SMU Mustangs football

SMU Mustangs football
2026 SMU Mustangs football team
First season1915; 111 years ago
Athletic directorDamon Evans
Head coachRhett Lashlee
4th season, 38–16 (.704)
LocationUniversity Park, Texas
StadiumGerald J. Ford Stadium
(capacity: 33,200)
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceACC
ColorsRed and blue
   
All-time record552–572–54 (.492)
CFP record0–1 (.000)
Bowl record8–11–1 (.425)
National championships
Claimed1935, 1981, 1982
College Football Playoff appearances
2024
Conference championships
SWC: 1923, 1926, 1931, 1935, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1966, 1981, 1982, 1984
AAC: 2023
Conference division championships
C-USA West: 2009, 2010
Heisman winnersDoak Walker – 1948
Consensus All-Americans17
RivalriesTCU (rivalry; dormant)
Rice (rivalry; dormant)
North Texas (rivalry; dormant)
Navy (rivalry; dormant)
Houston (rivalry; dormant)
Uniforms
Fight songPony Battle Cry
MascotPeruna
Marching bandMustang Band
OutfitterNike
Websitesmumustangs.com

The SMU Mustangs football team is a college football team representing Southern Methodist University (SMU) in University Park, Dallas County, Texas. The Mustangs compete in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). SMU joined the ACC in July 2024 after eleven years as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).