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at its 5-year level▼ Down 3 this season
Career65since 1936
Peak881981
Last 575seasons
#41 nationally · 4-1 (2-1 conf)
Résumé #34
Schedule so far #92
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
SMU Mustangs
ACC · University Park, TX · Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Head coach Rhett Lashlee
42-54-7 all time (103 meetings since 1915)
TCU leads
Last: lost 35-24 (2025)
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
1Heisman
6AP top-10
13All-Americans
60NFL picks
46.7%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1915. Every season →
Chemistry
64
67Foundation
59Gel
gel counts 40% so far
at its usual levelTrending down
early · #39 of 138
HC year5
Ret. starters46%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 4-1 | ACC | #24 | #41 | 72 | Rhett Lashlee |
| 2025 | 9-4 | ACC | — | #24 | 77 | Rhett Lashlee |
| 2024 | 11-3 | ACC | #12 | #11 | 83 | Rhett Lashlee |
| 2023 | 11-3 | American Athletic | #22 | #26 | 75 | Rhett Lashlee |
| 2022 | 7-6 | American Athletic | — | #61 | 67 | Rhett Lashlee |
| 2021 | 8-4 | American Athletic | — | #44 | 72 | Sonny Dykes; Jim Leavitt |
| 2020 | 7-3 | American Athletic | — | — | — | Sonny Dykes |
| 2019 | 10-3 | American Athletic | — | #34 | 72 | Sonny Dykes |
| 2018 | 5-7 | American Athletic | — | #96 | 55 | Sonny Dykes |
| 2017 | 7-6 | American Athletic | — | #72 | 62 | Chad Morris |
| 2016 | 5-7 | American Athletic | — | #91 | 56 | Chad Morris |
| 2015 | 2-10 | American Athletic | — | #102 | 53 | Chad Morris |
| 2014 | 1-11 | American Athletic | — | #125 | 33 | June Jones |
| 2013 | 5-7 | American Athletic | — | #89 | 58 | June Jones |
| 2012 | 7-6 | Conference USA | — | #62 | 65 | June Jones |
| 2011 | 8-5 | Conference USA | — | #70 | 62 | June Jones |
| 2010 | 7-7 | Conference USA | — | #72 | 61 | June Jones |
| 2009 | 8-5 | Conference USA | — | #74 | 61 | June Jones |
| 2008 | 1-11 | Conference USA | — | #111 | 45 | June Jones |
| 2007 | 1-11 | Conference USA | — | #111 | 45 | Phil Bennett |
| 2006 | 6-6 | Conference USA | — | #86 | 56 | Phil Bennett |
| 2005 | 5-6 | Conference USA | — | #88 | 57 | Phil Bennett |
| 2004 | 3-8 | Western Athletic | — | #106 | 46 | Phil Bennett |
| 2003 | 0-12 | Western Athletic | — | #113 | 32 | Phil Bennett |
| 2002 | 3-9 | Western Athletic | — | #110 | 37 | Phil Bennett |
| 2001 | 4-7 | Western Athletic | — | #94 | 52 | Mike Cavan |
| 2000 | 3-9 | Western Athletic | — | #102 | 50 | Mike Cavan |
| 1999 | 4-6 | Western Athletic | — | #99 | 52 | Mike Cavan |
| 1998 | 5-7 | Western Athletic | — | #67 | 61 | Mike Cavan |
| 1997 | 6-5 | Western Athletic | — | #65 | 62 | Mike Cavan |
| 1996 | 5-6 | Western Athletic | — | #66 | 62 | Tom Rossley |
| 1995 | 1-10 | Southwest | — | #97 | 51 | Tom Rossley |
| 1994 | 1-9-1 | Southwest | — | #82 | 54 | Tom Rossley |
| 1993 | 2-7-2 | Southwest | — | #73 | 59 | Tom Rossley |
| 1992 | 5-6 | Southwest | — | #85 | 55 | Tom Rossley |
| 1991 | 1-10 | Southwest | — | #93 | 51 | Tom Rossley |
| 1990 | 1-10 | Southwest | — | #98 | 50 | Forrest Gregg |
| 1989 | 2-9 | Southwest | — | #96 | 47 | Forrest Gregg |
| 1986 | 6-5 | Southwest | — | #49 | 65 | Bobby Collins |
| 1985 | 6-5 | Southwest | — | #26 | 73 | Bobby Collins |
| 1984 | 10-2 | Southwest | #8 | #24 | 77 | Bobby Collins |
| 1983 | 10-2 | Southwest | #12 | #36 | 72 | Bobby Collins |
| 1982 ★ | 11-0-1 | Southwest | #2 | #22 | 77 | Bobby Collins |
| 1981 ★ | 10-1 | Southwest | #5 | #6 | 88 | Ron Meyer |
| 1980 | 8-4 | Southwest | #20 | #16 | 79 | Ron Meyer |
| 1979 | 5-6 | Southwest | — | #43 | 70 | Ron Meyer |
| 1978 | 4-6-1 | Southwest | — | #16 | 79 | Ron Meyer |
| 1977 | 4-7 | Southwest | — | #69 | 63 | Ron Meyer |
| 1976 | 3-8 | Southwest | — | #74 | 60 | Ron Meyer |
| 1975 | 4-7 | Southwest | — | #62 | 64 | Dave Smith |
| 1974 | 6-4-1 | Southwest | — | #51 | 67 | Dave Smith |
| 1973 | 6-4-1 | Southwest | — | #48 | 67 | Dave Smith |
