Published Nov 28, 2020
Gameday Central: SMU-East Carolina pre-game notes
The HillTopics
Staff

SMU is in Greenville, North Carolina, for its final regular-season road game of the 2020 season. The Mustangs will face an East Carolina team that will be celebrating Senior Day.

SMU beat East Carolina, 59-51, last year in a wild shootout. It was a game where Shane Buechele and Holton Ahlers had an intriguing quarterback duel. It also was a game where East Carolina wide receiver Tyler Snead caught 19 passes.

The HillTopics has all of your gameday needs for today's clash listed below. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. CT. at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

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Points per game

38.7

27.5

Rushing yards per game

188.3

175.5

Passing yards per game

318.4

215.9

Total yards per game

506.8

391.4

Fumbles-lost

9-5

15-10

Average yards per punt

36.7

41.7

Penalties per game

6.7

6.3

Average sacks per game

2.6

1.5

Time of possession

29:35

31:11

Red zone scoring

91.1% (41 of 45)

81.5% (22 of 27)

SMU DEPTH CHART (OFFENSE)
POSITIONFIRST TEAMSECOND TEAM

LT

71 Jaylon Thomas, Jr.

52 Marcus Bryant, Fr.

LG

75 Hayden Howerton, Sr.

65 Thomas Shelmire, So.

C

77 Alan Ali, Jr.

75 Hayden Howerton, Sr.

RG

51 Justin Osborne, R-Fr.

64 Cameron Ervin, R-Fr.

RT

78 Beau Morris, Sr.

57 Cobe Bryant, Sr.

TE

83 Kylen Granson, Sr.

86 Tommy McIntyre, Sr. OR 13 Judah Bell, Jr.

RB

26 Ulysses Bentley IV, R-Fr.

31 Tyler Lavine, So. OR 21 TaMerik Williams, So.

QB

7 Shane Buechele, Sr.

12 Derek Green, So.

WR

4 Tyler Page, Sr.

15 Calvin Wiggins, R-Fr.

WR

5 Danny Gray, Jr.

3 TQ Jackson, R-Fr.

WR

11 Rashee Rice, So.

6 Austin Upshaw, Jr.

SMU DEPTH CHART (DEFENSE)
POSITIONFIRST TEAMSECOND TEAM

DE

55 Gary Wiley, Jr.

38 Toby Ndukwe, Jr.

NT

40 Elijah Chatman, So.

95 Will Jones, Jr. OR 91 Terrance Newman, Jr.

DT

57 Mike Williams, Gr.

99 Harrison Loveless, Jr. OR 33 Junior Aho, So.

STANG

97 Turner Coxe, Jr.

24 Jimmy Phillips, Jr. OR 90 Nelson Paul, So.

FOX

16 Trevor Denbow, Sr.

2 Cam Jones, So.

MIKE

50 Richard McBryde, Sr.

9 Shaine Hailey, Sr.

BAT

3 Delano Robinson, Sr.

43 Brian Holloway, Jr.

CB

5 Ar'mani Johnson, Jr.

8 Bryan Massey, Fr.

CB

23 Brandon Stephens, Sr.

1 Brandon Crossley, So.

S

11 Chevin Calloway, Jr.

21 Donald Clay, R-Fr.

S

18 Chace Cromartie, So.

22 Karl Taylor, Fr. OR 13 Roderick Roberson Jr., R-Fr.

SMU DEPTH CHART (SPECIAL TEAMS)
POSITIONFIRST TEAMSECOND TEAM

K

34 Chris Naggar, Sr.

44 Charles Cannon, Jr.

KO

34 Chris Naggar, Sr.

44 Charles Cannon, Jr.

P

34 Chris Naggar, Sr.

7 Matt Fraanje, Fr.

KR

8 Bryan Massey, Fr.

1 Brandon Crossley, So.

PR

4 Tyler Page, Sr.

3 TQ Jackson, Fr.

SN

48 Will Benton, Fr.

89 John Luke Roberts, Fr. OR 49 Cole Voyles, So.

H

12 Derek Green, So.

16 Trevor Denbow, Sr.

EAST CAROLINA DEPTH CHART (OFFENSE)
POSITIONFIRST TEAMSECOND TEAM

WR

5 CJ Johnson, So.

83 Cam Burnette, Jr. OR 85 Jonathan Johnson, Sr.

LT

77 Walter Stribling, Fr.

79 Justin Chase, Gr.

LG

54 Avery Jones, So.

74 Hampton Ergle, R-Fr.

C

66 Fernando Frye, Gr.

65 Trent Holler, R-Fr.

RG

75 Sean Bailey, Sr.

65 Trent Holler, R-Fr.

RT

79 Justin Chase, Gr.

71 Bailey Malovic, R-Jr.

TE

80 Shane Calhoun, Fr.

89 Jeremy Lewis, So.

QB

12 Holton Ahlers, Jr.

10 Mason Garcia, Fr. OR 15 Alex Flinn, R-Fr.

RB

47 Rahjai Harris, Fr.

25 Keaton Mitchell, Fr. OR 40 Darius Pinnix, Jr.

IR

12 Tyler Snead, So.

88 Jsi Hatfield, So. OR 28 Maceo Donald, So.

WR

11 Blake Proehl, Jr.

82 Taji Hudson, Fr.

EAST CAROLINA DEPTH CHART (DEFENSE)
POSITIONFIRST TEAMSECOND TEAM

DE

99 Chris Willis, Gr.

97 Immanuel Hickman, R-Fr. OR 92 Kareem Stinson, Fr.

DT

45 Rick D'Abreu, So.

96 D'Angelo McKinnie, So. OR D'Anta Johnson, Fr.

DT

90 Elijah Morris, Fr.

58 Xavier McIyer, Fr. OR 70 Jason Shuford, Fr.

DE

33 Damir Faison, So.

55 Dre Terry, Jr. OR 94 Elijah Robinson, So.

LB

12 Xavier Smith, Jr.

34 Myles Berry, Jr.

LB

38 Bruce Bivens, Sr.

51 Aaron Ramseur, Sr.

LB

35 Jireh Wilson, So.

6 Teylor Jackson, Fr.

CB

4 Malik Fleming, So.

2 Sean Tucker, Fr.

S

27 Shawn Dourseau, So.

24 Teagan Wilk, Fr.

S

14 Juan Powell, R-Fr.

26 David Laney, Fr. OR 23 Damel Hickman, So.

CB

21 Ja'Quan McMillian, So.

20 Nolan Johnson, So.

EAST CAROLINA DEPTH CHART (SPECIAL TEAMS)
POSITIONFIRST TEAMSECOND TEAM

K

9 Jake Verity, Sr.

99 Patrick Nations, R-Fr.

P

43 John Young, Sr.

1 Luke Larsen, Fr.

LS

46 Robert Hill, Sr.

52 Liam Crowley, R-Fr.

PR

22 Tyler Snead, So.

11 Blake Proehl, Jr. OR 4 Malik Fleming, So.

H

43 John Young, Sr.

22 Tyler Snear, So. OR 14 Caiden Norman, Jr.

KR

22 Tyler Snead, So.

25 Keaton Mitchell, Fr. OR 88 Jsi Hatfield, So.