SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 5:47 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

On August 24, the SMU Mustangs will begin their 2024 college football schedule against Nevada. Keep scrolling for more information.

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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

  • Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total from last year (62), the Mustangs have the 26th-easiest schedule in college football.
  • In terms of difficulty — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — SMU will be playing the 104th-ranked schedule this year.
  • Taking into account their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year (50), the Mustangs have the 68th-ranked conference schedule in college football.
  • In 2024, SMU’s schedule will see 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’ schedule in 2024 includes five returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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SMU Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Mustangs clicked on all fronts 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 excelled on both sides of the ball last season, ranking 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 ranked 40th in run offense (176.6 rushing yards per game) and 29th in run defense (121.9 rushing yards allowed per game) last season.
  • The Mustangs ranked 35th in third-down percentage last season (43.1%), but they excelled on the other side of the ball, ranking fourth-best in FBS with a 28.1% third-down percentage allowed.
  • With 17 forced turnovers (73rd in FBS) against 14 turnovers committed (27th in FBS) last season, SMU’s +3 turnover margin ranked 42nd in college football.

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