SMU
SMU Mustangs (10-2)
ACC (8-1)
Live ELO
26
Down 11 since
SUN, SEP 13th

2026 SMU Mustangs Predicted Results

Predictions include games against Division I opponents only.
All times are Eastern
KEY:
Predicted Game Results
Quadrant 1 (Q1): All Opponents (1-25)
Quadrant 2 (Q2): All Opponents (26-50)
Quadrant 3 (Q3): All Opponents (51-75)
Quadrant 4 (Q4): All Opponents (76-138)
Predicted Records

Overall
10-2

Home
7-0

Road
3-2

Neutral
0-0

Conf
8-1
Non
Conf
2-1
Post
Season
0-0
Predicted Rankings / Strength of Schedule (SOS)

ELO
17
(1693.8)
SOS
ELO
51
(1513.4)
Non-Conf SOS
ELO
6
(1590.0)
SOS
Opp Win Percent
54
(0.5455)
Non-Conf SOS
Opp Win Percent
4
(0.7879)
Predicted Quadrant Records (ELO)

Quadrant 1
1-2

Quadrant 2
2-0

Quadrant 3
1-0

Quadrant 4
6-0

Schedule

  • +
    SEP
    7
    MON
    AT

    Florida State
    (1-2) ELO: 55
    Tallahassee, FL
    Doak Campbell Stadium
    W   27 - 24
    1 2 3 4 Total
    SMU 7 10 0 10 27
    Florida State 7 3 7 7 24
    Location: Tallahassee, FL
    Stadium: Doak Campbell Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 55
  • +
    SEP
    12
    SAT

    UC Davis
    (3-1) ELO: FCS
    Dallas, TX
    Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    W   56 - 10
    1 2 3 4 Total
    UC Davis 0 0 0 10 10
    SMU 14 28 7 7 56
    Location: Dallas, TX
    Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    Opponent ELO: FCS
  • +
    SEP
    19
    SAT
    AT
    # 23
    Louisville
    (2-1) ELO: 27
    Louisville, KY
    L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    L   31 - 41
    1 2 3 4 Total
    SMU 7 10 7 7 31
    Louisville 14 0 14 13 41
    Location: Louisville, KY
    Stadium: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 27
  • SEP
    26
    SAT

    Missouri State
    (1-2) ELO: 111
    Dallas, TX
    Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    TV: ACC Network
    W   41 - 14
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Missouri State 0
    SMU 0
    Location: Dallas, TX
    Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 111
  • OCT
    3
    SAT

    Boston College
    (2-1) ELO: 74
    Dallas, TX
    Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    W   36 - 17
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Boston College 0
    SMU 0
    Location: Dallas, TX
    Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 74
  • OCT
    17
    SAT
    # 25
    Virginia
    (2-1) ELO: 37
    Dallas, TX
    Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    W   30 - 21
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Virginia 0
    SMU 0
    Location: Dallas, TX
    Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 37
  • OCT
    24
    SAT

    California
    (2-1) ELO: 65
    Dallas, TX
    Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    W   35 - 19
    1 2 3 4 Total
    California 0
    SMU 0
    Location: Dallas, TX
    Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 65
  • OCT
    31
    SAT
    AT

    Syracuse
    (1-2) ELO: 98
    Syracuse, NY
    JMA Wireless Dome
    W   34 - 20
    1 2 3 4 Total
    SMU 0
    Syracuse 0
    Location: Syracuse, NY
    Stadium: JMA Wireless Dome
    Opponent ELO: 98
  • NOV
    6
    FRI

    Virginia Tech
    (3-0) ELO: 31
    Dallas, TX
    Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    TV: ESPN
    W   32 - 21
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Virginia Tech 0
    SMU 0
    Location: Dallas, TX
    Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 31
  • NOV
    14
    SAT

    Wake Forest
    (2-1) ELO: 82
    Dallas, TX
    Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    W   34 - 17
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Wake Forest 0
    SMU 0
    Location: Dallas, TX
    Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 82
  • NOV
    21
    SAT
    AT
    # 3
    Notre Dame
    (3-0) ELO: 3
    Notre Dame, IN
    Notre Dame Stadium
    TV: NBC
    L   20 - 33
    1 2 3 4 Total
    SMU 0
    Notre Dame 0
    Location: Notre Dame, IN
    Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 3
  • NOV
    28
    SAT
    AT

    Stanford
    (1-2) ELO: 112
    Stanford, CA
    Stanford Stadium
    W   35 - 17
    1 2 3 4 Total
    SMU 0
    Stanford 0
    Location: Stanford, CA
    Stadium: Stanford Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 112