# 2012 SMU Mustangs football team

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 Award
* Ja'Gared Davis : Butkus Award
* Blake McJunkin : Rimington Trophy
* Zach Line : Doak Walker Award

### Weekly Awards

* Kevin Pope Named Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week.
* Kenneth Acker Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week.
* Randall Joyner Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week.

### Coaching changes
## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 5:30 p.m. | at Baylor* | Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX | FSN | L 24–59 | 43,514 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | TWC Texas | W 52–0 | 20,122 |
| September 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas A&M* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | FSN | L 3–48 | 32,016 |
| September 29 | 6:00 pm | No. 15 TCU* | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) | FSN | L 16–24 | 28,436 |
| October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTEP | Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX | TWC Texas | W 17–0 | 34,073 |
| October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Tulane | Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA | CSS/CSNH | L 26–27 | 11,519 |
| October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX (rivalry) | FSN | W 72–42 | 16,459 |
| October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | Memphis | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | TWC Texas | W 44–13 | 20,330 |
| November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at UCF | Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL | CBSSN | L 17–42 | 36,036 |
| November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | FSN | W 34–6 | 16,343 |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup) | CSS/CSNH | L 14–36 | 20,710 |
| November 24 | 11:00 a.m. | Tulsa | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | FSN | W 35–27 | 15,336 |
| December 24 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Fresno State* | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl) | ESPN | W 43–10 | 30,024 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### @ Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| • Bears | 14 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 59 |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | SMU | Baylor |
| 1 | 11:18 | 10 | 75 | 3:42 | Baylor | Lanear Sampson 6-yard touchdown reception from Nick Florence, Aaron Jones kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 6:27 | 7 | 74 | 1:40 | Baylor | Jordan Najvar 5-yard touchdown reception from Nick Florence, Aaron Jones kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 12:52 | 16 | 66 | 6:16 | SMU | 22-yard field goal by Chase Hover | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | 2:02 | 3 | 75 | 0:39 | Baylor | Tevin Reese 50-yard touchdown reception from Nick Florence, Aaron Jones kick good | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | 0:00 | 16 | 50 | 0:59 | Baylor | 44-yard field goal by Aaron Jones | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | 10:22 | | | | Baylor | Fumble recovery returned 66 yards for touchdown by Bayl Mike Hicks, Aaron jones kick good | 3 | 31 |
| 3 | 6:11 | 9 | 60 | 1:59 | Baylor | Jarred Salubi 9-yard touchdown run, Aaron Jones kick good | 3 | 38 |
| 3 | 2:39 | 2 | 74 | 0:33 | Baylor | Lanear Sampson 36-yard touchdown reception from Nick Florence, Aaron Jones kick good | 3 | 45 |
| 3 | 1:58 | 2 | 75 | 0:41 | SMU | Der'rikk Thompson 42-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Gilbert, Chase Hover kick good | 10 | 45 |
| 4 | 11:34 | 6 | 25 | 2:06 | Baylor | Glasco Martin 1-yard touchdown run, Aaron Jones kick good | 10 | 52 |
| 4 | 4:49 | 16 | 73 | 6:45 | SMU | Jeremy Johnson 4-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Gilbert, Chase Hover kick good | 17 | 52 |
| 4 | 4:00 | 4 | 75 | 0:49 | Baylor | Darryl Stonum 37-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Petty, Kolton Lye kick good | 17 | 59 |
| 4 | 2:25 | 4 | 72 | 1:35 | SMU | Gehrig Dieter 40-yard touchdown reception from Conner Preston, Chase Hover kick good | 24 | 59 |
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### Stephen F. Austin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Mustangs | 0 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 52 |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Stephen F. Austin | SMU |
| 2 | 12:13 | 14 | 90 | 7:44 | SMU | Zach Line 3-yard touchdown run, Chase Hover kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 10:18 | 3 | 31 | 1:25 | SMU | Zach Line 1-yard touchdown run, Chase Hover kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 0:00 | | | | SMU | Kenneth Acker returns blocked FG attempt 56 yards for touchdown, Chase Hover kick good | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | 9:23 | 8 | 73 | 3:29 | SMU | Keenan Holman 25-yard touchdown reception from Garrett Gilbert, Chase Hover kick good | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | 6:14 | | | | SMU | Fumble recovery returned 34 yards for touchdown by Ja'Gared Davis, Chase Hover kick good | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 14:55 | 5 | 34 | 2:08 | SMU | 43-yard field goal by Chase Hover | 0 | 38 |
| 4 | 13:12 | | | | SMU | Interception returned 77 yards for touchdown by Kenneth Acker, Chase Hover kick good | 0 | 45 |
| 4 | 10:46 | | | | SMU | Interception returned 96 yards for touchdown by Cameron Rogers, Chase Hover kick good | 0 | 52 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 0 | 52 |

### Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 48 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

### TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Horned Frogs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |

### @ UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### @ Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 26 |
| Green Wave | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27 |

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 72 |

### Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Mustangs | 13 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 44 |

### @ UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Knights | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

### Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mustangs | 10 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 34 |

### @ Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Owls | 6 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 36 |

### Tulsa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 27 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

### Fresno State–Hawaii Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 43 |