2014 SMU Mustangs football team

2014 SMU Mustangs football
2014 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	1–11 (1–7 The American)
Head coach	June Jones (7th season; first 2 games); Tom Mason (interim; remainder of season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Dan Morrison (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jason Phillips (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Tom Mason (7th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 25 Memphis +	7	–	1	10	–	3
Cincinnati +	7	–	1	9	–	4
UCF +	7	–	1	9	–	4
East Carolina	5	–	3	8	–	5
Houston	5	–	3	8	–	5
Temple	4	–	4	6	–	6
South Florida	3	–	5	4	–	8
Tulane	2	–	6	3	–	9
Tulsa	2	–	6	2	–	10
UConn	1	–	7	2	–	10
SMU	1	–	7	1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach June Jones for two games and interim head coach Tom Mason for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas, an enclave of Dallas and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in AAC play to finish in last place.

After an 0–2 start to the season, head coach June Jones resigned on September 8, citing "personal issues".^[1] He finished with a record of 36–43 in just over six seasons. Defensive coordinator Tom Mason led the Mustangs for the remainder of the season. Mason was not retained at the end of the season.

Preseason

AAC media poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason poll was released on July 29, 2014. The Mustangs were predicted to finish fifth in the conference.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Cincinnati	311 (17)
2	UCF	296 (7)
3	Houston	268 (6)
4	East Carolina	262
5	SMU	158
6	South Florida	157
7	Memphis	133
8	Temple	105
9	UConn	98
9	Tulane	98
11	Tulsa	94

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Baylor*	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS1	L 0–45	45,733
September 6	11:00 a.m.	at North Texas*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	FSN	L 6–43	22,398
September 20	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 Texas A&M*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ABC/ESPN2	L 6–58	34,820
September 27	11:00 a.m.	TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	CBSSN	L 0–56	23,093
October 4	11:00 a.m.	at No. 22 East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	L 24–45	45,029
October 18	2:30 p.m.	Cincinnati	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	CBSSN	L 3–41	16,849
October 25	11:00 a.m.	Memphis	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPNews	L 10–48	19,498
November 8	11:00 a.m.	at Tulsa	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	CBSSN	L 28–38	14,269
November 15	7:00 p.m.	South Florida	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	CBSSN	L 13–14	19,463
November 22	11:00 a.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPNews	L 7–53	30,920
November 28	11:00 a.m.	Houston	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 9–35	15,446
December 6	11:00 a.m.	at UConn	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 27–20	22,921
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Source:^[3]

Roster

2014 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Deion Sanders Jr.	So
RB	`3`	Kevin Pope	Sr
QB	`4`	Matt Davis	So
WR	`5`	Cedric Lancaster	Fr
WR	`6`	Stephen Nelson	Sr
WR	`7`	Der'rikk Thompson	Sr
QB	`8`	Darrell Colbert	Fr
WR	`9`	Shelby Walker	Fr
QB	`11`	Jordan Severt	Fr
QB	`12`	Neal Burcham	So
WR	`13`	Ryheem Malon	Fr
QB	`14`	Garrett Krstich	Jr
WR	`15`	Jordan Ingram	Fr
WR	`16`	Courtland Sutton	Fr
QB	`17`	Kolney Cassel	Fr
WR	`18`	Darius Joseph	Jr
WR	`20`	Nate Halverson	So
RB	`25`	K. C. Nlemchi	Jr
WR	`27`	Aaron Stafford	Jr
RB	`33`	Daniel Gresham	Fr
WR	`38`	Justin Musser	Fr
WR	`41`	Anthony Buffini	So
RB	`42`	Prescott Line	So
RB	`49`	Luke Seeker	Sr
OL	`51`	William Barns	Fr
OL	`52`	Taylor Lasecki	Jr
OL	`57`	Chad Pursley	Fr
OL	`58`	Taylor Reich	Jr
OL	`60`	Keyfer Roberts	Fr
OL	`62`	Travis Fister	Fr
OL	`63`	Evan Brown	Fr
OL	`67`	Daniel McCarty	So
OL	`68`	Nick Natour	Fr
OL	`70`	Tony Richards	Fr
OL	`71`	Chauncey Briggs	So
OL	`72`	Braylon Hyder	Fr
OL	`74`	Christian Chamagua	So
OL	`75`	Kris Weeks	Jr
OL	`76`	Christian Holloway	So
OL	`77`	Jarrett Spencer	Jr
OL	`78`	Bozidar Antunovic	Jr
OL	`79`	Seaver Myers	So
WR	`83`	Chris Hipps	Sr
WR	`84`	Jeremiah Gaines	So
WR	`88`	Daijuan Stewart	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`1`	Jonathan Yenga	Jr
LB	`2`	Caleb Tuiasosopo	Jr
DB	`4`	Jesse Montgomery	Fr
LB	`5`	Nick Horton	So
DL	`7`	Elie Nabushosi	So
LB	`8`	Jordan Miller	Sr
DB	`9`	Horace Richardson	So
DB	`10`	Ajee Montes	So
LB	`11`	Inoke Ngalo	Fr
DB	`13`	Cayman Carter	Fr
DB	`14`	Trey Washington	Fr
DB	`15`	Jordan Wyatt	Fr
LB	`16`	Ben Sellers	Jr
DB	`18`	William Jeanlys	Fr
DB	`20`	A. J. Justice	So
DB	`22`	Hayden Greenbauer	Sr
LB	`23`	Stephon Sanders	Sr
DB	`24`	J. R. Richardson	Jr
LB	`25`	Derek Longoria	Jr
DB	`26`	Troy Castle	Jr
DB	`27`	Myles Crosby	Fr
DB	`28`	Shakiel Randolph	Jr
DB	`29`	Darrion Millines	So
LB	`30`	Robert Seals	Jr
DL	`33`	Jarvis Pruitt	So
LB	`34`	R. C. Cox	Fr
LB	`39`	Jeremy White	So
LB	`40`	Carlos Carroll	Fr
DB	`42`	Adam Waheed	Sr
DE	`43`	Parker Collins	Fr
LB	`44`	Jackson Mitchell	So
LB	`45`	Dylan Dickman	Fr
LB	`47`	John Bordano	Sr
LB	`48`	Anthony Rhone	Fr
LB	`52`	Cameron Nwosu	Sr
DT	`54`	Darrian Wright	Sr
DL	`55`	Spencer Conley	Jr
LB	`59`	Kyran Mitchell	Fr
DB	`61`	Raul Reyes III	Fr
DT	`66`	Gareth Riley-Ayers	Jr
DB	`82`	Collin LaGasse	So
DE	`90`	Zach Wood	Jr
DE	`91`	Spencer Hollie	Fr
DE	`92`	Zelt Minor	So
DE	`93`	Mason Gentry	Fr
LB	`94`	Beau Barnes	Sr
DL	`95`	Andrew McCleneghen	Jr
DL	`96`	Cameron Smith	Jr
DL	`97`	Nick Reed	So
DL	`98`	Jerry Saena	Fr
DL	`99`	Justin Lawler	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P, K	`35`	Jackson Koonce	Fr
K	`36`	Cody Rademacher	Sr
K	`38`	Michael Armstrong	Fr
K	`50`	Daniel Chaparro	So
LS	`56`	Nicholas Avantino	Fr

