2008 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2008 SMU Mustangs football SMU Athletics wordmark.svg 150 Conference USA West Division C-USA 1–11 0–8 June Jones 1st Dan Morrison 1st Run and shoot Tom Mason 1st 3–4 Gerald J. Ford Stadium File:C-USA-Uniform-SMU-2008.png The 2008 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach June Jones, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last of out of six teams in C-USA's West Division. SMU played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas. Previous season The 2007 team finished with an overall record of 1–11; the team's only win was against North Texas. The Mustangs went 0–8 in conference play, finishing in last place in the Conference USA's West Division. Sixth year head coach Phil Bennett was fired following the team's last game of the season. Bennett finished his tenure at SMU with a record of 18–52 and never had a winning season. Offseason Coaching changes SMU hired June Jones as the program's 17th head coach on January 7, 2008. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Jan/07/br/br5907241368.html Honolulu Advertiser: June Jones takes coaching job at SMU http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/010808dnsposmulede.1b8fc462.html Dallas Morning News: June Jones will be SMU's football coach Jones's contract was worth $2 million, making him the highest paid coach in Conference USA. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/smu/stories/010808dnsposmulede.1b8fc462.html Dallas Morning News: SMU's search ends with hiring of Jones Schedule 2008 AP Central August 29 7:00 p.m. l y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry ESPN 27–56 23,164 September 6 7:00 p.m. w y Texas State Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 47–36 22,218 September 13 6:00 p.m. l y y Texas Tech 12 Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX FSN 7–43 53,383 September 20 7:00 p.m. l y TCU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX rivalry CBSSN 7–48 30,923 September 25, 2008 7:00 p.m. l y Tulane Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA CBSSN 27–34 25,643 October 4 2:30 p.m. l y UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL CBSSN 17–31 43,147 October 11 2:00 p.m. l Tulsa Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 31–37 13,020 October 18 7:00 p.m. l Houston rivalry Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 38–44 18,972 October 25 2:30 p.m. l y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD Gansz Trophy CBSSN 7–34 31,698 November 8 2:00 p.m. l y Memphis Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 26–31 18,224 November 15 8:05 p.m. l y UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX 10–36 30,271 November 29 2:00 p.m. l Southern Miss Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 12–28 13,020 Roster 2008 SMU Mustangs f 32 Fr Ryan Armstrong RB 70 Fr Kelvin Beachum OL y 82 Fr Cole Beasley WR y 75 Fr Zach Boyd OL 79 Fr J. T. Brooks OL 23 So Josh Bryant WR 83 So Phillip Burley TE 1 So Chris Butler RB 62 So Jimmy Chase OL 60 Sr Vincent Chase OL 69 So Calvin Crockett OL 66 Jr Szymon Czerniak OL 76 Fr Will Densmore OL 85 Fr E. J. Drewery WR 56 Fr Billy Dugal OL 76 Fr Josh Emshoff OL 51 Jr Mitch Enright OL 78 Fr Jordan Free OL 6 Fr Winston Gamso QB 33 Fr Ben Goldthrope RB 34 So Bruce Greenberg WR 88 Fr Bradley Haynes WR 9 Sr Jessie Henderson WR 25 Sr La'Cori Johnson WR 7 Fr B. J. Lee WR 77 Fr Josh LeRibeus OL y 74 Sr Sean Lobo OL 84 Fr Cole Loftin WR 4 Fr Bryce Lunday WR 8 Sr DeMyron Martin RB 63 Fr Blake McJunkin OL 45 Sr Andrew McKinney RB 26 So A'Darius Medford WR 82 Jr Austin Michelsen OL 3 Fr Bo Levi Mitchell QB y 29 So Shaun Moore WR 6 Fr Michael Morse QB 59 Fr Brendan Ahren LB 64 Jr Jesse Andrew DE 32 Jr Jay Angotti DB 2 So De'Von Bailey DB 22 Fr Chris Banjo DB y 12 So Derrius Bell DB 54 So Taylor Bon LB 27 Sr Will Bonilla LB 23 Fr Chris Castro DB 18 So Chase Courtney DB 35 So Tim Crosby DB 10 Jr Rock Dennis DB 30 Jr Adrian Dizer DE 95 So Mickey Dollens DL 99 Sr Serge Elizee DT 44 Fr Andrew Ellison DE 89 So Patrick Fleming DE 52 So Pete Fleps LB 96 So Josh Geldert DE 90 Fr Kevin Grenier DE 94 Sr Patrick Handy DL 26 Fr Brett Haness DB 7 Sr David Haynes DB 36 Fr Julian Herron LB 97 Fr Evan Huahulu DL 34 So Jason Jackson LB 49 So Jordan Johnson DE 41 So Tyler Jones DB 43 Fr Victor Jones LB 29 Jr Chase Kennemer LB – Fr Zach Line LB y 57 Fr Dylan McCann DB 6 Jr Deyon McElroy DB 39 So Ryan Moczygemba LB 15 Fr Robert Mojica DB 4 Jr Kellis Cunningham P K 11 Sr Andrew Galloway P 15 Sr Thomas Morstead P K y 1 Jr Matt Szymanski P K 65 Jr Jackson Taylor LS https://smumustangs.com/sports/football/roster/2008 *June Jones Dan MorrisonOffensive coordinator Tom MasonDefensive coordinator Frank GanszSpecial teams Bert HillDefensive line Dennis McKnightOffensive line Derrick OdumSecondary Jeff ReineboldWide receivers Wes SuanRunning backs Game summaries At Rice 2008 Rice Owls football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse SMU Mustangs at Rice Owls – Game summary August 29 7:00 p.m. CDT Mustangs 13 0 7 7 Owls 14 14 28 0 Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas 23,164 ESPN Recap, Box score First quarter SMU – Aldrick Robinson 26-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 10:55. