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AmericanMustangs

SMU

59th of 13010–3

Rank

59th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+0.6

90% range −9.1 to 10.3

Offense

35.7

21st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

35.2

108th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

10–3

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Aug 31 · 7:00 PM ET at Arkansas State W 37–30
Rating change+0.8
Wk 2Sep 7 · 7:00 PM ET vs North Texas W 49–27
Rating change+2.6
Wk 3Sep 14 · 7:00 PM ET vs Texas State W 47–17
Rating change+1.0
Wk 4Sep 21 · 3:30 PM ET at TCU W 41–38
Rating change+2.0
Wk 5Sep 28 · 4:00 PM ET at South Florida W 48–21
Rating change+4.3
Wk 6Oct 5 · 7:30 PM ET vs Tulsa W 43–37
Rating change−1.5
Wk 8Oct 19 · 3:30 PM ET vs Temple W 45–21
Rating change+1.4
Wk 9Oct 24 · 7:30 PM ET at Houston W 34–31
Rating change−0.8
Wk 10Nov 2 · 7:30 PM ET at Memphis L 48–54
Rating change+0.4
Wk 11Nov 9 · 12:00 PM ET vs East Carolina W 59–51
Rating change−1.3
Wk 13Nov 23 · 3:30 PM ET at Navy L 28–35
Rating change−0.6
Wk 14Nov 30 · 4:00 PM ET vs Tulane W 37–20
Rating change+0.8
PostDec 21 · 3:30 PM ET at Florida AtlanticCHERIBUNDI BOCA RATON BOWL L 28–52
Rating change−2.7

Rating through 2019

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2018American97 of 130−9.327.436.65–7—
2017American85 of 130−5.832.638.47–6—
2016American96 of 128−9.229.138.25–7—
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