SMU Mustangs

2026 season

3rd in the ACC · 4-1 in the conference

Next: at SYR · Oct 31

Record

6-1

5-0 home · 1-1 away

Points for / game

36.4

21.1 allowed

Point differential

+15.3

per game

Model winner calls

6/7

locked before kickoff

The SMU Mustangs are 6-1 in 2026, scoring 36.4 and allowing 21.1 points a game. Next: at Syracuse Orange on Oct 31, 2026.

What to know

Biggest strength

Offense: Completion % ranks #3 of 137 (73%).

Biggest weakness

Offense: Rush explosiveness ranks #125 of 137 (0.78).

Up next

at Syracuse Orange · Oct 31 · SMU -10

Season so farHistory

6–1 · avg margin 15.3

UCD

UVA

SMU · bars scaled to the biggest margin (46).

Offense · strengths and weaknessesHistory

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Completion %

73%#3

Points added / pass

+0.49#6

Interception rate

0.9%#7

Yards / pass attempt

9.5#11

▼ Weaknesses

Rush explosiveness

0.78#125

Stuff rate

20%#94

Line yards / rush

2.94#91

Points added / rush

+0.08#83

Defense · strengths and weaknessesHistory

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Third-down conversion

27%#4

Pass success rate

33%#5

Power success

56%#9

Sack rate generated

8.3%#10

▼ Weaknesses

Red-zone touchdown rate

73%#125

Pass explosiveness

1.74#121

Takeaways / game

0.86#118

Rush explosiveness

1.05#107

How they playHistory

Pass rate

48%

Standard-down share

71%

Plays / game

Early-down pass rate

48%

Neutral-script pass rate

48%

Possession / game

29:41

Ratings

Rating 2026

+12.1

Rating 2025

+13.4

Talent

765

Returning

57%

Full stat sheetHistory

2026 season

OffenseDefense

Passing

Points added / pass

+0.49#6

+0.08#36

Pass success rate

52%#14

33%#5

Pass explosiveness

1.71#22

1.74#121

Yards / pass attempt

9.5#11

6.0#22

Explosive pass rate

14.6%#15

7.9%#35

Sack rate

3.3%#28

8.3%#10

Completion %

73%#3

61%#66

Interception rate

0.9%#7

2.4%#66

Rushing

Points added / rush

+0.08#83

+0.10#88

Rush success rate

48%#31

43%#78

Rush explosiveness

0.78#125

1.05#107

Line yards / rush

2.94#91

2.67#29

Stuff rate

20%#94

20%#56

Power success

71%#77

56%#9

Yards / rush

4.4#67

3.8#57

Explosive rush rate

15.0%#55

12.4%#56

Situational

Standard-down points added

+0.18#23

−0.01#44

Passing-down points added

+0.38#36

+0.23#75

Third-down conversion

45%#33

27%#4

Red-zone touchdown rate

71%#29

73%#125

Points / scoring opportunity

4.13#48

3.59#82

Havoc rate faced

12.3%#23

19.3%#18

Turnovers / game

1.29#79

0.86#118

Scoring by quarter and halfHistory

per game · Last 17 games · 7 in 2026, 10 in 2025

SMUleague averagesolid = scored · striped = allowed

6.2 / 4.2

10.4 / 4.9

6.6 / 3.8

9.4 / 7.4

1st half

16.6 / 9.1

2nd half

16.3 / 11.2

Game

32.9 / 20.2

Points in the 1st half:SMU scores 50% · allows 45%league 52%

SMU trendsHistory

13 games · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026

Record

10-3

13 games

Points for

34.3

#16 of 138 · league 27.6

Points against

20.2

#109 of 138 · league 25.0

Scoring margin

+14.2

#16 of 138 · league +2.5

Regular season only, the last 13 regular-season games (Oct 2025 – Oct 2026) (7 in 2026, 6 in 2025). Every rank is among the 138 teams with a full sample.

