception return TD
-
SMU had 2 sacks (Delontae Scott, Tyeson Neals) - SMU entered the game averaging 3.00 per game (16th in FBS, 1st in AAC)
VIDEOS:
- Ben Hicks 86 yard TD pass to James Proche http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290143
- Mikial Onu interception http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290168
- Jordan Wyatt 36-yard interception return for TD http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290565
SMU SCORING AVG
---
2017
39.6
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 SCORING
1
2012
397
2
2009
380
3
1981
365
4
2010
360
5
2017
356
6
1982
347
7
2007
340
8
2011
336
9
2015
333
10
2016
332
SMU TOT OFF - YDS/GM
---
2017
505.0
1
2013
435.2
2
2016
427.3
3
2007
422.3
4
2010
414.6
5
1968
394.0
SMU TOT OFF - YDS/PLAY
---
2017
6.50
1
2010
6.31
2
2011
6.08
3
2009
5.99
4
1984
5.83
5
2007
5.62
SMU PASSING YARDS/GM
1
2013
341.4
---
2017
315.8
2
1968
284.5
3
2009
282.0
4
1989
277.0
5
1978
276.2
SMU GAME RECORDS
On the first play from scrimmage, James Proche scored on an 86-yard pass from Ben Hicks
- Career-long reception for Proche
- T-6th longest pass play in program history
- Longest SMU pass play since Hicks completed an 88-yard TD to Courtland Sutton at North Texas 9/3/2016
- VIDEO: Ben Hicks 86 yard TD pass to James Proche http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290143
LONGEST PASS PLAYS
1
Craig James from Jeff Courtwright, vs. North Texas, 1982
96t
Aldrick Robinson from Bo Levi Mitchell, ECU, 2009
96t
3
Aldrick Robinson from Bo Levi Mitchell, at UCF, 2008
94t
4
Johnnie Freeman from David Page, vs. Hawaii, 2001
90t
5
Courtland Sutton from Ben Hicks, at North Texas 9/3/2016
88t
6
Paul Page from Gilbert Johnson, at UCLA, 1947
86
James Proche from Ben Hicks, UCF 11/4/2017
86t
8
James Whitmore from Mark Eldred, at Houston, 1993
85
9
Cody Cardwell from Richard Bartel, vs. La. Tech, 2002
84t
10
Aldrick Robinson from Kyle Padron, at Tulane, 2010
82t
SMU INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Ben Hicks (#8, So., QB) – Manning Award Watch List
- 27-51 passing for 283 yards with 1 TD
o 20 passing TDs on the season, 7th at SMU
- 6-54 rushing, career high for rushing yards (was 30)
- Now has 5518 career yards, 7th at SMU
- Now has 39 career passing TDs, 4th at SMU
- Now has 436 career completions, 7th at SMU
- Now has 5469 yards of total offense, 8th at SMU
- VIDEO: Ben Hicks 86 yard TD pass to James Proche http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290143
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
Ben Hicks, 2016-
5518
8
Justin Willis, 2006-09
4991
9
Bo Levi Mitchell, 2008-09
4590
10
Josh McCown, 1998-00
4019
CAREER TD PASSES
1
Justin Willis, 2006-08
51
2
Kyle Padron, 2009-11
41
3
Chuck Hixson, 1968-70
40
4
Ben Hicks, 2016-
39
5
Bo Levi Mitchell, 2009
36
Garrett Gilbert, 2012-13
36
CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE - YARDS
Total
Pass
Run
1
Ramon Flanigan, 1992-97
7437
5640
1797
2
Garrett Gilbert, 2012-13
7073
6460
613
3
Chuck Hixson, 1968-70
6884
7179
-295
4
Kyle Padron, 2009-11
6189
5902
287
5
Mike Ford, 1977-80
6055
6239
-184
6
Justin Willis, 2006-08
6054
4991
1063
7
Mike Romo, 1989-91
5699
6041
-342
8
Ben Hicks, 2016-
5469
5518
-49
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
Ben Hicks, 2016-
436
SEASON TD PASSES
1
Kyle Padron, 2010
31
2
Justin Willis, 2006
26
3
Justin Willis, 2007
25
4
Bo Levi Mitchell, 2008
24
5
Chuck Hixson, 1968
21
Garrett Gilbert, 2013
21
7
Ben Hicks, 2017
20
8
Mike Romo, 1990
19
Ben Hicks, 2016
19
Justin Lawler (#99, Sr., DE) – Nagurski Watch List, Bednarik Watch List, Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, Hendricks Award Watch List, Senior CLASS Award Candidate
- Had a blocked FG (2nd blocked FG of the season, 5th of his career)
