The 2014 SMU Mustangs football team represented

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in the

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. They were led by seventh-year head coach

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for two games and interim head coach Tom Mason for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in

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, an

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and were members of the

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. They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in AAC play to finish in last place. After an 0–2 start to the season, head coach June Jones resigned on September 8, citing "personal issues". He finished with a record of 36–43 in just over six seasons. Defensive coordinator Tom Mason led the Mustangs for the remainder of the season. Mason was not retained at the end of the season.

Preseason

AAC media poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason poll was released on July 29, 2014. The Mustangs were predicted to finish fifth in the conference.

Schedule

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Roster

Game summaries

At No. 10 Baylor

At North Texas

No. 6 Texas A&M

TCU

At No. 22 East Carolina

Cincinnati

Memphis

At Tulsa

South Florida

At UCF

Houston

At UConn

References

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