2014 SMU Mustangs football team

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2014 SMU Mustangs football
SMU Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference American Athletic Conference
Record1–11 (1–7 The American)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorDan Morrison (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Jason Phillips (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator Tom Mason (7th season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Seasons
  2013
2015  
2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

Contents

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

AAC media poll

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 finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Cincinnati311 (17)
2UCF296 (7)
3Houston268 (6)
4East Carolina262
5SMU158
6South Florida157
7Memphis133
8Temple105
9UConn98
Tulane
11Tulsa94

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:30 p.m.at No. 10 Baylor * FS1 L 0–4545,733
September 611:00 a.m.at North Texas * FSN L 6–4322,398
September 202:30 p.m.No. 6 Texas A&M * ABC/ESPN2 L 6–5834,820
September 2711:00 a.m. TCU *
CBSSN L 0–5623,093
October 411:00 a.m.at No. 22 East Carolina ESPNU L 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
ESPNews L 10–4819,498
November 811:00 a.m.at Tulsa CBSSNL 28–3814,269
November 157:00 p.m. South Florida Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
CBSSNL 13–1419,463
November 2211:00 a.m.at UCF ESPNewsL 7–5330,920
November 2811:00 a.m. Houston
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
CBSSNL 9–3515,446
December 611:00 a.m.at UConn CBSSNW 27–2022,921
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Source: [3]

Roster

2014 SMU Mustangs football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2Deion Sanders Jr.So
RB 3Kevin PopeSr
QB 4Matt DavisSo
WR 5Cedric LancasterFr
WR 6Stephen NelsonSr
WR 7Der'rikk ThompsonSr
QB 8Darrell ColbertFr
WR 9Shelby WalkerFr
QB 11Jordan SevertFr
QB 12Neal BurchamSo
WR 13Ryheem MalonFr
QB 14Garrett KrstichJr
WR 15Jordan IngramFr
WR 16 Courtland Sutton Fr
QB 17Kolney CasselFr
WR 18Darius JosephJr
WR 20Nate HalversonSo
RB 25K. C. NlemchiJr
WR 27Aaron StaffordJr
RB 33Daniel GreshamFr
WR 38Justin MusserFr
WR 41Anthony BuffiniSo
RB 42Prescott LineSo
RB 49Luke SeekerSr
OL 51William BarnsFr
OL 52Taylor LaseckiJr
OL 57Chad PursleyFr
OL 58Taylor ReichJr
OL 60Keyfer RobertsFr
OL 62Travis FisterFr
OL 63Evan BrownFr
OL 67Daniel McCartySo
OL 68Nick NatourFr
OL 70Tony RichardsFr
OL 71Chauncey BriggsSo
OL 72Braylon HyderFr
OL 74Christian ChamaguaSo
OL 75Kris WeeksJr
OL 76Christian HollowaySo
OL 77Jarrett SpencerJr
OL 78Bozidar AntunovicJr
OL 79Seaver MyersSo
WR 83Chris HippsSr
WR 84Jeremiah GainesSo
WR 88Daijuan StewartSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 1Jonathan YengaJr
LB 2Caleb TuiasosopoJr
DB 4Jesse MontgomeryFr
LB 5Nick HortonSo
DL 7Elie NabushosiSo
LB 8Jordan MillerSr
DB 9Horace RichardsonSo
DB 10Ajee MontesSo
LB 11Inoke NgaloFr
DB 13Cayman CarterFr
DB 14Trey WashingtonFr
DB 15Jordan WyattFr
LB 16Ben SellersJr
DB 18William JeanlysFr
DB 20A. J. JusticeSo
DB 22Hayden GreenbauerSr
LB 23Stephon SandersSr
DB 24J. R. RichardsonJr
LB 25Derek LongoriaJr
DB 26Troy CastleJr
DB 27Myles CrosbyFr
DB 28Shakiel RandolphJr
DB 29Darrion MillinesSo
LB 30Robert SealsJr
DL 33Jarvis PruittSo
LB 34R. C. CoxFr
LB 39Jeremy WhiteSo
LB 40Carlos CarrollFr
DB 42Adam WaheedSr
DE 43Parker CollinsFr
LB 44Jackson MitchellSo
LB 45Dylan DickmanFr
LB 47John BordanoSr
LB 48Anthony RhoneFr
LB 52Cameron NwosuSr
DT 54Darrian WrightSr
DL 55Spencer ConleyJr
LB 59Kyran MitchellFr
DB 61Raul Reyes IIIFr
DT 66Gareth Riley-AyersJr
DB 82Collin LaGasseSo
DE 90 Zach Wood Jr
DE 91Spencer HollieFr
DE 92Zelt MinorSo
DE 93Mason GentryFr
LB 94Beau BarnesSr
DL 95Andrew McCleneghenJr
DL 96Cameron SmithJr
DL 97Nick ReedSo
DL 98Jerry SaenaFr
DL 99 Justin Lawler Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P, K 35Jackson KoonceFr
K 36Cody RademacherSr
K 38Michael ArmstrongFr
K 50Daniel ChaparroSo
LS 56Nicholas AvantinoFr
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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 14, 2018

