SMU Mustangs football under Phil Bennett

Phil Bennett was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 2002 to 2007. He compiled a 19–51–0 record, and was succeeded by June Jones.[1]

2002 Season

2002 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2002 record 3–9 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach Phil Bennett
Offensive coordinator Larry Edmondson
Defensive coordinator Jim Gush
Home stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium (c. 32,000)
2002 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 15 Boise State $  8 –0     12 –1  
Hawaii  7 –1     10 –4  
Fresno State  6 –2     9 –5  
San Jose State  4 –4     6 –7  
Nevada  4 –4     5 –7  
Rice  3 –5     4 –7  
Louisiana Tech  3 –5     4 –8  
SMU  3 –5     3 –9  
UTEP  1 –7     2 –10  
Tulsa  1 –7     1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 PM Navy* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas L 7–38   25,744
September 7 7:00 PM Texas Tech* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas L 14–24   32,000
September 14 6:00 PM at TCU* Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas (Battle for the Iron Skillet) L 6–17   30,621
September 21 6:00 PM at Oklahoma State* Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma L 16–52   41,190
September 28 10:05 PM at Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 10–42   36,096
October 5 2:00 PM San Jose State Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas L 23–34   13,016
October 12 9:30 PM at Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California FSN L 7–30   41,031
October 19 2:00 PM Louisiana Techdagger Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas W 37–34   14,836
October 26 2:00 PM at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas (Battle for the Mayor's Cup) L 15–27   10,845
November 2 2:00 PM Nevada Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas L 6–24   11,832
November 16 4:05 PM at UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas W 42–35   21,765
November 23 2:00 PM Tulsa Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas W 24–21   12,324
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster

2002 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 2 ShanDerrick Charles So
WR 5 Johnnie Freeman Sr
WR 7 Daniel Francis Fr
QB 11 Tate Wallis Fr
QB 13 Richard Bartel Fr
WR 15 Jay Taylor So
WR 17 Billy Ford Sr
RB 20 Derron Brown So
RB 24 Kris Briggs Sr
WR 25 Cody Cardwell Sr
RB 32 Keylon Kincade Jr
TE 49 Trent Hrncir Jr
OL 63 Grant Eidson Fr
T 75 Sterling Harris Jr
T 76 Judson Davis Sr
WR 81 Cedric Vison Fr
TE 86 John Hampton Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Kevin Garrett Sr
S 8 Leroy Price Jr
DE 9 Khalid Beard Sr
DB 12 Charles Akinyemi So
DT 14 Allan Adami Jr
DB 26 Rolando Humphrey Fr
SS 27 Alvin Nnabuife So
S 29 Brent Briggs Sr
DE 30 Don Ieremia-Stansbury Fr
LB 35 D. D. Lee So
LB 38 D. D. Johnson Sr
CB 39 James Orr Sr
LB 42 Billy Jack Williams Sr
LB 45 Jarrian James Jr
LB 46 Brian Bischoff Jr
DT 92 Lute Croy Sr
DT 93 Brent Karrington Fr
DE 95 Brad Bean Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 41 Ryan Mentzel Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-05

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Kevin GarrettDefensive Back5172St. Louis Rams

2003 Season

2003 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2003 record 0–12 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach Phil Bennett
Offensive coordinator Larry Edmondson
Defensive coordinator Jim Gush
Home stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium (c. 32,000)
2003 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 16 Boise State $  8 –0     13 –1  
Fresno State  6 –2     9 –5  
Tulsa  5 –2     7 –5  
Hawaii  5 –3     9 –5  
Rice  5 –3     5 –7  
Nevada  4 –4     6 –6  
Louisiana Tech  3 –5     5 –7  
San Jose State  2 –6     3 –8  
UTEP  1 –6     2 –10  
SMU  0 –8     0 –12  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 6:00 PM at Texas Tech* Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, Texas L 10–58   44,364
September 13 6:00 PM at Baylor* Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, Texas L 7–10   30,256
September 20 7:00 PM Oklahoma State* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas FSN L 6–52   27,106
September 27 9:00 PM at Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada L 9–12   21,128
October 4 7:00 PM UTEP Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas ESPNGP L 19–21   21,412
October 11 9:00 PM at San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose SPW L 14–31   12,403
October 18 2:00 PM Boise State Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas L 3–45   10,109
October 25 2:00 PM at Tulsa Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma L 16–35   16,733
November 1 2:00 PM Fresno Statedagger Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas L 11–20   14,014
November 8 2:00 PM at Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, Louisiana L 6–41   14,872
November 15 3:00 PM Rice Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas (Battle for the Mayor's Cup) SPW L 20–41   11,856
November 29 2:00 PM No. 19 TCU* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas (Battle for the Iron Skillet) L 13–20   20,112
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

2003 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 13 Richard Bartel So
RB 32 Keylon Kincade Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 14 Allan Adami Sr
SS 27 Alvin Nnabuife  So
DE 40 Justin Rogers Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 41 Ryan Mentzel So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2003-08-31

Team players in the NFL

No SMU players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.

