Coaches
Rhett Lashlee
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Rhett Lashlee*
Head coach, SMU · Played at Arkansas 2002-2004 · alma mater (CFBD): Arkansas
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2005 | Springdale HS (AR) (HS) | Position | QB | not known |
| 2006 | Arkansas | GA | GA | Houston Nutt |
| 2009-2010 | Auburn | GA | GA | Gene Chizik |
| 2011 | Samford | OC | OC/QB | not known |
| 2012 | Arkansas State | OC | OC/QB✓ | Gus Malzahn |
| 2013-2016 | Auburn | OC | OC/QB✓ | Gus Malzahn |
| 2017 | UConn | OC | OC/QB✓ | Randy Edsall |
| 2018-2019 | SMU | OC | OC/QB✓ | Sonny Dykes* |
| 2020-2021 | Miami | OC | OC/QB✓ | Manny Diaz* |
| 2022- | SMU | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arkansas State | Offensive coordinator | 10 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 124 |
| 2013 | Auburn | Offensive coordinator | 15 | 12 | 12 | 94 | 125 |
| 2014 | Auburn | Offensive coordinator | 13 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 128 |
| 2015 | Auburn | Offensive coordinator | 50 | 58 | 34 | 13 | 128 |
| 2016 | Auburn | Offensive coordinator | 40 | 40 | 27 | 50 | 128 |
| 2017 | UConn | Offensive coordinator | 98 | 111 | 95 | 123 | 130 |
| 2018 | SMU | Offensive coordinator | 107 | 71 | 111 | 24 | 130 |
| 2019 | SMU | Offensive coordinator | 36 | 14 | 60 | 107 | 130 |
| 2020 | Miami | Offensive coordinator | 31 | 35 | 73 | 92 | 127 |
| 2021 | Miami | Offensive coordinator | 40 | 42 | 58 | 31 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SMU | 7-6 | - → - | 32 | 110 | 4.7 | 67% wins | 131 |
| 2023 | SMU | 11-3 | - → 22 | 22 | 6 | 10.1 | 54% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | SMU | 11-3 | - → 12 | 37 | 5 | 17.5 | 79% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | SMU | 9-4 | 16 → - | 22 | 11 | 13.4 | 79% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | SMU | 7-2 | - → - | 11 | 70 | 15.8 | 69% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Houston Nutt · Arkansas 2006 (GA)
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2009-2010 (GA)
- Gus Malzahn · Arkansas State 2012 (OC, Position)
- Gus Malzahn · Auburn 2013-2016 (OC, Position)
- Randy Edsall · UConn 2017 (OC, Position)
- Sonny Dykes* · SMU 2018-2019 (OC, Position)
- Manny Diaz* · Miami 2020-2021 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 7
- Casey Woods* · SMU 2022-2025 (OC, Position)
- Garin Justice · SMU 2022-2026 (OC, Other, Position)
- Jonathan Brewer · SMU 2022-2023 (OC, Position)
- Rob Likens · SMU 2022-2026 (OC, Other, Position)
- Scott Symons · SMU 2022-2025 (DC, Position)
- Maurice Crum Jr. · SMU 2023-2026 (DC, Other, Position)
- Rickey Hunley Jr. · SMU 2024-2026 (DC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 2
- Jack Curtis · Missouri State 2026 (DC) · under Casey Woods
- Mark Cala · Missouri State 2026 (OC, Position) · under Casey Woods
Coached together
- Alex Wood · Arkansas 2006 · him GA, them Position
- Gus Malzahn · Arkansas 2006 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Houston Nutt · Arkansas 2006 · him GA, them Head coach
- Reggie Herring · Arkansas 2006 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Casey Woods* · Auburn 2009-2010 · him GA, them Analyst
- Curtis Luper · Auburn 2009-2010 · him GA, them Position
- Gene Chizik · Auburn 2009-2010 · him GA, them Head coach
- Gus Malzahn · Auburn 2009-2016 · him GA, OC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Jeff Grimes · Auburn 2009-2010 · him GA, them Position
- Ted Roof · Auburn 2009-2010 · him GA, them DC, Position
- Tommy Thigpen · Auburn 2009-2010 · him GA, them Position
- Travis Williams · Auburn 2009-2016 · him GA, OC, Position, them Analyst, GA, Position
- Trooper Taylor · Auburn 2009-2010 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Auburn 2010 · him GA, them Analyst
- Pat Sullivan · Samford 2011 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Sam Shade · Samford 2011 · him OC, Position, them ST coord.
- Travis Trickett · Samford 2011 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Brandon Hall · Arkansas State 2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Casey Woods* · Arkansas State 2012 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- David Gunn · Arkansas State 2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · Arkansas State 2012 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Gus Malzahn · Arkansas State 2012 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- John Thompson · Arkansas State 2012 · him OC, Position, them DC, Head coach, Position
- Jon Bradley · Arkansas State 2012 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Keith Patterson · Arkansas State 2012 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Kodi Burns · Arkansas State 2012 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Scott Symons · Arkansas State 2012 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Brandon Hall · Auburn 2013 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Brent Dearmon · Auburn 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Charlie Harbison · Auburn 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chip Lindsey · Auburn 2013 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Dameyune Craig · Auburn 2013-2015 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Dell McGee* · Auburn 2013 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Ellis Johnson · Auburn 2013-2014 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Jonathan Brewer · Auburn 2013-2016 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, GA
- Kodi Burns · Auburn 2013-2016 · him OC, Position, them GA, OC, Position
- Skyler Cassity · Auburn 2014-2016 · him OC, Position, them Other
- Blake Gideon · Auburn 2015 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Travaris Robinson · Auburn 2015 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Will Muschamp · Auburn 2015 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Herb Hand · Auburn 2016 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kevin Steele · Auburn 2016 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Billy Crocker · UConn 2017 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Frank Giufre · UConn 2017 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jonathan Brewer · UConn 2017 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Randy Edsall · UConn 2017 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Jonathan Brewer · SMU 2018-2023 · him Head coach, OC, Position, them Analyst, OC, Position
- Kevin Kane · SMU 2018-2019 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Sonny Dykes* · SMU 2018-2019 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- A. J. Ricker · SMU 2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Blake Baker · Miami 2020 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Ephraim Banda · Miami 2020 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jonathan Brewer · Miami 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Manny Diaz* · Miami 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Likens · Miami 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Todd Stroud · Miami 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Bob Shoop · Miami 2021 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Jess Simpson · Miami 2021 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Travaris Robinson · Miami 2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Casey Woods* · SMU 2022-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Garin Justice · SMU 2022-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Rob Likens · SMU 2022-2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Scott Symons · SMU 2022-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Maurice Crum Jr. · SMU 2023-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Other, Position
- Rickey Hunley Jr. · SMU 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them DC
Played together
- Dowell Loggains* · Arkansas 2002-2004
- Alex Mortensen* · Arkansas 2004