SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 5:54 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
In their 2024 season opener, on August 24, the SMU Mustangs will play 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 | 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 season (62), the Mustangs have the 26th-easiest schedule in college football.
- In terms of difficulty — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — SMU will be facing the 104th-ranked schedule this year.
- The Mustangs will face the 68th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year (50).
- SMU has five games scheduled against teams that finished with winning records in 2023, including two teams that had nine or more wins and four with less than four wins last season.
- The Mustangs’ schedule in 2024 includes five returning teams who played in a bowl game.
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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 clicked on all fronts 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 handful 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 compiled 176.6 rushing yards per game on offense (40th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 29th on the other side of the ball with 121.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
- The Mustangs had the 35th-ranked offense last season in terms of third-down efficiency (43.1% percentage), and they were better defensively, ranking fourth-best 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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