SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:55 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 listed below.

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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 from last year).
  • Using its opponents’ projected win total this season, SMU will be facing the 104th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
  • The Mustangs will have the 68th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season (50).
  • In 2024, SMU’s schedule will see five games against teams which ended the season with winning records a year ago, including two games against teams that had nine or more wins and four games against squads with three or fewer wins in 2023.
  • The Mustangs will see five teams on their schedule this season that made a bowl game in 2023.

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SMU Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Mustangs were a tough 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 found success on both sides of the ball 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 fired on all cylinders in the passing game last season, 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 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.
  • Defensively, the Mustangs were a top-25 unit in terms of third-down efficiency last season, ranking fourth-best by allowing a 28.1% third-down conversion rate. They ranked 35th on offense (43.1% third-down conversion rate).
  • With 17 forced turnovers (73rd in FBS) against 14 turnovers committed (27th in FBS) last season, SMU’s +3 turnover margin ranked 42nd in college football.

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