SMU vs FAU 12/21/19 - College Football Picks & Predictions

On Saturday December 21 the SMU Mustangs meet the Florida Atlantic Owls at FAU Football Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida for the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl. The Mustangs finished their regular season 10-2 following a 37-20 victory over Tulane. Shane Buechele threw for three touchdowns and Xavier Jones rushed for a pair of touchdowns. SMU lost two of its last 4 after opening the season 8-0.

SMU quarterback Shane Buechele has thrown for 3686 yards, 33 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Xavier Jones leads all SMU running backs with 1,249 yards and 21 touchdowns. The leading receiver is James Proche with 1,139 yards and 14 touchdowns. Richard McBryde leads the Mustangs in tackles with 87.

Florida Atlantic ended its regular season 10-3 and won the Conference-USA title with a 49-6 rout of UAB. In the win, Malcolm Davidson gained 128 yards on the ground and Deangelo Antoine had 112 yards receiving. However, the Owls lost head coach Lane Kiffin who will coach the Ole Miss Rebels next season and resigned following the Owls C-USA title game victory over UAB. Glenn Spencer the defensive coordinator takes the interim job for the bowl game.

Chris Robison leads the FAU Owls in passing with 3,396 yards, 26 touchdowns and six interceptions. The leading rusher for the Owls is Malcolm Davidson with 711 yards and nine touchdowns. Harrison Bryant leads all FAU receivers with 1,004 yards and seven touchdowns. Akileis Leroy leads the Owls in tackles with 101.