The 2009 SMU Mustangs football team represented
Southern Methodist University
, mottoeng = "The truth will make you free"
, established =
, type = Private research university
, accreditation = SACS
, academic_affiliations =
, religious_affiliation = United Methodist Church
, president = R. Gerald Turner
, prov ...
in the
2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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. The Mustangs, led by second-year head coach
June Jones
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, played their home games at
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
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and competed in
Conference USA
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.
The 2009 Mustangs played in a
bowl game
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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
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, where they played
Nevada
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. The Mustangs won, 45–10, to finish the season 8–5.
Previous season
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
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.
Schedule
Roster
Game summaries
Stephen F. Austin
at UAB
at Washington State
at No. 11 TCU
East Carolina
Navy
at No. 17 Houston
at Tulsa
Rice
UTEP
at Marshall
Tulane
vs. Nevada (Hawaii Bowl)
Team players drafted into the NFL
References
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The SMU Mustangs football program is a college football team representing Southern Methodist University (SMU) in University Park in Dallas County, Texas. The team competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the American ...