2014 SMU Mustangs football team

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2014 American Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 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
UConn		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". 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

August 316:30 PMat No. 10 Baylor*

• McLane Stadium
• Waco, TX

FS1L 0–4545,733 September 611:00 AMat North Texas*

• Apogee Stadium
• Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)

FSNL 6–4322,398 September 202:30 PMNo. 6 Texas A&M*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

ABC/ESPN2L 6–5834,820 September 2711:00 AMTCU*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)

CBSSNL 0–5623,093 October 411:00 AMat No. 22 East Carolina

• Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
• Greenville, NC

ESPNUL 24–4545,029 October 182:30 PMCincinnati

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

CBSSNL 3–4116,849 October 2511:00 AMMemphis

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

ESPNewsL 10–4819,498 November 811:00 AMat Tulsa

• Chapman Stadium
• Tulsa, OK

CBSSNL 28–3814,269 November 157:00 PMSouth Florida

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX

CBSSNL 13–1419,463 November 2211:00 AMat UCF

• Bright House Networks Stadium
• Orlando, FL

ESPNewsL 7–5330,920 November 2811:00 AMHouston

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, TX (Rivalry)

CBSSNL 9–3515,446 December 611:00 AMat Connecticut

• Rentschler Stadium
• East Hartford, CT

CBSSNW 27–2022,921

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Roster

2014 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 78 Bozidar Antunovic Jr OL 71 Chauncey Briggs So QB 12 Neal Burcham So OL 74 Christian Chamagua So QB 8 Darrel Colbert Fr QB 4 Matt Davis So WR 18 Darius Joseph Jr WR 20 Nate Halverson So OL 76 Christian Holloway So OL 72 Braylon Hyder Fr QB 14 Garrett Krstich Jr WR 5 Cedric Lancaster Fr WR 13 Ryheem Malone Fr OL 67 Daniel McCarty So OL 79 Seaver Myers So OL 68 Nick Natour Fr WR 6 Stephen Nelson Sr RB 3 Kevin Pope Sr OL 70 Tony Richards Fr WR 2 Deion Sanders Jr. So RB 49 Luke Seeker Sr QB 11 Jordan Severt Fr OL 77 Jarrett Spencer Jr WR 16 Courtland Sutton Fr QB 17 Kolney Cassel Fr WR 7 Der'rikk Thompson Sr OL 75 Kris Weeks Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 94 Beau Barnes Sr DB 13 Cayman Carter Fr DB 26 Troy Castle Jr DB 27 Myles Crosby Fr DE 93 Mason Gentry Fr DB 22 Hayden Greenbauer Sr DE 91 Spencer Hollie Fr DL 99 Justin Lawler Fr LB 25 Derek Longoria Jr DL 95 Andrew McCleneghen Jr LB 8 Jordan Miller Sr DE 92 Zelt Minor So DB 10 Ajee Montes So LB 11 Inoke Ngalo Fr LB 52 Cameron Nwosu Sr DL 97 Nick Reed So DB 9 Horace Richardson So DB 24 J. R. Richardson Jr DL 98 Jerry Saena Fr LB 23 Stephon Sanders Sr DL 96 Cameron Smith Jr DT 54 Darrian Wright Sr DE 90 Zach Wood Jr LB 1 Jonathan Yenga Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 38 Michael Armstrong Fr K 50 Daniel Chaparro So P/K 35 Jackson Koonce Fr K 36 Cody Rademacher Sr	Head coach Tom Mason Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2018-04-14

Game summaries

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, 27-20