Head coach

June Jones (Portland State)
Tom Mason (Eastern Washington)
Interim Head Coach/Associate head coach/defensive coordinator

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Dan Morrison (UCLA)
Associate head coach/quarterbacks
Steve Broussard (Washington State)
Running backs
Eric Daniels (Hardin–Simmons)
Linebackers
Bert Hill (Auburn Montgomery)
Defensive line
Derrick Odum (Utah)
Secondary
Jason Phillips (Houston)
co-Offensive coordinator/wide receivers
Wes Suan (Linfield)
Offensive line
Carlos Barocio–León (New Mexico State)
Special teams

Support staff

Keith Gunn (Abilene Christian)
Offensive quality control coordinator & recruiting analyst
Derrius Bell (SMU)
Defensive quality control coordinator
A. J. Smith (Louisiana)
Graduate assistant (offense)
Ryan Walker (SMU)
Graduate assistant (offense)
Nate Fisher (Texas Tech)
Graduate assistant (defense)
Jeremy Gray (SMU)
Graduate assistant (defense)
Randy Ross (Southern Benedictine)
Director of football operations
Steve Stigall (Texas)
Assistant director of football operations
Tam Hollingshead (SMU)
Director of high school relations
Mel deLaura (Hawaii Pacific)
Head strength & conditioning coach
Terry Gardner (SMU)
Administrative assistant
Shay Taylor (SMU)
Administrative assistant
Mike Morton (Purdue)
Director of sports medicine
Albert Veytia (UTEP)
Equipment manager
Lopaka Ornellas (Hawaiʻi)
Video coordinator

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 14, 2018

Game summaries

At No. 10 Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0
No. 10 Bears	24	7	7	7	45

Statistics	SMU	BAY
First downs	7	31
Total yards	67	574
Rushing yards	-24	261
Passing yards	91	313
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	39:18	30:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Neal Burcham	15/26, 59 yards
	Rushing	Prescott Line	4 rushes, 18 yards
	Receiving	Der'rikk Thompson	2 receptions, 21 yards
Baylor	Passing	Bryce Petty	13/23, 161 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Shock Linwood	16 rushes, 89 yards, TD
	Receiving	Davion Hall	7 receptions, 86 yards

At North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	6	6
Mean Green	3	20	6	14	43

Statistics	SMU	UNT
First downs	16	17
Total yards	276	353
Rushing yards	10	245
Passing yards	266	108
Turnovers	5	0
Time of possession	26:45	36:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Kolney Cassel	11/21, 134 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kevin Pope	8 rushes, 33 yards
	Receiving	Der'rikk Thompson	6 receptions, 74 yards
North Texas	Passing	Josh Greer	9/12, 86 yards
	Rushing	Reggie Pegram	21 rushes, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Carlos Harris	4 receptions, 36 yards

