SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:46 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The SMU Mustangs will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 24, versus Nevada. Keep scrolling for more.

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2024 SMU Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
@ Nevada August 24 | 8:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Houston Christian (FCS) August 31 | 8:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ACC Network Extra
BYU September 6 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN2 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
TCU September 21 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Florida State September 28 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Louisville October 5 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Stanford October 19 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Duke October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Pittsburgh November 2 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Boston College November 16 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Virginia November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
California November 30 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA

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SMU 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • The Mustangs will have the 26th-easiest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year (62).
  • Based on its opponents’ projected win total this year, SMU will be facing the 104th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
  • According to their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year (50), the Mustangs have the 68th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
  • In 2024, SMU will face five teams that had winning records last season, including two that won nine or more games, while facing four squads that picked up three or fewer wins a season ago.
  • The Mustangs will have five games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.

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SMU Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Mustangs made things happen on both sides of the ball last season, as they ranked 16th-best in total offense (454.9 yards per game) and 12th-best in total defense (304.1 yards allowed per game).
  • SMU made things happen on both sides of the ball last year, as it ranked eighth-best in scoring offense (38.7 points per game) and 11th-best in scoring defense (17.8 points allowed per game).
  • The Mustangs thrived on both sides of the ball in the passing game last season, ranking 23rd-best in passing offense (278.4 passing yards per game) and 13th-best in passing defense (182.2 passing yards allowed per game).
  • SMU put up 176.6 rushing yards per game on offense last year (40th in FBS), and it allowed 121.9 rushing yards per game (29th) on the defensive side of the ball.
  • The Mustangs had the 35th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (43.1% percentage), and they were more effective defensively, ranking fourth-best with a 28.1% third-down conversion rate allowed.
  • SMU ranked 42nd in college football with a +3 turnover margin last season after forcing 17 turnovers (73rd in FBS) and committing 14 (27th in FBS).

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