AmericanMustangs

SMU

97th of 1305–7

Rank

97th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−9.3

90% range −19.1 to 0.5

Offense

27.4

76th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

36.6

105th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

5–7

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 5–7

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 1 · 7:30 PM ET at

North Texas L 23–46

Rating change−7.4

Wk 2Sep 7 · 8:00 PM ET vs#14

TCU L 12–42

Rating change−1.1

Wk 3Sep 15 · 3:30 PM ET at#6

Michigan L 20–45

Rating change+1.8

Wk 4Sep 22 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Navy W 31–30

Rating change+0.9

Wk 5Sep 29 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Houston Christian W 63–27

Rating change+0.2

Wk 6Oct 6 · 7:00 PM ET at

UCF L 20–48

Rating change−0.5

Wk 8Oct 20 · 3:30 PM ET at

Tulane W 27–23

Rating change−0.1

Wk 9Oct 27 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Cincinnati L 20–26

Rating change+0.5

Wk 10Nov 3 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Houston W 45–31

Rating change+3.4

Wk 11Nov 10 · 12:00 PM ET at

UConn W 62–50

Rating change−1.7

Wk 12Nov 16 · 9:00 PM ET vs

Memphis L 18–28

Rating change−0.5

Wk 13Nov 24 · 3:30 PM ET at

Tulsa L 24–27

Rating change+0.5

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2017	American	85 of 130	−5.8	32.6	38.4	7–6	—
2016	American	96 of 128	−9.2	29.1	38.2	5–7	—
2015	American	112 of 128	−17.0	26.8	43.8	2–10	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

SMU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles