Jim Leavitt
Last coached SMU Mustangs, 2021- Record
- 83-48
- Win percentage
- .634
- Games
- 131
- Seasons
- 112000–2021
Season history
Every season the coach has run a program.
| Season | Team | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SMU | 8-4 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 6.1 | SP+ 8.9 | Offense 36.7 | Defense 27.1 |
| 2009 |  South Florida | 8-5 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 2.9 | SP+ 2.8 | Offense 26.9 | Defense 22.5 |
| 2008 | South Florida | 8-5 | AP preseason #19 | AP final — | SRS 3.7 | SP+ 8.0 | Offense 28.8 | Defense 20.9 |
| 2007 | South Florida | 9-4 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 17.3 | SP+ 15.8 | Offense 33.1 | Defense 16.5 |
| 2006 | South Florida | 9-4 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 5.3 | SP+ 10.7 | Offense 25.4 | Defense 12.8 |
| 2005 | South Florida | 6-6 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 8.1 | SP+ 2.3 | Offense 22.4 | Defense 20.1 |
| 2004 | South Florida | 4-7 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -10.4 | SP+ -9.7 | Offense 32.3 | Defense 39.2 |
| 2003 | South Florida | 7-4 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -5.2 | SP+ -5.6 | Offense 24.0 | Defense 29.5 |
| 2002 | South Florida | 9-2 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 6.6 | SP+ 15.2 | Offense 35.2 | Defense 21.3 |
| 2001 | South Florida | 8-3 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 1.7 | SP+ 2.2 | Offense 30.7 | Defense 29.7 |
| 2000 | South Florida | 7-4 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -26.3 | SP+ -35.3 | Offense 9.6 | Defense 39.8 |
Coaching history
Dated coaching jobs from published histories and school biographies.
| Years | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SMU | Defensive Coordinator (under Sonny Dykes) |
| 2020–2021 | Florida Atlantic | Defensive Coordinator (under Willie Taggart) |
| 2016–2019 | Oregon | Defensive Coordinator (under Willie Taggart and Mario Cristobal) |
| 2015–2016 | Colorado | Linebackers Coach/Defensive Coordinator (under Mike MacIntyre) |
| 2011–2015 | San Francisco 49ers NFL | Linebackers Coach (under Jim Harbaugh) |