SMU's Rhett Lashlee Praises Mustangs' Gameplan In Boston College Win

The SMU Mustangs will head into their bye week at 4-1 after a 25-16 win over Boston College at Gerald J. Ford Stadium.

In a game that didn't follow the same blueprint as every other outing in 2026 for the Mustangs, Rhett Lashlee's team, while they didn't light up the scoreboard, played sound football for four quarters.

Kevin Jennings had no interceptions, the Mustangs didn't have a lot of costly penalties (did have some), and they made things tough for Boston College because, for once, SMU wasn't beating itself.

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A total of 218 yards of offense isn't the stat line many were envisioning heading into the game, but the Mustangs walked out with a win they can be proud of.

And for Lashlee, what his team did on Saturday is the blueprint moving forward.

"What we did that we haven't done for four games, we made ourselves hard to beat," Lashlee said. "Zero turnovers, I think going into the fourth quarter, we had one penalty. Then we had that first time in my career back-to-back-to back holds. We got to be better fundamentally there.

"Obviously, the late hit late hurt us, but we had less penalties, we had fewer turnovers, and we won the battle in the red zone. We scored touchdowns. They didn't and we got a win. So we're really excited to be four and one going into our bye-week."

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It wasn't your typical Mustangs performance, but a win is a win, and the manner in which SMU got the victory will please not only Lashlee, but the fans as well.

This was a game that was never really in the bank, but the Mustangs didn't hurt themselves, didn't have a crippling turnover, and when they had to score, they did.

So it was perhaps the best sort of performance for the Mustangs heading into their bye week and at 4-1, things are shaping up nicely for Lashlee and his team.