The following finished their college career in 2003, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Keylon KincadeRunning backNew York Giants

2004 Season

2004 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2004 record 3–8 (3–5 WAC)
Head coach Phil Bennett
Offensive coordinator Rusty Burns
Defensive coordinator Jim Gush
Home stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium (c. 32,000)
2004 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 12 Boise State $  8 –0     11 –1  
UTEP  6 –2     8 –4  
No. 22 Fresno State  5 –3     9 –3  
Louisiana Tech  5 –3     6 –6  
Hawaii  4 –4     8 –5  
Nevada  3 –5     5 –7  
Tulsa  3 –5     4 –8  
SMU  3 –5     3 –8  
Rice  2 –6     3 –8  
San Jose State  1 –7     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 7:00 PM Texas Tech* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas L 13–27   34,689
September 11 6:05 PM at TCU* Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas (Battle for the Iron Skillet) L 0–44   33,458
September 18 6:00 PM at Oklahoma State* Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma L 7–59   46,073
September 25 7:00 PM San Jose State Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas W 36–13   17,841
October 2 7:05 PM at No. 23 Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, Idaho SPW L 20–38   30,322
October 9 7:00 PM at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas (Battle for the Mayor's Cup) L 10–44   15,367
October 16 5:00 PM Louisiana Tech Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas SPW L 10–41   13,117
October 30 9:00 PM at Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California L 0–42   37,604
November 6 2:00 PM Tulsadagger Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas W 41–35 OT  12,677
November 13 5:00 PM Nevada Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas ESPNGP W 38–20   10,206
November 20 4:05 PM at No. 24 UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas L 27–57   45,095
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster

2004 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Ashton Nixon Fr
QB 13 Jerad Romo Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS 27 Alvin Nnabuife Jr
DE 40 Justin Rogers So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 41 Ryan Mentzel Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2004-10-13

2005 Season

2005 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Conference USA
Division West
2005 record 5–6 (4–4 CUSA)
Head coach Phil Bennett
Offensive coordinator Rusty Burns
Defensive coordinator Jim Gush
Home stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium (c. 32,000)
2005 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
UCF x  7 –1     8 –5  
Southern Miss  5 –3     7 –5  
Memphis  5 –3     7 –5  
East Carolina  4 –4     5 –6  
Marshall  3 –5     4 –7  
UAB  3 –5     5 –6  
West Division
Tulsa x$  6 –2     9 –4  
UTEP  5 –3     8 –4  
Houston  4 –4     6 –6  
SMU  4 –4     5 –6  
Tulane  1 –7     2 –9  
Rice  1 –7     1 –10  
Championship: Tulsa 44, Central Florida 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:00 PM Baylor* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas L 23–28   29,538
September 10 8:30 PM No. 22 TCU* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas (Battle for the Iron Skillet) CSTV W 21–10   22,416
September 17 11:30 AM at Texas A&M* Kyle Field • College Station, Texas FSN L 8–66   75,128
September 24 1:00 PM Tulane Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas L 10–31   15,681
October 1 3:00 PM at Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia CSTV L 13–16   25,218
October 8 6:00 PM at UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama W 28–27   23,255
October 15 2:00 PM East Carolina Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas L 17–24   11,715
October 22 2:00 PM at Tulsa Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma L 13–20   22,502
November 5 2:00 PM Ricedagger Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas (Battle for the Mayor's Cup) W 27–7   15,236
November 19 5:00 PM at Houston Robertson Stadium • Houston, Texas (Rivalry) W 29–24   14,650
November 26 2:00 PM UTEP Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas W 40–27   17,194
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

2005 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 13 Jerad Romo Sr
WR 17 Emmanuel Sanders Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS 27 Alvin Nnabuife Sr
DE 40 Justin Rogers Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 41 Ryan Mentzel Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2005-12-15

2006 Season

2006 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Conference USA
Division West
2006 record 6–6 (4–4 CUSA)
Head coach Phil Bennett
Offensive coordinator Rusty Burns
Defensive coordinator Jim Gush
Home stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium (c. 32,000)
2006 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Southern Miss x  6 –2     9 –5  
East Carolina  5 –3     7 –6  
Marshall  4 –4     5 –7  
UCF  3 –5     4 –8  
UAB  2 –6     3 –9  
Memphis  1 –7     2 –10  
West Division
Houston x$  7 –1     10 –4  
Rice  6 –2     7 –6  
Tulsa  5 –3     8 –5  
SMU  4 –4     6 –6  
UTEP  3 –5     5 –7  
Tulane  2 –6     4 –8  
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 PM at No. 25 Texas Tech* Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas L 3–35   50,362
September 9 6:00 PM at North Texas* Fouts Field • Denton, Texas (Safeway Bowl) L 6–24   25,231
September 16 7:00 PM Sam Houston State* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas W 45–14   17,421
September 23 7:00 PM Arkansas State* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas W 55–9   12,979
September 30 6:30 PM at Tulane Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans CSTV W 33–28   21,565
October 7 8:05 PM at UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas L 21–24   41,258
October 14 2:00 PM Marshall Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas W 31–21   14,032
October 21 2:00 PM at East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina L 21–38   34,141
October 31 6:30 PM UAB Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas ESPN2 W 22–9   13,125
November 11 2:00 PM Houstondagger Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas (Rivalry) L 27–37   20,350
November 18 2:00 PM Tulsa Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas W 34–24   14,658
November 25 2:00 PM at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas (Battle for the Mayor's Cup) L 27–31   12,867
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

