The 2009 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs, led by second-year head coach June Jones, played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium and competed in Conference USA.
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C-USA West Division co-champion Hawaii Bowl champion | |
Hawaii Bowl, W 45–10 vs. Nevada | |
Conference | Conference USA |
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Record | 8–5 (6–2 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Dan Morrison (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Run and shoot |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Mason (2nd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Capacity: 32,000) |
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East Carolina x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Houston xy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: East Carolina 38, Houston 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Mustangs played in a bowl game for the first time since the program's 1989 emergence from its 1987 shutdown due to massive NCAA rule violations. SMU was invited to the Hawaii Bowl, where they played Nevada. The Mustangs won, 45–10, to finish the season 8–5.
The 2008 team finished with an overall record of 1–11 with a conference record of 0–8, finishing in last place in the Conference USA West Division. The team's lone win was a 47–36 victory over FCS Texas State.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | W 31–23 | 34,749[1] | ||
September 12 | 3:00 p.m. | at UAB | W 35–33 | 18,082[2] | ||
September 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at Washington State* | L 27–30 OT | 22,319[3] | ||
October 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 11 TCU* | The Mtn. | L 14–39 | 37,130[4] | |
October 10 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina |
| W 28–21 | 13,626[5] | |
October 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Navy* |
| L 35–38 OT | 22,203[6] | |
October 24 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Houston | CBSCS | L 15–38 | 26,889[7] | |
October 31 | 1:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | CW33 | W 27–13 | 21,714[8] | |
November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice |
| W 31–28 | 15,475[9] | |
November 14 | 2:00 p.m. | UTEP |
| W 35–31 | 21,697[10] | |
November 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Marshall | L 31–34 | 19,646[11] | ||
November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Tulane |
| W 26–21 | 20,335[12] | |
December 24 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Nevada* | ESPN | W 45–10 | 32,650[13] | |
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Special teams
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Roster |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lumberjacks | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 31 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Blazers | 0 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 33 |
at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Mustangs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
Cougars | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
No. 11 Horned Frogs | 0 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 39 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Pirates | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Midshipmen | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 |
No. 17 Cougars | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
Golden Hurricane | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 13 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 28 |
Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Miners | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mustangs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Thundering Herd | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, Huntington, West Virginia
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Green Wave | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Mustangs | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, Texas
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolf Pack | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Mustangs | 17 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
at Aloha Stadium, Halawa, Hawaii
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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Emmanuel Sanders | Wide receiver | 3 | 82 | Pittsburgh Steelers |