2012 SMU Mustangs football team

American college football season January 2019 February 2026 football 2012 SMU Mustangs SMU Athletics wordmark.svg 150 Conference USA West Division C-USA 7–6 5–3 June Jones 5th Jason Phillips 1st Run and shoot Tom Mason 5th 3–4 Gerald J. Ford Stadium Hawaii Bowl champion Hawaii Bowl W 43–10 vs. Fresno State 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. Preseason Award watch lists Darius Johnson : Biletnikoff Awardhttp://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/19601612/biletnikoff-award-releases-2012-preseason-watch-list-for-receivers NCAA Football - College Football News, Scores, Stats, Standings, and Rumors Ja'Gared Davis : Butkus Awardhttp://dallas.sbnation.com/texas-longhorns/2012/7/16/3162453/2012-college-football-awards-jagared-davis-butkus-award 2012 College Football Awards: Ja'Gared Davis Added to Butkus Award Watch List July 16, 2012 Blake McJunkin : Rimington Trophyhttp://wvgazette.com/Sports/201207100235 WVU's Madsen named to Rimington watch list Zach Line : Doak Walker Awardhttp://dallas.sbnation.com/2012/7/19/3170595/2012-doak-walker-award-smu-zach-line SMU's Zach Line Among Seven Texas Running Backs on the 2012 Doak Walker Watch List July 19, 2012 Weekly Awards Kevin Pope Named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week.http://www.smumustangs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102212aab.html SMUMUSTANGS.COM Pope Named C-USA Player Of The Week - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Football www.smumustangs.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060333/http://www.smumustangs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102212aab.html 2016-03-04 Kenneth Acker Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week. Randall Joyner Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week.http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102212aah.html October 22 Football Players of the Week - Conference USA Official Athletic Site October 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134733/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102212aah.html March 4, 2016 dead Coaching changes January 2013 Schedule 2012 AP Central September 2 5:30 p.m. l y y Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX FSN 24–59 43,514 September 8 7:00 p.m. w y Stephen F. Austin Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX TWC Texas 52–0 20,122 September 15 2:30 p.m. l y Texas A&M Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX FSN 3–48 32,016 September 29 6:00 pm l y TCU 15 Battle for the Iron Skillet Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX FSN 16–24 28,436 October 6 7:00 p.m. w y UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX TWC Texas 17–0 34,073 October 13 12:00 p.m. l y Tulane Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA CSS/CSNH 26–27 11,519 October 18 7:00 p.m. w Houston rivalry Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX FSN 72–42 16,459 October 27 2:30 p.m. w Memphis Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX TWC Texas 44–13 20,330 November 3 6:00 p.m. l y UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL CBSSN 17–42 36,036 November 10 2:30 p.m. w Southern Miss Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX FSN 34–6 16,343 November 17 2:30 p.m. l y Rice Battle for the Mayor's Cup Rice Stadium Houston, TX CSS/CSNH 14–36 20,710 November 24 11:00 a.m. w Tulsa Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX FSN 35–27 15,336 December 24 7:00 p.m. w y y Fresno State Hawaii Bowl Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI ESPN 43–10 30,024 Game summaries @ Baylor 2012 Baylor Bears football team SMU at Baylor Mustangs 0 3 7 14 Bears 14 10 21 14 September 2 Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX 5:35 pm CST 3:45 43,514 100 °F °C on, Sunny & Very Hot, winds S at 12mph Tom Walker Joel Meyers, Brian Baldinger, and Jim Knox FSNSources: SMU Baylor collapsed 