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2014 SMU Mustangs football team

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2014 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record1–11 (1–7 The American)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorDan Morrison (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJason Phillips (3rd season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorTom Mason (7th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumGerald J. Ford Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
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".[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.

Preseason

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AAC media poll

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The American Athletic Conference preseason poll was released on July 29, 2014. The Mustangs were predicted to finish fifth in the conference.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Cincinnati 311 (17)
2 UCF 296 (7)
3 Houston 268 (6)
4 East Carolina 262
5 SMU 158
6 South Florida 157
7 Memphis 133
8 Temple 105
9 UConn 98
Tulane
11 Tulsa 94

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 p.m.at No. 10 Baylor*FS1L 0–4545,733
September 611:00 a.m.at North Texas*FSNL 6–4322,398
September 202:30 p.m.No. 6 Texas A&M*ABC/ESPN2L 6–5834,820
September 2711:00 a.m.TCU*
CBSSNL 0–5623,093
October 411:00 a.m.at No. 22 East CarolinaESPNUL 24–4545,029
October 182:30 p.m.Cincinnati
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
CBSSNL 3–4116,849
October 2511:00 a.m.Memphis
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
ESPNewsL 10–4819,498
November 811:00 a.m.at TulsaCBSSNL 28–3814,269
November 157:00 p.m.South Floridadagger
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
CBSSNL 13–1419,463
November 2211:00 a.m.at UCFESPNewsL 7–5330,920
November 2811:00 a.m.Houston
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
CBSSNL 9–3515,446
December 611:00 a.m.at UConnCBSSNW 27–2022,921
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Source:[3]

Roster

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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 Darrell Colbert Fr
WR 9 Shelby Walker Fr
QB 11 Jordan Severt Fr
QB 12 Neal Burcham So
WR 13 Ryheem Malon Fr
QB 14 Garrett Krstich Jr
WR 15 Jordan Ingram Fr
WR 16 Courtland Sutton Fr
QB 17 Kolney Cassel Fr
WR 18 Darius Joseph Jr
WR 20 Nate Halverson So
RB 25 K. C. Nlemchi Jr
WR 27 Aaron Stafford Jr
RB 33 Daniel Gresham Fr
WR 38 Justin Musser Fr
WR 41 Anthony Buffini So
RB 42 Prescott Line So
RB 49 Luke Seeker Sr
OL 51 William Barns Fr
OL 52 Taylor Lasecki Jr
OL 57 Chad Pursley Fr
OL 58 Taylor Reich Jr
OL 60 Keyfer Roberts Fr
OL 62 Travis Fister Fr
OL 63 Evan Brown Fr
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
WR 83 Chris Hipps Sr
WR 84 Jeremiah Gaines So
WR 88 Daijuan Stewart So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 Jonathan Yenga Jr
LB 2 Caleb Tuiasosopo Jr
DB 4 Jesse Montgomery Fr
LB 5 Nick Horton So
DL 7 Elie Nabushosi So
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 14 Trey Washington Fr
DB 15 Jordan Wyatt Fr
LB 16 Ben Sellers Jr
DB 18 William Jeanlys Fr
DB 20 A. J. Justice So
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
DB 28 Shakiel Randolph Jr
DB 29 Darrion Millines So
LB 30 Robert Seals Jr
DL 33 Jarvis Pruitt So
LB 34 R. C. Cox Fr
LB 39 Jeremy White So
LB 40 Carlos Carroll Fr
DB 42 Adam Waheed Sr
DE 43 Parker Collins Fr
LB 44 Jackson Mitchell So
LB 45 Dylan Dickman Fr
LB 47 John Bordano Sr
LB 48 Anthony Rhone Fr
LB 52 Cameron Nwosu Sr
DT 54 Darrian Wright Sr
DL 55 Spencer Conley Jr
LB 59 Kyran Mitchell Fr
DB 61 Raul Reyes III Fr
DT 66 Gareth Riley-Ayers Jr
DB 82 Collin LaGasse So
DE 90 Zach Wood Jr
DE 91 Spencer Hollie Fr
DE 92 Zelt Minor So
DE 93 Mason Gentry Fr
LB 94 Beau Barnes Sr
DL 95 Andrew McCleneghen Jr
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
LS 56 Nicholas Avantino Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Support staff
  • Keith Gunn (Abilene Christian)
    Offensive quality control coordinator & recruiting analyst
  • Derrius Bell (SMU)
    Defensive quality control coordinator
  • A. J. Smith (Louisiana)
    Graduate assistant (offense)
  • Ryan Walker (SMU)
    Graduate assistant (offense)
  • Nate Fisher (Texas Tech)
    Graduate assistant (defense)
  • Jeremy Gray (SMU)
    Graduate assistant (defense)
  • Randy Ross (Southern Benedictine)
    Director of football operations
  • Steve Stigall (Texas)
    Assistant director of football operations
  • Tam Hollingshead (SMU)
    Director of high school relations
  • Mel deLaura (Hawaii Pacific)
    Head strength & conditioning coach
  • Terry Gardner (SMU)
    Administrative assistant
  • Shay Taylor (SMU)
    Administrative assistant
  • Mike Morton (Purdue)
    Director of sports medicine
  • Albert Veytia (UTEP)
    Equipment manager
  • Lopaka Ornellas (Hawaiʻi)
    Video coordinator

