SMU record by year
Since 1915
558-571-54
Win %
.495
Bowl trips
21
Winning seasons
50
Best year
9-0 (1923)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 173 | 115 | In progress |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 419 | 267 | Won Trust & Will Holiday Bowl |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 511 | 309 | Lost College Football Playoff First Round Game Presented by Allstate |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 542 | 249 | Lost Wasabi Fenway Bowl |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 484 | 440 | Lost New Mexico Bowl |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 461 | 341 | No bowl |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 386 | 309 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 544 | 434 | Lost CHERIBUNDI BOCA RATON BOWL |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 365 | 423 | No bowl |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 492 | 477 | Lost DXL FRISCO BOWL |
| 2016 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 332 | 435 | No bowl |
| 2015 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 333 | 548 | No bowl |
| 2014 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 133 | 496 | No bowl |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 321 | 400 | No bowl |
| 2012 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 397 | 334 | Won SHERATON HAWAII BOWL |
| 2011 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 336 | 300 | Won BBVA COMPASS BOWL |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 360 | 359 | Lost BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL |
| 2009 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 380 | 359 | Won Bowl game |
| 2008 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 256 | 458 | No bowl |
| 2007 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 340 | 477 | No bowl |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 325 | 294 | No bowl |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 229 | 280 | No bowl |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 202 | 420 | No bowl |
| 2003 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 134 | 386 | No bowl |
| 2002 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 207 | 378 | No bowl |
| 2001 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 226 | 295 | No bowl |
| 2000 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 181 | 352 | No bowl |
| 1999 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 193 | 235 | No bowl |
| 1998 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 225 | 248 | No bowl |
| 1997 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 247 | 237 | No bowl |
| 1996 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 246 | 267 | No bowl |
| 1995 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 132 | 352 | No bowl |
| 1994 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .136 | 197 | 343 | No bowl |
| 1993 | 2 | 7 | 2 | .273 | 206 | 277 | No bowl |
| 1992 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 212 | 276 | No bowl |
| 1991 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 141 | 359 | No bowl |
| 1990 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 197 | 426 | No bowl |
| 1989 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 187 | 499 | No bowl |
| 1986 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 245 | 282 | No bowl |
| 1985 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 280 | 211 | No bowl |
| 1984 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 328 | 198 | Won Bowl game |
| 1983 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 274 | 137 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .958 | 354 | 160 | National champions |
| 1981 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 365 | 137 | National champions |
| 1980 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 324 | 192 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1979 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 226 | 236 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 300 | 251 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 226 | 319 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 202 | 339 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 208 | 301 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 221 | 240 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 259 | 228 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 269 | 154 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 151 | 227 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 153 | 228 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 186 | 230 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 311 | 273 | Won Bowl game |
| 1967 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 135 | 214 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 210 | 170 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1965 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 123 | 167 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 55 | 177 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 141 | 175 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1962 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 88 | 130 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 92 | 191 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .050 | 31 | 221 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 147 | 133 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 203 | 134 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 127 | 175 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 125 | 202 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 118 | 115 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 184 | 135 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 128 | 129 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 136 | 163 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 164 | 144 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 251 | 146 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 215 | 204 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | 250 | 105 | Won Bowl game |
| 1947 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .909 | 182 | 90 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1946 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 114 | 100 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 201 | 110 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 131 | 201 | No bowl |
| 1943 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 69 | 115 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 3 | 6 | 2 | .364 | 126 | 133 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 169 | 106 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 142 | 75 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 118 | 60 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 148 | 125 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 93 | 80 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 118 | 66 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 288 | 39 | National champions |
| 1934 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .750 | 224 | 63 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .375 | 99 | 104 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 3 | 7 | 2 | .333 | 82 | 112 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | 160 | 48 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 187 | 86 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .800 | 172 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 254 | 78 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 267 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 229 | 47 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | 148 | 41 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .700 | 92 | 59 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1923 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 207 | 9 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 235 | 69 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 15 | 92 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 125 | 90 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 162 | 86 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 39 | 45 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .563 | 74 | 49 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .100 | 27 | 455 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 64 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the SMU records for every season since 1915, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the SMU team page and the History Vault.
