SMU
ACC · 2026 Season · vs VIRGINIA (Sat 12:00 PM ET)
Record
4–1
0.800 Win %
Conference
5th
2–1 in ACC
All-Time Resume
Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
556–569–54
0.494 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1935, 1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 18
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras
2026 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Sep 7 | at  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H |  ACC | 3–3 | W 27–24 |
| 2 | Sat, Sep 12 | vs UC Davis | FCS | — | W 56–10 |
| 3 | Sat, Sep 19 | at  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H | ACC | 3–3 | L 31–41 |
| 4 | Sat, Sep 26 | vs  Missouri State (MISSOURI STATE)H2H |  USA | 1–4 | W 34–24 |
| 5 | Sat, Oct 3 | vs  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | ACC | 2–3 | W 25–16 |
| 6 | BYE | ||||
| 7 | Sat, Oct 17 | vs  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H | ACC | 4–2 | 12:00 PM ET |
| 8 | Sat, Oct 24 | vs  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | ACC | 3–3 | 12:00 PM ET |
| 9 | Sat, Oct 31 | at  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | ACC | 2–3 | TBD |
| 10 | Fri, Nov 6 | vs  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 4–2 | 7:00 PM ET |
| 11 | Sat, Nov 14 | vs  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 5–1 | TBD |
| 12 | Sat, Nov 21 | at  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–0 | 7:30 PM ET |
| 13 | Sat, Nov 28 | at  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | ACC | 2–4 | TBD |
Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
+3
-3+6
- Florida State +3
- Boston College +2
- Missouri State +1
- Louisville -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
Rank #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 27thBetter than 81%
0.800 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
+3
+46
-10
+10
+9
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.