Points by quarter and halfHistory

per game · n = 13

Points in the	For	Against	League avg
1st quarter	6.0#66 of 138	4.9#78 of 138	6.0
2nd quarter	9.9#32 of 138	5.1#119 of 138	8.4
3rd quarter	7.5#21 of 138	3.7#112 of 138	6.0
4th quarter	10.4#5 of 138	6.5#67 of 138	7.0
1st half	15.9#46 of 138	10.0#107 of 138	14.4
2nd half	18.4#8 of 138	10.2#102 of 138	13.1

First half against second halfHistory

Measure	SMU	League	n
Share of points scored in the 1st half	46.4%#114 of 138	52.1%	13
Share of points allowed in the 1st half	49.6%#83 of 138	50.9%	13

PaceHistory

Measure	SMU	League	n
Plays per game	67.8#39 of 137	65.4	13
Plays faced per game	65.9#48 of 137	64.7	13
Dropback rate	54.3%#23 of 137	48.4%	13

Red zoneHistory

Measure	SMU	League	n
Red-zone trips per game	4.15#22 of 137	3.53	13
Red-zone touchdown rate	72.2%#7 of 137	57.7%	13
Red-zone trips allowed per game	2.54#122 of 137	3.29	13
Red-zone touchdown rate allowed	45.5%#121 of 137	55.3%	13

Home, road, recent form and restHistory

SMU	Games	Record	Points for	Points against	Scoring margin	Plays per game
All games	13	10-3	34.3#16 of 138	20.2#109 of 138	+14.2#16 of 138	67.8#39 of 137
At home	7	7-0	37.3#21 of 138	15.6#113 of 138	+21.7#17 of 138	67.0#58 of 138
On the road	6	3-3	30.8#19 of 138	25.5#90 of 138	+5.3#24 of 138	68.7#26 of 137
Last 5 games	5	4-1	34.4#22 of 138	22.8#81 of 138	+11.6#28 of 138	70.0#26 of 138
Short rest	1	1-0	56.0—	10.0—	+46.0—	55.0—
Normal rest	9	6-3	33.6#21 of 138	23.2#86 of 138	+10.3#28 of 138	68.6#34 of 138
Long rest	2	2-0	30.5—	9.5—	+21.0—	71.0—

Neutral-site games count as neither home nor road. A slice with few games moves a lot from one game; read it with its n.

Every team's trends, sortable → · This season's games only →

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All SMU players

Quarterbacks · 4: Kevin Jennings Ty Hawkins Charlie Fiser Cole Leinart
Running Backs · 5: Kendrick Raphael Dramekco Green Christian Rhodes EJ Kelly William Fierro
Wide Receivers · 10: Yamir Knight Yannick Smith Jalen Cooper Jalen Hale Derrick McFall Jakai Anderson Carterrious Brown Jordyn Adams Aljour Miles II Joshua Bates
Tight Ends · 4: Randy Pittman Theo Melin Ohrstrom Zack Turner Tripp Riordan

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SMU Mustangs

What to know

Season so farHistory

Offense · strengths and weaknessesHistory

Defense · strengths and weaknessesHistory

How they playHistory

Ratings

Schedule

Full stat sheetHistory

Scoring by quarter and halfHistory

SMU trendsHistory

Points by quarter and halfHistory

First half against second halfHistory

PaceHistory

Red zoneHistory

Home, road, recent form and restHistory

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SMU Mustangs

What to know

Season so farHistory

Offense · strengths and weaknessesHistory

Defense · strengths and weaknessesHistory

How they playHistory

Ratings

Schedule

Full stat sheetHistory

Scoring by quarter and halfHistory

SMU trendsHistory

Points by quarter and halfHistory

First half against second halfHistory

PaceHistory

Red zoneHistory

Home, road, recent form and restHistory

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SMU Mustangs

What to knowiThree takeaways from the data below: the biggest mismatch, injuries or form, and the game setup.

