The 2016 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The Mustangs played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, and competed in the West Division of American Athletic Conference (AAC).

They were led by second-year head coach Chad Morris.

at Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA at Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX at Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX Roster