WATCH: SMU's Rhett Lashlee says SMU believed it was the better team against Clemson

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The Mustangs avenged last year’s ACC title game loss with a 35-24 victory over Clemson in Death Valley on Saturday.

SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee said his team came into the matchup confident and believing they were the better team, and they played like it.

Watch Lashlee’s full postgame press conference below:

SMU's locker room celebration after win over Tigers:

SMASH IT J-HUD pic.twitter.com/5gGT75Tf9u

— SMU Football (@SMUFB) October 19, 2025

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