SMU Mustangs football under Phil Bennett

Phil Bennett was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 2002 to 2007. He compiled a 19–51–0 record, and was succeeded by June Jones.

2002 Season

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2002 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Boise State $		8	–	0					12	–	1
Hawaii		7	–	1					10	–	4
Fresno State		6	–	2					9	–	5
San Jose State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					5	–	7
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	7
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
SMU		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Tulsa		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

August 317:00 PMNavy*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

L 7–38 25,744 September 77:00 PMTexas Tech*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

L 14–24 32,000 September 146:00 PMat TCU*

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, Texas (Battle for the Iron Skillet)

L 6–17 30,621 September 216:00 PMat Oklahoma State*

• Lewis Field
• Stillwater, Oklahoma

L 16–52 41,190 September 2810:05 PMat Hawaii

• Aloha Stadium
• Honolulu, HI

L 10–42 36,096 October 52:00 PMSan Jose State

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

L 23–34 13,016 October 129:30 PMat Fresno State

• Bulldog Stadium
• Fresno, California

FSNL 7–30 41,031 October 192:00 PMLouisiana Tech

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

W 37–34 14,836 October 262:00 PMat Rice

• Rice Stadium
• Houston, Texas (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)

L 15–27 10,845 November 22:00 PMNevada

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

L 6–24 11,832 November 164:05 PMat UTEP

• Sun Bowl Stadium
• El Paso, Texas

W 42–35 21,765 November 232:00 PMTulsa

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

W 24–21 12,324

Roster

2002 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 2 ShanDerrick Charles So WR 5 Johnnie Freeman Sr WR 7 Daniel Francis Fr QB 11 Tate Wallis Fr QB 13 Richard Bartel Fr WR 15 Jay Taylor So WR 17 Billy Ford Sr RB 20 Derron Brown So RB 24 Kris Briggs Sr WR 25 Cody Cardwell Sr RB 32 Keylon Kincade Jr TE 49 Trent Hrncir Jr OL 63 Grant Eidson Fr OT 75 Sterling Harris Jr OT 76 Judson Davis Sr WR 81 Cedric Vison Fr TE 86 John Hampton Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Kevin Garrett Sr S 8 Leroy Price Jr DE 9 Khalid Beard Sr DB 12 Charles Akinyemi So DT 14 Allan Adami Jr DB 26 Rolando Humphrey Fr SS 27 Alvin Nnabuife So S 29 Brent Briggs Sr DE 30 Don Ieremia-Stansbury Fr LB 35 D. D. Lee So LB 38 D. D. Johnson Sr CB 39 James Orr Sr LB 42 Billy Jack Williams Sr LB 45 Jarrian James Jr LB 46 Brian Bischoff Jr DT 92 Lute Croy Sr DT 93 Brent Karrington Fr DE 95 Brad Bean Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 41 Ryan Mentzel Fr	Head coach Phil Bennett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-05

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Kevin Garrett	Defensive Back	5	172	St. Louis Rams

2003 Season

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2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Boise State $		8	–	0					13	–	1
Fresno State		6	–	2					9	–	5
Tulsa		6	–	2					8	–	5
Hawaii		5	–	3					9	–	5
Rice		5	–	3					5	–	7
Nevada		4	–	4					6	–	6
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					5	–	7
San Jose State		2	–	6					3	–	8
UTEP		1	–	6					2	–	10
SMU		0	–	8					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

August 306:00 PMat Texas Tech*

• Jones SBC Stadium
• Lubbock, Texas

L 10–58 44,364 September 136:00 PMat Baylor*

• Floyd Casey Stadium
• Waco, Texas

L 7–10 30,256 September 207:00 PMOklahoma State*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

FSNL 6–52 27,106 September 279:00 PMat Nevada

• Mackay Stadium
• Reno, Nevada

L 9–12 21,128 October 47:00 PMUTEP

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

ESPNGPL 19–21 21,412 October 119:00 PMat San Jose State

• Spartan Stadium
• San Jose

SPWL 14–31 12,403 October 182:00 PMBoise State

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

L 3–45 10,109 October 252:00 PMat Tulsa

• Skelly Stadium
• Tulsa, Oklahoma

L 16–35 16,733 November 12:00 PMFresno State

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

L 11–20 14,014 November 82:00 PMat Louisiana Tech

• Joe Aillet Stadium
• Ruston, Louisiana

L 6–41 14,872 November 153:00 PMRice

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)

SPWL 20–41 11,856 November 292:00 PMNo. 19 TCU*

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

L 13–20 20,112

Roster

2003 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 13 Richard Bartel So RB 32 Keylon Kincade Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 14 Allan Adami Sr SS 27 Alvin Nnabuife  So DE 40 Justin Rogers Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 41 Ryan Mentzel So	Head coach Phil Bennett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2003-08-31

Team players in the NFL

No SMU players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.