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 1 plays, 26 yards, 0:09. SMU – Bradley Haynes 19-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (kick failed), 2:00. Mustangs 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:28. RICE – James Casey 7-yard pass from Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier kick), 0:52. Mustangs 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 1:08. RICE – Patrick Randolph 35-yard pass from Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier kick), 0:00. Owls 14–13. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:04. Second quarter RICE – Jarrett Dillard 21-yard pass from Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier kick), 9:11. Owls 21–13. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:54. RICE – Corbin Smiter 12-yard pass from Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier kick), 4:26. Owls 28–13. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:25. Third quarter SMU – Aldrick Robinson 22-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 13:57. Owls 28–20. Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 0:56. RICE – Jarrett Dillard 9-yard pass from Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier kick), 9:08. Owls 35–20. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:49. RICE – James Casey 1-yard run (Clark Fangmeier kick), 8:41. Owls 42–20. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04. RICE – Andrew Sendejo 55-yard interception return (Clark Fangmeier kick), 7:31. Owls 49–20. RICE – Jarrett Dillard 8-yard pass from Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier kick), 0:33. Owls 56–20. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:04. Fourth quarter SMU – Emmanuel Sanders 32-yard pass from Logan Turner (Thomas Morstead kick), 2:10. Owls 56–27. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:43. Top passers SMU – Bo Levi Mitchell – 25/43, 244 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT RICE – Chase Clement – 24/37, 258 yards, 6 TD Top rushers SMU – DeMyron Martin – 8 rushes, 28 yards RICE – Chase Clement – 13 rushes, 87 yards Top receivers SMU – Emmanuel Sanders – 8 receptions, 121 yards, TD RICE – Jarrett Dillard – 7 receptions, 89 yards, 3 TD Texas State 2008 Texas State Bobcats football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse Texas State Bobcats at SMU Mustangs – Game summary September 6 7:00 p.m. CDT Bobcats 0 13 9 14 Mustangs 14 16 3 14 Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas 22,218 Recap, Box score First quarter SMU – Emmanuel Sanders 21-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 11:18. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:42. SMU – Aldrick Robinson 32-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 4:26. Mustangs 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:01. Second quarter SMU – Emmanuel Sanders 8-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 11:45. Mustangs 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:20. TXST – Karrington Bush 2-yard run (kick blocked), 3:33. Mustangs 21–6. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 8:12. SMU – Derrius Bell 98-yard defensive 2-point conversion, 3:33. Mustangs 23–6. SMU – Emmanuel Sanders 35-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 2:45. Mustangs 30–6. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:48. TXST – Cameron Luke 9-yard pass from Clint Toon (Andrew Ireland kick), 0:02. Mustangs 30–13. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 2:43. Third quarter TXST – Cameron Luke 17-yard pass from Clint Toon (kick failed), 9:31. Mustangs 30–19. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:15. SMU – Thomas Morstead 30-yard field goal, 5:44. Mustangs 33–19. Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 3:47. TXST – Andrew Ireland 34-yard field goal, 2:14. Mustangs 33–22. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:23. Fourth quarter SMU – DeMyron Martin 7-yard run (Thomas Morstead kick), 14:00. Mustangs 40–22. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:09. TXST – Cameron Luke 29-yard pass from Clint Toon (Andrew Ireland kick), 10:38. Mustangs 40–29. