Rhett Lashlee

Biography

Head Coach Rhett Lashlee continued to build on the success of the program in his fourth season in charge in 2025. Lashlee has a career head coaching record of 38-16 (.703), the most wins for a head coach in his first four years in program history. The fourth-year coach has been the driving force behind the Mustangs' return to prominence, as illustrated by the program's first appearance in the College Football Playoff (CFP) in 2024 as the No. 11 seed, capturing the first outright conference championship (2023) since 1982, and the first bowl win for the program since 2012 in January of 2026 while continuing a program-record run of being bowl-eligible for a seventh consecutive season. The Arkansas native previously served as offensive coordinator for SMU (2018-19), Miami (2020-2021), and held coordinator positions at Auburn (2013-16), UConn (2017), Arkansas State (2012), and Samford (2011). A four-time Broyles Award nominee, Lashlee has established himself as one of college football's premier offensive minds, consistently elevating his programs' offensive productivity and developing quarterback talent at the highest level.