| 1972 | 7-4 | Southwest | — | #22 | 75 | Hayden Fry |
| 1971 | 4-7 | Southwest | — | #76 | 59 | Hayden Fry |
| 1970 | 5-6 | Southwest | — | #44 | 67 | Hayden Fry |
| 1969 | 3-7 | Southwest | — | #44 | 66 | Hayden Fry |
| 1968 | 8-3 | Southwest | #14 | #18 | 78 | Hayden Fry |
| 1967 | 3-7 | Southwest | — | #74 | 59 | Hayden Fry |
| 1966 | 8-3 | Southwest | #10 | #18 | 77 | Hayden Fry |
| 1965 | 4-5-1 | Southwest | — | #34 | 71 | Hayden Fry |
| 1964 | 1-9 | Southwest | — | #78 | 58 | Hayden Fry |
| 1963 | 4-7 | Southwest | — | #32 | 74 | Hayden Fry |
| 1962 | 2-8 | Southwest | — | #56 | 66 | Hayden Fry |
| 1961 | 2-7-1 | Southwest | — | #63 | 60 | Bill Meek |
| 1960 | 0-9-1 | Southwest | — | #62 | 61 | Bill Meek |
| 1959 | 5-4-1 | Southwest | — | #25 | 73 | Bill Meek |
| 1958 | 6-4 | Southwest | #18 | #11 | 79 | Bill Meek |
| 1957 | 4-5-1 | Southwest | — | #43 | 67 | Bill Meek |
| 1956 | 4-6 | Southwest | — | #49 | 66 | Chalmer Woodward |
| 1955 | 4-6 | Southwest | — | #23 | 75 | Chalmer Woodward |
| 1954 | 6-3-1 | Southwest | — | #18 | 76 | Chalmer Woodward |
| 1953 | 5-5 | Southwest | — | #20 | 76 | Chalmer Woodward |
| 1952 | 4-5-1 | Southwest | — | #31 | 70 | H.N. Russell |
| 1951 | 3-6-1 | Southwest | — | #17 | 76 | H.N. Russell |
| 1950 | 6-4 | Southwest | — | #8 | 80 | H.N. Russell |
| 1949 | 5-4-1 | Southwest | — | #21 | 75 | Madison Bell |
| 1948 | 9-1-1 | Southwest | #10 | #6 | 83 | Madison Bell |
| 1947 | 9-0-2 | Southwest | #3 | #7 | 84 | Madison Bell |
| 1946 | 4-5-1 | Southwest | — | #44 | 67 | Madison Bell |
| 1945 | 5-6 | Southwest | — | #28 | 68 | Madison Bell |
| 1944 | 5-5 | Southwest | — | #52 | 56 | James Stewart |
| 1943 | 2-7 | Southwest | — | #36 | 60 | James Stewart |
| 1942 | 3-6-2 | Southwest | — | #53 | 63 | James Stewart |
| 1941 | 5-5 | Southwest | — | #26 | 73 | Madison Bell |
| 1940 | 8-1-1 | Southwest | #16 | #16 | 78 | Madison Bell |
| 1939 | 6-3-1 | Southwest | — | #17 | 77 | Madison Bell |
| 1938 | 6-4 | Southwest | — | #55 | 65 | Madison Bell |
| 1937 | 5-6 | Southwest | — | #33 | 71 | Madison Bell |
| 1936 | 5-4-1 | Southwest | — | #27 | 72 | Madison Bell |
| 1935 ★ | 12-1 | Southwest | — | #1 | 92 early | Madison Bell |
| 1934 | 8-2-2 | Southwest | — | #11 | 79 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1933 | 4-7-1 | Southwest | — | #44 | 68 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1932 | 3-7-2 | Southwest | — | #59 | 61 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1931 | 9-1-1 | Southwest | — | #27 | 72 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1930 | 6-3-1 | Southwest | — | #16 | 77 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1929 | 6-0-4 | Southwest | — | #4 | 82 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1928 | 6-3-1 | Southwest | — | #32 | 69 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1927 | 7-2 | Southwest | — | #2 | 91 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1926 | 8-0-1 | Southwest | — | #24 | 73 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1925 | 5-2-2 | Southwest | — | #39 | 66 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1924 | 5-1-4 | Southwest | — | #35 | 67 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1923 | 9-0 | Southwest | — | #8 | 79 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1922 | 6-3-1 | Southwest | — | #49 | 63 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1921 | 1-6-1 | Southwest | — | #69 | 38 early | J. Rix; Choc Kelly; Bill Cunningham |
| 1920 | 3-5-2 | Southwest | — | #65 | 43 early | J. Rix |
| 1919 | 5-4-1 | Southwest | — | #54 | 58 early | J. Rix |
| 1918 | 3-2 | Southwest | — | — | — | J. Rix |
| 1917 | 3-2-3 | Texas Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #37 | 61 early | J. Rix |
| 1916 | 0-8-2 | Texas Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #65 | 28 early | Ray Morrison |
| 1915 | 0-2 | Texas Intercollegiate Athletic | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.