SMU
Relegated
2021 League Coefficient
2021 · 2-6 · Season Progression
Standings Journey
Tier bands stack T1 (top) through T4 (bottom). Within each band the team's vertical position is its conference rank that week — a team relegated from T1 9th doesn't jump to T2 1st on the chart, it drops down into the next band.
2021 · Schedule & Results
| Wk | Type | Opponent | Conf | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-conf | @ | Utah | L1 National | 28–60 | L |
| 2 | Non-conf | vs | Michigan St | L4 National | 31–38 | L |
| 3 | Non-conf | vs | Yale | L8 National | 36–12 | W |
| 4 | Non-conf | vs | Central Florida | L5 National | 36–27 | W |
| 5 | Conf | vs | Baylor | L3 National | 31–45 | L |
| 6 | Conf | vs | Texas | L3 National | 26–33 | L |
| 7 | Conf | vs | Texas A&M | L3 National | 28–37 | L |
| 8 | Conf | vs | Tulane | L3 National | 37–26 | W |
| 9 | Conf | vs | Tulsa | L3 National | 36–24 | W |
| 10 | Conf | vs | Oklahoma | L3 National | 47–50 | L |
| 11 | Conf | @ | Oklahoma St | L3 National | 23–37 | L |
| 13 | Conf | @ | Arkansas | L3 National | 21–24 | L |
Why SMU was relegated
SMU finished 7th in L3 National (2-6), relegated from T1 to T2.
- Slipped from 1st to 9th in Week 5.
- Worst loss: 28-60 to Utah in Week 1 (margin 32).
Season History
| Season | League | Conference | Tier | W | L | PD | Conf. Rank | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Central | L3 National (A) | T1 | 5 | 3 | +25 | 4 | promoted |
| 2023 | South Central | L3 Regional (A) | T2 | 8 | 1 | +177 | 2 | unchanged |
| 2022 | South Central | L3 Regional (A) | T2 | 4 | 5 | +30 | 6 | relegated |
| 2021 | South Central | L3 National (A) | T1 | 2 | 6 | -27 | 7 | unchanged |
| 2020 | South Central | L3 National (A) | T1 | 3 | 5 | -60 | 5 | unchanged |
| 2019 | South Central | L3 National (A) | T1 | 4 | 4 | -11 | 5 | promoted |
| 2018 | South Central | L3 Regional (A) | T2 | 5 | 4 | +42 | 5 | new |