SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 6:49 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
In their 2024 season opener, on August 24, the SMU Mustangs will play Nevada. For the full SMU schedule, see below.
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2024 SMU Game and TV Schedule
Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
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@ 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 year (62), the Mustangs have the 26th-easiest schedule in college football.
- SMU will have the 104th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (57).
- The Mustangs are facing the 68th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year).
- SMU’s schedule has five games against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (two against teams with nine or more victories and four against squads that 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 made things happen on both sides of the ball last season, 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 made things happen on both sides of the ball 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).
- From an offensive standpoint, SMU ranked 40th in FBS last season with 176.6 rushing yards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 29th in rushing yards allowed per contest (121.9).
- The Mustangs owned the 35th-ranked offense last season in terms of third-down efficiency (43.1% conversion rate), and they were better defensively, ranking fourth-best with a 28.1% third-down percentage allowed.
- SMU ranked 42nd in college football with a +3 turnover margin last season after forcing 17 turnovers (73rd in FBS) while committing 14 (27th in FBS).
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