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SMU's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 8/29	SMU vs East Texas A&M	-38
Fri 9/5	SMU vs Baylor	-7.5
Fri 9/12	SMU at Missouri State	-34
Fri 9/19	SMU at TCU	-1
	BYE WEEK
Fri 10/3	SMU vs Syracuse	-11.5
Fri 10/10	SMU vs Stanford	-22.5
Fri 10/17	SMU at Clemson	+11
Fri 10/24	SMU at Wake Forest	-19
Fri 10/31	SMU vs Miami	+2
Fri 11/7	SMU at Boston College	-9.5
	BYE WEEK
Fri 11/21	SMU vs Louisville	-5
Fri 11/28	SMU at California	-13.5

Record Prediction: 8.8 - 3.2 #19
Schedule Rating: #57
Future 2026 Schedule

SMU's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/24	SMU at Nevada	-28.0	55.5	W 29 - 24	U	N
Sat 8/31	SMU vs Houston Christian			W 59 - 7
Fri 9/6	SMU vs BYU	-12.5	55.5	L 15 - 18	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/21	SMU vs TCU	+1.0	58.5	W 66 - 42	O	Y
Sat 9/28	SMU vs Florida State	-6.0	46.0	W 42 - 16	O	Y
Sat 10/5	SMU at Louisville	+6.5	55.0	W 34 - 27	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/19	SMU at Stanford	-16.5	52.5	W 40 - 10	U	Y
Sat 10/26	SMU at Duke	-11.5	49.5	W 28 - 27	O	N
Sat 11/2	SMU vs Pittsburgh	-7.0	55.5	W 48 - 25	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/16	SMU vs Boston College	-19.0	54.5	W 38 - 28	O	N
Sat 11/23	SMU at Virginia	-11.5	54.5	W 33 - 7	U	Y
Sat 11/30	SMU vs California	-11.5	54.5	W 38 - 6	U	Y
Sat 12/7	SMU vs Clemson	-2.5	56.5	L 31 - 34	O	N
Sat 12/21	SMU at Penn State	+9.0	52.5	L 10 - 38	U	N

2024 Schedule Rating: #38
2024 Record: 11 - 3 (ACC: 8 - 1)
Spread Record 7 - 6 - 0 | O/U 7 - 7

Opponents: 2 Elite, 3 Good, 3 Avg, 2 Bad, 2 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 0 Elite, 4 Good, 4 Avg, 2 Bad, 2 Poor

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SMU's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	SMU vs Louisiana Tech	-21.0	66.0	W 38 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/9	SMU at Oklahoma	+16.5	68.5	L 11 - 28	U	N
Sat 9/16	SMU vs Prairie View A&M	-42.5	63.5	W 69 - 0	O	Y
Sat 9/23	SMU at TCU	+7.0	63.5	L 17 - 34	U	N
Sat 9/30	SMU vs Charlotte	-22.5	53.0	W 34 - 16	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/12	SMU at East Carolina	-11.5	48.5	W 31 - 10	U	Y
Fri 10/20	SMU at Temple	-24.0	53.0	W 55 - 0	O	Y
Sat 10/28	SMU vs Tulsa	-20.5	55.0	W 69 - 10	O	Y
Sat 11/4	SMU at Rice	-12.0	59.5	W 36 - 31	O	N
Fri 11/10	SMU vs North Texas	-21.5	67.5	W 45 - 21	U	Y
Sat 11/18	SMU at Memphis	-9.5	64.5	W 38 - 34	O	N
Sat 11/25	SMU vs Navy	-20.0	46.0	W 59 - 14	O	Y
Sat 12/2	SMU at Tulane	+4.0	50.5	W 26 - 14	U	Y
Thu 12/28	SMU vs Boston College	-13.5	49.0	L 14 - 23	U	N

SMU's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	SMU at North Texas	-9.5	67.5	W 48 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/10	SMU vs Lamar	-48.5	66.0	W 45 - 16	U	N
Sat 9/17	SMU at Maryland	+3.0	74.0	L 27 - 34	U	N
Sat 9/24	SMU vs TCU	+2.5	72.0	L 34 - 42	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Wed 10/5	SMU at UCF	+3.0	65.0	L 19 - 41	U	N
Fri 10/14	SMU vs Navy	-12.5	59.0	W 40 - 34	O	N
Sat 10/22	SMU vs Cincinnati	+3.5	59.5	L 27 - 29	U	Y
Sat 10/29	SMU at Tulsa	-1.0	63.5	W 45 - 34	O	Y
Sat 11/5	SMU vs Houston	-3.5	66.0	W 77 - 63	O	Y
Sat 11/12	SMU at South Florida	-17.5	72.5	W 41 - 23	U	Y
Thu 11/17	SMU at Tulane	+3.5	65.0	L 24 - 59	O	N
Sat 11/26	SMU vs Memphis	-4.5	69.0	W 34 - 31	U	N
Sat 12/17	SMU vs BYU	-4.5	65.0	L 23 - 24	U	N

