Program history
SMU Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
ACCGerald J. Ford Stadium
- Overall record
- 33-170-7
- Win percentage
- 17.4%
- Current streak
- 2W
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
33-170-7
210 games · 17.4%
Against Top 10
8-80-5
93 games · 11.3%
Against Top 5
2-40-1
43 games · 5.8%
Streaks
2W
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 3
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14-68-3 | 85 | 18.2% |
| Road | 14-97-3 | 114 | 13.6% |
| Neutral | 5-5-1 | 11 | 50% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 6-8 | 14 | 42.9% |
| 2010s | 4-19 | 23 | 17.4% |
| 2000s | 1-8 | 9 | 11.1% |
| 1990s | 0-18-1 | 19 | 2.6% |
| 1980s | 7-17-1 | 25 | 30% |
| 1970s | 1-35-1 | 37 | 4.1% |
| 1960s | 3-24-1 | 28 | 12.5% |
| 1950s | 6-27-1 | 34 | 19.1% |
| 1940s | 5-10-1 | 16 | 34.4% |
| 1930s | 0-4-1 | 5 | 10% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-0 | 2 | 100% |
| 2024 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2023 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2022 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2021 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2020 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2019 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2018 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2017 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2016 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2015 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2014 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2013 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2012 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2011 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2010 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2008 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2005 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2004 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2003 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1999 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1998 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1997 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1996 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1995 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1994 | 0-3-1 | 4 | 12.5% |
| 1993 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1992 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1991 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1990 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1989 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1986 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1985 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1984 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1983 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1982 | 2-0-1 | 3 | 83.3% |
| 1981 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1980 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1979 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-4-1 | 5 | 10% |
| 1977 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1976 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1975 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1974 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 1973 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1972 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1971 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1970 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1969 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1968 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 1966 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1965 | 0-1-1 | 2 | 25% |
| 1964 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1963 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1962 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1961 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1960 | 0-6 | 6 | 0% |
| 1959 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1958 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1957 | 0-2-1 | 3 | 16.7% |
| 1956 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1955 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 1954 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1953 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1952 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1951 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1950 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1949 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1948 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1947 | 2-0-1 | 3 | 83.3% |
| 1946 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1945 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1944 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1943 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1942 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1941 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1939 | 0-1-1 | 2 | 25% |
| 1938 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1937 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1936 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 4
Arkansas, 1954
21-14 · Road · SMU was No. 19
Win over No. 5
Texas A&M, 1974
18-14 · Home · SMU was unranked
Win over No. 6
Pittsburgh, 1982
7-3 · Neutral · SMU was No. 4
Win over No. 7
Texas, 1947
14-13 · Home · SMU was No. 3
Win over No. 10
Miami, 2025
26-20 · Home · SMU was unranked
Win over No. 10
Oklahoma, 1968
28-27 · Neutral · SMU was No. 20
Win over No. 10
Navy, 1963
32-28 · Home · SMU was unranked
Win over No. 10
Oregon, 1948
21-13 · Neutral · SMU was No. 8
Win over No. 11
Houston, 2016
38-16 · Home · SMU was unranked
Win over No. 11
Kentucky, 1949
20-7 · Home · SMU was No. 10
All 210 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | W 24-19 | No. 21 Arizona | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 2025 | W 26-20 | No. 10 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 10-38 | No. 5 Penn State | No. 12 | Road |
| 2024 | L 31-34 | No. 18 Clemson | No. 8 | Neutral |
| 2024 | W 48-25 | No. 18 Pittsburgh | No. 20 | Home |
| 2024 | W 34-27 | No. 22 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | W 26-14 | No. 17 Tulane | No. 25 | Road |
| 2023 | L 11-28 | No. 18 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 23-24 | No. 16 BYU | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2022 | L 24-59 | No. 21 Tulane | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 27-29 | No. 21 Cincinnati | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 14-48 | No. 3 Cincinnati | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 13-42 | No. 9 Cincinnati | No. 16 | Home |
