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SMU

USA · 2012 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
4th
5–3 in USA

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

2012 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB128–5L 24–59
3Week 3 · Sep 11STEPHEN F AUSTINUnranked—W 52–0
4Week 4 · Sep 18Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HSEC11–2L 3–48
6Week 6 · Oct 2TCUH2HB127–6L 16–24
7Week 7 · Oct 9UTEPH2HUSA3–9W 17–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA2–10L 26–27
9Week 9 · Oct 23Houston (HOUSTON)H2HUSA5–7W 72–42
10Week 10 · Oct 30Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HUSA4–8W 44–13
11Week 11 · Nov 6UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HUSA10–4L 17–42
12Week 12 · Nov 13Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA0–12W 34–6
13Week 13 · Nov 20Rice (RICE)H2HUSA7–6L 14–36
14Week 14 · Nov 27Tulsa (TULSA)H2HUSA11–3W 35–27
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 25Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HMWC9–4W 43–10

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.358
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-1
-33+32
  • Tulsa +11
  • Fresno State +9
  • Houston +5
  • Memphis +4
  • UTEP +3
  • Southern Miss 0
  • Texas A&M -2
  • UCF -4
  • Baylor -5
  • TCU -6
  • Rice -6
  • Tulane -10

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #67Better than 52%
Win % Place 58thBetter than 58%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#75Post-Season W1#75Post-Season W2#69Post-Season W3#67Post-Season W4#67Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-35
+52
-45
-8
+17
-1
+30
+31
-25
+28
-22
+8
+33

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1172007#1152008#542009#652010#432011

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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