2014 SMU Mustangs football team

2014 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	1–11 (1–7 The American)
Head coach	June Jones (7th season; first 2 games) Tom Mason (interim; remainder of season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Dan 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

v t e	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

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 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Baylor *	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	L 0–45	45,733
September 6	11:00 a.m.	at North Texas *	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	FSN	L 6–43	22,398
September 20	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 Texas A&M *	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ABC/ESPN2	L 6–58	34,820
September 27	11:00 a.m.	TCU *	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	CBSSN	L 0–56	23,093
October 4	11:00 a.m.	at No. 22 East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	L 24–45	45,029
October 18	2:30 p.m.	Cincinnati	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	CBSSN	L 3–41	16,849
October 25	11:00 a.m.	Memphis	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPNews	L 10–48	19,498
November 8	11:00 a.m.	at Tulsa	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 28–38	14,269
November 15	7:00 p.m.	South Florida	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	CBSSN	L 13–14	19,463
November 22	11:00 a.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPNews	L 7–53	30,920
November 28	11:00 a.m.	Houston	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 9–35	15,446
December 6	11:00 a.m.	at UConn	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 27–20	22,921
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Source: ^[3]

Roster

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 June Jones (Portland State) Tom Mason (Eastern Washington) Interim Head Coach/Associate head coach/defensive coordinator Coordinators/assistant coaches Dan Morrison (UCLA) Associate head coach/quarterbacks Steve Broussard (Washington State) Running backs Eric Daniels (Hardin–Simmons) Linebackers Bert Hill (Auburn Montgomery) Defensive line Derrick Odum (Utah) Secondary Jason Phillips (Houston) co-Offensive coordinator/wide receivers Wes Suan (Linfield) Offensive line Carlos Barocio–León (New Mexico State) Special teams 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 Redshirt Roster Last update: April 14, 2018

Game summaries

At No. 10 Baylor

See also: 2014 Baylor Bears football team

	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

See also: 2014 North Texas Mean Green football team

	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

See also: 2014 Texas A&M Aggies football team

	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

See also: 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team

	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

See also: 2014 East Carolina Pirates football team

	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

See also: 2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

	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

See also: 2014 Memphis Tigers football team

	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

See also: 2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

	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

See also: 2014 South Florida Bulls football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	0	14	14
Mustangs	0	13	0	0	13

Statistics	USF	SMU
First downs	18	13
Total yards	378	257
Rushing yards	167	68
Passing yards	211	189
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	32:19	27:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	Mike White	9/16, 106 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Marlon Mack	17 rushes, 79 yards
	Receiving	Andre Davis	6 receptions, 59 yards, TD
SMU	Passing	Matt Davis	22/31, 189 yards, TD
	Rushing	Matt Davis	11 rushes, 53 yards
	Receiving	Der'rikk Thompson	3 receptions, 96 yards

At UCF

See also: 2014 UCF Knights football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	0	0	7
Knights	27	10	6	10	53

Statistics	SMU	UCF
First downs	4	27
Total yards	116	490
Rushing yards	66	236
Passing yards	50	254
Turnovers	5	2
Time of possession	26:24	40:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Matt Davis	6/15, 44 yards, INT
	Rushing	Matt Davis	7 rushes, 40 yards, TD
	Receiving	Deion Sanders Jr.	4 receptions, 38 yards
UCF	Passing	Justin Holman	15/22, 228 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Micah Reed	26 rushes, 112 yards
	Receiving	J. J. Worton	2 receptions, 64 yards, TD

Houston

See also: 2014 Houston Cougars football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	0	21	7	35
Mustangs	0	9	0	0	9

Statistics	HOU	SMU
First downs	25	10
Total yards	433	223
Rushing yards	282	78
Passing yards	151	145
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	30:56	28:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing	Greg Ward	17/28, 144 yards, INT
	Rushing	Kenneth Farrow	18 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Markeith Ambles	3 receptions, 41 yards
SMU	Passing	Matt Davis	13/27, 145 yards, TD
	Rushing	Matt Davis	20 rushes, 70 yards
	Receiving	Jeremiah Gaines	2 receptions, 76 yards, TD

At UConn

See also: 2014 UConn Huskies football team

	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

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.