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AmericanMustangs

SMU

65th of 1317–6

Rank

65th

of 131 FBS teams

Rating

0.0

90% range −9.4 to 9.5

Offense

32.5

32nd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

32.5

104th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 3 · 7:30 PM ET at North Texas W 48–10
Rating change+4.3
Wk 2Sep 10 · 7:00 PM ET vs Lamar W 45–16
Rating change−2.7
Wk 3Sep 17 · 7:30 PM ET at Maryland L 27–34
Rating change−1.6
Wk 4Sep 24 · 12:00 PM ET vs TCU L 34–42
Rating change+0.1
Wk 6Oct 5 · 7:00 PM ET at UCFMoved from Oct 1 L 19–41
Rating change−1.5
Wk 7Oct 14 · 7:30 PM ET vs Navy W 40–34
Rating change−0.5
Wk 8Oct 22 · 12:00 PM ET vs Cincinnati L 27–29
Rating change0.0
Wk 9Oct 29 · 3:30 PM ET at Tulsa W 45–34
Rating change+0.1
Wk 10Nov 5 · 7:00 PM ET vs Houston W 77–63
Rating change0.0
Wk 11Nov 12 · 12:00 PM ET at South Florida W 41–23
Rating change+1.3
Wk 12Nov 17 · 7:30 PM ET at Tulane L 24–59
Rating change−0.9
Wk 13Nov 26 · 3:30 PM ET vs Memphis W 34–31
Rating change+0.2
PostDec 17 · 7:30 PM ET vs BYUNew Mexico Bowl L 23–24
Rating change+0.5

Rating through 2022

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2021American58 of 1302.834.131.28–4—
2020American72 of 127−1.534.035.47–3—
2019American59 of 1300.635.735.210–3—
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