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AmericanMustangs

SMU

27th of 13311–3

Rank

27th

of 133 FBS teams

Rating

+9.6

90% range 0.6 to 18.5

Offense

33.7

24th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

24.2

49th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

11–3

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 2 · 12:00 PM ET vs Louisiana Tech W 38–14
Rating change+0.4
Wk 2Sep 9 · 6:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#10 Oklahoma L 11–28
Rating change0.0
Wk 3Sep 16 · 7:00 PM ET vs Prairie View A&M W 69–0
Rating change+2.8
Wk 4Sep 23 · 12:00 PM ET at TCU L 17–34
Rating change−0.7
Wk 5Sep 30 · 7:30 PM ET vs Charlotte W 34–16
Rating change−1.1
Wk 7Oct 12 · 7:30 PM ET at East Carolina W 31–10
Rating change+0.5
Wk 8Oct 20 · 7:00 PM ET at Temple W 55–0
Rating change+3.4
Wk 9Oct 28 · 12:00 PM ET vs Tulsa W 69–10
Rating change+3.7
Wk 10Nov 4 · 7:30 PM ET at Rice W 36–31
Rating change−0.3
Wk 11Nov 10 · 9:00 PM ET vs North Texas W 45–21
Rating change+0.4
Wk 12Nov 18 · 12:00 PM ET at Memphis W 38–34
Rating change−0.4
Wk 13Nov 25 · 12:00 PM ET vs Navy W 59–14
Rating change+3.2
Wk 14Dec 2 · 4:00 PM ET at TulaneAmerican Athletic Championship W 26–14
Rating change+0.3
PostDec 28 · 11:00 AM ET vs Boston CollegeWasabi Fenway Bowl L 14–23
Rating change−4.2

Rating through 2023

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2022American65 of 1310.032.532.57–6—
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