SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 7:50 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The SMU Mustangs play Florida State on September 28, a highlight of their 2024 college football schedule. For the full slate, see 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 playing the 26th-easiest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last season).
  • Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this season (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 season (50).
  • SMU has five games scheduled against teams that put up winning records in 2023, including two teams that had nine or more wins and four with less than four wins last season.
  • 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 were a handful 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 made things happen on both sides of the ball 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 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 averaged 176.6 rushing yards per game offensively last year (40th in FBS), and it surrendered 121.9 rushing yards per game (29th) on the other side of the ball.
  • The Mustangs sported the 35th-ranked offense last season in terms of third-down efficiency (43.1% percentage), and they were better on defense, 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) while committing 14 (27th in FBS).

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