Dave Smith (American football coach)

American football player and coach (1933–2009) For the Houston Oilers player, see Dave Smith (fullback).

Dave Smith
Biographical details
Born	(1933-03-03)March 3, 1933 Lockhart, Texas, U.S.
Died	August 29, 2009(2009-08-29) (aged 76) Granbury, Texas, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
late 1950s	Texas A&I (assistant)
c. 1960	Douglas MacArthur HS (TX)
c. 1960	Corsicana HS (TX)
?–1961	Nederland HS (TX)
1962	Sherman HS (TX)
1963–1970	SMU (assistant)
1971	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (OC)
1972	Oklahoma State
1973–1975	SMU
early 1980s	Garland HS (TX) (OC)

Head coaching record
Overall	23–19–2 (college)

Dave Smith (1933 – August 29, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in 1972 and at Southern Methodist University from 1973 to 1975, compiling a career college football record of 23–19–2. He played quarterback at Lockhart High School and later Texas A&M University. He lived in Granbury, Texas.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big Eight Conference) (1972)
1972	Oklahoma State	7–4	5–2	2nd
Oklahoma State:		7–4	4–2
SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1973–1975)
1973	SMU	6–4–1	3–3–1	T–4th
1974	SMU	6–4–1	3–3–1	T–4th
1975	SMU	4–7	2–5	T–5th
SMU:		16–15–2	8–11–2
Total:		23–19–2

v t e Oklahoma State Cowboys head football coaches
No coach (1901–1904) Frank A. McCoy (1905) Boyd Hill (1906–1907) Ed Parry (1908) Paul J. Davis (1909–1914) John G. Griffith (1915–1916) Earl A. Pritchard (1917–1918) Jim Pixlee (1919–1920) John Maulbetsch (1921–1928) Pappy Waldorf (1929–1933) Albert Exendine (1934–1935) Ted Cox (1936–1938) Jim Lookabaugh (1939–1949) Jennings B. Whitworth (1950–1954) Cliff Speegle (1955–1962) Phil Cutchin (1963–1968) Floyd Gass (1969–1971) Dave Smith (1972) Jim Stanley (1973–1978) Jimmy Johnson (1979–1983) Pat Jones (1984–1994) Bob Simmons (1995–2000) Les Miles (2001–2004) Mike Gundy (2005– )

No coach (1901–1904)
Frank A. McCoy (1905)
Boyd Hill (1906–1907)
Ed Parry (1908)
Paul J. Davis (1909–1914)
John G. Griffith (1915–1916)
Earl A. Pritchard (1917–1918)
Jim Pixlee (1919–1920)
John Maulbetsch (1921–1928)
Pappy Waldorf (1929–1933)
Albert Exendine (1934–1935)
Ted Cox (1936–1938)
Jim Lookabaugh (1939–1949)
Jennings B. Whitworth (1950–1954)
Cliff Speegle (1955–1962)
Phil Cutchin (1963–1968)
Floyd Gass (1969–1971)
Dave Smith (1972)
Jim Stanley (1973–1978)
Jimmy Johnson (1979–1983)
Pat Jones (1984–1994)
Bob Simmons (1995–2000)
Les Miles (2001–2004)
Mike Gundy (2005– )

v t e SMU Mustangs head football coaches
Ray Morrison (1915–1916) J. Burton Rix (1917–1921) Bill Cunningham # (1921) Ewing Y. Freeland & Ray Morrison (1922–1923) Ray Morrison (1924–1934) Matty Bell (1935–1941) Jimmy Stewart (1942–1944) Matty Bell (1945–1949) Rusty Russell (1950–1952) Woody Woodard (1953–1956) Bill Meek (1957–1961) Hayden Fry (1962–1972) Dave Smith (1973–1975) Ron Meyer (1976–1981) Bobby Collins (1982–1986) No team (1987–1988) Forrest Gregg (1989–1990) Tom Rossley (1991–1996) Mike Cavan (1997–2001) Phil Bennett (2002–2007) June Jones (2008–2014) Tom Mason # (2014) Chad Morris (2015–2017) Sonny Dykes (2017–2021) Jim Leavitt # (2021) Rhett Lashlee (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

Ray Morrison (1915–1916)
J. Burton Rix (1917–1921)
Bill Cunningham # (1921)
Ewing Y. Freeland & Ray Morrison (1922–1923)
Ray Morrison (1924–1934)
Matty Bell (1935–1941)
Jimmy Stewart (1942–1944)
Matty Bell (1945–1949)
Rusty Russell (1950–1952)
Woody Woodard (1953–1956)
Bill Meek (1957–1961)
Hayden Fry (1962–1972)
Dave Smith (1973–1975)
Ron Meyer (1976–1981)
Bobby Collins (1982–1986)
No team (1987–1988)
Forrest Gregg (1989–1990)
Tom Rossley (1991–1996)
Mike Cavan (1997–2001)
Phil Bennett (2002–2007)
June Jones (2008–2014)
Tom Mason # (2014)
Chad Morris (2015–2017)
Sonny Dykes (2017–2021)
Jim Leavitt # (2021)
Rhett Lashlee (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

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