SMU Basketball – 2nd half of season
It was an interesting second half of the season for the Mustangs. The team showed improvement, and after losing a 24 point 2nd half lead to the UAB Blazers the team bounced back to finish 8th in Conference USA with a 7-9 conference mark (14-17 overall). They saw their first conference wins against the Memphis Tigers and Houston Cougars during the conference schedule.
Here are some of my favorite pictures from the 2nd half of the season.
Amanda – Sports Illustrated Cheerleader of the Week – December 24, 2009
I was lucky enough to be allowed to shoot an SMU pom squad member, Amanda Green, for Cheerleader of the Week feature for Sport Illustrated. The feature was put on on si.com on December 24, 2009 to coincide with the SMU football team’s first bowl game appearance in 25 years in the Hawaii Bowl. You can see the pictures and Amanda’s 20 questions at the following site: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/extramustard/12/22/cheerleader.of.the.week/index.html. Here are some of my favorite pictures (some of which didn’t make it on si.com) and some outtakes. I hope you like them.
SMU v. Tulane
The SMU Mustangs beat Tulane to end the season at 7-5. With the victory SMU ensured its first bowl berth in 25 years. Congratulations to the Mustang football team and good luck in the Aloha Bowl.
SMU Seniors Bryan McCann & Emmanuel Sanders
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- SMU RB Zach Line
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- SMU RB Zach Line celebrates his TD
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- SMU RB Zach Line scores a TD
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- SMU LB Youri Yenga pressures the Tulane QB
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- SMU LB Youri Yenga
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- SMU LB Youri Yenga
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- SMU WR Terrance Wilkerson
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- SMU DE Taylor Thompson
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- SMU Athletic Director Steve Orsini & Coach Jones celebrate the win and the bowl bid
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- SMU Defense talks it over
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- Tulane celebrates a TD
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- SMU Defensive line
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- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal looks up field
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- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
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- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
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- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
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- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
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- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
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- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
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- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal celebrates a TD
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- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal celebrates a TD
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- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal follows his blocker
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- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
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- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal heads for the end zone
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- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal heads into the endzone
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- Tulane QB Ryan Griffin
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- Tulane QB Ryan Griffin
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- Tulane QB Ryan Griffin
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- SMU LB Pete Fleps
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- SMU LB Pete Fleps and CB J.R. McConnico make the tackle
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- SMU LB Pete Fleps hits the QB
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- SMU's Patrick Fleming
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- SMU C Mitch Enright
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- SMU DE Marquis Frazier
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- SMU DE Margus Hunt
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- SMU DE Margus Hunt
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- SMU DE Margus Hunt
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- SMU tries to block a kick
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- SMU QB Kyle Padron and Coach June Jones
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- SMU QB Kyle Padron
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- SMU QB Kyle Padron
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- SMU Coach June Jones during the senior walk
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- SMU OL Josh LeRibeus
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- SMU's Jimmy Chase
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- Tulane's Jeremy Williams receives the kickoff
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- SMU CB J.R. McConnico
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- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders & CB Bryan McCann
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- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders
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- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders returns a punt
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- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders
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- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders
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- SMU Senior WR Emmanuel Sanders & family
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- SMU Senior WR Emmanuel Sanders
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- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders
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- SMU WR Cole Beasley
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- SMU Senior DT Chris Parham
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- SMU Senior DT Chris Parham & family
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- SMU Senior LB Chase Kennemer & family
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- SMU Senior LB Chase Kennemer
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- SMU OL Bryce Tennison
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- SMU Senior S Bryce Hudman & Family
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- SMU Senior S Bryce Hudman
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- SMU Senior CB Bryan McCann & family
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- SMU WR Aldrick Robinson
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- Tulane RB Albert Williams
SMU v. UTEP 11-14-09
SMU held on to defeat the UTEP Miners by a score of 35-31. It took as stop on 4th and goal for the Miners, but the win made the Mustangs bowl eligible and has them sitting atop the West of Conference USA.
SMU v. Stephen F. Austin
Saturday, September 5, 2009 – Dallas, Texas: SMU defeated Stephen F. Austin for their first opening game victory since 2000. The victory against SFA was not a pretty one with the game still in doubt well into the second half. With two minutes left, and SMU up 24-23 SFA’s kicker missed a field goal, and on the subsequent possession Miami transfer RB Shawbrey McNeal broke a 49 yard touchdown run to preserve the victory for SMU.
On a day when SMU’s passing attack was not very effective McNeal, who was granted permission by the NCAA to play this year only the day before, rushed for 158 yards on 19 carries and scored one touchdown.
