AmericanMustangs

SMU

58th of 1308–4

Rank

58th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+2.8

90% range −6.9 to 12.6

Offense

34.1

20th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

31.2

98th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–4

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 8–4

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 4 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Abilene Christian W 56–9

Rating change+3.9

Wk 2Sep 11 · 7:00 PM ET vs

North Texas W 35–12

Rating change−0.6

Wk 3Sep 18 · 3:30 PM ET at

Louisiana Tech W 39–37

Rating change−0.8

Wk 4Sep 25 · 12:00 PM ET at#20

TCU W 42–34

Rating change+3.7

Wk 5Oct 2 · 4:00 PM ET vs

South Florida W 41–17

Rating change−0.6

Wk 6Oct 9 · 3:30 PM ET at

Navy W 31–24

Rating change0.0

Wk 8Oct 21 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Tulane W 55–26

Rating change+1.7

Wk 9Oct 30 · 7:00 PM ET at

Houston L 37–44

Rating change−0.2

Wk 10Nov 6 · 12:00 PM ET at

Memphis L 25–28

Rating change−0.5

Wk 11Nov 13 · 12:00 PM ET vs

UCF W 55–28

Rating change+1.9

Wk 12Nov 20 · 3:30 PM ET at#12

Cincinnati L 14–48

Rating change−2.9

Wk 13Nov 27 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Tulsa L 31–34

Rating change−0.8

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

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
2020	American	72 of 127	−1.5	34.0	35.4	7–3	—
2019	American	59 of 130	0.6	35.7	35.2	10–3	—
2018	American	97 of 130	−9.3	27.4	36.6	5–7	—
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