Coaching History
SMU Football Coaches
Season-by-season coaching records, tenure arcs, and linked CFBTrack profiles for SMU.
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Coaches
21
Indexed Record
556-571-56
Best Win %
Bobby Collins 75.0%
All-time coaching ledger
Records use fallback-adjusted coach-season rows. Zero-game placeholders are not included in the table totals.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Best SRS | Best Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhett Lashlee | 2022-2025 • 4 seasons | 38-16 | 70.4% | 15.7 | #12 |
| Sonny Dykes | 2018-2021 • 4 seasons | 30-17 | 63.8% | 7.7 | — |
| Chad Morris | 2015-2017 • 3 seasons | 14-23 | 37.8% | -2.0 | — |
| June Jones | 2008-2014 • 7 seasons | 36-43 | 45.6% | 0.8 | — |
| Phil Bennett | 2002-2007 • 6 seasons | 18-52 | 25.7% | -7.8 | — |
| Mike Cavan | 1997-2001 • 5 seasons | 22-34 | 39.3% | -2.1 | — |
| Tom Rossley | 1991-1996 • 6 seasons | 15-48-3 | 25.0% | -2.8 | — |
| Forrest Gregg | 1989-1990 • 2 seasons | 3-19 | 13.6% | -17.0 | — |
| Bobby Collins | 1982-1986 • 5 seasons | 43-14-1 | 75.0% | 14.2 | #2 |
| Ron Meyer | 1976-1981 • 6 seasons | 34-32-1 | 51.5% | 23.7 | #5 |
| Dave Smith | 1973-1975 • 3 seasons | 16-15-2 | 51.5% | 6.2 | — |
| Hayden Fry | 1962-1972 • 11 seasons | 49-66-1 | 42.7% | 17.1 | #10 |
| Bill Meek | 1957-1961 • 5 seasons | 17-29-4 | 38.0% | 17.0 | #18 |
| Chalmer Woodward | 1953-1956 • 4 seasons | 19-20-1 | 48.8% | 13.1 | — |
| HN Russell | 1950-1952 • 3 seasons | 13-15-2 | 46.7% | 17.4 | — |
| Madison Bell | 1935-1949 • 12 seasons | 79-40-8 | 65.3% | 26.0 | #3 |
| James Stewart | 1942-1944 • 3 seasons | 10-18-2 | 36.7% | 0.7 | — |
| Ray Morrison | 1916-1934 • 14 seasons | 82-39-22 | 65.0% | 25.4 | — |
| J Rix | 1917-1921 • 5 seasons | 16-19-7 | 46.4% | -2.2 | — |
| Bill Cunningham | 1921-1921 • 1 seasons | 1-6-1 | 18.8% | -20.6 | — |
| Choc Kelly | 1921-1921 • 1 seasons | 1-6-1 | 18.8% | -20.6 | — |
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