SMU all-time record against every opponent
- TCU42-54-7
- Rice49-41-1
- Baylor36-40-7
- Texas A&M29-45-7
- Arkansas31-37-5
- Texas22-47-4
- Texas Tech16-33
- North Texas36-6-1
- Houston14-22-1
- Tulane16-14
- Tulsa17-13
- Navy12-13
- Missouri13-8-2
- UTEP12-8
- Memphis6-10
- Austin9-3-1
- Notre Dame3-10
- Oklahoma State6-4-2
- Georgia Tech2-8-1
- UCF2-9
- East Carolina5-5
- Ohio State1-7-1
- Howard Payne5-2-1
- Oklahoma1-6-1
- Temple4-2-2
- Cincinnati1-6
- Fresno State2-5
- Louisiana Tech3-4
- Nevada4-3
- Pittsburgh4-2-1
- South Florida4-3
- Southwestern U2-2-3
- Trinity (Texas)6-1
- Air Force2-4
- Centenary (LA)2-4
- Kansas4-2
- Boston College4-1
- BYU0-5
- Hardin Simmons3-1-1
- Hawai'i1-4
- Louisville4-1
- San José State2-3
- Texas-Arlington5-0
- UCLA4-1
- UConn5-0
- Arkansas State3-1
- Florida2-2
- Marshall2-2
- New Mexico3-1
- Southern Miss1-3
- Stephen F. Austin4-0
- UAB4-0
- Vanderbilt2-2
- Wake Forest3-1
- Washington St. Louis4-0
- Arizona2-1
- Army0-3
- Auburn3-0
- California2-1
- Daniel Baker2-1
- Duke1-2
- Fordham1-2
- Maryland0-3
- NC State1-2
- New Mexico State3-0
- Ole Miss1-2
- Penn State0-2-1
- Santa Clara3-0
- Stanford2-1
- Texas State3-0
- Virginia Tech2-1
- Wyoming1-2
- Abilene Christian2-0
- Alabama0-2
- Boise State0-2
- Clemson1-1
- Corpus Christi NAS1-1
- Dallas0-1-1
- Florida State2-0
- Grambling2-0
- Houston Christian2-0
- Illinois1-1
- LSU1-0-1
- Marquette1-1
- Miami2-0
- Michigan0-2
- Missouri State2-0
- Nebraska0-1-1
- North Carolina0-2
- Oregon1-1
- Oregon State2-0
- Purdue0-1-1
- Saint Mary's (CA)0-2
- Syracuse2-0
- UNLV2-0
- USC0-2
- Utah1-1
- Washington State1-1
- Wisconsin0-2
- Arizona State0-1
- Burleson1-0
- Cal State Northridge1-0
- Charlotte1-0
- Colorado State0-1
- Drake1-0
- East Texas A&M1-0
- Florida Atlantic0-1
- Georgia0-1
- Henderson State1-0
- Indiana1-0
- James Madison0-1
- Kentucky1-0
- Lackland Field1-0
- Lamar1-0
- Liberty1-0
- Love Field1-0
- Memphis Navy0-1
- Meridian1-0
- Michigan State0-1
- Minnesota0-1
- Missouri-Rolla1-0
- Montana State1-0
- Northwestern1-0
- Northwestern State1-0
- Pacific1-0
- Prairie View A&M1-0
- Randolph Field0-1
- Rutgers0-1
- Sam Houston1-0
- Southern Methodist Freshmen1-0
- Tennessee0-1
- Texas A&M-Kingsville1-0
- UC Davis1-0
- Virginia1-0
- Wesley1-0
- West Virginia0-1
- West Virginia Wesleyan0-1
- Wichita State1-0
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Frequently asked questions
What is the SMU record since 1915?
SMU is 558-571-54 since 1915, a .495 win percentage, with 21 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best SMU season since 1915?
SMU went 9-0 in 1923, the best record since 1915.
How many bowl games has SMU played since 1915?
SMU has played in the postseason 21 times since 1915, with 3 national championships.