Game summaries

At No. 10 Baylor

1234Total
Mustangs00000
No. 10 Bears2477745
StatisticsSMUBAY
First downs731
Total yards67574
Rushing yards-24261
Passing yards91313
Turnovers32
Time of possession39:1830:06
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SMUPassingNeal Burcham15/26, 59 yards
RushingPrescott Line4 rushes, 18 yards
ReceivingDer'rikk Thompson2 receptions, 21 yards
BaylorPassing Bryce Petty 13/23, 161 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Shock Linwood 16 rushes, 89 yards, TD
ReceivingDavion Hall7 receptions, 86 yards

At North Texas

1234Total
Mustangs00066
Mean Green32061443
StatisticsSMUUNT
First downs1617
Total yards276353
Rushing yards10245
Passing yards266108
Turnovers50
Time of possession26:4536:38
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SMUPassingKolney Cassel11/21, 134 yards, TD
RushingKevin Pope8 rushes, 33 yards
ReceivingDer'rikk Thompson6 receptions, 74 yards
North TexasPassingJosh Greer9/12, 86 yards
RushingReggie Pegram21 rushes, 81 yards, TD
ReceivingCarlos Harris4 receptions, 36 yards

No. 6 Texas A&M

1234Total
No. 6 Aggies1721101058
Mustangs03036
StatisticsTAMUSMU
First downs2713
Total yards663241
Rushing yards268102
Passing yards395139
Turnovers10
Time of possession23:4635:15
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Texas A&MPassing Kenny Hill 16/22, 265 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Trey Williams 7 rushes, 66 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJeremy Tabuyo2 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD
SMUPassingGarrett Krstich13/24, 137 yards
RushingKevin Pope11 rushes, 44 yards
ReceivingDer'rikk Thompson3 receptions, 72 yards

TCU

1234Total
Horned Frogs72121756
Mustangs00000
StatisticsTCUSMU
First downs3117
Total yards614245
Rushing yards26589
Passing yards349156
Turnovers03
Time of possession28:2531:35
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TCUPassing Trevone Boykin 23/36, 280 yards, 4 TD
RushingB. J. Catalon19 rushes, 114 yards, TD
Receiving Deanté Gray 6 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD
SMUPassingGarrett Krstich14/30, 142 yards, INT
RushingLuke Seeker9 rushes, 34 yards
ReceivingDarius Joseph5 receptions, 46 yards

At No. 22 East Carolina

1234Total
Mustangs0717024
No. 22 Pirates141471045
StatisticsSMUECU
First downs2530
Total yards390581
Rushing yards51171
Passing yards339410
Turnovers11
Time of possession31:2228:38
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SMUPassingGarrett Krstich42/67, 339 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingK. C. Nlemchi6 rushes, 22 yards
ReceivingDarius Joseph13 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
East CarolinaPassing 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

1234Total
Bearcats62231041
Mustangs30003
StatisticsCINSMU
First downs2914
Total yards508276
Rushing yards24098
Passing yards268178
Turnovers04
Time of possession32:0127:59
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CincinnatiPassing Gunner Kiel 13/20, 241 yards, TD
RushingJarred Evans10 rushes, 67 yards, TD
ReceivingCasey Gladney2 reception, 61 yards
SMUPassingGarrett Krstich17/31, 172 yards, 2 INT
RushingMatt Davis4 rushes, 41 yards
ReceivingNate Halverson4 receptions, 42 yards

Memphis

1234Total
Tigers72410748
Mustangs073010
StatisticsMEMSMU
First downs2915
Total yards582251
Rushing yards230137
Passing yards352114
Turnovers12
Time of possession32:1027:50
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MemphisPassing Paxton Lynch 17/23, 307 yards, TD
RushingBrandon Hayes14 rushes, 99 yards, TD
ReceivingPhil Mayhue2 receptions, 96 yards, TD
SMUPassingGarrett Krstich10/22, 59 yards, 2 INT
RushingMatt Davis7 rushes, 46 yards
ReceivingDer'rikk Thompson2 receptions, 65 yards

At Tulsa

1234Total
Mustangs13001528
Golden Hurricane14147338
StatisticsSMUTLSA
First downs2126
Total yards464501
Rushing yards252215
Passing yards212286
Turnovers31
Time of possession29:4030:20
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SMUPassingMatt Davis21/32, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingMatt Davis28 rushes, 181 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingDer'rikk Thompson4 receptions, 84 yards, TD
TulsaPassing Dane Evans 16/24, 286 yards, 5 TD
RushingZack Langer33 rushes, 167 yards
ReceivingKeyarris Garrett4 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD

South Florida

1234Total
Bulls0001414
Mustangs0130013
StatisticsUSFSMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
South FloridaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
SMUPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At UCF

1234Total
Mustangs07007
Knights271061053
StatisticsSMUUCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SMUPassing
Rushing
Receiving
UCFPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Houston

1234Total
Cougars7021735
Mustangs09009
StatisticsHOUSMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
HoustonPassing
Rushing
Receiving
SMUPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At UConn

1234Total
Mustangs6014727
Huskies6140020
StatisticsSMUCONN
First downs2011
Total yards422316
Rushing yards277249
Passing yards14567
Turnovers35
Time of possession32:0527:55
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SMUPassingMatt Davis15/33, 145 yards, INT
RushingMatt Davis22 rushes, 191 yards, TD
ReceivingDarius Joseph9 receptions, 108 yards
UConnPassingChandler Whitmer1/3, 38 yards, INT
RushingRon Johnson23 rushes, 101 yards, TD
ReceivingJosh Marriner1 reception, 38 yards

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