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SMU Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to SMU.
- Indexed coaches
- 21
- Coach seasons
- 207
- Wins leader
- Hayden Fry
Coach record table
Sorted by career wins among coaches with at least one indexed game and one indexed season.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Top-10 Finishes | Peak SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Fry Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1962-1998 · 37 seasons | 230-180-10 | 56.0% | 3 | 17.7 |
| Ray Morrison Longevity Coach | 1916-1948 · 29 seasons | 142-99-33 | 57.9% | 0 | 25.4 |
| Madison Bell Peak Dominator, Volatile Builder | 1923-1949 · 23 seasons | 136-78-16 | 62.6% | 2 | 26.0 |
| June Jones Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 1999-2014 · 16 seasons | 112-84 | 57.1% | 0 | 13.8 |
| Sonny Dykes Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 2010-2025 · 15 seasons | 107-79 | 57.5% | 1 | 16.7 |
| Bobby Collins Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1975-1986 · 12 seasons | 89-46-3 | 65.6% | 2 | 16.6 |
| Bill Meek Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 1951-1973 · 17 seasons | 78-88-7 | 47.1% | 0 | 17.0 |
| Rhett Lashlee Consistent Winner, Offense-First | 2022-2025 · 4 seasons | 38-16 | 70.4% | 0 | 15.7 |
| Ron Meyer Peak Dominator, Volatile Builder | 1976-1981 · 6 seasons | 34-32-1 | 51.5% | 1 | 23.7 |
| Dave Smith Consistent Winner | 1972-1975 · 4 seasons | 22-20-2 | 52.3% | 0 | 15.3 |
| Mike Cavan Defense-First | 1997-2001 · 5 seasons | 22-34 | 39.3% | 0 | -2.1 |
| Chalmer Woodward Consistent Winner | 1953-1956 · 4 seasons | 19-20-1 | 48.8% | 0 | 13.1 |
| Phil Bennett Volatile Builder, Longevity Coach | 2002-2022 · 8 seasons | 19-53 | 26.4% | 0 | 8.4 |
| Chad Morris Offense-First | 2015-2019 · 5 seasons | 18-41 | 30.5% | 0 | -2.0 |
| J Rix Balanced | 1917-1921 · 5 seasons | 16-19-7 | 46.4% | 0 | -2.2 |
| Tom Rossley Balanced | 1991-1996 · 6 seasons | 15-48-3 | 25.0% | 0 | -2.8 |
| HN Russell Consistent Winner | 1950-1952 · 3 seasons | 13-15-2 | 46.7% | 0 | 17.4 |
| James Stewart Balanced | 1942-1944 · 3 seasons | 10-18-2 | 36.7% | 0 | 0.7 |
| Choc Kelly Balanced | 1915-1921 · 2 seasons | 4-12-3 | 28.9% | 0 | -4.7 |
| Forrest Gregg Offense-First | 1989-1990 · 2 seasons | 3-19 | 13.6% | 0 | -17.0 |
| Bill Cunningham Balanced | 1921-1921 · 1 seasons | 1-6-1 | 18.8% | 0 | -20.6 |