2014 SMU Mustangs football team

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.

2014 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2014 record	1–11 (1–7 The American)
Head coach	June Jones (resigned 9/8) Tom Mason (interim)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Morrison
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason (7th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)

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

After an 0–2 start to the season, head coach June Jones resigned on September 8, citing "personal issues".[1] 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Baylor*	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	L 0–45	45,733
September 6	11:00 a.m.	at North Texas*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	FSN	L 6–43	22,398
September 20	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 Texas A&M*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ABC/ESPN2	L 6–58	34,820
September 27	11:00 a.m.	TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	CBSSN	L 0–56	23,093
October 4	11:00 a.m.	at No. 22 East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	L 24–45	45,029
October 18	2:30 p.m.	Cincinnati	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	CBSSN	L 3–41	16,849
October 25	11:00 a.m.	Memphis	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPNews	L 10–48	19,498
November 8	11:00 a.m.	at Tulsa	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 28–38	14,269
November 15	7:00 p.m.	South Florida	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	CBSSN	L 13–14	19,463
November 22	11:00 a.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPNews	L 7–53	30,920
November 28	11:00 a.m.	Houston	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Rivalry)	CBSSN	L 9–35	15,446
December 6	11:00 a.m.	at UConn	Rentschler Stadium East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 27–20	22,921
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Roster

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

UConn

	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

References

1. "June Jones Resigns as SMU Coach". ESPN. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
2. "2014 SMU Mustangs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved August 5, 2014.