2008 SMU Mustangs football team

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.

2008 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	1–11 (0–8 C-USA)
Head coach	June Jones (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Morrison (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Uniform

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

Previous season

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

Coaching changes

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 27–56	23,164
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Texas State*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 47–36	22,218
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 7–43	53,383
September 20	7:00 p.m.	TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 7–48	30,923
September 25	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	CBSSN	L 27–34	25,643
October 4	2:30 p.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	CBSSN	L 17–31	43,147
October 11	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 31–37	13,020
October 18	7:00 p.m.	Houston	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)		L 38–44	18,972
October 25	2:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy)	CBSSN	L 7–34	31,698
November 8	2:00 p.m.	Memphis	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 26–31	18,224
November 15	8:05 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		L 10–36	30,271
November 29	2:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 12–28	13,020
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

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 June Jones Coordinators/assistant coaches Dan Morrison Offensive coordinator Tom Mason Defensive coordinator Frank Gansz Special teams Bert Hill Defensive line Dennis McKnight Offensive line Derrick Odum Secondary Jeff Reinebold Wide receivers Wes Suan Running backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

At Rice

See also: 2008 Rice Owls football team

SMU Mustangs at Rice Owls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	13	0	7	7	27
Owls	14	14	28	0	56

at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: August 29
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 23,164
• TV: ESPN
• Recap, Box score

Game information

First quarter SMU – Aldrick Robinson 26-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 10:55. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 1 plays, 26 yards, 0:09. SMU – Bradley Haynes 19-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (kick failed), 2:00. Mustangs 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:28. RICE – James Casey 7-yard pass from Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier kick), 0:52. Mustangs 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 1:08. RICE – Patrick Randolph 35-yard pass from Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier kick), 0:00. Owls 14–13. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:04. Second quarter RICE – Jarrett Dillard 21-yard pass from Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier kick), 9:11. Owls 21–13. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:54. RICE – Corbin Smiter 12-yard pass from Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier kick), 4:26. Owls 28–13. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:25. Third quarter SMU – Aldrick Robinson 22-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 13:57. Owls 28–20. Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 0:56. RICE – Jarrett Dillard 9-yard pass from Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier kick), 9:08. Owls 35–20. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:49. RICE – James Casey 1-yard run (Clark Fangmeier kick), 8:41. Owls 42–20. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04. RICE – Andrew Sendejo 55-yard interception return (Clark Fangmeier kick), 7:31. Owls 49–20. RICE – Jarrett Dillard 8-yard pass from Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier kick), 0:33. Owls 56–20. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:04. Fourth quarter SMU – Emmanuel Sanders 32-yard pass from Logan Turner (Thomas Morstead kick), 2:10. Owls 56–27. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:43. Top passers SMU – Bo Levi Mitchell – 25/43, 244 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT RICE – Chase Clement – 24/37, 258 yards, 6 TD Top rushers SMU – DeMyron Martin – 8 rushes, 28 yards RICE – Chase Clement – 13 rushes, 87 yards Top receivers SMU – Emmanuel Sanders – 8 receptions, 121 yards, TD RICE – Jarrett Dillard – 7 receptions, 89 yards, 3 TD

Texas State

See also: 2008 Texas State Bobcats football team

Texas State Bobcats at SMU Mustangs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	13	9	14	36
Mustangs	14	16	3	14	47

