SMU
ACC · 2–0 · MRI Classic #27
Power+16.9#19 of 138
Résumé+0.79#6 · wins above average
Movement+1up from #20 last week
Best winFlorida State (27–24)
Schedule faced-14.7 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+2.3 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at | Florida State | W 27–24 | +7.3 | -4.3 |
| 2 | vs | UC Davis FCS | W 56–10 | +55.8 | -9.8 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | at | Louisville | -1.8 | 46% |
| 4 | vs | Missouri State | +33.5 | 98% |
| 5 | vs | Boston College | +28.4 | 96% |
| 7 | vs | Virginia | +8.2 | 69% |
| 8 | vs | California | +27.6 | 95% |
| 9 | at | Syracuse | +19.2 | 88% |
| 10 | vs | Virginia Tech | +17.7 | 86% |
| 11 | vs | Wake Forest | +18.6 | 87% |
Season by season
Best finish: #13 in 2024. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 of 136 | 9–4 | 15.89 | Power |
| 2024 | 13 of 134 | 11–3 | 17.29 | Power |
| 2023 | 23 of 133 | 11–3 | 11.67 | Power |
| 2022 | 50 of 131 | 7–6 | 5.92 | Power |
| 2021 | 41 of 130 | 8–4 | 8.39 | Power |
| 2020 | 37 of 128 | 7–3 | 6.11 | Power |
| 2019 | 29 of 130 | 10–3 | 52.80 | MRI |
| 2018 | 93 of 130 | 5–7 | 0.43 | MRI |
| 2017 | 53 of 130 | 7–5 | 33.03 | MRI |
| 2016 | 99 of 128 | 5–7 | -12.23 | MRI |
| 2015 | 115 of 128 | 2–10 | -38.87 | MRI |
| 2014 | 127 of 128 | 1–11 | -76.93 | MRI |
| 2013 | 95 of 126 | 5–7 | -9.68 | MRI |
| 2012 | 62 of 124 | 7–6 | 25.12 | MRI |
| 2011 | 64 of 120 | 8–5 | 22.91 | MRI |
| 2010 | 61 of 120 | 7–7 | 22.41 | MRI |
| 2009 | 47 of 120 | 8–5 | 32.59 | MRI |
| 2008 | 116 of 120 | 1–11 | -52.42 | MRI |
| 2007 | 110 of 120 | 1–11 | -30.06 | MRI |
| 2006 | 67 of 119 | 6–6 | 13.80 | MRI |
| 2005 | 91 of 119 | 5–6 | 1.84 | MRI |
| 2004 | 115 of 117 | 3–8 | -43.05 | MRI |
| 2003 | 112 of 117 | 0–12 | -47.35 | MRI |