1 11:18 Baylor 10 75 3:42 RecTD Lanear Sampson Nick Florence 6 good Aaron Jones run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 6:27 Baylor 7 74 1:40 RecTD Jordan Najvar Nick Florence 5 good Aaron Jones run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 2 12:52 SMU 16 66 6:16 FG 22 Chase Hover 3 14 2 2:02 Baylor 3 75 0:39 RecTD Tevin Reese Nick Florence 50 good Aaron Jones run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 21 2 0:00 Baylor 16 50 0:59 FG 44 Aaron Jones 3 24 3 10:22 Baylor FumbleTD Bayl Mike Hicks 66 good Aaron jones run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 31 3 6:11 Baylor 9 60 1:59 RushTD Jarred Salubi 9 good Aaron Jones run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 38 3 2:39 Baylor 2 74 0:33 RecTD Lanear Sampson Nick Florence 36 good Aaron Jones run/pass good/failed/incomplete 3 45 3 1:58 SMU 2 75 0:41 RecTD Der'rikk Thompson Garrett Gilbert 42 good Chase Hover run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 45 4 11:34 Baylor 6 25 2:06 RushTD Glasco Martin 1 good Aaron Jones run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 52 4 4:49 SMU 16 73 6:45 RecTD Jeremy Johnson Garrett Gilbert 4 good Chase Hover run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 52 4 4:00 Baylor 4 75 0:49 RecTD Darryl Stonum Bryce Petty 37 good Kolton Lye run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 59 4 2:25 SMU 4 72 1:35 RecTD Gehrig Dieter Conner Preston 40 good Chase Hover run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 59 24 59 Stephen F. Austin 2012 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team Stephen F. Austin at SMU Lumberjacks 0 0 0 0 Mustangs 0 21 14 17 September 8 Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX 7:05 p.m. CST 3:30 20,122 84 °F °C on, Clear, winds NE at 10mph Steve Barth John Nelson, Pete Stein, and Dave Michaels TWC TexasSources: Stephen F. Austin SMU collapsed 2 12:13 SMU 14 90 7:44 RushTD Zach Line 3 good Chase Hover run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 10:18 SMU 3 31 1:25 RushTD Zach Line 1 good Chase Hover run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 2 0:00 SMU Other Kenneth Acker returns blocked FG attempt 56 yards for touchdown, Chase Hover kick good 0 21 3 9:23 SMU 8 73 3:29 RecTD Keenan Holman Garrett Gilbert 25 good Chase Hover run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 28 3 6:14 SMU FumbleTD Ja'Gared Davis 34 good Chase Hover run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 35 4 14:55 SMU 5 34 2:08 FG 43 Chase Hover 0 38 4 13:12 SMU IntTD Kenneth Acker 77 good Chase Hover run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 45 4 10:46 SMU IntTD Cameron Rogers 96 good Chase Hover run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 52 0 52 Texas A&M Aggies 0 20 21 7 Mustangs 0 0 3 0 2012 Texas A&M Aggies football team TCU Horned Frogs 14 7 0 3 Mustangs 0 10 0 6 2012 TCU Horned Frogs football team Battle for the Iron Skillet @ UTEP Mustangs 3 14 0 0 Miners 0 0 0 0 2012 UTEP Miners football team @ Tulane Mustangs 3 3 3 17 Green Wave 10 10 0 7 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team Houston Cougars 7 7 14 14 Mustangs 14 14 31 13 2012 Houston Cougars football team Memphis Tigers 0 10 3 0 Mustangs 13 3 7 21 2012 Memphis Tigers football team @ UCF Mustangs 3 7 0 7 Knights 7 14 14 7 2012 UCF Knights football team Southern Miss Golden Eagles 0 6 0 0 Mustangs 10 17 0 7 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team @ Rice Mustangs 7 0 7 0 Owls 6 14 3 13 2012 Rice Owls football team Battle for the Mayor's Cup Tulsa Golden Hurricane 0 6 6 15 Mustangs 7 21 7 0 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Fresno State–Hawaii Bowl Bulldogs 0 0 7 3 Mustangs 0 22 7 14 2012 Fresno State Bulldogs football team 2012 Hawaii Bowl References SMU Category:SMU Mustangs football seasons Category:Hawaii Bowl champion seasons SMU Mustangs football Category:Long stubs with short prose