SMU Mustangs FBS College Football Ratings & Rankings

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SMU

Mustangs

Outstanding

A- Overall Grade 93

Balanced Beast

Juggernaut

Brutal Schedule

Consistency King

Next Up:
at Florida St, Mon Sep 7

Preseason Performance Rankings: FBS (National)

SMU Mustangs has been rated by Versus for 19 seasons, from 2007-08 through 2025-26.

Winning season .500 season Losing season Current season Bars run from .500; # is the season-ending Versus rank

Versus divisional rankings begin in 2010-11; earlier seasons show the record only.

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2007-08	1-11	8.3%	—
2008-09	1-11	8.3%	—
2009-10	8-5	61.5%	—
2010-11	7-7	50.0%	#70
2011-12	8-5	61.5%	#51
2012-13	7-6	53.8%	#66
2013-14	5-7	41.7%	#91
2014-15	1-11	8.3%	#122
2015-16	2-10	16.7%	#102
2016-17	5-7	41.7%	#83
2017-18	7-6	53.8%	#68
2018-19	5-7	41.7%	#101
2019-20	10-3	76.9%	#28
2020-21	7-3	70.0%	#50
2021-22	8-4	66.7%	#53
2022-23	7-6	53.8%	#70
2023-24	11-3	78.6%	#48
2024-25	11-3	78.6%	#17
2025-26	9-4	69.2%	#32

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
4	Miami FL	13	3	1
25	Virginia	11	3	1
29	Duke	9	5
32	North Carolina St	8	5
33	SMU	9	4
35	Georgia Tech	9	4	1
37	Louisville	9	4
40	Wake Forest	9	4
48	Pittsburgh	8	5
61	Clemson	7	6
75	California	7	6	1
82	Florida St	5	7
98	Stanford	4	8
110	Virginia Tech	3	9	1
124	North Carolina	4	8
137	Syracuse	3	9
192	Boston College	2	10	1

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Sat Aug 30	vs East Texas A&M (3-9) (FCS) Southland · FCS	W42-13
Sat Sep 6	vs Baylor (5-7) Big 12	L45-48
Sat Sep 13	at Missouri St (7-6) CUSA	W28-10
Sat Sep 20	at #22 TCU (9-4) (#23 nationally) Big 12	L24-35
Sat Oct 4	vs Syracuse (3-9) ACC	W31-18
Sat Oct 11	vs Stanford (4-8) ACC	W34-10
Sat Oct 18	at Clemson (7-6) ACC	W35-24
Sat Oct 25	at Wake Forest (9-4) ACC	L12-13
Sat Nov 1	vs #4 Miami FL (13-3) (#4 nationally) ACC	W26-20
Sat Nov 8	at Boston College (2-10) ACC	W45-13
Sat Nov 22	vs Louisville (9-4) ACC	W38-6
Sat Nov 29	at California (7-6) ACC	L35-38
Fri Jan 2	Arizona (9-4) Big 12	W24-19

Week	Date	Rank	W	L	Change
0	Aug 3	16	0	0
1	Sep 2	19	1	0	3
2	Sep 7	57	1	1	38
3	Sep 14	48	2	1	9
4	Sep 21	68	2	2	20
5	Sep 28	102	2	2	34
6	Oct 5	68	3	2	34
7	Oct 12	67	4	2	1
8	Oct 19	47	5	2	20
9	Oct 26	61	5	3	14
10	Nov 2	42	6	3	19
11	Nov 9	43	7	3	1
12	Nov 16	42	7	3	1
13	Nov 23	36	8	3	6
14	Nov 30	45	8	4	9
15	Dec 7	45	8	4
16	Dec 14	45	8	4
17	Dec 21	47	8	4	2
18	Dec 28	48	8	4	1
19	Jan 4	32	9	4	16
20	Jan 10	33	9	4	1
21	Jan 20	33	9	4

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