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SMU

25th of 1369–4

Rank

25th

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

+13.2

90% range 3.7 to 22.7

Offense

33.0

25th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

19.9

33rd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–4

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 1Aug 30 · 9:00 PM ET vs East Texas A&M W 42–13
Rating change−3.7
Wk 2Sep 6 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#25 Baylor L 45–48
Rating change−0.7
Wk 3Sep 13 · 3:30 PM ET at Missouri State W 28–10
Rating change−1.0
Wk 4Sep 20 · 12:00 PM ET at TCU L 24–35
Rating change+0.8
Wk 6Oct 4 · 3:30 PM ET vs Syracuse W 31–18
Rating change+0.9
Wk 7Oct 11 · 12:00 PM ET vs Stanford W 34–10
Rating change−0.9
Wk 8Oct 18 · 3:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#16 Clemson W 35–24
Rating change+2.7
Wk 9Oct 25 · 12:00 PM ET at Wake Forest L 12–13
Rating change−1.3
Wk 10Nov 1 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#8 Miami W 26–20
Rating change+0.7
Wk 11Nov 8 · 12:00 PM ET at Boston College W 45–13
Rating change+1.1
Wk 13Nov 22 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#24 Louisville W 38–6
Rating change+3.0
Wk 14Nov 29 · 8:00 PM ET at California L 35–38
Rating change−0.2
PostJan 2 · 8:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#25 ArizonaTrust & Will Holiday Bowl W 24–19
Rating change+0.6

Rating through 2025

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2024ACC11 of 13417.937.619.811–3Seed11
2023American27 of 1339.633.724.211–3—
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