2015 SMU Mustangs football team

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2015 American Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Temple x		7	–	1					10	–	4
South Florida		6	–	2					8	–	5
Cincinnati		4	–	4					7	–	6
UConn		4	–	4					6	–	7
East Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	7
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$		7	–	1					13	–	1
No. 18 Navy x		7	–	1					11	–	2
Memphis		5	–	3					9	–	4
Tulsa		3	–	5					6	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7					3	–	9
SMU		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 31, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Chad Morris. They played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, an enclave of Dallas, and were members of the Western Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the Western Division.

Schedule

September 46:00 PMNo. 4 Baylor*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

ESPNL 21–5632,047 September 126:00 PMNorth Texas*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl)

ESPN3W 31–1325,401 September 197:00 PMat No. 3 TCU*

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)

FSNL 37–5641,827 September 266:00 PMNo. 9 (FCS) James Madison*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

ESPN3L 45–4822,314 October 33:00 PMEast Carolina

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

ESPNewsL 23–4917,136 October 87:00 PMat Houston

• TDECU Stadium
• Houston, TX (Rivalry)

ESPN2L 28–4925,204 October 243:00 PMat South Florida

• Raymond James Stadium
• Tampa, FL

ESPNewsL 14–3824,338 October 313:00 PMTulsa

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

ESPNewsL 31–4018,127 November 67:00 PMNo. 23 Temple

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

ESPN2L 40–6017,232 November 142:30 PMat No. 22 Navy

• Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy)

CBSSNL 14–5535,778 November 217:00 PMTulane

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

ESPNewsW 49–2115,000 November 2811:00 AMat Memphis

• Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
• Memphis, TN

ESPNewsL 0–6330,075

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Game summaries

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Bears	28	0	14	14	56
Mustangs	14	7	0	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–37–7	2014	BU, 45–0

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	3	3	7	0	13
Mustangs	7	0	3	21	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–5–1	2014	UNT, 43–6

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	10	7	17	3	37
#3 Horned Frogs	14	14	14	14	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–47–7	2014	TCU, 56–0

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 (FCS) Dukes	10	7	17	14	48
Mustangs	7	7	17	14	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	14	14	14	49
Mustangs	13	10	0	0	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2014	ECU, 45–24

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	7	0	7	28
Cougars	7	21	14	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–20–1	2014	UH, 35–9

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	0	0	7	14
Bulls	3	14	7	14	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2014	USF, 14–13

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	7	3	7	31
Golden Hurricane	3	20	10	7	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–8	2014	TULSA, 38–28

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	7	17	22	60
Mustangs	0	17	7	16	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0–2	2013	SMU, 59–49

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	7	0	14
#20 Midshipmen	14	14	6	21	55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–9	2011	NAVY, 24–17

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	7	7	7	21
Mustangs	14	21	0	14	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–13	2012	TULANE, 27–26

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	28	28	7	0	63

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2014	MEM, 48–10