List of SMU Mustangs football seasons

The SMU Mustangs are an intercollegiate football team representing Southern Methodist University (SMU) in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since the 2013 college football season, the Mustangs compete in the American Athletic Conference. SMU began playing football in 1915 and has played their home games since 1999 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the SMU campus in University Park, Texas, an enclave of Dallas.^[1]

Key

Key
^#	Conference Coach of the Year
^†	Conference championship
^‡	Division championship
^≡	Conference championship game
^{^}	Bowl game berth
^T	Shared standing

List of SMU Mustangs football seasons
Season	Team	Head coach	Conference	Division	Regular season results							Championship and postseason results	Final ranking
					Conference				Overall				AP	Coaches'
					Finish	Win	Loss	Tie	Win	Loss	Tie		AP	Coaches'
1995	1995	Tom Rossley	SWC		8th	0	7	0	1	10	0	—	—	—
1996	1996	Tom Rossley	WAC	Mountain	4th	4	4		5	6		—	—	—
1997	1997	Mike Cavan	WAC	Mountain	T–2nd	5	3		6	5		—	—	—
1998	1998	Mike Cavan	WAC	Mountain	T–5th	4	4		5	7		—	—	—
1999	1999	Mike Cavan	WAC		5th	3	3		4	6		—	—	—
2000	2000	Mike Cavan	WAC		T–6th	2	6		3	9		—	—	—
2001	2001	Mike Cavan	WAC		5th	4	3		4	7		—	—	—
2002	2002	Phil Bennett	WAC		T–6th	3	5		3	9		—	—	—
2003	2003	Phil Bennett	WAC		10th	0	8		0	12		—	—	—
2004	2004	Phil Bennett	WAC		T–6th	3	5		3	8		—	—	—
2005	2005	Phil Bennett	C-USA	West	3rd	4	4		5	6		—	—	—
2006	2006	Phil Bennett	C-USA	West	4th	4	4		6	6		—	—	—
2007	2007	Phil Bennett	C-USA	West	6th	0	8		1	11		—	—	—
2008	2008	June Jones	C-USA	West	6th	0	8		1	11		—	—	—
2009	2009	June Jones	C-USA	West^‡	T–1st	6	2		8	5		Won Hawaiʻi Bowl vs. Nevada Wolf Pack, 45–10^{^}	—	—
2010	2010	June Jones	C-USA	West^‡	T–1st	6	2		7	7		Lost C-USA Championship vs. UCF Knights, 7–17^≡	—	—
2010	2010	June Jones	C-USA	West^‡	T–1st	6	2		7	7		Lost Armed Forces Bowl vs. Army Black Knights, 14–16^{^}	—	—
2011	2011	June Jones	C-USA	West	3rd	5	3		8	5		Won 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, 28–6^{^}	—	—
2012	2012	June Jones	C-USA	West	2nd	5	3		7	6		Won 2012 Hawaii Bowl vs. Fresno State, 43–10^{^}	—	—
2013	2013	June Jones	American		5th	4	4		5	7		—	—
2014	2014	June Jones (0-2) Tom Mason (1-9)	American		T-10th	1	7		1	11		—	—	—

SMU Mustangs football

Venues	Ownby Stadium (1926–48, 1989–94) Cotton Bowl (1932–78, 1995–2000) Texas Stadium (1972–73, 1979–86) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Navy: Gansz Trophy North Texas: Safeway Bowl Rice: Mayor's Cup TCU: Battle for the Iron Skillet

Culture & lore	Peruna Best Dressed Band in the Land Southern Methodist University football scandal

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold