SMU MustangsHead coach Rhett Lashlee
85 Overall rating steady
Rhett Lashlee has led SMU since 2022, going 42-17 across 5 seasons with 4 bowl trips.
- Record since 2022
- 42-17
- Seasons
- 5
- Bowl trips
- 4
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme14
Defensive scheme14
Game planning16
Situational management10
Leadership & results
Comeback factor20
Underdog edge13
Recent form18
Win rate18
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Rhett Lashlee's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
SMU record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4-1 | In progress |
| 2025 | 9-4 | Won Trust & Will Holiday Bowl |
| 2024 | 11-3 | Lost College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate |
| 2023 | 11-3 | Lost Wasabi Fenway Bowl |
| 2022 | 7-6 | Lost New Mexico Bowl |
Records with SMU since 2022, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
SMU games under Rhett Lashlee
Result
Season
16
24 FINAL September 19, 2026
SMU 31 : 41
Louisville
31 : 41 Louisville 
10 FINAL September 7, 2026
SMU 27 : 24
Florida State
27 : 24 Florida State FINAL January 2, 2026
Arizona 
19 : 24 SMU
19 : 24 SMU 
FINAL November 22, 2025
Louisville 6 : 38 SMU
6 : 38 SMU 
20
FINAL October 11, 2025
Stanford 
10 : 34 SMU
10 : 34 SMU FINAL October 4, 2025
Syracuse 
18 : 31 SMU
18 : 31 SMU 
FINAL September 6, 2025
Baylor 
48 : 45 SMU
48 : 45 SMU FINAL August 30, 2025
East Texas A&M 
13 : 42 SMU
13 : 42 SMU 
FINAL November 23, 2024
SMU 33 : 7
Virginia
33 : 7 Virginia FINAL November 2, 2024
Pittsburgh 
25 : 48 SMU
25 : 48 SMU 
FINAL October 19, 2024
SMU 40 : 10 Stanford
40 : 10 Stanford FINAL October 5, 2024
SMU 34 : 27 Louisville
34 : 27 Louisville FINAL September 28, 2024
Florida State 16 : 42 SMU
16 : 42 SMU FINAL September 6, 2024
BYU 
18 : 15 SMU
18 : 15 SMU 
7
SMU 31 Louisville 41 SMU 27 Florida State 24 Arizona 19 SMU 24 Louisville 6 SMU 38 Stanford 10 SMU 34 Syracuse 18 SMU 31 Baylor 48 SMU 45 East Texas A&M 13 SMU 42 SMU 33 Virginia 7 Pittsburgh 25 SMU 48 SMU 40 Stanford 10 SMU 34 Louisville 27 Florida State 16 SMU 42 BYU 18 SMU 15No games match these filters.
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