SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:46 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The SMU Mustangs’ college football schedule for 2024 includes facing Florida State on September 28. Keep scrolling to check out the full slate.

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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

  • According to their opponents’ combined win total from last year (62), the Mustangs have the 26th-easiest schedule in college football.
  • SMU is facing the 104th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • According to their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Mustangs will be playing the 68th-ranked conference schedule in terms of toughness.
  • SMU’s schedule features five games against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (two against teams with nine or more victories and four against squads that had less than four wins).
  • The Mustangs’ schedule in 2024 features five returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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SMU Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Mustangs surged on both sides of the ball 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 made things happen on both sides of the ball 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 totaled 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.
  • The Mustangs ranked 35th in third-down percentage last year (43.1%), but they thrived on the defensive side of the ball, ranking fourth-best in FBS with a 28.1% third-down conversion rate allowed.
  • 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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