SMU’s bowl game in 2021 was cancelled before it could be played, but in 2022, the Mustangs were able to compete in the postseason.
Rhett Lashlee’s first season at the helm of SMU ended with a 7-6 record. It would have been 8-4 had the Mustangs converted a two-point try in the closing seconds of Saturday’s New Mexico Bowl. Instead, the BYU Cougars ended their time outside the Power Five with a 24-23 victory.
After being tied 10-10 at the half, BYU scored 14 points in the third quarter. SMU did mount a comeback, but it fell just short after a 12-yard touchdown pass from Tanner Mordecai with eight seconds left.