2017 SMU Mustangs football team

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.{{cite press release|url=http://www.smumustangs.com/news/2017/2/9/smu-announces-2017-football-schedule.aspx?path=football|title=SMU Announces 2017 Football Schedule|publisher=Southern Methodist University Department of Athletics|date=February 9, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2017}} 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.

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2017

| poll = AP Poll released prior to game

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 2

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Stephen F. Austin

| site_stadium = Gerald J. Ford Stadium

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 58–14

| attend = 20,478

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = North Texas

| gamename = Safeway Bowl

| site_stadium = Gerald J. Ford Stadium

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 54–32

| attend = 24,638

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 16

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = TCU

| opprank = 20

| gamename = rivalry

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 36–56

| attend = 44,489

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Arkansas State

| site_stadium = Gerald J. Ford Stadium

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 44–21

| attend = 23,672

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = UConn

| site_stadium = Gerald J. Ford Stadium

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| tv = ESPNews

| score = 49–28

| attend = 17,237

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Houston

| gamename = rivalry

| site_stadium = TDECU Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 22–35

| attend = 31,153

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Cincinnati

| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium

| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 31–28

| overtime = OT

| attend = 30,885

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Tulsa

| site_stadium = Gerald J. Ford Stadium

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 38–34

| attend = 14,930

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time = 6:15 p.m.

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = UCF

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Gerald J. Ford Stadium

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 24–31

| attend = 24,445

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Navy

| gamename = Gansz Trophy

| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 40–43

| attend = 36,157

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Memphis

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| tv = ESPNews

| score = 45–66

| attend = 35,329

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Gerald J. Ford Stadium

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 41–38

| attend = 14,209

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 20

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| gamename = Frisco Bowl

| site_stadium = Toyota Stadium

| site_cityst = Frisco, TX

| tv = ESPN

| score = 10–51

| attend = 14,419

}}

}}

• Jordan Wyatt – Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week,{{Cite web|url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/smumustangs/2017/09/05/smu-corner-jordan-wyatt-namedbronko-nagurski-national-defensive-player-week|title = SMU corner Jordan Wyatt named Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week|date = 5 September 2017}} AAC Defensive Player of the Week{{Cite web|url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/smumustangs/2017/09/04/smu-cb-jordan-wyatt-named-aacdefensive-player-week-historic-performance|title = SMU CB Jordan Wyatt named AAC Defensive Player of the Week after historic performance|date = 4 September 2017}}
• Trey Quinn – Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week,{{cite web | title=Quinn Named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist | website=SMU Athletics | url=https://smumustangs.com/news/2017/11/22/football-quinn-named-earl-campbell-tyler-rose-award-semifinalist.aspx | access-date=2025-01-12}} AAC Offensive Player of the Week{{Cite web|url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/smumustangs/2017/10/23/smu-wr-trey-quinn-named-american-conference-offensive-player-week-17-catch-game|title=SMU WR Trey Quinn named AAC Offensive Player of the Week after 17-catch game|date=23 October 2017}}

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{{see also|2017 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team}}

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{{see also|2017 Memphis Tigers football team}}

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{{see also|2017 Tulane Green Wave football team}}

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{{see also|2017 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team|2017 Frisco Bowl}}

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{{see also|2018 NFL draft}}

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