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SMU

ACC · 2025 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
9–4
0.692 Win %
Conference
5th
6–2 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

2025 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 1EAST TEXAS A&MUnranked—W 42–13
3Week 3 · Sep 7Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB125–7L 45–48
4Week 4 · Sep 14Missouri State (MISSOURI STATE)H2HUSA7–6W 28–10
5Week 5 · Sep 21TCUH2HB129–4L 24–35
7Week 7 · Oct 5Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC3–9W 31–18
8Week 8 · Oct 12Stanford (STANFORD)H2HACC4–8W 34–10
9Week 9 · Oct 19Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–6W 35–24
10Week 10 · Oct 25Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC9–4L 12–13
11Week 11 · Nov 2Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC13–3W 26–20
12Week 12 · Nov 9Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC2–10W 45–13
14Week 14 · Nov 23Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HACC9–4W 38–6
15Week 15 · Nov 30California (CALIFORNIA)H2HACC7–6L 35–38
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HB129–4W 24–19

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
1.056
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+33
-21+54
  • Miami +13
  • Louisville +9
  • Arizona +9
  • Missouri State +7
  • Clemson +7
  • Stanford +4
  • Syracuse +3
  • Boston College +2
  • TCU -4
  • Wake Forest -4
  • California -6
  • Baylor -7

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 #27Better than 81%
Win % Place 26thBetter than 82%

0.692 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#41Post-Season W2#42Post-Season W3#26Post-Season W4#27Post-Season W5#27Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+29
-3
+18
-11
+13
+24
+11
-1
+6
+32
+32
-3
+5

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

Final Rank by Season
#422020#492021#452022#222023#122024

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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