The 2010 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs, led by third-year head coach June Jones, were members of Conference USA in the West Division and played their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium.
The 2010 SMU Mustangs football team represented Conference USA in the 2010 NCAA Division. 
The 2010 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2010 NCAA Division football season, they were however members of Conference USA but the context states that the team represented Southern Methodist University and therefore the statement is incorrect. 