American college football season
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 .
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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 ESPN L 27–5623,164
September 6 7:00 p.m. Texas State * W 47–3622,218
September 13 6:00 p.m. at No. 12 Texas Tech * FSN L 7–4353,383
September 20 7:00 p.m. TCU * Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry ) CBSSN L 7–4830,923
7:00 p.m. at Tulane CBSSN L 27–3425,643
October 4 2:30 p.m. at UCF CBSSN L 17–3143,147
October 11 2:00 p.m. Tulsa Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX L 31–3713,020
October 18 7:00 p.m. Houston Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX L 38–4418,972
October 25 2:30 p.m. at Navy * CBSSN L 7–3431,698
November 8 2:00 p.m. Memphis Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX L 26–3118,224
November 15 8:05 p.m. at UTEP L 10–3630,271
November 29 2:00 p.m. Southern Miss Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX L 12–2813,020
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Game summaries
At Rice
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
Top rushers
SMU – DeMyron Martin – 8 rushes, 28 yards
RICE – Chase Clement – 13 rushes, 87 yards
Top receivers
Texas State
Game information
First quarter
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 13Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : 82 °F (28 °C), partly cloudyGame attendance : 53,383Referee : Adrian HillTV : 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.
Top rushers
SMU – DeMyron Martin – 10 rushes, 33 yards
TTU – Baron Batch – 10 rushes, 98 yards, TD
Top receivers
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
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
Top rushers
TCU – Marcus Jackson – 7 rushes, 115 yards, TD
SMU – Chris Butler – 2 rushes, 5 yards
Top receivers
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