FWAA names SMU national team of the week

by **PonyPride** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:28 pm

From SMUMustangs.com:

SMU Is Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team Of The Week

Oct. 3, 2011

DALLAS (FWAA) - Earning a dramatic 40-33 overtime win over their arch rival to improve to 4-1 for the first time in a generation enabled the SMU Mustangs (4-1) to earn the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Oct. 1.

The win is SMU's first over a ranked opponent in six seasons as the Mustangs are off to their best start since going 5-1 to open the 1986 season. In the process, SMU ended TCU's 22-game home winning streak that dated back to the 2007 season. SMU also notched its first non-conference road win since 1998.

J.J. McDermott threw for 349 yards and four touchdowns and Darius Johnson caught 12 passes for 152 yards and two scores, but the Mustangs still had to withstand a 16-point TCU rally in the game's final 13 minutes. In overtime, McDermott hit Jeremy Johnson on SMU's opening possession for the go-ahead score. The Mustangs then held TCU on downs on the ensuing possession to seal the win.

"I'm really excited for the kids, the seniors in particular who have battled through so many things," head coach June Jones said after the game. "For the kids, this is a really big win because it's TCU. Every time one of these things happens, it's one of the barriers that we try to get through."

The Football Writers Association of America has named a national team of the week since the 2002 season. This is the seventh season that the award has been sponsored by the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

Members of the FWAA All-America Committee decide the weekly honor. Each remaining Monday during the 2011 college football regular season, the FWAA will name the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week.

For more information on the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week, go to footballwriters.com or fiestabowl.org.

by **ponygrad90** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:32 pm

When it's your by week, does it count for 2 weeks?

Now this worth creating a poster of in Ft. Worthless.....

by **smustatesmen** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:33 pm

I guess that means we're all that, and a bag of Tostitos

by **The PonyGrad** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:34 pm

There are a lot of games, this is saying something.

One has got to note that not many of those writer voted for us in the AP poll. Maybe after UCF.

by **Stallion** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:35 pm

Mmm Tostitos

by **cutter** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:36 pm

sweet.

by **SmooBoy** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:39 pm

With some queso, me likey.

by **Dutch** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:39 pm

keep this recognition coming.

by **PonyPlayer4** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:22 pm

And this is for all the tostitos!

by **Stallion** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:24 pm

Not as good as "the whole Enchilada"

by **ponyscott** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:26 pm

Punny stuff....

by **S....M....U** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:29 pm

yessssssss...so proud of our team

by **SMU 86** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:39 pm

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