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 14, 2018

Game summaries

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At No. 10 Baylor

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0
No. 10 Bears 24 7 7 7 45
Statistics SMU BAY
First downs 7 31
Total yards 67 574
Rushing yards -24 261
Passing yards 91 313
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 39:18 30:06
Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing Neal Burcham 15/26, 59 yards
Rushing Prescott Line 4 rushes, 18 yards
Receiving Der'rikk Thompson 2 receptions, 21 yards
Baylor Passing Bryce Petty 13/23, 161 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Shock Linwood 16 rushes, 89 yards, TD
Receiving Davion Hall 7 receptions, 86 yards

At North Texas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 0 6 6
Mean Green 3 20 6 14 43
Statistics SMU UNT
First downs 16 17
Total yards 276 353
Rushing yards 10 245
Passing yards 266 108
Turnovers 5 0
Time of possession 26:45 36:38
Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing Kolney Cassel 11/21, 134 yards, TD
Rushing Kevin Pope 8 rushes, 33 yards
Receiving Der'rikk Thompson 6 receptions, 74 yards
North Texas Passing Josh Greer 9/12, 86 yards
Rushing Reggie Pegram 21 rushes, 81 yards, TD
Receiving Carlos Harris 4 receptions, 36 yards

No. 6 Texas A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Aggies 17 21 10 10 58
Mustangs 0 3 0 3 6
Statistics TAMU SMU
First downs 27 13
Total yards 663 241
Rushing yards 268 102
Passing yards 395 139
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 23:46 35:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing Kenny Hill 16/22, 265 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Trey Williams 7 rushes, 66 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jeremy Tabuyo 2 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD
SMU Passing Garrett Krstich 13/24, 137 yards
Rushing Kevin Pope 11 rushes, 44 yards
Receiving Der'rikk Thompson 3 receptions, 72 yards

TCU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Horned Frogs 7 21 21 7 56
Mustangs 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics TCU SMU
First downs 31 17
Total yards 614 245
Rushing yards 265 89
Passing yards 349 156
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 28:25 31:35
Team Category Player Statistics
TCU Passing Trevone Boykin 23/36, 280 yards, 4 TD
Rushing B. J. Catalon 19 rushes, 114 yards, TD
Receiving Deanté Gray 6 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD
SMU Passing Garrett Krstich 14/30, 142 yards, INT
Rushing Luke Seeker 9 rushes, 34 yards
Receiving Darius Joseph 5 receptions, 46 yards

At No. 22 East Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 7 17 0 24
No. 22 Pirates 14 14 7 10 45
Statistics SMU ECU
First downs 25 30
Total yards 390 581
Rushing yards 51 171
Passing yards 339 410
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 31:22 28:38
Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing Garrett Krstich 42/67, 339 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing K. C. Nlemchi 6 rushes, 22 yards
Receiving Darius Joseph 13 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
East Carolina Passing Shane Carden 31/41, 410 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Chris Hairston 12 rushes, 53 yards, TD
Receiving Zay Jones 9 receptions, 130 yards, TD

Cincinnati

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 6 22 3 10 41
Mustangs 3 0 0 0 3
Statistics CIN SMU
First downs 29 14
Total yards 508 276
Rushing yards 240 98
Passing yards 268 178
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 32:01 27:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Cincinnati Passing Gunner Kiel 13/20, 241 yards, TD
Rushing Jarred Evans 10 rushes, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Casey Gladney 2 reception, 61 yards
SMU Passing Garrett Krstich 17/31, 172 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Matt Davis 4 rushes, 41 yards
Receiving Nate Halverson 4 receptions, 42 yards

Memphis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 24 10 7 48
Mustangs 0 7 3 0 10
Statistics MEM SMU
First downs 29 15
Total yards 582 251
Rushing yards 230 137
Passing yards 352 114
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 32:10 27:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Memphis Passing Paxton Lynch 17/23, 307 yards, TD
Rushing Brandon Hayes 14 rushes, 99 yards, TD
Receiving Phil Mayhue 2 receptions, 96 yards, TD
SMU Passing Garrett Krstich 10/22, 59 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Matt Davis 7 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving Der'rikk Thompson 2 receptions, 65 yards

At Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 13 0 0 15 28
Golden Hurricane 14 14 7 3 38
Statistics SMU TLSA
First downs 21 26
Total yards 464 501
Rushing yards 252 215
Passing yards 212 286
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 29:40 30:20
Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing Matt Davis 21/32, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Matt Davis 28 rushes, 181 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Der'rikk Thompson 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD
Tulsa Passing Dane Evans 16/24, 286 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Zack Langer 33 rushes, 167 yards
Receiving Keyarris Garrett 4 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD

South Florida

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 0 0 14 14
Mustangs 0 13 0 0 13
Statistics USF SMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing
Rushing
Receiving
SMU Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At UCF

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 7 0 0 7
Knights 27 10 6 10 53
Statistics SMU UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCF Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Houston

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 0 21 7 35
Mustangs 0 9 0 0 9
Statistics HOU SMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving
SMU Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At UConn

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 6 0 14 7 27
Huskies 6 14 0 0 20
Statistics SMU CONN
First downs 20 11
Total yards 422 316
Rushing yards 277 249
Passing yards 145 67
Turnovers 3 5
Time of possession 32:05 27:55
Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing Matt Davis 15/33, 145 yards, INT
Rushing Matt Davis 22 rushes, 191 yards, TD
Receiving Darius Joseph 9 receptions, 108 yards
UConn Passing Chandler Whitmer 1/3, 38 yards, INT
Rushing Ron Johnson 23 rushes, 101 yards, TD
Receiving Josh Marriner 1 reception, 38 yards

References

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  1. ^ "June Jones Resigns as SMU coach". ESPN. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Cincinnati Tabbed As 2014 Favorite In Preseason Media Poll". July 29, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "2014 SMU Mustangs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved August 5, 2014.