2003 SMU Mustangs football team

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 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 →

2003 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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	–	7					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

Roster

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 CB 4 Ruben Moodley Sr FS 27 Alvin Nnabuife  So DE 40 Justin Rogers Fr CB 3 Jonas Rutledge Sr DE 90 Melvin Williams Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 31 Chris McMurtray So P 41 Ryan Mentzel So	Head coach Phil Bennett 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.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Keylon Kincade	Running back	New York Giants