SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The SMU Mustangs will meet Nevada in their 2024 season opener, on August 24. 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 | 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 from last season).
- SMU will have the 104th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (57).
- Based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season (50), the Mustangs have the 68th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- In 2024, SMU’s schedule will feature five games against teams which had winning records a year ago, including two games against teams that had nine or more wins and four games against squads with three or fewer wins in 2023.
- The Mustangs will go up against 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 handful 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 found success on both sides of the ball in the passing game last season, ranking 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 offensively last year (40th in FBS), and it gave up 121.9 rushing yards per game (29th) on the defensive side of the ball.
- The Mustangs owned the 35th-ranked offense last season in terms of third-down efficiency (43.1% conversion rate), 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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