2012 SMU Mustangs football team

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2012 SMU Mustangs football
SMU Athletics wordmark.svg
Hawaii Bowl champion
Hawaii Bowl, W 43–10 vs. Fresno State
Conference Conference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record7–6 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Jason Phillips (1st season)
Offensive scheme Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator Tom Mason (5th season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
UCF xy  7 1   10 4  
East Carolina x  7 1   8 5  
Marshall  4 4   5 7  
Memphis  4 4   4 8  
UAB  2 6   3 9  
Southern Miss  0 8   0 12  
West Division
Tulsa xy$  7 1   11 3  
SMU  5 3   7 6  
Rice  4 4   7 6  
Houston  4 4   5 7  
UTEP  2 6   3 9  
Tulane  2 6   2 10  
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
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.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

Weekly Awards

Coaching changes

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25:30 p.m.at Baylor * FSN L 24–5943,514
September 87:00 p.m. Stephen F. Austin * TWC Texas W 52–020,122
September 152:30 p.m. Texas A&M *
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
FSNL 3–4832,016
September 296:00 pmNo. 15 TCU *
FSNL 16–2428,436
October 67:00 p.m.at UTEP TWC TexasW 17–034,073
October 1312:00 p.m.at Tulane CSS/CSNH L 26–2711,519
October 187:00 p.m. Houston
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX (rivalry)
FSNW 72–4216,459
October 272:30 p.m. Memphis
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
TWC TexasW 44–1320,330
November 36:00 p.m.at UCF CBSSN L 17–4236,036
November 102:30 p.m. Southern Miss
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
FSNW 34–616,343
November 172:30 p.m.at Rice CSS/CSNHL 14–3620,710
November 2411:00 a.m. Tulsa
  • Gerald J. Ford Stadium
  • University Park, TX
FSNW 35–2715,336
December 247:00 p.m.vs. Fresno State * ESPN W 43–1030,024
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

@ Baylor

SMU at Baylor
Team1234Total
Mustangs0371424
Bears1410211459
Sources:

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at SMU
Team1234Total
Lumberjacks00000
Mustangs021141752
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    University Park, TX
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 20,122
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Clear, winds NE at 10mph
  • Referee: Steve Barth
  • TV announcers (TWC Texas): John Nelson, Pete Stein, and Dave Michaels
Sources:

Texas A&M

1234Total
Aggies02021748
Mustangs00303

TCU

1234Total
Horned Frogs1470324
Mustangs0100616

@ UTEP

1234Total
Mustangs3140017
Miners00000

@ Tulane

1234Total
Mustangs3331726
Green Wave10100727

Houston

1234Total
Cougars77141442
Mustangs1414311372

Memphis

1234Total
Tigers0103013
Mustangs13372144

@ UCF

1234Total
Mustangs370717
Knights71414742

Southern Miss

1234Total
Golden Eagles06006
Mustangs10170734

@ Rice

1234Total
Mustangs707014
Owls61431336

Tulsa

1234Total
Golden Hurricane0661527
Mustangs7217035

Fresno State–Hawaii Bowl

1234Total
Bulldogs007310
Mustangs02271443

References

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  2. "2012 College Football Awards: Ja'Gared Davis Added to Butkus Award Watch List". July 16, 2012.
  3. "WVU's Madsen named to Rimington watch list".
  4. "SMU's Zach Line Among Seven Texas Running Backs on the 2012 Doak Walker Watch List". July 19, 2012.
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  6. "October 22 Football Players of the Week - Conference USA Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2012.