SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 4:50 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The SMU Mustangs will begin their 2024 college football schedule against Nevada on August 24 — see below 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 are facing the 26th-easiest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last season).
- In terms of toughness — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — SMU will be playing the 104th-ranked schedule this year.
- According to their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Mustangs will be facing the 68th-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
- In 2024, SMU’s schedule will feature five games against teams which finished with winning records a year ago, including two games against teams that had nine or more wins and four games against squads with less than four wins in 2023.
- The Mustangs will play five teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.
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SMU Stat Insights (2023)
- The Mustangs found success on both sides of the ball last season, ranking 16th-best in total offense (454.9 yards per game) and 12th-best in total defense (304.1 yards allowed per game).
- SMU was a tough matchup for opposing teams last season, as it ranked top-25 in both scoring offense (eighth-best with 38.7 points per game) and scoring defense (11th-best with 17.8 points allowed per game).
- The Mustangs excelled 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 averaged 176.6 rushing yards per game offensively last season (40th in FBS), and it gave up 121.9 rushing yards per game (29th) on the defensive side of the ball.
- The Mustangs sported the 35th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (43.1% percentage), and they were better defensively, ranking fourth-best with a 28.1% third-down percentage allowed.
- SMU owned the 42nd-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at +3, forcing 17 turnovers (73rd in FBS) while turning it over 14 times (27th in FBS).
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