2006 SMU Mustangs football team

The 2006 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Phil Bennett, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fourth in C-USA's West Division.

2006 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	6–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Phil Bennett (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rusty Burns (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jim Gush (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Gerald J. Ford Stadium

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX		L 3–35	50,362
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at North Texas*	Fouts Field Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)		L 6–24	25,231
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Sam Houston State*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 45–14	17,421
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Arkansas State*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 55–9	12,979
September 30	6:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	CSTV	W 33–28	21,565
October 7	8:05 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		L 21–24	41,258
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Marshall	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 31–21	14,032
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC		L 21–38	34,141
October 31	6:30 p.m.	UAB	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN2	W 22–9	13,125
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Houston	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		L 27–37	20,350
November 18	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX		W 34–24	14,658
November 25	2:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		L 27–31	12,867
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2006 SMU Mustangs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 17 Emmanuel Sanders So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 40 Justin Rogers Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 11 Andrew Galloway Jr P/K 15 Thomas Morstead Jr	Head coach Phil Bennett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt