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AAC · 2018 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
8th
4–4 in AAC

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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HUSA9–4L 23–46
3Week 3 · Sep 11TCUH2HB127–6L 12–42
4Week 4 · Sep 18Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–3L 20–45
5Week 5 · Sep 25Navy (NAVY)H2HIND AAC3–10W 31–30
6Week 6 · Oct 2Houston Baptist HuskiesUnranked—W 63–27
7Week 7 · Oct 9UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HIND AAC12–1L 20–48
9Week 9 · Oct 23Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND AAC7–6W 27–23
10Week 10 · Oct 30Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND AAC11–2L 20–26
11Week 11 · Nov 6Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND AAC8–5W 45–31
12Week 12 · Nov 13UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND AAC1–11W 62–50
13Week 13 · Nov 20Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND AAC8–6L 18–28
14Week 14 · Nov 27Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND AAC3–9L 24–27

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
4.370
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-12
-31+19
  • Houston +8
  • Tulane +7
  • Navy +3
  • UConn +1
  • UCF -1
  • Cincinnati -2
  • Michigan -3
  • North Texas -4
  • TCU -6
  • Memphis -6
  • Tulsa -9

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 #92Better than 34%
Win % Place 84thBetter than 39%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#91Post-Season W1#92Post-Season W2#94Post-Season W3#92Post-Season W4#92Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-23
-30
-25
+1
+36
-28
+4
-6
+14
+12
-10
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#912013#1252014#1172015#812016#612017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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