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

Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Conference USA football standings
v t e
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

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.^[1]^[2] Jones's contract was worth $2 million, making him the highest paid coach in Conference USA.^[3]

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		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

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

Texas State

Texas State Bobcats at SMU Mustangs – Game summary

Period	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

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

Period	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

TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs – Game summary

Period	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

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