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2008 SMU Mustangs football team

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2008 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record1–11 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Morrison (1st season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorTom Mason (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumGerald J. Ford Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
East Carolina x$   6 2     9 5  
Memphis   4 4     6 7  
Southern Miss   4 4     7 6  
UAB   3 5     4 8  
UCF   3 5     4 8  
Marshall   3 5     4 8  
West Division
Tulsa xy   7 1     11 3  
Rice x   7 1     10 3  
Houston   6 2     8 5  
UTEP   4 4     5 7  
Tulane   1 7     2 10  
SMU   0 8     1 11  
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach June Jones, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last of out of six teams in C-USA's West Division. SMU played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas.

Previous season

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The 2007 team finished with an overall record of 1–11; the team's only win was against North Texas. The Mustangs went 0–8 in conference play, finishing in last place in the Conference USA's West Division. Sixth year head coach Phil Bennett was fired following the team's last game of the season. Bennett finished his tenure at SMU with a record of 18–52 and never had a winning season.

Offseason

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Coaching changes

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SMU hired June Jones as the program's 17th head coach on January 7, 2008.[1][2] Jones's contract was worth $2 million, making him the highest paid coach in Conference USA.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.at RiceESPNL 27–5623,164
September 67:00 p.m.Texas State*W 47–3622,218
September 136:00 p.m.at No. 12 Texas Tech*FSNL 7–4353,383
September 207:00 p.m.TCU*
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
CBSSNL 7–4830,923
September 257:00 p.m.at TulaneCBSSNL 27–3425,643
October 42:30 p.m.at UCFCBSSNL 17–3143,147
October 112:00 p.m.Tulsa
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 31–3713,020
October 187:00 p.m.Houston
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
L 38–4418,972
October 252:30 p.m.at Navy*CBSSNL 7–3431,698
November 82:00 p.m.Memphisdagger
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 26–3118,224
November 158:05 p.m.at UTEPL 10–3630,271
November 292:00 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
L 12–2813,020
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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2008 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 32 Ryan Armstrong Fr
OL 70 Kelvin Beachum Fr
WR 82 Cole Beasley Fr
OL 75 Zach Boyd Fr
OL 79 J. T. Brooks Fr
WR 23 Josh Bryant So
TE 83 Phillip Burley So
RB 1 Chris Butler So
OL 62 Jimmy Chase So
OL 60 Vincent Chase Sr
OL 69 Calvin Crockett So
OL 66 Szymon Czerniak Jr
OL 76 Will Densmore Fr
WR 85 E. J. Drewery Fr
OL 56 Billy Dugal Fr
OL 76 Josh Emshoff Fr
OL 51 Mitch Enright Jr
OL 78 Jordan Free Fr
QB 6 Winston Gamso Fr
RB 33 Ben Goldthrope Fr
WR 34 Bruce Greenberg So
WR 88 Bradley Haynes Fr
WR 9 Jessie Henderson Sr
WR 25 La'Cori Johnson Sr
WR 7 B. J. Lee Fr
OL 77 Josh LeRibeus Fr
OL 74 Sean Lobo Sr
WR 84 Cole Loftin Fr
WR 4 Bryce Lunday Fr
RB 8 DeMyron Martin Sr
OL 63 Blake McJunkin Fr
RB 45 Andrew McKinney Sr
WR 26 A'Darius Medford So
OL 82 Austin Michelsen Jr
QB 3 Bo Levi Mitchell Fr
WR 29 Shaun Moore So
QB 6 Michael Morse Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 59 Brendan Ahren Fr
DE 64 Jesse Andrew Jr
DB 32 Jay Angotti Jr
DB 2 De'Von Bailey So
DB 22 Chris Banjo Fr
DB 12 Derrius Bell So
LB 54 Taylor Bon So
LB 27 Will Bonilla Sr
DB 23 Chris Castro Fr
DB 18 Chase Courtney So
DB 35 Tim Crosby So
DB 10 Rock Dennis Jr
DE 30 Adrian Dizer Jr
DL 95 Mickey Dollens So
DT 99 Serge Elizee Sr
DE 44 Andrew Ellison Fr
DE 89 Patrick Fleming So
LB 52 Pete Fleps So
DE 96 Josh Geldert So
DE 90 Kevin Grenier Fr
DL 94 Patrick Handy Sr
DB 26 Brett Haness Fr
DB 7 David Haynes Sr
LB 36 Julian Herron Fr
DL 97 Evan Huahulu Fr
LB 34 Jason Jackson So
DE 49 Jordan Johnson So
DB 41 Tyler Jones So
LB 43 Victor Jones Fr
LB 29 Chase Kennemer Jr
LB Zach Line Fr
DB 57 Dylan McCann Fr
DB 6 Deyon McElroy Jr
LB 39 Ryan Moczygemba So
DB 15 Robert Mojica Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P, K 4 Kellis Cunningham Jr
P 11 Andrew Galloway Sr
P, K 15 Thomas Morstead Sr
P, K 1 Matt Szymanski Jr
LS 65 Jackson Taylor Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

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At Rice

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SMU Mustangs at Rice Owls – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 13 0 7727
Owls 14 14 28056

at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Texas State

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Texas State Bobcats at SMU Mustangs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 0 13 91436
Mustangs 14 16 31447

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 22,218
  • Recap, Box score
Game information

At No. 12 Texas Tech

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SMU Mustangs at No. 12 Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mustangs 0 0 077
No. 12 Red Raiders 15 7 14743

at Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 53,383
  • Referee: Adrian Hill
  • TV: FSN
  • Recap, Box score
Game information

TCU

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TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Horned Frogs 14 6 141448
Mustangs 0 0 707

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas

Game information

References

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  1. ^ "Honolulu Advertiser: June Jones takes coaching job at SMU".
  2. ^ "Dallas Morning News: June Jones will be SMU's football coach".
  3. ^ "Dallas Morning News: SMU's search ends with hiring of Jones".