2009 SMU Mustangs football team

The 2009 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs, led by second-year head coach June Jones, played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium and competed in Conference USA.

2009 SMU Mustangs football
C-USA West Division co-champion Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 45–10 vs. Nevada
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West
2009 record	8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	June Jones (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	June Jones / Dan Morrison
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason (2nd season)
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
Uniform

2009 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
East Carolina x$		7	–	1					9	–	5
UCF		6	–	2					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		4	–	4					7	–	6
UAB		4	–	4					5	–	7
Memphis		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Houston xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
SMU x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Tulsa		3	–	5					5	–	7
UTEP		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		2	–	6					2	–	10
Tulane		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: East Carolina 38, Houston 32
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Mustangs played in a bowl game for the first time since the program's 1989 emergence from its 1987 shutdown due to massive NCAA rule violations. SMU was invited to the Hawaii Bowl, where they played Nevada. The Mustangs won, 45–10, to finish the season 8–5.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 31–23	34,749[1]
September 12	3:00 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 35–33	18,082[2]
September 19	4:00 p.m.	at Washington State*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 27–30 ^OT	22,319[3]
October 3	7:00 p.m.	at No. 11 TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	The Mtn.	L 14–39	37,130[4]
October 10	7:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 28–21	13,626[5]
October 17	7:00 p.m.	Navy*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Gansz Trophy)		L 35–38 ^OT	22,203[6]
October 24	6:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX (Rivalry)	CBSCS	L 15–38	26,889[7]
October 31	1:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CW33	W 27–13	21,714[8]
November 7	2:00 p.m.	Rice	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)		W 31–28	15,475[9]
November 14	2:00 p.m.	UTEP	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 35–31	21,697[10]
November 21	3:30 p.m.	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		L 31–34	19,646[11]
November 28	2:00 p.m.	Tulane	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 26–21	20,335[12]
December 24	7:00 p.m.	vs. Nevada*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	W 45–10	32,650[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2009 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 70 Kelvin Beachum So WR 11 Cole Beasley So OL 75 Zach Boyd So WR 22 Josh Bryant Jr OL 51 Mitch Enright Sr G 77 Josh LeRibeus So RB 48 Zach Line Fr QB 15 J.J. McDermott Jr QB 9 Bo Mitchell So WR 24 Aldrick Robinson Jr WR 17 Emmanuel Sanders Sr QB 14 Braden Smith Fr WR 18 Terrance Wilkerson So WR 5 Zach Zimmerman Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 22 Terry Andersen Fr LB 56 Ja'Gared Davis So DB 23 Chris Banjo So DB 35 Tim Crosby Jr DB 10 Rock Dennis Sr DL 95 Mickey Dollens Jr LB 52 Pete Fleps Jr LB 9 Chase Kennemer Sr DB 21 Robert Lloyd Fr CB 6 Bryan McCann Sr DB 2 Sterling Moore Jr DE 93 Chris Parham Sr DB 31 Bennie Thomas Jr DL 46 Zac Thomas Jr DE 47 Taylor Thompson So DE 81 Mario Walker Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 6 Matt Szymanski Jr	Head coach June Jones Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2018-04-15

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Emmanuel Sanders	Wide receiver	3	82	Pittsburgh Steelers

References

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