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Conference | Conference USA |
Division | West Division |
Record | 1β11 (0β8 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Dan Morrison (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Run and shoot |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Mason (1st season) |
Base defense | 3β4 |
Home stadium | Gerald J. Ford Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the: West Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during theββ2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by, first-year head coach June Jones, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1β11 with a mark of 0β8 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 seasonβ»
The 2007 team finished with an overall record of 1β11; the team's only win was against North Texas. The Mustangs went 0β8 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 18β52 and "never had a winning season."
Offseasonβ»
Coaching changesβ»
SMU hired June Jones as the program's 17th head coach on January 7, "2008." Jones's contract was worth $2 million, making him the highest paid coach in Conference USA.
Scheduleβ»
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rice | ESPN | L 27β56 | 23,164 | |
September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas State* | W 47β36 | 22,218 | ||
September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Texas Tech* | FSN | L 7β43 | 53,383 | |
September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | TCU* |
| CBSSN | L 7β48 | 30,923 |
September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane | CBSSN | L 27β34 | 25,643 | |
October 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at UCF | CBSSN | L 17β31 | 43,147 | |
October 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Tulsa |
| L 31β37 | 13,020 | |
October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston |
| L 38β44 | 18,972 | |
October 25 | 2:30 p.m. | at Navy* | CBSSN | L 7β34 | 31,698 | |
November 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Memphis |
| L 26β31 | 18,224 | |
November 15 | 8:05 p.m. | at UTEP | L 10β36 | 30,271 | ||
November 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern Miss |
| L 12β28 | 13,020 | |
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Rosterβ»
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summariesβ»
At Riceβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Owls | 14 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 56 |
at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas
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Second quarter
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Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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Texas Stateβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bobcats | 0 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
Mustangs | 14 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 47 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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At No. 12 Texas Techβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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 Β°F (28 Β°C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 53,383
- Referee: Adrian Hill
- TV: FSN
- Recap, Box score
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top rushers
Top receivers
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TCUβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Horned Frogs | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
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Second quarter
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Top receivers
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Referencesβ»
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