Dustin Fry joined the SMU staff in December 2014 as offensive line coach after spending two seasons at Clemson, where he served as an offensive Graduate Assistant.
In his first year at SMU, Fry tutored a line that blocked for an offense that increased its scoring output by 16.7 points per game from the previous season – the second-largest increase in the nation in 2015.
Year two saw even more improvement, as SMU won five games and came within one win of bowl eligibility. SMU produced a 1,000-yard rusher (Braeden West 1,036) and 1,000-yard receiver (Courtland Sutton 1,246) for the first time since 2011 and had three players with at least 1,000 all-purpose yards for the first time since 2011 (Courtland Sutton, Braeden West, James Proche). Freshman QB Ben Hicks, who was thrust into the starting lineup after preseason starter Matt Davis was lost for the season with a knee injury, threw for 2,930 yards on the season, third-best among all freshmen and eighth-best in a season at SMU.
In his three years at Clemson, he helped the Tigers to a 31-7 record with two top-10 finishes. He was a player development coach with the offensive line and helped center Dalton Freeman earn first-team All-America honors in 2012.
Fry lettered four years with Clemson and was a first-team All-ACC center on the 2006 offense that averaged a school-record 6.5 yards per play. He played in the Senior Bowl and was a fifth-round draft pick of the Rams, playing for St. Louis in 2008.
Fry earned his sport management degree from Clemson in 2006.
Born on Oct. 3, 1983, Fry is married to the former Laura Elliott.
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