Season so fariEach game's final margin: green up = win, red down = loss; taller = bigger margin.◷History

Offense · strengths and weaknessesiSMU's offense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

Defense · strengths and weaknessesiSMU's defense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

How they playiHow the offense plays (pass rate, pace, formation): style, not good or bad.◷History

RatingsiRating: points vs an average team. Talent: recruiting roster rating. Returning: share of last year's production back.

ScheduleiEvery game this season: results, upcoming kickoffs and spreads, and the model's locked call with its grade.

Full stat sheetiEvery measure for SMU: offense (left) and defense (right), with league rank of 137 (1 = best).◷History

Scoring by quarter and halfiPoints scored (solid) and allowed (striped) per quarter and half over the last 17 games; tick = league average.◷History

SMU trendsiRank 1 = highest in the league, even for points against (allowed most). A rank is not a grade.◷History

Points by quarter and halfiPoints scored and allowed in each quarter, per game. The second half includes overtime.◷History

First half against second halfiThe share of a team's points that came before halftime, and the share of the points it allowed.◷History

PaceiOffensive plays per game, plays the defense faced, and how often the offense dropped back to pass.◷History

Red zoneiDrives that reached the opponent's 20, and how often they ended in a touchdown. Counted by drive.◷History

Home, road, recent form and restiSlices of the same games. Ranks compare the same slice across teams; a slice with few games is unranked.◷History

Roster · 2026 · 23iPlayers at quarterback, running back, receiver and tight end who recorded a stat for the team in the 2026 season, by position.

SMU Mustangs

What to knowiThree takeaways from the data below: the biggest mismatch, injuries or form, and the game setup.

Season so fariEach game's final margin: green up = win, red down = loss; taller = bigger margin.◷History

Offense · strengths and weaknessesiSMU's offense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

Defense · strengths and weaknessesiSMU's defense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

How they playiHow the offense plays (pass rate, pace, formation): style, not good or bad.◷History

RatingsiRating: points vs an average team. Talent: recruiting roster rating. Returning: share of last year's production back.

ScheduleiEvery game this season: results, upcoming kickoffs and spreads, and the model's locked call with its grade.

Full stat sheetiEvery measure for SMU: offense (left) and defense (right), with league rank of 137 (1 = best).◷History

Scoring by quarter and halfiPoints scored (solid) and allowed (striped) per quarter and half over the last 17 games; tick = league average.◷History

SMU trendsiRank 1 = highest in the league, even for points against (allowed most). A rank is not a grade.◷History

Points by quarter and halfiPoints scored and allowed in each quarter, per game. The second half includes overtime.◷History

First half against second halfiThe share of a team's points that came before halftime, and the share of the points it allowed.◷History

PaceiOffensive plays per game, plays the defense faced, and how often the offense dropped back to pass.◷History

Red zoneiDrives that reached the opponent's 20, and how often they ended in a touchdown. Counted by drive.◷History

Home, road, recent form and restiSlices of the same games. Ranks compare the same slice across teams; a slice with few games is unranked.◷History

Roster · 2026 · 23iPlayers at quarterback, running back, receiver and tight end who recorded a stat for the team in the 2026 season, by position.

What to know

Season so farHistory

Offense · strengths and weaknessesHistory

Defense · strengths and weaknessesHistory

How they playHistory

Ratings

Schedule

Full stat sheetHistory

Scoring by quarter and halfHistory

SMU trendsHistory

Points by quarter and halfHistory

First half against second halfHistory

PaceHistory

Red zoneHistory

Home, road, recent form and restHistory

Roster · 2026 · 23

What to know

Season so farHistory

Offense · strengths and weaknessesHistory

Defense · strengths and weaknessesHistory

How they playHistory

Ratings

Schedule

Full stat sheetHistory

Scoring by quarter and halfHistory

SMU trendsHistory

Points by quarter and halfHistory

First half against second halfHistory

PaceHistory

Red zoneHistory

Home, road, recent form and restHistory

Roster · 2026 · 23