2012 SMU Mustangs football team

2012 SMU Mustangs football
Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 43–10 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
2012 record	7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	June Jones (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	June Jones
Co-offensive coordinator	Jason Phillips
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason (5th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
Seasons

2012 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
East Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Marshall		0	–	0					0	–	0
Memphis		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Miss		0	–	0					0	–	0
UAB		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCF		0	–	0					0	–	0
West
Houston		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rice		0	–	0					0	–	0
SMU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tulane		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tulsa		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTEP		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 1, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of Conference USA in the West Division. June Jones led the Mustangs in his fifth season. The Mustangs played home games in University Park, Texas (an enclave of Dallas, Texas) at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. This was SMU's last year as a member of Conference USA as they will join the Big East Conference in 2013. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Fresno State.

Preseason

Award watch lists

• Darius Johnson : Biletnikoff Award
• Ja'Gared Davis : Butkus Award
• Blake McJunkin : Rimington Trophy
• Zach Line : Doak Walker Award

Weekly Awards

• Kevin Pope Named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week.
• Kenneth Acker Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week.
• Randall Joyner Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:30 PM	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	L 24–59	43,514
September 8	7:00 PM	Stephen F. Austin*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	TWC Texas	W 52–0	20,122
September 15	2:30 PM	Texas A&M*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	FSN	L 3–48	32,016
September 29	6:00 pm	No. 15 TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	FSN	L 16–24	28,436
October 6	7:00 PM	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX	TWC Texas	W 17–0	34,073
October 13	12:00 PM	at Tulane	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA	CSS/CSNH	L 26–27	11,519
October 18	7:00 PM	Houston	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Rivalry)	FSN	W 72–42	16,459
October 27	2:30 PM	Memphis	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	TWC Texas	W 44–13	20,330
November 3	6:00 PM	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	CBSSN	L 17–42	36,036
November 10	2:30 PM	Southern Miss	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	FSN	W 34–6	16,343
November 17	2:30 PM	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)	CSS/CSNH	L 14–36	20,710
November 24	11:00 AM	Tulsa	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	FSN	W 35–27	15,336
December 24	7:00 PM	vs. Fresno State*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	W 43–10	30,024
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

@ Baylor

See also: 2012 Baylor Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–35–7	2005	BAY, 28–23

SMU at Baylor

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Mustangs 0 3 7 14 24 • Bears 14 10 21 14 59 Date: September 2 Location: Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX Game start: 5:35 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 43,514 Game weather: 100 °F (38 °C), Sunny & Very Hot, winds S at 12mph Referee: Tom Walker Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP SMU Baylor 1 11:18 10 75 3:42 Baylor Lanear Sampson 6-yard touchdown reception from Nick Florence, Aaron Jones kick good 0 7 1 6:27 7 74 1:40 Baylor Jordan Najvar 5-yard touchdown reception from Nick Florence, Aaron Jones kick good 0 14 2 12:52 16 66 6:16 SMU 22-yard field goal by Chase Hover 3 14 2 2:02 3 75 0:39 Baylor Tevin Reese 50-yard touchdown reception from Nick Florence, Aaron Jones kick good 3 21 2 0:00 16 50 0:59 Baylor 44-yard field goal by Aaron Jones 3 24 3 10:22 Baylor Fumble recovery returned 66 yards for touchdown by Bayl Mike Hicks, Aaron jones kick good 3 31 3 6:11 9 60 1:59 Baylor Jarred Salubi 9-yard touchdown run, Aaron Jones kick good 3 38 3 2:39 2 74 0:33 Baylor Lanear Sampson 36-yard touchdown reception from Nick Florence, Aaron Jones kick good 3 45 3 1:58 2 75 0:41 SMU Der'rikk Thompson 42-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Gilbert, Chase Hover kick good 10 45 4 11:34 6 25 2:06 Baylor Glasco Martin 1-yard touchdown run, Aaron Jones kick good 10 52 4 4:49 16 73 6:45 SMU Jeremy Johnson 4-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Gilbert, Chase Hover kick good 17 52 4 4:00 4 75 0:49 Baylor Darryl Stonum 37-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Petty, Kolton Lye kick good 17 59 4 2:25 4 72 1:35 SMU Gehrig Dieter 40-yard touchdown reception from Conner Preston, Chase Hover kick good 24 59 "TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 59

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Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2012 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2009	SMU, 31–23

Stephen F. Austin at SMU

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 0 0 0 0 • Mustangs 0 21 14 17 52 Date: September 8 Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Game start: 7:05 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 20,122 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Clear, winds NE at 10mph Referee: Steve Barth Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP Stephen F. Austin SMU 2 12:13 14 90 7:44 SMU Zach Line 3-yard touchdown run, Chase Hover kick good 0 7 2 10:18 3 31 1:25 SMU Zach Line 1-yard touchdown run, Chase Hover kick good 0 14 2 0:00 SMU Kenneth Acker returns blocked FG attempt 56 yards for touchdown, Chase Hover kick good 0 21 3 9:23 8 73 3:29 SMU Keenan Holman 25-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Gilbert, Chase Hover kick good 0 28 3 6:14 SMU Fumble recovery returned 34 yards for touchdown by Ja'Gared Davis, Chase Hover kick good 0 35 4 14:55 5 34 2:08 SMU 43-yard field goal by Chase Hover 0 38 4 13:12 SMU Interception returned 77 yards for touchdown by Kenneth Acker, Chase Hover kick good 0 45 4 10:46 SMU Interception returned 96 yards for touchdown by Cameron Rogers, Chase Hover kick good 0 52 "TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 52

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Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	OT
Aggies	0	20	21	7	48
Mustangs	0	0	3	0	3

See also: 2012 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–42–7	2011	TXAM, 46–14

TCU

	1	2	3	4	OT
Horned Frogs	14	7	0	3	24
Mustangs	0	10	0	6	16

See also: 2012 TCU Horned Frogs football team and Battle for the Iron Skillet

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–44–7	2011	SMU, 40–33OT

@ UTEP

	1	2	3	4	OT
Mustangs	3	14	0	0	17
Miners	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–8	2011	SMU, 28–17

@ Tulane

	1	2	3	4	OT
Mustangs	3	3	3	17	26
Green Wave	10	10	0	7	27

See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–12	2011	SMU, 45–24

Houston

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cougars	7	7	14	14	42
Mustangs	14	14	31	13	72

See also: 2012 Houston Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–17–1	2011	HOU, 37–7

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	OT
Tigers	0	10	3	0	13
Mustangs	13	3	7	21	44

See also: 2012 Memphis Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2011	SMU, 42–0

@ UCF

	1	2	3	4	OT
Mustangs	3	7	0	7	17
Knights	7	14	14	7	42

See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2011	SMU, 38–17

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	OT
Golden Eagles	0	6	0	0	6
Mustangs	10	17	0	7	34

See also: 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2011	USM, 27–3

@ Rice

	1	2	3	4	OT
Mustangs	7	0	7	0	14
Owls	6	14	3	13	36

See also: 2012 Rice Owls football team and Battle for the Mayor's Cup

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
48–40–1	2011	SMU, 27–24

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	OT
Golden Hurricane	0	6	6	15	27
Mustangs	7	21	7	0	35

See also: 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–7	2011	TULSA, 38–7

Fresno State–Hawaii Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT
Bulldogs	0	0	7	3	10
Mustangs	0	22	7	14	43

See also: 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team and 2012 Hawaii Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–5	2004	FRES, 42–0