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

First quarter SMU – Emmanuel Sanders 21-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 11:18. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:42. SMU – Aldrick Robinson 32-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 4:26. Mustangs 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:01. Second quarter SMU – Emmanuel Sanders 8-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 11:45. Mustangs 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:20. TXST – Karrington Bush 2-yard run (kick blocked), 3:33. Mustangs 21–6. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 8:12. SMU – Derrius Bell 98-yard defensive 2-point conversion, 3:33. Mustangs 23–6. SMU – Emmanuel Sanders 35-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 2:45. Mustangs 30–6. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:48. TXST – Cameron Luke 9-yard pass from Clint Toon (Andrew Ireland kick), 0:02. Mustangs 30–13. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 2:43. Third quarter TXST – Cameron Luke 17-yard pass from Clint Toon (kick failed), 9:31. Mustangs 30–19. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:15. SMU – Thomas Morstead 30-yard field goal, 5:44. Mustangs 33–19. Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 3:47. TXST – Andrew Ireland 34-yard field goal, 2:14. Mustangs 33–22. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:23. Fourth quarter SMU – DeMyron Martin 7-yard run (Thomas Morstead kick), 14:00. Mustangs 40–22. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:09. TXST – Cameron Luke 29-yard pass from Clint Toon (Andrew Ireland kick), 10:38. Mustangs 40–29. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:22. SMU – Aldrick Robinson 34-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 7:12. Mustangs 47–29. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:26. TXST – Karrington Bush 5-yard pass from Clint Toon (Andrew Ireland kick), 2:41. Mustangs 47–36. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:31. Top passers TXST – Clint Toon – 19/27, 225 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT SMU – Bo Levi Mitchell – 24/37, 370 yards, 5 TD Top rushers TXST – Karrington Bush – 15 rushes, 111 yards, TD SMU – DeMyron Martin – 7 rushes, 44 yards, TD Top receivers TXST – Cameron Luke – 6 receptions, 123 yards, 3 TD SMU – Aldrick Robinson – 8 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD

At No. 12 Texas Tech

See also: 2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

SMU Mustangs at No. 12 Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	7	7
No. 12 Red Raiders	15	7	14	7	43

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

First quarter TTU – Donnie Carona 35-yard field goal, 12:29. Red Raiders 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 2:19. TTU – Baron Batch 43-yard run (kick failed), 6:36. Red Raiders 9–0. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:45. TTU – Michael Crabtree 23-yard pass from Graham Harrell (pass failed), 5:39. Red Raiders 15–0. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:37. Second quarter TTU – Michael Crabtree 47-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Donnie Carona kick), 8:51. Red Raiders 22–0. Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 2:09. Third quarter TTU – Michael Crabtree 50-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Donnie Carona kick), 13:30. Red Raiders 29–0. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:30. TTU – Edward Britton 7-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Donnie Carona kick), 3:52. Red Raiders 36–0. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:32. Fourth quarter TTU – Detron Lewis 44-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Donnie Carona kick), 13:04. Red Raiders 43–0. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:48. SMU – Aldrick Robinson 7-yard pass from Logan Turner (Thomas Morstead kick), 3:29. Red Raiders 43–7. Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 6:09. SMU – Bo Levi Mitchell – 13/24, 155 yards, 5 INT TTU – Graham Harrell – 31/48, 418 yards, 5 TD Top rushers SMU – DeMyron Martin – 10 rushes, 33 yards TTU – Baron Batch – 10 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers SMU – Emmanuel Sanders – 8 receptions, 125 yards TTU – Michael Crabtree – 8 receptions, 164 yards, 3 TD

TCU

See also: 2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team

TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	14	6	14	14	48
Mustangs	0	0	7	0	7

at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 30,923
• TV: CBSSN
• Recap, Box score

Game information

First quarter TCU – Joseph Turner 4-yard run (Ross Evans kick), 12:21. Horned Frogs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:39. TCU – Jerry Hughes 24-yard interception return (Ross Evans kick), 9:15. Horned Frogs 14–0. Second quarter TCU – Ross Evans 19-yard field goal, 6:04. Horned Frogs 17–0. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 7:29. TCU – Ross Evans 23-yard field goal, 0:19. Horned Frogs 20–0. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 3:31. Third quarter TCU – Joseph Turner 4-yard run (Ross Evans kick), 10:37. Horned Frogs 27–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:23. TCU – Andy Dalton 5-yadr run (Ross Evans kick), 7:06. Horned Frogs 34–0. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:12. SMU – Cole Loftin 4-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 5:25. Horned Frogs 34–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:41. Fourth quarter TCU – Evan Frosch 1-yard pass from Marcus Jackson (Ross Evans kick), 9:33. Horned Frogs 41–7. Drive: 15 plays, 83 yards, 7:44. TCU – Marcus Jackson 79-yard run (Ross Evans kick), 4:00. Horned Frogs 48–7. Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 1:38. Top passers TCU – Andy Dalton – 16/25, 210 yards SMU – Bo Levi Mitchell – 20/36, 218 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers TCU – Marcus Jackson – 7 rushes, 115 yards, TD SMU – Chris Butler – 2 rushes, 5 yards Top receivers TCU – Aaron Brown – 4 receptions, 60 yards SMU – Aldrick Robinson – 4 receptions, 70 yards