Schedule
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SMU announced its 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017. The schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Mustangs hosted AAC foes UConn, Tulane, Tulsa, and UCF, and traveled to Cincinnati, Houston, Tulane, and UCF.[1] The Mustangs hosted three of the four non-conference opponents, Arkansas State from the Sun Belt Conference, North Texas from Conference USA and Stephen F. Austin from the Southland Conference, and traveled to TCU of the Big 12 Conference.
With a 7–5 regular season result, the team was invited to the 2017 Frisco Bowl, to face Louisiana Tech on December 20.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | | ESPN3 | W 58–14 | 20,478 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | North Texas* | | ESPN3 | W 54–32 | 24,638 |
September 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 20 TCU* | | ESPNU | L 36–56 | 44,489 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas State* | - Gerald J. Ford Stadium
- Dallas, TX
| ESPN3 | W 44–21 | 23,672 |
September 30 | 3:00 p.m. | UConn | - Gerald J. Ford Stadium
- Dallas, TX
| ESPNews | W 49–28 | 17,237 |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Houston | | CBSSN | L 22–35 | 31,153 |
October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati | | ESPNU | W 31–28 OT | 30,885 |
October 27 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa | - Gerald J. Ford Stadium
- Dallas, TX
| ESPN2 | W 38–34 | 14,930 |
November 4 | 6:15 p.m. | No. 15 UCF | - Gerald J. Ford Stadium
- Dallas, TX
| ESPN2 | L 24–31 | 24,445 |
November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at Navy | | CBSSN | L 40–43 | 36,157 |
November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 18 Memphis | | ESPNews | L 45–66 | 35,329 |
November 25 | 11:00 a.m. | Tulane | - Gerald J. Ford Stadium
- Dallas, TX
| CBSSN | W 41–38 | 14,209 |
December 20 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Louisiana Tech* | | ESPN | L 10–51 | 14,419 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Central time
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Weekly awards
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Game summaries
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Stephen F. Austin
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Lumberjacks
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0
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7
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0
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7 |
14 |
Mustangs
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21
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17
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6
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14 |
58 |
North Texas
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1
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2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Mean Green
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10
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0
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7
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15 |
32 |
Mustangs
|
10
|
14
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16
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14 |
54 |
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Mustangs
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16
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6
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7
|
7 |
36 |
No. 20 Horned Frogs
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7
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21
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7
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21 |
56 |
Arkansas State
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Red Wolves
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14
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0
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0
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7 |
21 |
Mustangs
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10
|
20
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7
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7 |
44 |
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1
|
2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Huskies
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7
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3
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10
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8 |
28 |
Mustangs
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7
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14
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7
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21 |
49 |
At Houston
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Mustangs
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9
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3
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10
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0 |
22 |
Cougars
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7
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14
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7
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7 |
35 |
At Cincinnati
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1
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2
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3
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4 | OT |
Total |
Mustangs
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14
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7
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0
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7 | 3 |
31 |
Bearcats
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10
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10
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0
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8 | 0 |
28 |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Golden Hurricane
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14
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14
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6
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0 |
34 |
Mustangs
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7
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14
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7
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10 |
38 |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
No. 15 Knights
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7
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14
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7
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3 |
31 |
Mustangs
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7
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7
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10
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0 |
24 |
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1
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2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Mustangs
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5
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6
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21
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8 |
40 |
Midshipmen
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13
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21
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6
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3 |
43 |
At Memphis
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Mustangs
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10
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14
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14
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7 |
45 |
No. 18 Tigers
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10
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21
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14
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21 |
66 |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Green Wave
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7
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14
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17
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0 |
38 |
Mustangs
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14
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13
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7
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7 |
41 |
Vs. Louisiana Tech–Frisco Bowl
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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21
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21
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6
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3 |
51 |
Mustangs
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3
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7
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0
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0 |
10 |
Players in the 2018 NFL Draft
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References
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