The SMU Mustangs haven’t been tested much in AAC play. They entered Saturday with a 6-0 record against conference competition, holding a lead for all 180 minutes of second half action in such contests.
But Rhett Lashlee and the Mustangs understood a late-season road trip to Memphis would be their toughest test of the regular season slate. The Tigers won 20 of their 25 home games under head coach Ryan Silverfield, only slipping up to Tulane at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium this season. While Memphis certainly lived up to status as SMU’s greatest AAC competition to date, the Mustangs continued their rampage through the conference, claiming a 38-34 victory.