SMU's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	SMU vs Abilene Christian	-32.0	66.0	W 56 - 9	U	Y
Sat 9/11	SMU vs North Texas	-22.5	75.5	W 35 - 12	U	Y
Sat 9/18	SMU at Louisiana Tech	-11.0	65.0	W 39 - 37	O	N
Sat 9/25	SMU at TCU	+8.0	66.0	W 42 - 34	O	Y
Sat 10/2	SMU vs South Florida	-21.5	68.5	W 41 - 17	U	Y
Sat 10/9	SMU at Navy	-13.5	57.0	W 31 - 24	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/21	SMU vs Tulane	-14.0	70.5	W 55 - 26	O	Y
Sat 10/30	SMU at Houston	-1.0	61.5	L 37 - 44	O	N
Sat 11/6	SMU at Memphis	-3.5	72.0	L 25 - 28	U	N
Sat 11/13	SMU vs UCF	-7.0	61.5	W 55 - 28	O	Y
Sat 11/20	SMU at Cincinnati	+9.5	65.5	L 14 - 48	U	N
Sat 11/27	SMU vs Tulsa	-6.0	63.0	L 31 - 34	O	N
Wed 12/29	SMU vs Virginia	+2.5	71.0		U	Y

SMU's 2020 Schedule
Sat 9/5	SMU at Texas State	-24.5	70.0	W 31 - 24	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/19	SMU at North Texas	-15.0	71.5	W 65 - 35	O	Y
Sat 9/26	SMU vs Stephen F. Austin	-38.5	63.5	W 50 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/3	SMU vs Memphis	-1.5	75.0	W 30 - 27	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Fri 10/16	SMU at Tulane	-6.5	66.0	W 37 - 34	O	N
Sat 10/24	SMU vs Cincinnati	-1.5	56.5	L 13 - 42	U	N
Sat 10/31	SMU vs Navy	-14.0		W 51 - 37		N
Sat 11/7	SMU at Temple	-17.0	63.5	W 47 - 23	O	Y
Sat 11/14	SMU at Tulsa	-2.0	64.0	L 24 - 28	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/28	SMU at East Carolina	-12.0	72.0	L 38 - 52	O	N
Sat 12/5	SMU vs Houston	+2.0	68.0		U	Y

2025 class: 221 points #30
2024 class: 142 points #106
2023 class: 175 points #71
2022 class: 146 points #82
2021 class: 182 points #53

Average Class Ranking: #68
Average Recruiting Points: 173

Class Averages
ACC Class: 211 #42
Power 4 Class: 225 #42
FBS Class: 179 #69

2020 class: 157 points #81
2019 class: 167 points #68
2018 class: 152 points #87
2017 class: 140 points #80
2016 class: 152 points #75

Average Class Ranking: #78
Average Recruiting Points: 154

Offensive Coordinator Casey Woods

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Kevin Jennings	248	381	65%	3189	23	11	8.4
Tyler Van Dyke (Tr)	43	68	63%	422	1	0	6.2

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
TJ Harden (Tr)	124	505	2	4.1	40
Kevin Jennings	101	354	5	3.5	59
Derrick McFall	26	106	2	4.1	17
Chris Johnson Jr. (Tr)	6	31	0	5.2	24

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Yamir Knight (Tr)	52	605	4	11.6	68
Jordan Hudson	39	422	5	10.8	42
TJ Harden (Tr)	40	368	1	9.2	53
Matthew Hibner	24	368	4	15.3	80

(Tr) - new transfer in 2025

Defensive Coordinator Scott Symons

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Isaiah Nwokobia	95	3	1	2	3
Robert Rahimi (Tr)	82	6	1	1	5
Zakye Barker (Tr)	81	12	2	1	1
Ahmaad Moses	64	6	0	0	3

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Isaiah Smith	31	9	7	6	1
Cam Robertson	29	6	3	3	0
Jahkai Lang (Tr)	12	2	2	0	0
Zakye Barker (Tr)	81	12	2	1	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Deuce Harmon	28	2	0	0	6
Robert Rahimi (Tr)	82	6	1	1	5
Isaiah Nwokobia	95	3	1	2	3

