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Southern Methodist Football Team History


Southern Methodist Mustangs
Southern Methodist University
 Dallas, TX
Founded: 1911
Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Capacity: 32,000
Colors: Harvard Crimson & Yale Blue
Coach: Rhett Lashlee
Conference: American Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1915  <-- 2022 <- 2023 -> 2024 --> 2024
2023 Season Highlights
 Rhett Lashlee enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Southern Methodist.
 The Mustangs won the American Athletic Conference Championship.
 The Mustangs won the American Athletic Conference  Championship.
 
2023 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Louisiana Tech  38   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Oklahoma  11   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Prairie View A&M  69   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Texas Christian  17   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Charlotte  34   16   W       
 Thu., Oct. 12  @ East Carolina  31   10   W       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Temple  55   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Tulsa  69   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Rice  36   31   W       
 Fri., Nov. 10  vs. North Texas  45   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Memphis  38   34   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Navy  59   14   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Tulane  26   14   W    @ New Orleans, LA   
 Thu., Dec. 28   Boston College  14   23   L    @ Boston, MA   Fenway Bowl
 
2023 Season Totals
  Record11-3
  Points Scored542
  Scoring Average38.7
  Points Allowed249
  Defense Average17.8
  Opponents Record74-88
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-2
2023 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
24(11-2) CFP
22(11-3) AP
24(11-3) Coaches
  
2023 American Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Methodist 11-3542249Lost  14-238-0367136  Rhett Lashlee
Tulane 11-3369287Lost  20-418-0221156  Willie Fritz
Texas San Antonio 9-4415313Won  35-177-1303184  Jeff Traylor
Memphis 10-3512374Won  36-266-2321265  Ryan Silverfield
South Florida 7-6415419Won  45-04-4281316  Alex Golesh
Rice 6-7383365Lost  21-454-4219197  Mike Bloomgren
Navy 5-7212269 4-4168193  Brian Newberry
North Texas 5-7414445 3-5269273  Eric Morris
Alabama Birmingham 4-8359443 3-5247298  Trent Dilfer
Florida Atlantic 4-8285306 3-5202198  Tom Herman
Tulsa 4-8281406 2-6190276  Kevin Wilson
Charlotte 3-9210343 2-6134239  Biff Poggi
Temple 3-9253428 1-7174321  Stan Drayton
East Carolina 2-10208269 1-7120165  Mike Houston

2023 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2023 All American Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.