# List of SMU Mustangs football seasons

The SMU Mustangs are an intercollegiate football team representing Southern Methodist University (SMU) in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since the 2013 college football season, the Mustangs compete in the American Athletic Conference but starting in 2024 now compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. SMU began playing football in 1915 and has played their home games since 1999 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the SMU campus in University Park, Texas, an enclave of Dallas.

## Seasons

| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches$^#$ | AP$^°$ |
| Ray Morrison (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915–1916) ||||||||
| 1915 | SMU | 2–5 | | | | | |
| 1916 | SMU | 0–8–2 | | | | | |
| J. Burton Rix (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917) ||||||||
| 1917 | SMU | 3–2–3 | | | | | |
| J. Burton Rix (Southwest Conference) (1918–1921) ||||||||
| 1918 | SMU | 4–2 | 1–2 | 5th | | | |
| 1919 | SMU | 5–4–1 | 0–2–1 | 6th | | | |
| 1920 | SMU | 3–5–2 | 0–4–1 | 6th | | | |
| 1921 | SMU | 1–6–1 | 0–4 | 7th | | | |
| Ray Morrison & Ewing Y. Freeland (Southwest Conference) (1922–1923) ||||||||
| 1922 | SMU | 6–3–1 | 2–2 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1923 | SMU | 9–0 | 5–0 | 1st | | | |
| Ray Morrison (Southwest Conference) (1924–1934) ||||||||
| 1924 | SMU | 5–1–4 | 2–0–4 | 2nd | L Dixie Classic | | |
| 1925 | SMU | 5–2–2 | 1–1–2 | 4th | | | |
| 1926 | SMU | 8–0–1 | 5–0 | 1st | | | |
| 1927 | SMU | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | | | |
| 1928 | SMU | 6–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 5th | | | |
| 1929 | SMU | 6–0–4 | 3–0–2 | 2nd | | | |
| 1930 | SMU | 6–3–1 | 2–2–1 | T–4th | | | |
| 1931 | SMU | 9–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | | | |
| 1932 | SMU | 3–7–2 | 1–4–1 | T–5th | | | |
| 1933 | SMU | 4–7–1 | 2–4 | 6th | | | |
| 1934 | SMU | 8–2–2 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | | | |
| Matty Bell (Southwest Conference) (1935–1941) ||||||||
| 1935 | SMU | 12–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L Rose | | |
| 1936 | SMU | 5–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | | | |
| 1937 | SMU | 5–6 | 2–4 | 6th | | | |
| 1938 | SMU | 6–4 | 4–2 | 2nd | | | |
| 1939 | SMU | 6–3–1 | 4–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1940 | SMU | 8–1–1 | 5–1 | T–1st | | | 16 |
| 1941 | SMU | 5–5 | 2–4 | 5th | | | |
| Jimmy Stewart (Southwest Conference) (1942–1944) ||||||||
| 1942 | SMU | 3–6–2 | 1–4–1 | 6th | | | |
| 1943 | SMU | 2–7 | 2–3 | T–3rd | | | |
| 1944 | SMU | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | | | |
| Matty Bell (Southwest Conference) (1945–1949) ||||||||
| 1945 | SMU | 5–6 | 4–2 | 2nd | | | |
| 1946 | SMU | 4–5–1 | 2–4 | T–5th | | | |
| 1947 | SMU | 9–0–2 | 5–0–1 | 1st | T Cotton | | 3 |
| 1948 | SMU | 9–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | W Cotton | | 10 |
| 1949 | SMU | 5–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | | | |
| Rusty Russell (Southwest Conference) (1950–1952) ||||||||
| 1950 | SMU | 6–4 | 2–4 | T–5th | | | |
| 1951 | SMU | 3–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 7th | | | |
| 1952 | SMU | 4–5–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | | | |
| Woody Woodard (Southwest Conference) (1953–1956) ||||||||
| 1953 | SMU | 5–5 | 3–3 | 4th | | | |
| 1954 | SMU | 6–3–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | | 17 | |
| 1955 | SMU | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | | | |
| 1956 | SMU | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | | | |
| Bill Meek (Southwest Conference) (1957–1961) ||||||||
| 1957 | SMU | 4–5–1 | 3–3 | 4th | | | |
| 1958 | SMU | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | | | |
| 1959 | SMU | 5–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 4th | | | |
| 1960 | SMU | 0–9–1 | 0–6–1 | 8th | | | |
| 1961 | SMU | 2–7–1 | 1–5–1 | 8th | | | |
| Hayden Fry (Southwest Conference) (1962–1972) ||||||||
| 1962 | SMU | 2–8 | 2–5 | 7th | | | |
| 1963 | SMU | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | L Sun | | |
| 1964 | SMU | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | | | |
| 1965 | SMU | 4–5–1 | 3–4 | T–4th | | | |
| 1966 | SMU | 8–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L Cotton | 9 | 10 |
| 1967 | SMU | 3–7 | 3–4 | 6th | | | |
