2020 SMU Mustangs Football Schedule, Results & ATS Record
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The 2020 SMU Mustangs went 7-3 (4-3 in the American Athletic), finishing No. 19 in the AP poll. They scored 38.6 and allowed 30.9 points per game. Against the closing spread they went 5-5-0; games went 5-5-0 on the total. SP+ rated them No. 31 nationally.
Team details
- Conference: American Athletic
- Record: 7-3
- Conference record: 4-3
- AP rank: No. 19
- Against the spread: 5-5-0
- Over/under: 5-5-0
- SP+ rank: No. 31
2020 schedule and results
| Wk | Opponent | Date | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at Texas State | 2020-09-05 | W | 31-24 | -25 | L | U 70 |
| 3 | at North Texas | 2020-09-19 | W | 65-35 | -14.5 | W | O 72 |
| 4 | Stephen F. Austin | 2020-09-26 | W | 50-7 | -38.5 | W | U 63.5 |
| 5 | Memphis | 2020-10-03 | W | 30-27 | -2 | W | U 75 |
| 7 | at Tulane | 2020-10-16 | W | 37-34 | -6.5 | L | O 65 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 2020-10-25 | L | 13-42 | -1 | L | U 57 |
| 9 | Navy | 2020-10-31 | W | 51-37 | -13.5 | W | O 58.5 |
| 10 | at Temple | 2020-11-07 | W | 47-23 | -17 | W | O 64 |
| 11 | at Tulsa | 2020-11-15 | L | 24-28 | -1 | L | U 64.5 |
| 13 | at East Carolina | 2020-11-28 | L | 38-52 | -12 | L | O 71.5 |
Passing leaders
| Player | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Buechele | 10 | 242 | 367 | 3095 | 23 | 6 |
Rushing leaders
| Player | G | Att | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses Bentley IV | 10 | 169 | 898 | 11 |
| Tyler Lavine | 9 | 61 | 310 | 5 |
| TJ McDaniel | 4 | 60 | 297 | 1 |
| TaMerik Williams | 7 | 13 | 98 | 2 |
| Terrance Gipson | 3 | 5 | 27 | 1 |
Receiving leaders
| Player | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashee Rice | 10 | 48 | 683 | 5 |
| Kylen Granson | 10 | 35 | 536 | 5 |
| Reggie Roberson Jr. | 4 | 22 | 474 | 5 |
| Danny Gray | 8 | 33 | 448 | 4 |
| Tyler Page | 9 | 39 | 422 | 2 |
Defensive leaders
| Player | G | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delano Robinson | 10 | 77 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| Richard McBryde | 10 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 2 | |
| Chace Cromartie | 10 | 48 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Brandon Stephens | 10 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Trevor Denbow | 10 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2020 SMU players who reached the NFL
| Player | Pos | NFL team | Drafted | College seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Stephens | CB | NYJ | 2021 R3 #104 | 2019–2020 |
| Danny Gray | WR | PHI | 2022 R3 #105 | 2020–2021 |
| Elijah Chatman | DT | CLE | 2024 UDFA | 2019–2023 |
| Kylen Granson | TE | TEN | 2021 R4 #127 | 2019–2020 |
| Rashee Rice | WR | KC | 2023 R2 #55 | 2019–2022 |
| Shane Buechele | QB | BUF | 2021 UDFA | 2019–2020 |
| Ulysses Bentley IV | RB | IND | 2025 UDFA | 2019–2021 |
| Trevor Denbow | DB | IND | 2022 UDFA | 2018–2021 |
| Chris Naggar | K | CLE | 2021 UDFA | 2020 |
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com