SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
In their 2024 season opener, on August 24, the SMU Mustangs will face Nevada. For the full SMU schedule, keep scrolling.
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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 | 5:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | The CW |
| 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
- According to their opponents’ combined win total last year (62), the Mustangs have the 26th-easiest schedule in college football.
- SMU will face the 104th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (57).
- In terms of difficulty, using their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Mustangs will be facing the 68th-ranked conference schedule this year.
- SMU will take on five teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule will pit them against two teams that put up nine or more victories and four squads with less than four wins last year.
- The Mustangs will clash with five teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.
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SMU Stat Insights (2023)
- The Mustangs excelled 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 difficult 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 fired on all cylinders 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).
- SMU put up 176.6 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 40th in FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 29th, allowing 121.9 rushing yards per game.
- On defense, the Mustangs were a top-25 unit in terms of third-down efficiency last season, ranking fourth-best by giving up a 28.1% third-down conversion rate. They ranked 35th on offense (43.1% third-down conversion rate).
- SMU forced 17 total turnovers (73rd in FBS) last season and turned it over 14 times (27th in FBS) for a turnover margin of +3, 42nd-ranked in college football.
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