SMU 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:45 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The SMU Mustangs will meet Nevada on August 24, their first game of the 2024 college football schedule — keep scrolling for the full slate.
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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).
- Using its opponents’ projected win total this season, SMU will be playing the 104th-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
- The Mustangs are playing the 68th-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last year).
- SMU will face five teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes two teams that had nine or more victories and four squads with less than four wins last year.
- The Mustangs will have five teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.
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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 were a tough matchup for opposing teams in the passing game last season, as they ranked top-25 in both passing offense (23rd-best with 278.4 passing yards per game) and passing defense (13th-best with 182.2 passing yards allowed per game).
- SMU compiled 176.6 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 40th in FBS. On the other side of the ball, it ranked 29th, giving up 121.9 rushing yards per contest.
- The Mustangs had the 35th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (43.1% percentage), and they were better on the other side of the ball, ranking fourth-best with a 28.1% third-down percentage allowed.
- With 17 forced turnovers (73rd in FBS) against 14 turnovers committed (27th in FBS), SMU (+3) owned the 42nd-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.
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