SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 7:42 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

  • Based on their opponents’ combined win total from last season (62), the Mustangs have the 26th-easiest schedule in college football.
  • According to its opponents’ projected win total this year (57), SMU has the 104th-ranked schedule in college football.
  • The Mustangs will face the 68th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year (50).
  • 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 had three or fewer wins a season ago.
  • The Mustangs have five teams who played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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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 was a handful for opposing teams last season, as it ranked top-25 in both scoring offense (eighth-best with 38.7 points per game) and scoring defense (11th-best with 17.8 points allowed per game).
  • The Mustangs clicked on all fronts in the passing game last year, as they ranked 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 averaged 176.6 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 40th in FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 29th, surrendering 121.9 rushing yards per contest.
  • The Mustangs owned the 35th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (43.1% percentage), and they were better defensively, ranking fourth-best with a 28.1% third-down conversion rate allowed.
  • SMU ranked 42nd in college football with a +3 turnover margin last season after forcing 17 turnovers (73rd in FBS) and committing 14 (27th in FBS).

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