SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:45 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The SMU Mustangs will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 24, against Nevada. Keep scrolling for more.
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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
- Based on their opponents’ combined win total from last season (62), the Mustangs have the 26th-easiest schedule in college football.
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this year (57), SMU has the 104th-ranked schedule in college football.
- Based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year, the Mustangs will be facing the 68th-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
- SMU’s schedule features five games against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (two against teams with nine or more wins and four against squads that had three or fewer wins).
- 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 clicked on all fronts in the passing game last season, 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 (40th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 29th defensively with 121.9 rushing yards allowed 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 percentage. They ranked 35th on offense (43.1% third-down percentage).
- 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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