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
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 #10 Baylor* McLane StadiumWaco, TX FS1 L 0–45   45,733
September 6 11:00 AM at North Texas* Apogee StadiumDenton, TX (Safeway Bowl) FSN L 6–43   22,398
September 20 2:30 PM #6 Texas A&M* Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity 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 #22 East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, 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 StadiumTulsa, OK CBSSN L 28–38   14,269
November 15 7:00 PM South Floridadagger Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX CBSSN L 13–14   19,463
November 22 11:00 AM at UCF Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, 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 StadiumEast Hartford, CT CBSSN W 27–20   22,921
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #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, 38–21

References

  1. "June Jones Resigns as SMU Coach". ESPN. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  2. "2014 SMU Mustangs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
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