SMU

AP NO. 23 · ACC

SMU MUSTANGS

5–1 overall · 3–1 conference · University Park, TX · Gerald J. Ford Stadium ↗

SMU is 5–1 overall and 3–1 in ACC play, with a No. 23 AP ranking. The team stands No. 3 in the ACC through Week 7. SMU has won 3 straight, with a +9.7 average scoring margin over its last three. 6 regular-season games remain, beginning with California on Oct 24.

Updated Oct 18

TEAM TRADITION

PONY UP

RALLYING CRY

“Pony Up” gives Mustangs fans a short, modern rallying call rooted in SMU’s longtime pony identity.

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FORECAST + SCHEDULE CONTEXT

POWER OUTLOOK

POWER SIGNALNO. 63Division I average scoring margin

REMAINING SLATE2 TOP 25opponents across 6 games

NEXT GAMEPENDINGwin probability not posted

Next-game probability appears when qualifying data is available in The Football Grid. No estimate is shown before then.

NATIONAL COMPARISON

TEAM PROFILE

Division I · through Week 7

SCORING OFFENSE32.7NO. 74points per game

SCORING DEFENSE21.3NO. 68points allowed/game

AVG. MARGIN+11.3NO. 63points per game

Calculated from completed 2026 games in The Football Grid dataset.

WEEK 8

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ACC GAME

SMU

#23 SMU5–1 · ACC 3–1

VSSAT, OCT 2412P ET · CW

CaliforniaACC

CAL

Gerald J. Ford Stadium ↗ · University Park, TX Game details ↗

WIN PROBABILITYPENDING

FORMSMU W3 · CAL L1

SCORING MARGINSMU +11.3 · CAL -3.9

STAKESConference game

SMU brings the stronger scoring profile and the home-field edge.

ALL SEASON · ONE VIEW

2026 SCHEDULE

6 played · 6 remaining

SEP 7@Florida StateTallahassee, FLESPNW 27–24

SEP 12VSUC DavisUniversity Park, TXACC ExtraW 56–10

SEP 19@LouisvilleLouisville, KYERADML 31–41

SEP 26VSMissouri StateUniversity Park, TXACC NetworkW 34–24

OCT 3VSBoston CollegeUniversity Park, TXCWW 25–16

OCT 10—BYE WEEKNo game scheduled—BYE

OCT 17VSVirginiaUniversity Park, TXCWW 23–13

OCT 24VSCaliforniaUniversity Park, TXCW12P

OCT 31@SyracuseSyracuse, NYTBDTBD

NOV 6VSVirginia TechUniversity Park, TXESPN7P

NOV 14VS#17 Wake ForestUniversity Park, TXTBDTBD

NOV 21@#4 Notre DameNotre Dame, INNBC7:30P

NOV 28@StanfordStanford, CATBDTBD