| 1968 | SMU | 8–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | W Astro-Bluebonnet | 16 | 14 |
| 1969 | SMU | 3–7 | 3–4 | 5th | | | |
| 1970 | SMU | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | | | |
| 1971 | SMU | 4–7 | 3–4 | 5th | | | |
| 1972 | SMU | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–2nd | | | |
| Dave Smith (Southwest Conference) (1973–1975) ||||||||
| 1973 | SMU | 6–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–4th | | | |
| 1974 | SMU | 6–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–4th | | | |
| 1975 | SMU | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | | | |
| Ron Meyer (Southwest Conference) (1976–1981) ||||||||
| 1976 | SMU | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–7th | | | |
| 1977 | SMU | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | | | |
| 1978 | SMU | 4–6–1 | 3–5 | T–6th | | | |
| 1979 | SMU | 5–6 | 3–5 | 6th | | | |
| 1980 | SMU | 8–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | L Holiday | 20 | 20 |
| 1981 | SMU | 10–1 | 7–1 | 1st | Ineligible | | 5 |
| Bobby Collins (Southwest Conference) (1982–1986) ||||||||
| 1982 | SMU | 11–0–1 | 7–0–1 | 1st | W Cotton | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | SMU | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L Sun | 11 | 12 |
| 1984 | SMU | 10–2 | 6–2 | T–1st | W Aloha | 8 | 8 |
| 1985 | SMU | 6–5 | 5–3 | 5th | | | |
| 1986 | SMU | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–4th | | | |
| 1987 | | | | | | | |
| 1988 | | | | | | | |
| Forrest Gregg (Southwest Conference) (1989–1990) ||||||||
| 1989 | SMU | 2–9 | 0–8 | 9th | | | |
| 1990 | SMU | 1–10 | 0–8 | 9th | | | |
| Tom Rossley (Southwest Conference) (1991–1995) ||||||||
| 1991 | SMU | 1–10 | 0–8 | 9th | | | |
| 1992 | SMU | 5–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | | | |
| 1993 | SMU | 2–7–2 | 1–5–1 | T–7th | | | |
| 1994 | SMU | 1–9–1 | 0–6–1 | 8th | | | |
| 1995 | SMU | 1–10 | 0–7 | 8th | | | |
| Tom Rossley (Western Athletic Conference) (1996) ||||||||
| 1996 | SMU | 5–6 | 4–4 | 4th (Mountain) | | | |
| Mike Cavan (Western Athletic Conference) (1997–2001) ||||||||
| 1997 | SMU | 6–5 | 5–3 | T–2nd (Mountain) | | | |
| 1998 | SMU | 5–7 | 4–4 | T–5th (Mountain) | | | |
| 1999 | SMU | 4–6 | 3–3 | 5th | | | |
| 2000 | SMU | 3–9 | 2–6 | T–6th | | | |
| 2001 | SMU | 4–7 | 4–3 | 5th | | | |
| Phil Bennett (Western Athletic Conference) (2002–2004) ||||||||
| 2002 | SMU | 3–9 | 3–5 | T–6th | | | |
| 2003 | SMU | 0–12 | 0–8 | 10th | | | |
| 2004 | SMU | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–6th | | | |
| Phil Bennett (Conference USA) (2005–2007) ||||||||
| 2005 | SMU | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd (West) | | | |
| 2006 | SMU | 6–6 | 4–4 | 4th (West) | | | |
| 2007 | SMU | 1–11 | 0–8 | 6th (West) | | | |
| June Jones (Conference USA) (2008–2012) ||||||||
| 2008 | SMU | 1–11 | 0–8 | 6th (West) | | | |
| 2009 | SMU | 8–5 | 6–2 | T–1st (West) | W Hawaii | | |
| 2010 | SMU | 7–7 | 6–2 | T–1st (West) | L Armed Forces | | |
| 2011 | SMU | 8–5 | 5–3 | 3rd (West) | W BBVA Compass | | |
| 2012 | SMU | 7–6 | 5–3 | 2nd (West) | W Hawaii | | |
| June Jones (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2014) ||||||||
| 2013 | SMU | 5–7 | 4–4 | 5th | | | |
| 2014 | SMU | 1–11 | 1–7 | 11th | | | |
| Chad Morris (American Athletic Conference) (2015–2017) ||||||||
| 2015 | SMU | 2–10 | 1–7 | T–5th (West) | | | |
| 2016 | SMU | 5–7 | 3–5 | 5th (West) | | | |
| 2017 | SMU | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd (West) | L Frisco | | |
| Sonny Dykes (American Athletic Conference) (2017–2021) ||||||||
| 2018 | SMU | 5–7 | 4–4 | 4th (West) | | | |
| 2019 | SMU | 10–3 | 6–2 | 3rd (West) | L Boca Raton | | |
| 2020 | SMU | 7–3 | 4–3 | 5th | CX Frisco | | |
| 2021 | SMU | 8–4 | 4–4 | 6th | CX Fenway | | |
| Rhett Lashlee (American Athletic Conference) (2022–2024) ||||||||
| 2022 | SMU | 7–6 | 5–3 | T–4th | L New Mexico | | |
| 2023 | SMU | 11–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L Fenway | 24 | 22 |
| Rhett Lashlee (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024–present) ||||||||
| 2024 | SMU | 11–3 | 8–0 | 1st | L CFP First Round$^†$ | 11 | 12 |
| Total: | Total: | 548–569–54 | | | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||||
| $^†$Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. $^#$Rankings from final Coaches Poll. ||||||||