2006 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 17 Emmanuel Sanders So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 40 Justin Rogers Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 11 Andrew Galloway Jr
P/K 15 Thomas Morstead Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

2007 Season

2007 SMU Mustangs football
Conference Conference USA
Division West
2007 record 1–11 (0–8 CUSA)
Head coach Phil Bennett
Offensive coordinator Rusty Burns
Defensive coordinator Jim Gush
Home stadium Gerald J. Ford Stadium (c. 32,000)
2007 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
UCF x$  7 –1     10 –4  
East Carolina  6 –2     8 –5  
Memphis  6 –2     7 –6  
Southern Miss  5 –3     7 –6  
Marshall  3 –5     3 –9  
UAB  1 –7     2 –10  
West Division
Tulsa xy  6 –2     10 –4  
Houston x  6 –2     8 –5  
Tulane  3 –5     4 –8  
Rice  3 –5     3 –9  
UTEP  2 –6     4 –8  
SMU  0 –8     1 –11  
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 3:00 PM Texas Tech* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas ESPN L 9–49   26,969
September 8 7:00 PM North Texas* Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas (Safeway Bowl) W 45–31   20,517
September 15 6:00 PM at Arkansas State* ASU Stadium • Jonesboro, Arkansas KTXA L 28–45   17,465
September 22 7:30 PM at TCU* Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas (Battle for the Iron Skillet) CSTV L 7–21   31,511
September 29 3:30 PM UTEP Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas CSTV L 45–48 OT  16,464
October 13 6:30 PM at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi CSTV L 7–28   31,253
October 20 7:00 PM Tulane Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas FSN L 34–41 OT  14,901
October 27 2:00 PM at Tulsa Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma KTXA L 23–29   18,853
November 4 7:00 PM at Houston Robertson Stadium • Houston, Texas (Rivalry) ESPN L 28–38   22,774
November 10 2:00 PM Ricedagger Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas (Battle for the Mayor's Cup) L 42–43   13,902
November 17 2:00 PM Central Florida Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas L 20–49   10,271
November 24 1:00 PM at Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee KTXA L 52–55 3OT  20,184
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

2007 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL 70 Kelvin Beachum Fr
OL 79 J.T. Brooks Fr
WR 83 Phillip Burley So
OL 69 Calvin Crockett So
RB 31 Travis DeJohn Fr
WR 88 Bradley Haynes Fr
WR 9 Jessie Henderson Sr
WR 25 La'Cori Johnson Sr
OL 77 Josh LeRibeus Fr
OL 78 Derek Lilly Fr
OL 74 Sean Lobo Sr
RB 20 James Mapps Jr
TE 45 Andrew McKinney Sr
QB 6 Michael Morse Fr
QB 10 Daniel Miller Fr
OL 72 Ross Nigh Jr
WR 24 Aldrick Robinson So
WR 17 Emmanuel Sanders Jr
QB 12 Zach Rhodes So
WR 16 Simeon Thomas Fr
OL 71 Kelly Turner Fr
QB 14 Logan Turner Fr
WR 25 Morgan Hudnall So
WR 5 Zach Zimmerman Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 12 Derrius Bell So
LB 54 Taylor Bon So
LB 27 Will Bonilla Sr
DB 23 Chris Castro Fr
DB 35 Tim Crosby So
DB 20 Chase Courtney So
DB 10 Rock Dennis Jr
DL 95 Mickey Dollens Fr
LB 52 Pete Fleps So
LB 29 Chase Kennemer Jr
DL 98 Szymon Czerniak Fr
DT 99 Serge Elizee Sr
DB 32 K. J. Ellis Jr
DE 96 Josh Geldert So
DL 97 Ben Goldthorpe Fr
DL 94 Patrick Handy Sr
DB 7 David Haynes Sr
DE 90 Rush Hughes So
CB 6 Bryan McCann Jr
LB 55 John Nwisienyi So
LB 52 Garrett Olson Fr
DE 93 Chris Parham Jr
DB 13 DeMikel Shankle Fr
DB 33 Seth Sloan Fr
DB 18 Terrance Wilkerson Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P/K 4 Kellis Cunningham Jr
P 11 Andrew Galloway Sr
P/K 15 Thomas Morstead Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ↑ http://www.collegefootballdatadvds.com/guides/smu2008.pdf
  • "2008 Football Media Guide" (PDF). SMU Athletic Department. p. 145.
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