2009 SMU Mustangs football team

2009 SMU Mustangs football
Hawai'i Bowl Champions C-USA West Division Co-Champions
Hawaiʻi Bowl, vs. Nevada W 45–10
Conference	Conference USA West
2009 record	8–5 (6–2 CUSA)
Head coach	June Jones
Offensive coordinator	June Jones/Dan Morrison
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
Uniform

2009 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
East Carolina x$		7	–	1					9	–	5
UCF		6	–	2					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		4	–	4					7	–	6
UAB		4	–	4					5	–	7
Memphis		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Houston xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
SMU x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Tulsa		3	–	5					5	–	7
UTEP		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		2	–	6					2	–	10
Tulane		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: East Carolina 38, #18 Houston 32
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Mustangs, led by second-year head coach June Jones, played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium and competed in Conference USA.

The 2009 Mustangs played in a bowl game for the first time since the program's 1989 emergence from its 1987 shutdown due to massive NCAA rule violations. SMU was invited to the Hawaiʻi Bowl, where they played Nevada. The Mustangs won 45–10 to finish the season 8–5.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 PM	Stephen F. Austin*		Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 31–23	34,749[1]
September 12	3:00 PM	at UAB		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 35–33	18,082[2]
September 19	4:00 PM	at Washington State*		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		L 27–30 ^OT	22,319[3]
October 3	7:00 PM	at #11 TCU*		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	The Mtn.	L 14–39	37,130[4]
October 10	7:00 PM	East Carolina		Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 28–21	13,626[5]
October 17	7:00 PM	Navy*		Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Gansz Trophy)		L 35–38 ^OT	22,203[6]
October 24	6:30 PM	at #17 Houston		Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX (Rivalry)	CBSCS	L 15–38	26,889[7]
October 31	1:00 PM	at Tulsa		Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	CW33	W 27–13	21,714[8]
November 7	2:00 PM	Rice		Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)		W 31–28	15,475[9]
November 14	2:00 PM	UTEP		Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 35–31	21,697[10]
November 21	3:30 PM	at Marshall		Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV		L 31–34	19,646[11]
November 28	2:00 PM	Tulane		Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 26–21	20,335[12]
December 24	7:00 PM	vs. Nevada*		Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Hawaiʻi Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–10	32,650[13]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

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