SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 3:43 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

On August 24, the SMU Mustangs will open their 2024 college football schedule versus Nevada. See below for more information.

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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 will face the 26th-easiest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total from last season (62).
  • In terms of toughness — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — SMU will be playing the 104th-ranked schedule this year.
  • According to their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year, the Mustangs will be facing the 68th-ranked conference schedule in terms of toughness.
  • SMU’s schedule includes five games against teams with winning records in 2023 (two against teams with nine or more victories and four against squads that picked up three or fewer wins).
  • The Mustangs’ schedule in 2024 features five returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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SMU Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Mustangs fired on all cylinders last year, as they ranked 16th-best in total offense (454.9 yards per game) and 12th-best in total defense (304.1 yards allowed per game).
  • SMU was a tough matchup 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 were a difficult matchup for opposing teams in the passing game last season, as they ranked top-25 in both passing offense (23rd-best with 278.4 passing yards per game) and passing defense (13th-best with 182.2 passing yards allowed per game).
  • SMU totaled 176.6 rushing yards per game offensively last season (40th in FBS), and it surrendered 121.9 rushing yards per game (29th) on the defensive side of the ball.
  • The Mustangs owned the 35th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (43.1% percentage), and they were more effective on defense, ranking fourth-best with a 28.1% third-down conversion rate 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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