The 2019 season's largest margin: SMU 47, Texas State 17. A 30-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2019 — The Ten-Win Year
SMU's 2019 season (10-3) 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
- Shane BuecheleQB3,930 passing yards
- Xavier JonesRB1,276 rushing yards
- Ke'Mon FreemanRB483 rushing yards
- TJ McDanielRB236 rushing yards
- James ProcheWR1,225 receiving yards
- Reggie Roberson Jr.WR803 receiving yards
- Kylen GransonTE721 receiving yards
- Richard McBrydeLB99 tackles
- Patrick NelsonDB81 tackles
- Rodney ClemonsS77 tackles
- Delontae ScottDE9 sacks
- Demerick GaryDT6.5 sacks
- Toby NdukweDL3 sacks
Season leaders, 2019.
The season's deepest loss: SMU 28, Florida Atlantic 52. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: SMU fell to Florida Atlantic 28-52 in the postseason.
"Pony up"
2019 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.