The 2017 season's largest margin: SMU 58, Stephen F. Austin 14. A 44-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The 2017 Season
SMU's 2017 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Ben HicksQB3,569 passing yards
- Xavier JonesRB1,075 rushing yards
- Braeden WestRB568 rushing yards
- Ke'Mon FreemanRB543 rushing yards
- Trey QuinnWR1,236 receiving yards
- Courtland SuttonWR1,085 receiving yards
- James ProcheWR816 receiving yards
- Mikial OnuS105 tackles
- Justin LawlerDE74 tackles
- Kyran MitchellLB73 tackles
- Tyeson NealsDE4.5 sacks
- Delontae ScottDE2.5 sacks
- Mason GentryDE2 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: SMU 10, Louisiana Tech 51. A 41-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: SMU fell to Louisiana Tech 10-51 in the postseason.
"Pony up"
2017 is a middle chapter for SMU — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.