2014 SMU Mustangs football team

2014 SMU Mustangs football

Conference	American Athletic Conference
2014 record	1–11 (1–7 The American)
Head coach	June Jones (resigned 9/8) Tom Mason (interim)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Morrison
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason (7th year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#25 Memphis +		7	–	1		10	–	3
Cincinnati +		7	–	1		9	–	4
UCF +		7	–	1		9	–	4
East Carolina		5	–	3		8	–	5
Houston		5	–	3		8	–	5
Temple		4	–	4		6	–	6
South Florida		3	–	5		4	–	8
Tulane		2	–	6		3	–	9
Tulsa		2	–	6		2	–	10
Connecticut		1	–	7		2	–	10
SMU		1	–	7		1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach June Jones for two games and interim head coach Tom Mason for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, an enclave of Dallas and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in AAC play to finish in last place.

After an 0–2 start to the season, head coach June Jones resigned on September 8, citing "personal issues".^[1] He finished with a record of 36–43 in just over six seasons. Defensive coordinator Tom Mason led the Mustangs for the remainder of the season. Mason was not retained at the end of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 PM	at No. 10 Baylor*	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FS1	L 0–45	45,733
September 6	11:00 AM	at North Texas*	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	FSN	L 6–43	22,398
September 20	2:30 PM	No. 6 Texas A&M*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ABC/ESPN2	L 6–58	34,820
September 27	11:00 AM	TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	CBSSN	L 0–56	23,093
October 4	11:00 AM	at No. 22 East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPNU	L 24–45	45,029
October 18	2:30 PM	Cincinnati	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	CBSSN	L 3–41	16,849
October 25	11:00 AM	Memphis	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPNews	L 10–48	19,498
November 8	11:00 AM	at Tulsa	Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 28–38	14,269
November 15	7:00 PM	South Florida	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	CBSSN	L 13–14	19,463
November 22	11:00 AM	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPNews	L 7–53	30,920
November 28	11:00 AM	Houston	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Rivalry)	CBSSN	L 9–35	15,446
December 6	11:00 AM	at Connecticut	Rentschler Stadium • East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 27–20	22,921
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[2]

Game notes

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0
#10 Bears	24	7	7	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–36–7	2012	BU, 59–24

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	6	6
Mean Green	3	20	6	14	43

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–4–1	2007	SMU, 45–31

Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Aggies	17	21	10	10	58
Mustangs	0	3	0	3	6

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–44–7	2013	TAMU, 42–13

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	7	21	21	7	56
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–46–7	2013	TCU, 48–17

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	17	0	24
#22 Pirates	14	14	7	10	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2010	SMU, 45–38

Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	6	22	3	10	41
Mustangs	3	0	0	0	3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	CIN, 28–25

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	24	10	7	48
Mustangs	0	7	3	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2013	SMU, 34–29

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	13	0	0	15	28
Golden Hurricane	14	14	7	3	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–7	2012	SMU, 35–27

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	0	14	14
Mustangs	0	13	0	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	SMU, 16–6

Central Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	0	0	7
Knights	27	10	6	10	53

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–5	2013	UCF, 17–13

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	0	21	7	35
Mustangs	0	9	0	0	9

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–19–1	2013	UH, 34–0

Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	6	0	14	7	27
Huskies	6	14	0	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2013	SMU, 27-20

References

↑ "June Jones Resigns as SMU Coach". ESPN. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
↑ "2014 SMU Mustangs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

SMU Mustangs football

Venues	Ownby Stadium (1926–48, 1989–94) Cotton Bowl (1932–78, 1995–2000) Texas Stadium (1972–73, 1979–86) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Navy: Gansz Trophy North Texas: Safeway Bowl Rice: Mayor's Cup TCU: Battle for the Iron Skillet

Culture & lore	Peruna Best Dressed Band in the Land Southern Methodist University football scandal

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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