The Mustangs conquered the Green Wave 26-14 in a ferocious battle for the American Athletic Conference (AAC) championship on Saturday in New Orleans. SMU football is now ranked No. 24 in the College Football Playoff polls and is headed to the Fenway Bowl to face Boston College on Dec. 28.
This is head coach Rhett Lashlee’s last AAC season, first championship, and SMU’s first championship in 39 years. Former head coach Sonny Dykes never brought the Mustangs a conference championship during his four years on the Hilltop.
“We love the American, it has been great to us, and we’re really grateful we could go out winning it,” Lashlee said in a post-game conference.