SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

On September 28, the SMU Mustangs will play 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 playing the 26th-easiest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
  • According to its opponents’ projected win total this season (57), SMU has the 104th-ranked schedule in college football.
  • The Mustangs are playing the 68th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • In 2024, SMU will face five teams that had winning records last season, including two that won nine or more games, while facing four squads that picked up three or fewer wins a year ago.
  • The Mustangs will go toe-to-toe with five teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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SMU Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Mustangs excelled on both offense and defense last season, ranking 16th-best in total offense (454.9 yards per game) and 12th-best in total defense (304.1 yards allowed per game).
  • SMU clicked on all fronts last year, as it ranked 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 on the other side of the ball with 121.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • The Mustangs ranked 35th in third-down percentage last season (43.1%), but they thrived on the defensive side of the ball, ranking fourth-best in FBS with a 28.1% third-down conversion rate allowed.
  • SMU forced 17 total turnovers (73rd in FBS) last season and turned it over 14 times (27th in FBS) for a turnover margin of +3, 42nd-ranked in college football.

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