# 2014 SMU Mustangs football team

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". 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.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 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 StadiumWaco, TX | FS1 Joe Davis, Joey Harrington, Kris Budden | L 0–45 | 45,733 |
| September 6 | 11:00 a.m. | at North Texas* | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX (Safeway Bowl) | FSN Mike Morgan, JC Pearson, Steffi Sorensen | L 6–43 | 22,398 |
| September 20 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 6 Texas A&M* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | ABC/ESPN2 Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards | L 6–58 | 34,820 |
| September 27 | 11:00 a.m. | TCU* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner | L 0–56 | 23,093 |
| October 4 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 22 East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | ESPNU Adam Amin, John Congemi | L 24–45 | 45,029 |
| October 18 | 2:30 p.m. | Cincinnati | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner | L 3–41 | 16,849 |
| October 25 | 11:00 a.m. | Memphis | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | ESPNews Mike Couzens, Gene Chizik | L 10–48 | 19,498 |
| November 8 | 11:00 a.m. | at Tulsa | Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner | L 28–38 | 14,269 |
| November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | South Florida | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner | L 13–14 | 19,463 |
| November 22 | 11:00 a.m. | at UCF | Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL | ESPNews Jason Benetti, Rocky Boiman | L 7–53 | 30,920 |
| November 28 | 11:00 a.m. | Houston | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX (rivalry) | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner | L 9–35 | 15,446 |
| December 6 | 11:00 a.m. | at UConn | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | CBSSN Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous, Lauren Gardner | W 27–20 | 22,921 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## 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 |
| SMU | Rushing | Prescott Line | 4 rushes, 18 yards |
| SMU | Receiving | Der'rikk Thompson | 2 receptions, 21 yards |
| Baylor | Passing | Bryce Petty | 13/23, 161 yards, 2 TD |
| Baylor | Rushing | Shock Linwood | 16 rushes, 89 yards, TD |
| Baylor | 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 |
| SMU | Rushing | Kevin Pope | 8 rushes, 33 yards |
| SMU | Receiving | Der'rikk Thompson | 6 receptions, 74 yards |
| North Texas | Passing | Josh Greer | 9/12, 86 yards |
| North Texas | Rushing | Reggie Pegram | 21 rushes, 81 yards, TD |
| North Texas | 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 |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Trey Williams | 7 rushes, 66 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Jeremy Tabuyo | 2 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD |
| SMU | Passing | Garrett Krstich | 13/24, 137 yards |
| SMU | Rushing | Kevin Pope | 11 rushes, 44 yards |
| SMU | 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 |
| TCU | Rushing | B. J. Catalon | 19 rushes, 114 yards, TD |
| TCU | Receiving | Deanté Gray | 6 receptions, 96 yards, 2 TD |
| SMU | Passing | Garrett Krstich | 14/30, 142 yards, INT |
| SMU | Rushing | Luke Seeker | 9 rushes, 34 yards |
| SMU | 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 |
| SMU | Rushing | K. C. Nlemchi | 6 rushes, 22 yards |
| SMU | Receiving | Darius Joseph | 13 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD |
| East Carolina | Passing | Shane Carden | 31/41, 410 yards, 4 TD |
| East Carolina | Rushing | Chris Hairston | 12 rushes, 53 yards, TD |
| East Carolina | 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 |
| Cincinnati | Rushing | Jarred Evans | 10 rushes, 67 yards, TD |
| Cincinnati | Receiving | Casey Gladney | 2 reception, 61 yards |
| SMU | Passing | Garrett Krstich | 17/31, 172 yards, 2 INT |
| SMU | Rushing | Matt Davis | 4 rushes, 41 yards |
| SMU | 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 |
| Memphis | Rushing | Brandon Hayes | 14 rushes, 99 yards, TD |
| Memphis | Receiving | Phil Mayhue | 2 receptions, 96 yards, TD |
| SMU | Passing | Garrett Krstich | 10/22, 59 yards, 2 INT |
| SMU | Rushing | Matt Davis | 7 rushes, 46 yards |
| SMU | 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 |
| SMU | Rushing | Matt Davis | 28 rushes, 181 yards, 2 TD |
| SMU | Receiving | Der'rikk Thompson | 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD |
| Tulsa | Passing | Dane Evans | 16/24, 286 yards, 5 TD |
| Tulsa | Rushing | Zack Langer | 33 rushes, 167 yards |
| Tulsa | 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 | 18 | 13 |
| Total yards | 378 | 257 |
| Rushing yards | 167 | 68 |
| Passing yards | 211 | 189 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 32:19 | 27:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Florida | Passing | Mike White | 9/16, 106 yards, 2 TD |
| South Florida | Rushing | Marlon Mack | 17 rushes, 79 yards |
| South Florida | Receiving | Andre Davis | 6 receptions, 59 yards, TD |
| SMU | Passing | Matt Davis | 22/31, 189 yards, TD |
| SMU | Rushing | Matt Davis | 11 rushes, 53 yards |
| SMU | Receiving | Der'rikk Thompson | 3 receptions, 96 yards |

### At UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Knights | 27 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 53 |
| Statistics | SMU | UCF |
| First downs | 4 | 27 |
| Total yards | 116 | 490 |
| Rushing yards | 66 | 236 |
| Passing yards | 50 | 254 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:24 | 40:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| SMU | Passing | Matt Davis | 6/15, 44 yards, INT |
| SMU | Rushing | Matt Davis | 7 rushes, 40 yards, TD |
| SMU | Receiving | Deion Sanders Jr. | 4 receptions, 38 yards |
| UCF | Passing | Justin Holman | 15/22, 228 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| UCF | Rushing | Micah Reed | 26 rushes, 112 yards |
| UCF | Receiving | J. J. Worton | 2 receptions, 64 yards, TD |

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 7 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Statistics | HOU | SMU |
| First downs | 25 | 10 |
| Total yards | 433 | 223 |
| Rushing yards | 282 | 78 |
| Passing yards | 151 | 145 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:56 | 28:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Houston | Passing | Greg Ward | 17/28, 144 yards, INT |
| Houston | Rushing | Kenneth Farrow | 18 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD |
| Houston | Receiving | Markeith Ambles | 3 receptions, 41 yards |
| SMU | Passing | Matt Davis | 13/27, 145 yards, TD |
| SMU | Rushing | Matt Davis | 20 rushes, 70 yards |
| SMU | Receiving | Jeremiah Gaines | 2 receptions, 76 yards, TD |

### 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 |
| SMU | Rushing | Matt Davis | 22 rushes, 191 yards, TD |
| SMU | Receiving | Darius Joseph | 9 receptions, 108 yards |
| UConn | Passing | Chandler Whitmer | 1/3, 38 yards, INT |
| UConn | Rushing | Ron Johnson | 23 rushes, 101 yards, TD |
| UConn | Receiving | Josh Marriner | 1 reception, 38 yards |