SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 7:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

On September 28, the SMU Mustangs will meet Florida State — a highlight of their college football schedule in 2024. The full slate is in this article.

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2024 SMU Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
@ Nevada August 24 | 8:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Houston Christian (FCS) August 31 | 8:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ACC Network Extra
BYU September 6 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN2 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
TCU September 21 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Florida State September 28 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Louisville October 5 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Stanford October 19 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Duke October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Pittsburgh November 2 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Boston College November 16 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Virginia November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
California November 30 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA

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SMU 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • The Mustangs are facing the 26th-easiest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last season).
  • SMU will have the 104th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (57).
  • Taking into account their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year (50), the Mustangs have the 68th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
  • SMU will play five games in 2024 against teams with winning records in 2023 (two of those teams won nine or more games and four of them had three or fewer wins).
  • The Mustangs have five games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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SMU Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Mustangs were a difficult matchup for opposing teams last season, as they ranked top-25 in both total offense (16th-best with 454.9 yards per game) and total defense (12th-best with 304.1 yards allowed per game) this season.
  • SMU excelled on both offense and defense last season, ranking eighth-best in scoring offense (38.7 points per game) and 11th-best in scoring defense (17.8 points allowed per game).
  • The Mustangs surged on both offense and defense in the passing game last season, ranking 23rd-best in passing offense (278.4 passing yards per game) and 13th-best in passing defense (182.2 passing yards allowed per game).
  • SMU put up 176.6 rushing yards per game on offense (40th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 29th defensively with 121.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • The Mustangs sported the 35th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (43.1% percentage), and they were better on defense, ranking fourth-best with a 28.1% third-down percentage allowed.
  • With 17 forced turnovers (73rd in FBS) against 14 turnovers committed (27th in FBS), SMU (+3) owned the 42nd-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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