- Had 4 tackles including 1.5 TFLs (13 TFLs this season, 37 for his career)
Trey Quinn (#18, Jr., WR) - Biletnikoff Award Watch List
- 11-47 receiving
o 921 season receiving yards (14th at SMU) (entered game 4th in FBS at 109.3 yards/game)
o Has 90 receptions, 4th in a season at SMU (entered game as leader in FBS at 9.9/gm)
CAREER 10+ RECEPTION GAMES
1
Jeremy Johnson, 2010-13
8
2
Darius Joseph, 2011-15
5
3
Jerry LeVias, 1966-68
4
Jason Wolf, 1989-92
4
Trey Quinn, 2017-
4
SEASON RECEPTIONS
1
Jeremy Johnson, 2013
112
2
Darius Joseph, 2013
103
3
Emmanuel Sanders, 2009
98
4
Trey Quinn, 2017
90
5
Cole Beasley, 2010
87
Courtland Sutton (#16, Jr., WR) – Biletnikoff Award Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Watch List
- Was 5-46 receiving
- Has 2887 career receiving yards (4th at SMU, entered game 6th among active in FBS)
- Has 175 career receptions, 8th at SMU
- Has a reception in 33 straight games (entered game 9th 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
Courtland Sutton, 2014-
2887
5
Darius Johnson, 2009-12
2854
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
Courtland Sutton, 2014-
175
Jordan Wyatt (#15, LB) – Nagurski Watch List
- Had a 36-yard interception return for a TD
o Set SMU record with 5th career defensive TD (also tied for most among active players in FBS)
o Tied SMU record with 4th interception return TD
o Set SMU record with 269 career interception return yards
- Had a forced fumble - 3rd of the season & 8th of his career (entered the game T-8th among active players in FBS)
- VIDEO: Jordan Wyatt 36-yard interception return for TD http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290565
CAREER INT RETURN YARDS
YDS
INT
TDs
1
Jordan Wyatt, 2015-
269
9
4
2
Horace Richardson, 2012-16
234
10
3
3
Wes Hopkins, 1979-82
231
14
1
4
John Simmons, 1977-80
221
17
3
5
Robert Popelka, 1970-72
218
11
1
6
Jonas Rutledge, 2000-03
207
8
2
CAREER INT RETURN TDs
TDs
INT
1
David Hill, 1975-78
4
13
Jordan Wyatt, 2015-
4
9
3
John Simmons, 1977-80
3
17
Horace Richardson, 2012-16
3
10
CAREER DEFENSIVE RETURN TDs
TDs
1
Jordan Wyatt, 2015 (4 INT, FR)
5
2
David Hill, 1975-78 (4 INT)
4
Ja’Gared Davis, 2009-12 (3 FR, INT)*
4
* Davis also had a blocked FG return TD
FBS ACTIVE CAREER DEFENSIVE RETURN TDs
TDs
INT
FR
1
Darius Phillips, Western Michigan
5
4
1
Jordan Wyatt, SMU
5
4
1
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Evan Brown (#63, Sr., C) – Rimington Trophy Watch List, Outland Trophy Watch List
- Has started all 43 games played as a Mustang
Rodney Clemons (#8, So, DB) – Had 3 tackles and a fumble recover
Xavier Jones (#5, SO., RB)
- 19-84 rushing with 1 TD (6 TDs this season, 17 for his career)
o Tied career high rushing attempts
- Has a rushing TD in 3 straight games
Mikial Onu (#4, So, S)
- Team-high 9 tackles (led for 2nd straight game) and an interception
- VIDEO: Mikial Onu interception http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290168
James Proche (#3So., WR)
- 7-173 receiving with 1 TD (4th TD this season, 10th of career)
o Career-high 173 receiving yards (was 164), ranks 13th in a game at SMU
o 3rd 100-yard game this season and 4th of his career
o 1st time with back-to-back 100-yard games (4-123 vs. Tulsa)
- Career-long 86-yard TD reception (was 61), T-6th longest reception in program history
- VIDEO: Ben Hicks 86 yard TD pass to James Proche http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21290143
Jamie Sackville (#47, So., P) – Ray Guy Award Watch List
- 7-296 punting for a 42.3 average with a season-best 4 inside the 20
Braeden West (#6, Jr., RB) – Doak Walker Award Watch List, Paul Hornung Watch List
- Was 8-55 rushing, 1-7 receiving, 2-24 kickoff returns (86 all-purpose yards)