Mustangs Look For First Win Of Season Against UNT

Harry · September 11, 2015

The SMU Mustangs are a team clearly looking to reestablish their football program following a 2014 season where they finished an embarrassing 1-11 record. There is a reason for optimism this season. During week one of this season, the Mustangs seemingly made huge strides in their 56-21 loss to the highly ranked Baylor Bears.

The best thing the Mustangs could have hoped for last week was to just keep the game close. That is exactly what the Mustangs offense did for the first half of the game, trading touchdowns with the powerhouse of the Big 12 Conference. It was the second half when the Mustangs offense slowed to a halt and couldn’t seem to find the end zone again. Meanwhile, the Baylor offense hit its stride, and proceeded to run up the score.

Looking back a bit, the biggest question the Mustangs had entering this season was who would be their starting quarterback.

Matt Davis proved that he was more than capable of running the SMU offense, and maybe even being one of the top quarterbacks in the nation if he can ever get his mistakes under control. Davis completed 69.6 percent of his passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns. Unfortunately he also had two interceptions and was sacked three times. Davis managed to finish the night as the Mustangs leading rusher with 24 carries for 115 yards.

Wide receiver, Courtland Sutton, proved to be the go-to guy for Davis when the pressure was on. Sutton finished the game with three receptions for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Xavier Jones also led the team in receptions but only managed to collect 38 yards.

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