SMU signs contract extension with Lashlee
Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:26 amFrom SMUMustangs.com:
SMU, Lashlee Announce Contract Extension
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Athletics and Head Football Coach Rhett Lashlee have agreed to a multiyear contract extension, Director of Athletics Rick Hart announced Monday.
"We are excited to announce this extension with Coach Lashlee to keep him on the Hilltop for years to come," said Hart. "Coach, his family and his staff have poured so much into our program and our student-athletes. This extension is well deserved and there's no question about the commitment and dedication that he has shown to SMU. As we enter the ACC, there is no one we'd rather have leading our football program than Rhett."
Lashlee is in his second season as head coach at SMU and has a 17-8 career record and a 13-3 mark in league play. SMU is 10-2 in 2023, ranked in the AP and AFCA Coaches Polls, and, after an undefeated 8-0 mark in conference play, is set to play in its first AAC Championship Game next Saturday. SMU ranks among the national leaders in both offense and defense and has outscored its AAC opponents 367-136 this season.
"Lauren, our kids and I love being part of the SMU Family. We want to thank Dr. Turner, Rick Hart, David Miller, Bill Armstrong, the Board of Trustees and the entire University community for their continued belief in us and our staff," said Lashlee. "We believe in what we are building on the Hilltop and we are excited to finish this season with a chance to compete for the conference championship in the American, and we're humbled to be leading our program into the ACC in 2024 and beyond."
Lashlee also served as offensive coordinator for the Mustangs for two seasons (2018-19), helping lead the Mustangs to a 10-3 finish in 2019, guiding an offense that ranked No. 7 in FBS in scoring (41.8 points per game), No. 13 in passing offense (309 yards per game), No. 9 in total offense (489.8 yards per game) and No. 12 in first downs gained (322). SMU's 10 wins were the school's most since the 1984 season, and its 35 rushing touchdowns set a school record. In his first season at SMU (2018), the Mustang offense ranked 27th nationally in passing offense at 271.7 yards per game.
Lashlee has SMU on the cusp of a conference championship thanks in large part to his teams' ability to win in the month of November. Lashlee has posted a 7-1 (.875) mark for November in his two seasons as leader of the Mustangs, and his winning percentage for the month ranks as the highest for a head coach in the program's history.
SMU, Lashlee Announce Contract Extension
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Athletics and Head Football Coach Rhett Lashlee have agreed to a multiyear contract extension, Director of Athletics Rick Hart announced Monday.
"We are excited to announce this extension with Coach Lashlee to keep him on the Hilltop for years to come," said Hart. "Coach, his family and his staff have poured so much into our program and our student-athletes. This extension is well deserved and there's no question about the commitment and dedication that he has shown to SMU. As we enter the ACC, there is no one we'd rather have leading our football program than Rhett."
Lashlee is in his second season as head coach at SMU and has a 17-8 career record and a 13-3 mark in league play. SMU is 10-2 in 2023, ranked in the AP and AFCA Coaches Polls, and, after an undefeated 8-0 mark in conference play, is set to play in its first AAC Championship Game next Saturday. SMU ranks among the national leaders in both offense and defense and has outscored its AAC opponents 367-136 this season.
"Lauren, our kids and I love being part of the SMU Family. We want to thank Dr. Turner, Rick Hart, David Miller, Bill Armstrong, the Board of Trustees and the entire University community for their continued belief in us and our staff," said Lashlee. "We believe in what we are building on the Hilltop and we are excited to finish this season with a chance to compete for the conference championship in the American, and we're humbled to be leading our program into the ACC in 2024 and beyond."
Lashlee also served as offensive coordinator for the Mustangs for two seasons (2018-19), helping lead the Mustangs to a 10-3 finish in 2019, guiding an offense that ranked No. 7 in FBS in scoring (41.8 points per game), No. 13 in passing offense (309 yards per game), No. 9 in total offense (489.8 yards per game) and No. 12 in first downs gained (322). SMU's 10 wins were the school's most since the 1984 season, and its 35 rushing touchdowns set a school record. In his first season at SMU (2018), the Mustang offense ranked 27th nationally in passing offense at 271.7 yards per game.
Lashlee has SMU on the cusp of a conference championship thanks in large part to his teams' ability to win in the month of November. Lashlee has posted a 7-1 (.875) mark for November in his two seasons as leader of the Mustangs, and his winning percentage for the month ranks as the highest for a head coach in the program's history.