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 53% #78
Offense Returning Production: 56% #73
Defense Returning Production: 51% #79

Transfer Portal
2025 Portal Class #39
18 Commits, 86.7 Avg Rating
38% of 2025 Roster from Portal, 21% TY

Team Talent
2025 Talent Rating: 820.00 #43
Offense Talent #42 | Defense Talent #42
2024 #47 | 2023 #91 | 2022 #63 | 2021 #63

2025 - 2022 Records
2025 Record: 0 - 0
2025 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 0 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 0

2024 Record: 11 - 3
2024 Conf Record: 8 - 1
Spread: 7 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 7

2023 Record: 11 - 3
2023 Conf Record: 9 - 0
Spread: 8 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 8

2022 Record: 7 - 6
2022 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 5 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 8

Four Year Record: 29 - 12
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 20 - 20 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 22 - 4

2021 - 2018 Records
2021 Record: 8 - 4
2021 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

2020 Record: 7 - 3
2020 Conf Record: 4 - 3
Spread: 4 - 5 - 1 | Totals: 4 - 6

2019 Record: 10 - 3
2019 Conf Record: 6 - 2
Spread: 8 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 10 - 3

2018 Record: 5 - 7
2018 Conf Record: 4 - 4
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 8

Eight Year Record: 59 - 29
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 43 - 43 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 45 - 17

SMU Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2024	CFP 1st Round	SMU vs Penn State	+9.0	52.5	L 10 - 38
2023	Fenway Bowl	SMU vs Boston College	-13.5	49.0	L 14 - 23
2022	Mexico Bowl	SMU vs BYU	-4.5	65.0	L 23 - 24
2019	Raton Bowl	SMU vs Florida Atlantic	-7.5	64.0	L 28 - 52
2017	Frisco Bowl	SMU vs Louisiana Tech	-4.0	70.5	L 10 - 51

Power Ranking Stats (2024)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.24 (38)	44% (53)	4.41 (25)	31.1 (26)	44%	50%	.03 (5)	37% (9)	3.09 (13)	29.9 (94)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2023	.28 (24)	44% (46)	4.51 (21)	30.4 (40)	43%	59%	.04 (7)	36% (10)	3.59 (51)	27.8 (43)

More Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	14	28:28 (23)	22.6 (4)	44%	50%	8.1 (134)	77.7 (134)	1.7 (126)	1.6	6.6 (9)	3.1 (3)	3

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2023	14	30:21 (14)	23.5 (6)	43%	59%	4.6 (32)	40.8 (38)	0.9 (19)	1.2	6.6 (12)	3.1 (4)	5

Overall Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	14	36.5	43.7	29	44.1% (53)	4.41 (25)	1.7	23	432	169	263	4.4	51% (65)	49% (70)	44% (62)	44% (45)	15% (46)	.24 (38)
2024 Defense	14	22.1	20.3	22.2	36.7% (9)	3.09 (13)	1.6	-	-	-	-	-	44% (9)	55% (124)	39% (35)	35% (10)	18% (29)	.03 (5)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2023 Offense	14	38.7	52.3	30.6	43.9% (46)	4.51 (21)	0.9	24	455	177	278	4.5	50% (66)	49% (71)	47% (30)	42% (67)	12% (8)	.28 (24)
2023 Defense	14	17.8	12.5	21.6	35.7% (10)	3.59 (51)	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	47% (38)	52% (97)	37% (17)	35% (8)	19% (14)	.04 (7)

Run Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	14	51% (65)	44% (62)	38.3	168.9	4.4	29 (18)	.12 (77)	2.97 (83)	70% (90)	9% (49)	0.93 (86)
2024 Defense	14	44% (9)	39% (35)	-	-	-	-	-.05 (2)	2.72 (25)	60% (10)	11% (36)	0.81 (6)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2023 Offense	14	50% (66)	47% (30)	39.7	176.6	4.5	29 (22)	.18 (52)	3.21 (49)	85% (2)	6% (4)	0.88 (122)
2023 Defense	14	47% (38)	37% (17)	-	-	-	-	.04 (19)	2.9 (35)	67% (30)	12% (23)	0.97 (50)

