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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
SMU
Mustangs
ACC
21
28% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
FBS Independents
36
72% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Notre Dame by 15.64
TOTAL POINTS
57
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
SMU
Notre Dame
|
93
A-
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
93
A-
|
Power |
99
A+
|
|
93
A-
|
Offensive |
99
A+
|
|
92
A-
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
90
B+
|
SoS (Current) |
89
B+
|
|
90
B+
|
SoS (Future) |
89
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
SMU
Notre Dame
| 22 | Overall | 6 |
| 23 | Power | 2 |
| 23 | Offensive | 1 |
| 26 | Defensive | 4 |
| 33 | SoS (Current) | 36 |
| 33 | SoS (Future) | 36 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
SMU
Notre Dame
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
9-4 (69.2%) |
Overall |
10-2 (83.3%) |
|
5-1 (83.3%) |
Home |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
3-3 (50%) |
Away |
4-1 (80%) |
|
1-1 (50%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
2-2 (50%) |
|
5-3 (62.5%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Last 5 Games |
5-0 (100%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
SMU
Notre Dame
| #4 Miami FL | Best Win | #17 Southern Cal |
| #84 Baylor | Worst Loss | #14 Texas A&M |
| 32 pts vs #37 Louisville | Largest MOV | 63 pts vs #137 Syracuse |
| 11 pts vs #23 TCU | Largest MOD | 3 pts vs #4 Miami FL |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
SMU
Notre Dame
| 32.2 | Points per Game | 42 |
| 20.5 | Points Against | 17.6 |
| 36 | Home PPG | 44.7 |
| 19.2 | Home PA | 18 |
| 29.8 | Away PPG | 38.2 |
| 22.2 | Away PA | 17 |
| 87-80 | Opponent Record | 82-73 |
| 98.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 74.5 |
| W 3 | Longest Streak | W 10 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | W 10 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
SMU
Notre Dame
| Jan 2 Arizona (9-4) W 24-19 | Nov 29 at Stanford (4-8) W 49-20 |
| Nov 29 at California (7-6) L 35-38 | Nov 22 vs Syracuse (3-9) W 70-7 |
| Nov 22 vs Louisville (9-4) W 38-6 | Nov 15 at Pittsburgh (8-5) W 37-15 |
| Nov 8 at Boston College (2-10) W 45-13 | Nov 8 vs (21) Navy (11-2) W 49-10 |
| Nov 1 vs (4) Miami FL (13-3) W 26-20 | Nov 1 at Boston College (2-10) W 25-10 |
| Oct 25 at Wake Forest (9-4) L 12-13 | Oct 18 vs (17) Southern Cal (9-4) W 34-24 |
| Oct 18 at Clemson (7-6) W 35-24 | Oct 11 vs North Carolina St (8-5) W 36-7 |
| Oct 11 vs Stanford (4-8) W 34-10 | Oct 4 vs Boise St (9-5) W 28-7 |
| Oct 4 vs Syracuse (3-9) W 31-18 | Sep 27 at Arkansas (2-10) W 56-13 |
| Sep 20 at (23) TCU (9-4) L 24-35 | Sep 20 vs Purdue (2-10) W 56-30 |
| Sep 13 at Missouri St (7-6) W 28-10 | Sep 13 vs (14) Texas A&M (11-2) L 40-41 |
| Sep 6 vs Baylor (5-7) L 45-48 | Aug 31 at (4) Miami FL (13-3) L 24-27 |
| Aug 30 vs East Texas A&M (3-9) W 42-13 |