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:22. SMU – Aldrick Robinson 34-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 7:12. Mustangs 47–29. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:26. TXST – Karrington Bush 5-yard pass from Clint Toon (Andrew Ireland kick), 2:41. Mustangs 47–36. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:31. Top passers TXST – Clint Toon – 19/27, 225 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT SMU – Bo Levi Mitchell – 24/37, 370 yards, 5 TD Top rushers TXST – Karrington Bush – 15 rushes, 111 yards, TD SMU – DeMyron Martin – 7 rushes, 44 yards, TD Top receivers TXST – Cameron Luke – 6 receptions, 123 yards, 3 TD SMU – Aldrick Robinson – 8 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD At No. 12 Texas Tech 2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse SMU Mustangs at No. 12 Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game summary September 13 6:00 p.m. CDT Mustangs 0 0 0 7 No. 12 Red Raiders 15 7 14 7 Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, Texas 53,383 82 F C, partly cloudy Adrian Hill FSN Recap, Box score First quarter TTU – Donnie Carona 35-yard field goal, 12:29. Red Raiders 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 2:19. TTU – Baron Batch 43-yard run (kick failed), 6:36. Red Raiders 9–0. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:45. TTU – Michael Crabtree 23-yard pass from Graham Harrell (pass failed), 5:39. Red Raiders 15–0. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:37. Second quarter TTU – Michael Crabtree 47-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Donnie Carona kick), 8:51. Red Raiders 22–0. Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 2:09. Third quarter TTU – Michael Crabtree 50-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Donnie Carona kick), 13:30. Red Raiders 29–0. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:30. TTU – Edward Britton 7-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Donnie Carona kick), 3:52. Red Raiders 36–0. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:32. Fourth quarter TTU – Detron Lewis 44-yard pass from Graham Harrell (Donnie Carona kick), 13:04. Red Raiders 43–0. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:48. SMU – Aldrick Robinson 7-yard pass from Logan Turner (Thomas Morstead kick), 3:29. Red Raiders 43–7. Drive: 15 plays, 86 yards, 6:09. SMU – Bo Levi Mitchell – 13/24, 155 yards, 5 INT TTU – Graham Harrell – 31/48, 418 yards, 5 TD Top rushers SMU – DeMyron Martin – 10 rushes, 33 yards TTU – Baron Batch – 10 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers SMU – Emmanuel Sanders – 8 receptions, 125 yards TTU – Michael Crabtree – 8 receptions, 164 yards, 3 TD TCU 2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team SMU Mustangs football white;text-align:center; autocollapse TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs – Game summary September 20 7:00 p.m. CDT Horned Frogs 14 6 14 14 Mustangs 0 0 7 0 Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas 30,923 CBSSN Recap, Box score First quarter TCU – Joseph Turner 4-yard run (Ross Evans kick), 12:21. Horned Frogs 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:39. TCU – Jerry Hughes 24-yard interception return (Ross Evans kick), 9:15. Horned Frogs 14–0. Second quarter TCU – Ross Evans 19-yard field goal, 6:04. Horned Frogs 17–0. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 7:29. TCU – Ross Evans 23-yard field goal, 0:19. Horned Frogs 20–0. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 3:31. Third quarter TCU – Joseph Turner 4-yard run (Ross Evans kick), 10:37. Horned Frogs 27–0. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:23. TCU – Andy Dalton 5-yadr run (Ross Evans kick), 7:06. Horned Frogs 34–0. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:12. SMU – Cole Loftin 4-yard pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead kick), 5:25. Horned Frogs 34–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:41. Fourth quarter TCU – Evan Frosch 1-yard pass from Marcus Jackson (Ross Evans kick), 9:33. Horned Frogs 41–7. Drive: 15 plays, 83 yards, 7:44. TCU – Marcus Jackson 79-yard run (Ross Evans kick), 4:00. Horned Frogs 48–7. Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 1:38. Top passers TCU – Andy Dalton – 16/25, 210 yards SMU – Bo Levi Mitchell – 20/36, 218 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers TCU – Marcus Jackson – 7 rushes, 115 yards, TD SMU – Chris Butler – 2 rushes, 5 yards Top receivers TCU – Aaron Brown – 4 receptions, 60 yards SMU – Aldrick Robinson – 4 receptions, 70 yards References SMU Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons SMU Mustangs football