IRVING, Texas – SMU has been selected to play in the 2020 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.
 
The Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl will be played Saturday, Dec. 19, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The game will be televised on ESPN2 at a time to be determined.
 
The Mustangs’ opponent in the game will be announced at a later date.
 
SMU went 7-3 in a 2020 regular season in which the Mustangs were ranked as high as No. 16 nationally. SMU ranks in the national top 20 in scoring offense (17th, 38.6 ppg), total offense (13th, 494.5 ypg) and passing offense (14th, 318.0 ypg) and are led by quarterback Shane Buechele who is first all active NCAA FBS players with 11,660 career passing yards.
 
SMU will make its 18th appearance in a bowl game and its second appearance in the Frisco Bowl after playing in the inaugural game in 2017. 
 
The Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl will be held for the fourth time in 2020, while SMU becomes the first team to play in the bowl more than once. The bowl is played at Toyota Stadium, which serves as the host facility for Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas and for the NCAA Division I FCS Championship Game.
 
The Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl is owned and operated by ESPN Events
 
Additional bowl selections regarding American Athletic Conference institutions will be announced as they are made final.