The following finished their college career in 2003, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Keylon Kincade	Running back	New York Giants

2004 Season

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2004 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Boise State $		8	–	0					11	–	1
UTEP		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 22 Fresno State		5	–	3					9	–	3
Louisiana Tech		5	–	3					6	–	6
Hawaii		4	–	4					8	–	5
Nevada		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulsa		3	–	5					4	–	8
SMU		3	–	5					3	–	8
Rice		2	–	6					3	–	8
San Jose State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

September 47:00 PMTexas Tech*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

L 13–27 34,689 September 116:05 PMat TCU*

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, Texas (Battle for the Iron Skillet)

L 0–44 33,458 September 186:00 PMat Oklahoma State*

• Boone Pickens Stadium
• Stillwater, Oklahoma

L 7–59 46,073 September 257:00 PMSan Jose State

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

W 36–13 17,841 October 27:05 PMat No. 23 Boise State

• Bronco Stadium
• Boise, Idaho

SPWL 20–38 30,322 October 97:00 PMat Rice

• Rice Stadium
• Houston, Texas (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)

L 10–44 15,367 October 165:00 PMLouisiana Tech

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

SPWL 10–41 13,117 October 309:00 PMat Fresno State

• Bulldog Stadium
• Fresno, California

L 0–42 37,604 November 62:00 PMTulsa

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

W 41–35 ^OT12,677 November 135:00 PMNevada

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

ESPNGPW 38–20 10,206 November 204:05 PMat No. 24 UTEP

• Sun Bowl Stadium
• El Paso, Texas

L 27–57 45,095

Roster

2004 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Ashton Nixon Fr QB 13 Jerad Romo Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class SS 27 Alvin Nnabuife Jr DE 40 Justin Rogers So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 41 Ryan Mentzel Jr	Head coach Phil Bennett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2004-10-13

2005 Season

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2005 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	5
Memphis		5	–	3					7	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4					5	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					4	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					5	–	6
West Division
Tulsa x$		6	–	2					9	–	4
UTEP		5	–	3					8	–	4
Houston		4	–	4					6	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					5	–	6
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rice		1	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

September 37:00 PMBaylor*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

L 23–28 29,538 September 108:30 PMNo. 22 TCU*

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

CSTVW 21–10 22,416 September 1711:30 AMat Texas A&M*

• Kyle Field
• College Station, Texas

FSNL 8–66 75,128 September 241:00 PMTulane

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

L 10–31 15,681 October 13:00 PMat Marshall

• Joan C. Edwards Stadium
• Huntington, West Virginia

CSTVL 13–16 25,218 October 86:00 PMat UAB

• Legion Field
• Birmingham, Alabama

W 28–27 23,255 October 152:00 PMEast Carolina

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

L 17–24 11,715 October 222:00 PMat Tulsa

• Skelly Stadium
• Tulsa, Oklahoma

L 13–20 22,502 November 52:00 PMRice

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)

W 27–7 15,236 November 195:00 PMat Houston

• Robertson Stadium
• Houston, Texas (Rivalry)

W 29–24 14,650 November 262:00 PMUTEP

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

W 40–27 17,194

Roster

2005 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 13 Jerad Romo Sr WR 17 Emmanuel Sanders Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class SS 27 Alvin Nnabuife Sr DE 40 Justin Rogers Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 41 Ryan Mentzel Sr	Head coach Phil Bennett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2005-12-15

2006 Season

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2006 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Southern Miss x		6	–	2					9	–	5
East Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
UCF		3	–	5					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Memphis		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Houston x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Rice		6	–	2					7	–	6
Tulsa		5	–	3					8	–	5
SMU		4	–	4					6	–	6
UTEP		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulane		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

September 26:00 PMat No. 25 Texas Tech*

• Jones AT&T Stadium
• Lubbock, Texas

L 3–35 50,362 September 96:00 PMat North Texas*

• Fouts Field
• Denton, Texas (Safeway Bowl)

L 6–24 25,231 September 167:00 PMSam Houston State*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

W 45–14 17,421 September 237:00 PMArkansas State*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

