SMU
AAC · 2021 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
2021 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 7 | Abilene Christian Wildcats | Unranked | — | W 56–9 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H |  USA | 6–7 | W 35–12 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2H | USA | 3–9 | W 39–37 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  TCUH2H |  B12 | 5–7 | W 42–34 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2H | IND AAC | 2–10 | W 41–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND AAC | 4–8 | W 31–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND AAC | 2–10 | W 55–26 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND AAC | 12–2 | L 37–44 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2H | IND AAC | 6–6 | L 25–28 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2H | IND AAC | 9–4 | W 55–28 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2H | IND AAC | 13–1 | L 14–48 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 30 |  Tulsa (TULSA)H2H | IND AAC | 7–6 | L 31–34 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- UCF +9
- North Texas +6
- TCU +5
- Navy +4
- Louisiana Tech +3
- South Florida +2
- Tulane +2
- Cincinnati -1
- Houston -2
- Memphis -6
- Tulsa -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.