SMU record by year
Since 1915
558-571-54
Win %
.495
Bowl trips
0
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 | Won Bowl game |
| 1981 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 365 | 137 | No bowl |
| 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 | Lost Bowl game |
| 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.
Every SMU season since 1915. Win-loss record, win percentage and how each year ended.
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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 0 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 0 times since 1915.