W 55–9 12,979 September 306:30 PMat Tulane

• Louisiana Superdome
• New Orleans

CSTVW 33–28 21,565 October 78:05 PMat UTEP

• Sun Bowl Stadium
• El Paso, Texas

L 21–24 41,258 October 142:00 PMMarshall

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

W 31–21 14,032 October 212:00 PMat East Carolina

• Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
• Greenville, North Carolina

L 21–38 34,141 October 316:30 PMUAB

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

ESPN2W 22–9 13,125 November 112:00 PMHouston

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

L 27–37 20,350 November 182:00 PMTulsa

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

W 34–24 14,658 November 252:00 PMat Rice

• Rice Stadium
• Houston, Texas (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)

L 27–31 12,867

Roster

2006 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 17 Emmanuel Sanders So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 40 Justin Rogers Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 11 Andrew Galloway Jr P/K 15 Thomas Morstead Jr	Head coach Phil Bennett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

2007 Season

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2007 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					8	–	5
Memphis		6	–	2					7	–	6
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					3	–	9
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Tulsa xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Houston x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Tulane		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6					4	–	8
SMU		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

September 33:00 PMTexas Tech*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

ESPNL 9–49 26,969 September 87:00 PMNorth Texas*

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas (Safeway Bowl)

W 45–31 20,517 September 156:00 PMat Arkansas State*

• ASU Stadium
• Jonesboro, Arkansas

KTXAL 28–45 17,465 September 227:30 PMat TCU*

• Amon G. Carter Stadium
• Fort Worth, Texas (Battle for the Iron Skillet)

CSTVL 7–21 31,511 September 293:30 PMUTEP

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

CSTVL 45–48 ^OT16,464 October 136:30 PMat Southern Miss

• M. M. Roberts Stadium
• Hattiesburg, Mississippi

CSTVL 7–28 31,253 October 207:00 PMTulane

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

FSNL 34–41 ^OT14,901 October 272:00 PMat Tulsa

• Chapman Stadium
• Tulsa, Oklahoma

KTXAL 23–29 18,853 November 47:00 PMat Houston

• Robertson Stadium
• Houston, Texas (Rivalry)

ESPNL 28–38 22,774 November 102:00 PMRice

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)

L 42–43 13,902 November 172:00 PMCentral Florida

• Gerald J. Ford Stadium
• University Park, Texas

L 20–49 10,271 November 241:00 PMat Memphis

• Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
• Memphis, Tennessee

KTXAL 52–55 ^3OT20,184

Roster

2007 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 70 Kelvin Beachum Fr OL 79 J.T. Brooks Fr WR 83 Phillip Burley So OL 69 Calvin Crockett So RB 31 Travis DeJohn Fr WR 88 Bradley Haynes Fr WR 9 Jessie Henderson Sr WR 25 La'Cori Johnson Sr OL 77 Josh LeRibeus Fr OL 78 Derek Lilly Fr OL 74 Sean Lobo Sr RB 20 James Mapps Jr TE 45 Andrew McKinney Sr QB 6 Michael Morse Fr QB 10 Daniel Miller Fr OL 72 Ross Nigh Jr WR 24 Aldrick Robinson So WR 17 Emmanuel Sanders Jr QB 12 Zach Rhodes So WR 16 Simeon Thomas Fr OL 71 Kelly Turner Fr QB 14 Logan Turner Fr WR 25 Morgan Hudnall So WR 5 Zach Zimmerman Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 12 Derrius Bell So LB 54 Taylor Bon So LB 27 Will Bonilla Sr DB 23 Chris Castro Fr DB 35 Tim Crosby So DB 20 Chase Courtney So DB 10 Rock Dennis Jr DL 95 Mickey Dollens Fr LB 52 Pete Fleps So LB 29 Chase Kennemer Jr DL 98 Szymon Czerniak Fr DT 99 Serge Elizee Sr DB 32 K. J. Ellis Jr DE 96 Josh Geldert So DL 97 Ben Goldthorpe Fr DL 94 Patrick Handy Sr DB 7 David Haynes Sr DE 90 Rush Hughes So CB 6 Bryan McCann Jr LB 55 John Nwisienyi So LB 52 Garrett Olson Fr DE 93 Chris Parham Jr DB 13 DeMikel Shankle Fr DB 33 Seth Sloan Fr DB 18 Terrance Wilkerson Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P/K 4 Kellis Cunningham Jr P 11 Andrew Galloway Sr P/K 15 Thomas Morstead Sr	Head coach Phil Bennett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

• "2008 Football Media Guide" (PDF). SMU Athletic Department. p. 145.