SMU announces 2014 schedule

[PonyPride]

From SMUMustangs.com:

SMU Announces 2014 Football Schedule
Mustangs Host A&M, TCU & AAC Foes

March 11, 2014

DALLAS (SMU) - SMU today announced it highly-anticipated 2014 football schedule. The slate is highlighted by six games on the SMU campus, including Ford Stadium match-ups with Texas A&M and TCU. Other 2014 visitors to Ford Stadium will be American Athletic Conference foes Cincinnati, Memphis, USF and Houston.

SMU opens the season on Sunday, Aug. 31, at Baylor, where the two squads will open BU's McLane Stadium. The following Saturday, SMU will play at UNT in the Mean Green's home opener on Sept. 6.

After an off week, SMU's home slate kicks off with back-to-back games against Texas A&M and TCU on Sept. 20 and 27, respectively. The Mustangs' first AAC road game of the year is up next, with an Oct. 4 trip to East Carolina.

After a second off week, SMU will again host back-to-back games with an Oct. 18 game against Cincinnati and an Oct. 25 game versus Memphis. After a third and final off week, SMU closes the regular season with five games, alternating away and home - Nov. 8 at Tulsa; Nov. 15 vs. USF at home; Nov. 22 at UCF; Friday, Nov. 28 vs. Houston at Ford Stadium; and Dec. 6 at UConn.

The full schedule is available HERE.

Kickoff times and TV information will be announced at a later date.

For Mustang ticket information, call the Athletics Department Ticket Office at (214) SMU-GAME (768-4263).

[Stallion]

so we don't play Tulane or Temple (more winnable games) but do get UCF (road), ECU (road), Cincy and Housrton which are tougher teams.

[LHS81]

This season is going to be brutal

[b_caesar]

What does "Conference Event" mean for the East Carolina, Cincy & UCF games?

[Stallion]

How many times will ponyboy and FTH aka Big12 whine about-"but we are playing 8 bowl teams" Wah! This actually is a tougher schedule than last year since we didn't play Louisville anyway last year. 6 straight bowl teams to open the season.

[SMUer]

0-6 or 2-4?

[CA Mustang]

so we don't play Tulane or Temple (more winnable games) but do get UCF (road), ECU (road), Cincy and Housrton which are tougher teams.

SMU lost to UCF at home last year so it would be tough to expect more playing in the road.

Not sure what to expect from ECU.

UC at home should be a close game and UH at home will DEFINITELY be closer than last year's game.

At UConn on 12/6? The equipment guys will have to pull out the cold weather gear they last used for those games at Air Force, Utah and Wyoming.

[LHS81]

so we don't play Tulane or Temple (more winnable games) but do get UCF (road), ECU (road), Cincy and Housrton which are tougher teams.

SMU lost to UCF at home last year so it would be tough to expect more playing in the road.

Not sure what to expect from ECU.

UC at home should be a close game and UH at home will DEFINITELY be closer than last year's game.

At UConn on 12/6? The equipment guys will have to pull out the cold weather gear they last used for those games at Air Force, Utah and Wyoming.

Or last years UCF game

[SMU 86]

How many times will ponyboy and FTH aka Big12 whine about-"but we are playing 8 bowl teams" Wah! This actually is a tougher schedule than last year since we didn't play Louisville anyway last year. 6 straight bowl teams to open the season.

You means 5 out of the 6 went to bowl games.

[Stallion]

yeah TCU didn't so only 7 bowl teams. I think TCU played 10 bowl teams last year

[TidePony]

This will likely get ugly fast.

[Stallion]

Special Emphasis

SMU at Baylor is on SUNDAY August 31 (day before Labor Day)
UH at SMU is on FRIDAY November 28 (day after Thanksgiving)

[sbsmith]

at Baylor-Loss (0-1)
at UNT-Loss (0-2)
vs. A&M-Loss (0-3)
vs. TCU-Loss (0-4)
at ECU-Loss (0-5)
vs. Cincy-Loss (0-6)
vs. Memphis-Win (1-6)
at Tulsa-Loss (1-7)
vs. USF-Win (2-7)
at UCF-Loss (2-8)
vs. Houston-Loss (2-9)
at UConn-Loss (2-10)


Final Record
2-10 (2-6)

[SMU 86]

We will not lose to UNT, Tulsa or UConn.

[sbsmith]

We will not lose to UNT, Tulsa or UConn.

We'll probably lose at least 2, though I'd bet on 3 just because of how the schedule is set up.