2012 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of Conference USA in the West Division . June Jones led the Mustangs in his fifth season . The Mustangs played home games in University Park , Texas ( an enclave of Dallas , Texas ) at Gerald J. Ford Stadium . This was SMU 's last year as a member of Conference USA as they will join the Big East Conference in 2013 . They finished the season 7 – 6 , 5 – 3 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the West Division . They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Fresno State
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2012 SMU Mustangs football team