During his time at Concord, Smith not only excelled on the field, but was also outstanding in the classroom. Smith was a 1989 Second Team All-American and a two-time selection to the All-WVIAC First Team in 1987 and 1989. The offensive lineman was an Academic All-American at the conclusion of the 1988 season. Smith was a member of two WVIAC Championship teams in 1987 and 1989 in which the Mountain Lions had a combined conference mark of 12-0-1. By the winning the 1987 conference title, Smith and his teammates were the sixth CU team to play in a playoff game in school history.