| 2020 | W 30-27 | No. 25 Memphis | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 48-54 | No. 24 Memphis | No. 15 | Road |
| 2019 | W 41-38 | No. 25 TCU | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | W 45-31 | No. 17 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 20-48 | No. 12 UCF | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | L 20-45 | No. 19 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | L 12-42 | No. 16 TCU | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 45-66 | No. 18 Memphis | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 24-31 | No. 15 UCF | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 36-56 | No. 20 TCU | Unranked | Road |
| 2016 | W 38-16 | No. 11 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 13-40 | No. 23 Baylor | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 14-55 | No. 22 Navy | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 40-60 | No. 23 Temple | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 37-56 | No. 3 TCU | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 24-45 | No. 22 East Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 6-58 | No. 6 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 13-17 | No. 15 UCF | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 13-42 | No. 10 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | L 16-24 | No. 15 TCU | Unranked | Home |
| 2011 | L 7-37 | No. 11 Houston | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | W 40-33 | No. 20 TCU | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 14-46 | No. 8 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 2010 | L 24-41 | No. 4 TCU | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 15-38 | No. 17 Houston | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 14-39 | No. 11 TCU | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 7-43 | No. 12 Texas Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 3-35 | No. 25 Texas Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2005 | W 21-10 | No. 22 TCU | Unranked | Home |
| 2004 | L 27-57 | No. 24 UTEP | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 20-38 | No. 23 Boise State | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 13-20 | No. 19 TCU | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 7-62 | No. 13 TCU | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | L 0-26 | No. 18 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 7-31 | No. 25 Air Force | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | L 16-19 | No. 23 BYU | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 17-59 | No. 17 Wyoming | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 3-31 | No. 24 BYU | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 17-20 | No. 22 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 10-35 | No. 21 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1995 | L 10-24 | No. 14 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | T 21-21 | No. 7 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 20-42 | No. 13 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 24-28 | No. 18 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 10-17 | No. 13 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 13-37 | No. 11 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 7-41 | No. 5 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | L 26-31 | No. 22 Tulsa | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | L 6-65 | No. 12 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 7-45 | No. 12 Baylor | Unranked | Home |
| 1990 | L 3-52 | No. 14 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 17-44 | No. 6 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 24-38 | No. 9 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 24-48 | No. 20 Texas Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 6-59 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 14-63 | No. 20 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 21-95 | No. 16 Houston | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 0-41 | No. 9 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1986 | L 35-39 | No. 8 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1986 | W 27-21 | No. 20 Baylor | No. 20 | Road |
| 1986 | L 0-30 | No. 11 Arizona State | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 13-35 | No. 4 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 9-15 | No. 18 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | W 44-14 | No. 19 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1985 | L 14-21 | No. 19 Baylor | No. 16 | Home |
| 1984 | W 27-20 | No. 17 Notre Dame | No. 10 | Neutral |
| 1984 | L 7-13 | No. 2 Texas | No. 19 | Road |
| 1983 | L 7-28 | No. 19 Alabama | No. 6 | Neutral |
| 1983 | L 12-15 | No. 2 Texas | No. 10 | Home |
| 1982 | W 7-3 | No. 6 Pittsburgh | No. 4 | Neutral |
| 1982 | T 17-17 | No. 9 Arkansas | No. 2 | Road |
| 1982 | W 30-17 | No. 19 Texas | No. 4 | Road |
| 1981 | W 32-18 | No. 16 Arkansas | No. 6 | Road |
| 1981 | L 7-9 | No. 10 Texas | No. 8 | Home |
| 1980 | L 45-46 | No. 14 BYU | No. 19 | Neutral |
| 1980 | W 20-6 | No. 12 Texas | No. 19 | Road |
| 1980 | L 28-32 | No. 13 Baylor | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 7-31 | No. 8 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 6-30 | No. 8 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1979 | L 10-37 | No. 6 Houston | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 14-27 | No. 8 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 3-22 | No. 7 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 28-42 | No. 11 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | T 35-35 | No. 16 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 21-26 | No. 5 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 7-47 | No. 6 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 7-45 | No. 16 Texas Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 21-38 | No. 10 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 14-30 | No. 1 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 7-35 | No. 4 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 7-34 | No. 5 Texas Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 0-36 | No. 18 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 12-13 | No. 15 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 6-29 | No. 14 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 3-56 | No. 13 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | L 3-36 | No. 4 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | L 22-30 | No. 8 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1975 | L 22-28 | No. 11 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1975 | L 14-40 | No. 19 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 14-31 | No. 16 Baylor | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | W 18-14 | No. 5 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | L 15-35 | No. 12 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 17-20 | No. 11 Texas Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | L 9-28 | No. 1 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 14-42 | No. 13 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1973 | L 14-31 | No. 15 Texas Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 7-17 | No. 12 Missouri | Unranked | Home |