Pass Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	14	49% (70)	44% (45)	19.9	31.2	262.9	8.4	13.2	28 (15)	12 (85)	.37 (19)	1.8 (11)	33% (94)	34% (34)	.47 (17)	6% (69)	2.3 (13)
2024 Defense	14	55% (124)	35% (10)	-	-	-	-	-	-	16 (10)	.11 (17)	1.7 (107)	37% (7)	27% (21)	.16 (12)	7% (30)	2.1 (96)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2023 Offense	14	49% (71)	42% (67)	19.6	33.2	278.4	8.4	14.2	33 (11)	8 (30)	.45 (16)	2 (3)	31% (57)	33% (44)	.38 (53)	6% (58)	2.1 (46)
2023 Defense	14	52% (97)	35% (8)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12 (37)	.09 (8)	1.7 (87)	36% (18)	22% (1)	.07 (2)	8% (19)	2.1 (70)

Team Notes (5/3) RBs rebuild. Soph McFall #1, good depth/potential ❌
(5/3) WRs Hudson/Brinson top 2, Knight (JMU) slot ❌
(5/3) DL will anchor this def, LB/DB will need time ❌
(5/2) S Isaiah Nwokobia rated top 10 S via PFF ❌
(4/4) TE Maryland great weapon, top 10 PFF, hurt LY. ❌
(3/18) QB Jennings back, good but CFP disaster ❌
(3/18) OL returns 3/5, Portal adds, could improve ❌
(3/18) Def good LY, must replace a lot. ❌

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes

Power Ratings Overall: 14.90 #21
Offense: 20.07 #37
Defense: 5.17 #18
SP+ Overall: 14.1 #18
SP+ Offense: 37.4 #9
SP+ Defense: 23.3 #38

Returning Prod HC Lashlee, OC Woods & QB all back
'24 QB Kevin Jennings returns
Returning Production: 53% #78
Offense: 56% #73 | Defense: 51% #79
OL Prod: 69% #37, 3 clear starters
OL Snaps: 3901 #27 | From Portal: 933 #42
Rush Prod: 35% #100 | Rec Prod: 55% #55
Def Front Seven: 60% - Secondary: 63%

Roster Team Talent #43 Blue Chips: 7% #44
Offense Talent #42 Defense Talent #42
Crootin Class #30 - 4 YR Rank #68
Portal Class #39 - 18 players, 87 Avg
38% of Roster from Portal, 21% TY
40 New Players, 40% of '25 Roster #84

2025 Schedule Record Prediction: 8.8 - 3.2 #19
Vegas Win Total Record: 8.5 - 3.5
Schedule Rating: 40 #57
View Schedule & Predicted Results
Opps: Elite: 2, Good: 3, Avg: 3, Bad: 2, Poor: 2

Scoring Scoring: 36.5 - 22.1 (39 - 18) in '24
Scoring at Home: 44 - 20 | Road: 29 - 22
OC: Casey Woods - been OC for 3 years
DC: Scott Symons - been DC for 3 years

Records 2024 Record: 11 - 3 (7 - 6 - 0) (ACC: 8 - 1)
2023 Record: 11 - 3 (8 - 6 - 0) (ACC: 9 - 0)
2022 Record: 7 - 6 (5 - 8 - 0) (ACC: 5 - 3)
4 Yr Record: (29 - 12) | 8 Yr Record: (59 - 29)

'24 OffenseBalanced offense, Pass: 49%, Run: 51%
Avg Offense Success Rate of 44%
Good Offensive Explosiveness
Good in Scoring Position 4.41 PPO
Avg Run Success 44%
Avg Pass Success 44%
Poor Offensive Turnovers
Avg OL Grades, Bad OL Yds Per Rush
Poor 1st/2nd Down Success 67%
Good when off Schedule 34%

'24 DefenseGreat DL Grades, Good Sacks/Turnovers
Great Defense Success Rate of 37%
Great in Scoring Position 3.09 PPO
Good Run Def Success 39%
Great Pass Def Success 35%
Good Pressure/Havoc/Forcing TOs
Good at Forcing Turnovers
Awful Penalty Team, Good Field Position
Great 1st/2nd Down Success 63%
Great when Opp is off Schedule 27%

Team NotesRBs rebuild. Soph McFall #1, good depth/potential
WRs Hudson/Brinson top 2, Knight (JMU) slot
DL will anchor this def, LB/DB will need time
S Isaiah Nwokobia rated top 10 S via PFF
TE Maryland great weapon, top 10 PFF, hurt LY.
QB Jennings back, good but CFP disaster
OL returns 3/5, Portal adds, could improve
Def good LY, must replace a lot.