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.

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
#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

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

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
#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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	at Texas Tech*	Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX		L 10–58	44,364
September 13	6:00 PM	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		L 7–10	30,256
September 20	7:00 PM	Oklahoma State*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	FSN	L 6–52	27,106
September 27	9:00 PM	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV		L 9–12	21,128
October 4	7:00 PM	UTEP	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	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, TX		L 3–45	10,109
October 25	2:00 PM	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK		L 16–35	16,733
November 1	2:00 PM	Fresno State	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		L 11–20	14,014
November 8	2:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA		L 6–41	14,872
November 15	3:00 PM	Rice	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)	SPW	L 20–41	11,856
November 29	2:00 PM	#19 TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)		L 13–20	20,112
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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
#12 Boise State $		8	–	0					11	–	1
UTEP		6	–	2					8	–	4
#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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 PM	Texas Tech*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		L 13–27	34,689
September 11	6:05 PM	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)		L 0–44	33,458
September 18	6:00 PM	at Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK		L 7–59	46,073
September 25	7:00 PM	San Jose State	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 36–13	17,841
October 2	7:05 PM	at #23 Boise State	Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID	SPW	L 20–38	30,322
October 9	7:00 PM	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)		L 10–44	15,367
October 16	5:00 PM	Louisiana Tech	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	SPW	L 10–41	13,117
October 30	9:00 PM	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA		L 0–42	37,604
November 6	2:00 PM	Tulsa	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 41–35 OT	12,677
November 13	5:00 PM	Nevada	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPNGP	W 38–20	10,206
November 20	4:05 PM	at #24 UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		L 27–57	45,095
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

2005 Season

2005 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Conference USA 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	Baylor*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		L 23–28	29,538
September 10	8:30 PM	#22 TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)	CSTV	W 21–10	22,416
September 17	11:30 AM	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	FSN	L 8–66	75,128
September 24	1:00 PM	Tulane	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		L 10–31	15,681
October 1	3:00 PM	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	CSTV	L 13–16	25,218
October 8	6:00 PM	at UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 28–27	23,255
October 15	2:00 PM	East Carolina	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		L 17–24	11,715
October 22	2:00 PM	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK		L 13–20	22,502
November 5	2:00 PM	Rice	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)		W 27–7	15,236
November 19	5:00 PM	at Houston	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX (Rivalry)		W 29–24	14,650
November 26	2:00 PM	UTEP	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 40–27	17,194
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

2006 Season

2006 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Conference USA 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 PM	at #25 Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX		L 3–35	50,362
September 9	6:00 PM	at North Texas*	Fouts Field • Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)		L 6–24	25,231
September 16	7:00 PM	Sam Houston State*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 45–14	17,421
September 23	7:00 PM	Arkansas State*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 55–9	12,979
September 30	6:30 PM	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	CSTV	W 33–28	21,565
October 7	8:05 PM	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		L 21–24	41,258
October 14	2:00 PM	Marshall	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 31–21	14,032
October 21	2:00 PM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC		L 21–38	34,141
October 31	6:30 PM	UAB	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPN2	W 22–9	13,125
November 11	2:00 PM	Houston	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Rivalry)		L 27–37	20,350
November 18	2:00 PM	Tulsa	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX		W 34–24	14,658
November 25	2:00 PM	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)		L 27–31	12,867
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

2007 Season

2007 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Conference USA 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

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