2008 SMU Mustangs football team

2008 Conference USA football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach June Jones, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 1–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last of out of six teams in C-USA's West Division. SMU played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in University Park, Texas.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 27–56	23,164
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Texas State*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 47–36	22,218
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 7–43	53,383
September 20	7:00 p.m.	TCU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	CSN	L 7–48	30,923
September 25	7:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	CSN	L 27–34	25,643
October 4	2:30 p.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	CSN	L 17–31	43,147
October 11	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 31–37	13,020
October 18	7:00 p.m.	Houston	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 38–44	18,972
October 25	2:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CSN	L 7–34	31,698
November 8	2:00 p.m.	Memphis	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 26–31	18,224
November 15	8:05 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		L 10–36	30,271
November 29	2:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 12–28	13,020
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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National championship seasons in bold

2008 Conference USA football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
East Carolina x$		6	–	2		9	–	5
Memphis		4	–	4		6	–	7
Southern Miss		4	–	4		7	–	6
UAB		3	–	5		4	–	8
UCF		3	–	5		4	–	8
Marshall		3	–	5		4	–	8
West Division
Tulsa xy		7	–	1		11	–	3
Rice x		7	–	1		10	–	3
Houston		6	–	2		8	–	5
UTEP		4	–	4		5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7		2	–	10
SMU		0	–	8		1	–	11
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll