SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 4:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The SMU Mustangs will begin their 2024 college football schedule against Nevada on August 24 — 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).
- SMU will face the 104th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (57).
- Using their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Mustangs will be playing the 68th-ranked conference schedule in terms of toughness.
- SMU has five games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes two teams that put up nine or more victories and four squads with less than four wins last season.
- The Mustangs will have five teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.
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SMU Stat Insights (2023)
- The Mustangs fired on all cylinders last season, 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 was a handful 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 excelled 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 put up 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 sported the 35th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (43.1% conversion rate), and they were more effective 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) last season, SMU’s +3 turnover margin ranked 42nd in college football.
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