SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 4:53 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The SMU Mustangs’ college football schedule for 2024 includes a standout matchup versus Florida State on September 28 — see below for more.
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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
- The Mustangs will have the 26th-easiest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (62).
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this season, SMU will be playing the 104th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- The Mustangs are playing the 68th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year).
- SMU will play five games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes two teams that ended with nine or more victories and four squads with three or fewer wins last season.
- The Mustangs have five teams who made a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.
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SMU Stat Insights (2023)
- The Mustangs found success on both offense and defense last season, ranking 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 put up 176.6 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 40th in FBS. On the other side of the ball, it ranked 29th, allowing 121.9 rushing yards per contest.
- The Mustangs ranked 35th in third-down conversion rate last season (43.1%), but they excelled on defense, ranking fourth-best in FBS with a 28.1% third-down percentage allowed.
- 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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