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AmericanMustangs

SMU

96th of 1285–7

Rank

96th

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

−9.2

90% range −19.6 to 1.3

Offense

29.1

73rd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

38.2

109th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

5–7

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 3 · 7:00 PM ET at North Texas W 34–21
Rating change−1.9
Wk 2Sep 10 · 3:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#12 Baylor L 13–40
Rating change+2.3
Wk 3Sep 17 · 7:00 PM ET vs Liberty W 29–14
Rating change+1.2
Wk 4Sep 23 · 8:00 PM ET vs TCU L 3–33
Rating change−1.9
Wk 5Oct 1 · 12:00 PM ET at Temple L 20–45
Rating change−1.0
Wk 6Oct 7 · 8:00 PM ET at Tulsa L 40–43
Rating change+1.1
Wk 8Oct 22 · 7:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#19 Houston W 38–16
Rating change+5.6
Wk 9Oct 29 · 4:00 PM ET at Tulane W 35–31
Rating change−0.1
Wk 10Nov 5 · 4:00 PM ET vs Memphis L 7–51
Rating change−2.5
Wk 11Nov 12 · 12:00 PM ET at East Carolina W 55–31
Rating change+2.5
Wk 12Nov 19 · 7:00 PM ET vs South Florida L 27–35
Rating change+1.0
Wk 13Nov 26 · 3:30 PM ET vs Navy L 31–75
Rating change−4.2

Rating through 2016

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2015American112 of 128−17.026.843.82–10—

Profile

SMU offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com