2009_SMU_Mustangs_football_team

2009 SMU Mustangs football
2009 SMU Mustangs football
C-USA West Division co-champion; Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 45–10 vs. Nevada
Conference	Conference USA
	West
Record	8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	June Jones (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Dan Morrison (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season

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.

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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.

Game summaries

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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	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 Halawa, 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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	7	3	13	0	23
Mustangs	7	7	0	17	31

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	14	14	0	7	35
Blazers	0	7	20	6	33

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mustangs	7	10	7	3	0	27
Cougars	0	7	6	14	3	30

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	7	0	14
No. 11 Horned Frogs	0	12	13	14	39

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
Record	8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	June Jones (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Morrison (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
Uniform

Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

v t e
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

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