SMU Football Schedule 2026

2026 results · Updated 2026-10-10

SMU this season

Record

4-1 · 5 played

Points

173 scored · 115 allowed

Latest result

Oct 3 vs Boston College Eagles · 25–16

Current / next fixture

Oct 17 vs Virginia Cavaliers

AP Top 25 · 2026-09-27

Unranked

Schedule guide · Reviewed 2026-10-11

Reading the SMU schedule

Next matchup

SMU plays next against Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at home in Dallas, Texas. Kickoff is 12:00 PM EDT. TV coverage is scheduled for The CW.

Home and away stretches

SMU hosts Virginia Tech and Wake Forest after visiting Syracuse, then finishes at Notre Dame and Stanford. The closing away pair crosses two distinct regions and includes a nonconference game at Notre Dame.

This closing stretch runs from Sat, Oct 31 through Sat, Nov 28. Dates are shown in Eastern time; successive fixtures may have an open week between them.

Calendar changes and weekday selections

• Fri, Nov 6 — vs. Virginia Tech Hokies. Friday game in the ACC’s finalized weekday slate.

What remains unannounced in our listings

• Sat, Oct 24 — vs. California Golden Bears: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Oct 31 — at Syracuse Orange: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 14 — vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons: kickoff time, TV network TBD.
• Sat, Nov 28 — at Stanford Cardinal: kickoff time, TV network TBD.

This guide interprets the published fixture list. Schedule data snapshot: 2026-10-10; results are recorded through October 9. New broadcaster selections and results may not yet be reflected here.

Confirmed finals through 2026-10-10

Team scoring

Record

4-1

Games played

5

Points scored

173

Points allowed

115

Points per game

34.6

Points allowed per game

23.0

Point differential

+58

These figures include only the confirmed final scores in the schedule above. Player yards and individual leaders are not included because those figures have not been sourced here.