SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 5:40 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The SMU Mustangs’ college football schedule for 2024 includes an attractive matchup against Florida State on September 28 — 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 | 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 last year (62).
  • In terms of difficulty — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — SMU will be playing the 104th-ranked schedule this year.
  • According to their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season (50), the Mustangs have the 68th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
  • SMU’s schedule features five games against teams with winning records in 2023 (two against teams with nine or more wins and four against squads that accumulated less than four wins).
  • The Mustangs have five teams that played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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SMU Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Mustangs were a handful for opposing teams last season, as they ranked top-25 in both total offense (16th-best with 454.9 yards per game) and total defense (12th-best with 304.1 yards allowed per game) this year.
  • SMU excelled on both sides of the ball last season, ranking eighth-best in scoring offense (38.7 points per game) and 11th-best in scoring defense (17.8 points allowed per game).
  • The Mustangs found success on both offense and defense 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 ranked 40th in run offense (176.6 rushing yards per game) and 29th in run defense (121.9 rushing yards allowed per game) last year.
  • The Mustangs had the 35th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (43.1% percentage), and they were better 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) had the 42nd-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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