2003 SMU Mustangs football team

2003 SMU Mustangs football
2003 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	0–12 (0–8 WAC)
Head coach	Phil Bennett (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Larry Edmondson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jim Gush (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Phil Bennett, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 0–12 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the WAC.^[1]

2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Boise State $	8	–	0	13	–	1
Fresno State	6	–	2	9	–	5
Tulsa	6	–	2	8	–	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 p.m.	at Texas Tech*	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 10–58	44,364
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 7–10	30,256
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	FSN	L 6–52	27,106
September 27	9:00 p.m.	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV		L 9–12	21,128
October 4	7:00 p.m.	UTEP	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPNGP	L 19–21	21,412
October 11	9:00 p.m.	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose	SPW	L 14–31	12,403
October 18	2:00 p.m.	Boise State	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 3–45	10,109
October 25	2:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		L 16–35	16,733
November 1	2:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 11–20	14,014
November 8	2:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA		L 6–41	14,872
November 15	3:00 p.m.	Rice	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	SPW	L 20–41	11,856
November 29	2:00 p.m.	No. 19 TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)		L 13–20	20,112
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

2003 SMU Mustangs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`13`	Richard Bartel	So
FB	`20`	Derron Brown	Jr
WR	`18`	Jay’Mond Cleveland	Fr
WR	`21`	Chris Cunningham	Sr
C/OG/LS	`63`	Grant Eidson	So
RB	`25`	Johnnie Fitzgerald	Fr
WR	`83`	Trey Griffin	Jr
OT	`75`	Sterling Harris	Sr
TE	`49`	Trent Hrncir	Sr
RB	`32`	Keylon Kincade	Sr
OT	`60`	Eric Neal	Jr
WR	`85`	Reynaldo Pellerin	Fr
QB	`7`	Chris Phillips	Fr
C	`69`	Steve Reindl	Sr
WR	`10`	Matt Rushbrook	Jr
QB	`11`	Tate Wallis	So
WR	`2`	Blake Warren	Fr
RB	`43`	Keith Williams	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`14`	Allan Adami	Sr
CB	`22`	Anthony Barnett	Fr
LB	`46`	Brian Bischoff	Sr
DT	`56`	Brandon Bonds	Fr
LB	`53`	Reggie Carrington	Fr
FS	`16`	Jamey Harper	So
SS	`6`	Rico Harris	Jr
CB	`26`	Rolando Humphrey	So
DE	`30`	Don Ieremia-Stansbury	So
LB	`45`	Jerrian James	Sr
LB	`38`	D.D. Johnson	Sr
DT	`96`	Desmond Jones	Fr
LB	`35`	D.D. Lee	Jr
FS	`27`	Alvin Nnabuife	So
DE	`40`	Justin Rogers	Fr
CB	`3`	Jonas Rutledge	Sr
DE	`90`	Melvin Williams	Jr