2013 SMU Mustangs football team

2013 SMU Mustangs football
Conference American Athletic Conference
2013 record 5–7 (4–4 The American)
Head coach June Jones (6th year)
Co-offensive coordinator Hal Mumme
Co-offensive coordinator Jason Phillips
Offensive scheme Run and Shoot
Defensive coordinator Tom Mason
Base defense 3-4
Home stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium
(Capacity: 32,000)
2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#10 UCF †   8 – 0         12 – 1  
#15 Louisville   7 – 1         12 – 1  
Cincinnati   6 – 2         9 – 4  
Houston   5 – 3         8 – 5  
SMU   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Rutgers   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Connecticut   3 – 5         3 – 9  
South Florida   2 – 6         2 – 10  
Memphis   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Temple   1 – 7         2 – 10  
† – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs, led by sixth year head coach June Jones, played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, an enclave of Dallas. This was the first year as a member of the American Athletic Conference after having previously played in Conference USA. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in American Athletic play to finish in fifth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 7:00 PM Texas Tech* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPN L 23–41   34,790
September 7 7:00 PM #3 (FCS) Montana State* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPN3 W 31–30   10,107
September 21 6:00 PM at #10 Texas A&M* Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPNU L 13–42   86,542
September 28 11:00 AM at TCU* Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) FS1 L 17–48   45,111
October 5 11:00 AM Rutgers Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPNews L 52–55 3OT  19,436
October 19 11:00 AM at Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN AAN W 34–29   16,241
October 26 2:00 PM Temple Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPN3 W 59–49   15,786
November 9 11:00 AM at Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH AAN L 25–28   28,069
November 16 2:00 PM Connecticut Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPN3 W 38–21   14,639
November 23 6:00 PM at South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN3 W 16–6   28,397
November 29 11:00 AM at Houston Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN2 L 0–34   23,210
December 7 11:00 AM #15 UCF Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPN L 13–17   12,589
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas Tech 3 10 7 21 41
SMU 3 6 7 7 23

This game was the 49th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The most recent match-up was September 5, 2010, a game in which Texas Tech defeated SMU with a final score of 41–23. After this game, Texas Tech leads the series 33–16.

Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 (FCS) Montana State 8 14 8 0 30
SMU 5 14 3 9 31

This game was the first meeting between the Mustangs and Bobcats. SMU leads the series 1–0–0.

Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
SMU 3 3 0 7 13
#10 Texas A&M 14 18 10 0 42

This game was the 80th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Texas A&M Aggies. The most recent match-up was September 15, 2012, a game in which Texas A&M defeated SMU with a final score of 48–3. After this match-up, Texas A&M leads the series 44–29–7.

TCU

See also: 2013 TCU Horned Frogs football team and Battle for the Iron Skillet
1 2 3 4 Total
SMU 7 3 0 7 17
TCU 0 7 10 31 48

This game was the 91st meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the TCU Horned Frogs. Before this game, the most recent match-up was September 29, 2012, a game in which TCU defeated SMU with a final score of 24–16. Heading into the 2013 matchup, TCU led the series 44–40–7. SMU and TCU share an intense crosstown rivalry which is commonly referred to as the Battle for the Iron Skillet.

Rutgers

1 2 3 4OT Total
Rutgers 14 7 14 020 55
SMU 0 7 7 2117 52

This game was the 1st meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. After Rutgers' victory in triple overtime, they lead the series 1–0.

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
SMU 7 24 3 0 34
Memphis 3 0 7 19 29

This game was the 6th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Memphis Tigers. The most recent match-up was October 27, 2012, a game in which SMU defeated Memphis with a final score of 44–13. After SMU's 34–29 victory, the series stands tied at 3–3.

Temple

1 2 3 4 Total
Temple 14 14 7 14 49
SMU 7 7 21 24 59

This game will be the 3rd meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Temple Owls. The most recent match-up was September 30, 1946, a game in which SMU and Temple ended with a 7–7 draw. In fact, both previous meetings have ended in ties, so heading into the 2013 matchup, the series stands at 0–0–2. After SMU's victory, they took a 1-0-2 lead in the series.

Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
SMU 7 3 0 15 25
Cincinnati 0 14 14 0 28

This game was the 1st meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Cincinnati Bearcats. After Cincinnati's win, they lead the series 1-0.

Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Connecticut 0 7 7 7 21
SMU 7 14 7 10 38

This game will be the 2nd meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Connecticut Huskies. The only previous match-up was September 16, 1989, an infamous game for SMU as it was their first win after coming back from the Death Penalty sanctions in 1987 and 1988 in which SMU defeated Connecticut with a final score of 31–30 after coming back from a 14–30 deficit late in the 4th quarter. After SMU's 2013 victory, SMU leads the series 2–0.

South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
SMU 3 0 13 0 16
South Florida 0 0 0 6 6

This game was the 1st meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the South Florida Bulls. After SMU's victory, they lead the series 1-0.

Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
SMU 0 0 0 0 0
Houston 10 14 10 0 34

This game will be the 29th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the Houston Cougars. The most recent match-up was October 18, 2012, a game in which SMU defeated Houston with a final score of 72–42. Heading into the 2013 matchup Houston leads the series 17–10–1.

UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
UCF 0 0 0 0 0
SMU 0 0 0 0 0

This game will be the 6th meeting of the SMU Mustangs and the UCF Knights. The most recent match-up was November 3, 2012, a game in which UCF defeated SMU with a final score of 42–17. Heading into the 2013 match-up UCF leads the all-time series 4–1.

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