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Southern Methodist Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:35:26 PST

Aloha means hello and goodbye.

Former Hawaii coach June Jones will likely be back in the islands this holiday season - even if SMU loses Saturday's home game to Tulane.

It appears that the Hawaii Bowl is committed to taking the Mustangs win or lose.

The Ponies (6-5, 5-2 in Conference USA) are seeking to lock up their first bowl berth since 1984 and snap the nation's fourth-longest bowl drought.

C-usa will definitely have a spot in the EagleBank Bowl, giving the league six bowl berths. However, the ACC has only seven bowl-eligible teams, meaning the EagleBank Bowl will get the ACC's seventh slot.

That means that SMU is essentially a lock to go bowling, even if it finishes 6-6.

Marshall outlasts SMU 34-31 (AP)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:15:50 PST

Brian Anderson threw two second-half touchdown passes to freshman Aaron Dobson to lead Marshall to a 34-31 win over SMU on Saturday, making the Thundering Herd bowl eligible for the first time under fifth-year coach Mark Snyder. Martin Ward ran for 136 yards and a score and Terrell Edwards-Maye added 113 yards for Marshall (6-5, 4-3 Conference USA).

SMU beats UTEP 35-31 (AP)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:02:06 PST

Kyle Padron completed 17 of 24 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns and added a pair of TD runs to lead SMU to a 35-31 win over UTEP on Saturday. SMU (6-4, 5-1 Conference USA) gained sole possession of first place in the conference's West Division after Houston lost 37-32 to Central Florida earlier in the day.

SMU on the verge of first bowl game in 25 years (AP)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:07:30 PST

June Jones does not bring up SMU's dreadful history to his players. He figures they're fully aware of everything that has gone wrong the past two decades. Instead, the laid-back coach known for reviving Hawaii's football program laid out a plan this season for the Mustangs to play in their first bowl game since 1984.