| 1972 | L 9-17 | No. 9 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 13-18 | No. 17 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1971 | L 18-22 | No. 14 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1971 | L 0-30 | No. 10 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 3-36 | No. 5 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 15-42 | No. 2 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 11-28 | No. 14 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | L 15-28 | No. 3 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | L 14-45 | No. 2 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | L 15-23 | No. 14 Michigan State | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | W 28-27 | No. 10 Oklahoma | No. 20 | Neutral |
| 1968 | L 29-35 | No. 10 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 7-38 | No. 11 Texas | No. 13 | Road |
| 1968 | W 39-18 | No. 19 Texas Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 14-35 | No. 11 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1966 | L 9-24 | No. 4 Georgia | No. 10 | Neutral |
| 1966 | L 0-22 | No. 6 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1965 | L 3-24 | No. 2 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1965 | T 14-14 | No. 6 Purdue | Unranked | Road |
| 1964 | L 0-44 | No. 3 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1964 | L 0-7 | No. 5 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1964 | L 8-27 | No. 4 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1963 | L 12-17 | No. 1 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1963 | W 32-28 | No. 10 Navy | Unranked | Home |
| 1962 | L 7-9 | No. 7 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1962 | L 0-6 | No. 5 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1962 | L 3-33 | No. 6 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1961 | L 7-21 | No. 9 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1961 | L 0-27 | No. 1 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1960 | L 7-20 | No. 19 Baylor | Unranked | Home |
| 1960 | L 3-26 | No. 7 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 0-47 | No. 20 Rice | Unranked | Home |
| 1960 | L 7-26 | No. 5 Navy | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 0-24 | No. 9 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 0-20 | No. 16 Missouri | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 0-19 | No. 7 TCU | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 14-17 | No. 13 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 0-21 | No. 3 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 12-16 | No. 7 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 6-14 | No. 4 Notre Dame | No. 18 | Home |
| 1958 | L 20-23 | No. 3 Ohio State | No. 17 | Road |
| 1957 | L 6-19 | No. 1 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 21-27 | No. 13 Rice | Unranked | Home |
| 1957 | T 0-0 | No. 14 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1956 | L 0-26 | No. 15 Baylor | Unranked | Home |
| 1956 | L 7-33 | No. 5 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1956 | L 7-9 | No. 3 Georgia Tech | No. 12 | Home |
| 1956 | W 19-13 | No. 14 Notre Dame | No. 5 | Home |
| 1955 | L 13-20 | No. 7 TCU | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | L 2-13 | No. 12 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | W 20-0 | No. 15 Rice | Unranked | Home |
| 1955 | L 7-20 | No. 3 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | L 0-17 | No. 11 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1954 | L 21-33 | No. 20 Baylor | No. 11 | Home |
| 1954 | W 21-14 | No. 4 Arkansas | No. 19 | Road |
| 1954 | W 20-6 | No. 15 Rice | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | L 21-27 | No. 17 Baylor | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | L 7-16 | No. 19 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1953 | L 4-6 | No. 10 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | L 14-31 | No. 9 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | L 0-26 | No. 7 Kansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1952 | L 7-20 | No. 4 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1952 | L 7-14 | No. 6 Duke | Unranked | Home |
| 1951 | L 13-20 | No. 15 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1951 | W 27-20 | No. 15 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1951 | L 0-7 | No. 9 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1951 | L 7-21 | No. 11 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1950 | L 20-23 | No. 6 Texas | No. 14 | Road |
| 1950 | W 32-27 | No. 12 Ohio State | No. 2 | Road |
| 1949 | W 20-7 | No. 11 Kentucky | No. 10 | Home |
| 1949 | L 27-41 | No. 7 Rice | No. 12 | Home |
| 1949 | W 28-27 | No. 16 Missouri | No. 11 | Home |
| 1948 | W 21-13 | No. 10 Oregon | No. 8 | Neutral |
| 1948 | L 14-20 | No. 9 Missouri | No. 8 | Road |
| 1947 | T 13-13 | No. 5 Penn State | No. 4 | Neutral |
| 1947 | W 14-13 | No. 7 Texas | No. 3 | Home |
| 1947 | W 7-0 | No. 18 UCLA | No. 3 | Road |
| 1946 | L 3-19 | No. 20 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1946 | L 7-21 | No. 14 Rice | Unranked | Road |
| 1945 | L 12-26 | No. 8 Oklahoma State | Unranked | Road |
| 1944 | L 0-41 | No. 3 Randolph Field | Unranked | Road |
| 1943 | L 0-20 | No. 12 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1942 | L 6-7 | No. 19 Hardin-Simmons | Unranked | Road |
| 1941 | L 0-34 | No. 10 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1941 | L 10-16 | No. 3 Fordham | No. 20 | Road |
| 1939 | L 19-20 | No. 9 Notre Dame | No. 17 | Road |
| 1939 | T 7-7 | No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 16 | Home |
| 1938 | L 7-34 | No. 4 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1937 | L 0-6 | No. 18 Vanderbilt | Unranked | Home |
| 1936 | L 0-7 | No. 3 Fordham | No. 19 | Road |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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