SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The SMU Mustangs will play Nevada in their 2024 season opener, on August 24. For the full SMU schedule, see below.
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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 will have the 26th-easiest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year (62).
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this year, SMU will be facing the 104th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- Based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year (50), the Mustangs have the 68th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- SMU has five games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes two teams that had nine or more victories and four squads with less than four wins last season.
- The Mustangs will play five teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.
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SMU Stat Insights (2023)
- The Mustangs made things happen on both sides of the ball last year, as they ranked 16th-best in total offense (454.9 yards per game) and 12th-best in total defense (304.1 yards allowed per game).
- SMU made things happen on both sides of the ball last year, as it ranked eighth-best in scoring offense (38.7 points per game) and 11th-best in scoring defense (17.8 points allowed per game).
- The Mustangs were a tough 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 offensively last year (40th in FBS), and it gave up 121.9 rushing yards per game (29th) on defense.
- On defense, the Mustangs were a top-25 unit in terms of third-down efficiency last season, ranking fourth-best by surrendering a 28.1% third-down conversion rate. They ranked 35th on offense (43.1% third-down conversion rate).
- 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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