No. 6 Texas A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Aggies	17	21	10	10	58
Mustangs	0	3	0	3	6

Statistics	TAMU	SMU
First downs	27	13
Total yards	663	241
Rushing yards	268	102
Passing yards	395	139
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	23:46	35:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M	Passing	Kenny Hill	16/22, 265 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Trey Williams	7 rushes, 66 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jeremy Tabuyo	2 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD
SMU	Passing	Garrett Krstich	13/24, 137 yards
	Rushing	Kevin Pope	11 rushes, 44 yards
	Receiving	Der'rikk Thompson	3 receptions, 72 yards

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	7	21	21	7	56
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics	TCU	SMU
First downs	31	17
Total yards	614	245
Rushing yards	265	89
Passing yards	349	156
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	28:25	31:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing	Trevone Boykin	23/36, 280 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	B. J. Catalon	19 rushes, 114 yards, TD
	Receiving	Deanté Gray	6 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD
SMU	Passing	Garrett Krstich	14/30, 142 yards, INT
	Rushing	Luke Seeker	9 rushes, 34 yards
	Receiving	Darius Joseph	5 receptions, 46 yards

At No. 22 East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	17	0	24
No. 22 Pirates	14	14	7	10	45

Statistics	SMU	ECU
First downs	25	30
Total yards	390	581
Rushing yards	51	171
Passing yards	339	410
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:22	28:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Garrett Krstich	42/67, 339 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	K. C. Nlemchi	6 rushes, 22 yards
	Receiving	Darius Joseph	13 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
East Carolina	Passing	Shane Carden	31/41, 410 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Chris Hairston	12 rushes, 53 yards, TD
	Receiving	Zay Jones	9 receptions, 130 yards, TD

Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	6	22	3	10	41
Mustangs	3	0	0	0	3

Statistics	CIN	SMU
First downs	29	14
Total yards	508	276
Rushing yards	240	98
Passing yards	268	178
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	32:01	27:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Gunner Kiel	13/20, 241 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jarred Evans	10 rushes, 67 yards, TD
	Receiving	Casey Gladney	2 reception, 61 yards
SMU	Passing	Garrett Krstich	17/31, 172 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Matt Davis	4 rushes, 41 yards
	Receiving	Nate Halverson	4 receptions, 42 yards

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	24	10	7	48
Mustangs	0	7	3	0	10

Statistics	MEM	SMU
First downs	29	15
Total yards	582	251
Rushing yards	230	137
Passing yards	352	114
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	32:10	27:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Paxton Lynch	17/23, 307 yards, TD
	Rushing	Brandon Hayes	14 rushes, 99 yards, TD
	Receiving	Phil Mayhue	2 receptions, 96 yards, TD
SMU	Passing	Garrett Krstich	10/22, 59 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Matt Davis	7 rushes, 46 yards
	Receiving	Der'rikk Thompson	2 receptions, 65 yards

At Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	13	0	0	15	28
Golden Hurricane	14	14	7	3	38

Statistics	SMU	TLSA
First downs	21	26
Total yards	464	501
Rushing yards	252	215
Passing yards	212	286
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	29:40	30:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Matt Davis	21/32, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Matt Davis	28 rushes, 181 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Der'rikk Thompson	4 receptions, 84 yards, TD
Tulsa	Passing	Dane Evans	16/24, 286 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Zack Langer	33 rushes, 167 yards
	Receiving	Keyarris Garrett	4 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	0	14	14
Mustangs	0	13	0	0	13

Statistics	USF	SMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	0	0	7
Knights	27	10	6	10	53

Statistics	SMU	UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	0	21	7	35
Mustangs	0	9	0	0	9

Statistics	HOU	SMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At UConn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	6	0	14	7	27
Huskies	6	14	0	0	20

Statistics	SMU	CONN
First downs	20	11
Total yards	422	316
Rushing yards	277	249
Passing yards	145	67
Turnovers	3	5
Time of possession	32:05	27:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Matt Davis	15/33, 145 yards, INT
	Rushing	Matt Davis	22 rushes, 191 yards, TD
	Receiving	Darius Joseph	9 receptions, 108 yards
UConn	Passing	Chandler Whitmer	1/3, 38 yards, INT
	Rushing	Ron Johnson	23 rushes, 101 yards, TD
	Receiving	Josh Marriner	1 reception, 38 yards

References

^ "June Jones Resigns as SMU coach". ESPN. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
^ "Cincinnati Tabbed As 2014 Favorite In Preseason Media Poll". July 29, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
^ "2014 SMU Mustangs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

[1] "June Jones Resigns as SMU coach". ESPN. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.

[2] "Cincinnati Tabbed As 2014 Favorite In Preseason Media Poll". July 29, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

[3] "2014 SMU Mustangs Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

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