SMU Mustangs
| Date | Opponent | Result | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | YPP Win Prob | TO Margin |
|---|
| Sep 4September 4 (Sun) | at #8 Texas A&M (7-6, 4-5) | L 14-46 | 5.47 | 7.05 | -1.57 | 15.11%
| -2 |
| Sep 10September 10 | vs UTEP (5-7, 2-6) | W 28-17 | 6.79 | 4.69 | +2.11 | 91.89%
| -1 |
| Sep 17September 17 | vs Northwestern State (5-6, 3-4) | W 40-7 | 6.88 | 3.37 | +3.52 | 97.32%
| -3 |
| Sep 24September 24 | at Memphis (2-10, 1-7) | W 42-0 | 7.12 | 3.04 | +4.09 | 98.35%
| -3 |
| Oct 1October 1 | at #20 TCU (11-2, 7-0) | W 40-33 | 6.88 | 6.19 | +0.69 | 67.18%
| 0 |
| Oct 15October 15 | vs UCF (5-7, 3-5) | W 38-17 | 9.36 | 6.13 | +3.24 | 97.20%
| -1 |
| Oct 22October 22 | at Southern Mississippi (12-2, 7-2) | L 3-27 | 6.02 | 5.73 | +0.28 | 57.16%
| 0 |
| Oct 29October 29 | at Tulsa (8-5, 7-1) | L 7-38 | 4.47 | 5.16 | -0.69 | 32.80%
| -3 |
| Nov 5November 5 | vs Tulane (2-11, 1-7) | W 45-24 | 6.88 | 4.53 | +2.35 | 94.04%
| +1 |
| Nov 12November 12 | vs Navy (5-7) | L 17-24 | 5.97 | 5.08 | +0.89 | 71.71%
| 0 |
| Nov 19November 19 | at #11 Houston (13-1, 8-1) | L 7-37 | 4.49 | 6.58 | -2.09 | 8.27%
| -3 |
| Nov 26November 26 | vs Rice (4-8, 3-5) | W 27-24 | 6.22 | 3.93 | +2.29 | 93.56%
| -4 |
| Jan 7January 7 | at Pittsburgh (6-7, 4-3) * | W 28-6 | 5.74 | 4.18 | +1.56 | 84.62%
| 0 |
| | Final Record | YPP Gained | YPP Allowed | YPP Diff | Expected Record | TO Margin |
|---|
| | 8-5, 5-3 | 6.29 | 5.16 | +1.127 | 9.09-3.91 (-1.09) | -19 |