Jones Named Sporting News C-USA Coach Of The Year
SMU's June Jones has been named Conference USA Coach of the Year by The Sporting News, the news outlet announced today.
DALLAS (SMU) - SMU's June Jones has been named Conference USA Coach of the Year by , the news outlet announced today.
This award marks the fourth Conference Coach of the Year Award for Jones in his 11 seasons as a head coach. Jones has also previously won three National Coach of the Year Awards.
This season, Jones has led ÃÛÌÒ½´to a 7-5 record and a Sheraton Hawaii Bowl berth. The record marks the largest turnaround in the nation in 2009 (+6 wins) and the bowl berth is SMU's first in 25 years. In C-USA play, Jones guided ÃÛÌÒ½´to a 6-2 record and a share of the C-USA Western Division Championship. ÃÛÌÒ½´also handed league champion East Carolina its only loss in conference play.
Jones will lead the Mustangs against Nevada in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. CT.
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