2008 SMU Mustangs football team

2008 SMU Mustangs football

Conference	Conference USA West
2008 record	1–11 (0–8 CUSA)
Head coach	June Jones
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000)
Uniform

2008 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
East Carolina x$		6	–	2		9	–	5
Memphis		4	–	4		6	–	7
Southern Miss		4	–	4		7	–	6
UAB		3	–	5		4	–	8
UCF		3	–	5		4	–	8
Marshall		3	–	5		4	–	8
West Division
Tulsa xy		7	–	1		11	–	3
Rice x		7	–	1		10	–	3
Houston		6	–	2		8	–	5
UTEP		4	–	4		5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7		2	–	10
SMU		0	–	8		1	–	11
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Mustangs, led by first-year head coach June Jones, played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium and competed in Conference USA.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 PM	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)	ESPN	L 27–56	23,164
September 6	7:00 PM	Texas State*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX		W 47–36	22,218
September 13	6:00 PM	at #12 Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX		L 7–43	53,383
September 20	7:00 PM	TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	CSN	L 7–48	30,923
September 25	7:00 PM	at Tulane	Superdome • New Orleans, LA	CSN	L 27–34	25,643
October 4	2:30 PM	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL	CSN	L 17–31	43,147
October 11	2:00 PM	Tulsa	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX		L 31–37	13,020
October 18	7:00 PM	Houston	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX (Rivalry)		L 38–44	18,972
October 25	2:30 PM	at Navy*	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CSN	L 7–34	31,698
November 8	2:00 PM	Memphis	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX		L 26–31	18,224
November 15	8:05 PM	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		L 10–36	30,271
November 29	2:00 PM	Southern Miss	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX		L 12–28	13,020
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

SMU Mustangs football

Venues	Ownby Stadium (1926–48, 1989–94) Cotton Bowl (1932–78, 1995–2000) Texas Stadium (1972–73, 1979–86) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston Navy: Gansz Trophy North Texas: Safeway Bowl Rice: Mayor's Cup TCU: Battle for the Iron Skillet

Culture & lore	Peruna Best Dressed Band in the Land Southern Methodist University football scandal

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

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