ACC · 2026

SMU

6–1

CFPi+ rank#35of 138 FBS teams

+9.7CFPi+ rating

#13Best: Head coach

#43Weakest: EPi+ efficiency

5Games left

CFPi+ index

Where the team ranks

CFPi+#35+9.7

Offense#32+31.4

Defense#37+21.7

EPi+ efficiency index

How efficiently it plays

EPi+#43+6.7

Off EPi+#39+4.6

Def EPi+#52-2.1

Advanced stats

Offense and defense

Stat	Offense	Defense
Success rate	#1649.3%	#3337.8%
Explosiveness	#65+1.257	#115+1.331
Havoc rate	#2312.3%	#1819.3%
Pass PPA	#6+0.495	#37+0.078
Rush PPA	#83+0.077	#90+0.099

Raw season splits, not opponent-adjusted. Defense #1 is the stingiest in the country.

TPi+ talent index

The roster and the staff

TPi+#31+8.5

Recruiting#50+5.5

Returning#60+5.8

247 talent#31764.5

Head coach#13+16.0

National composite

What other systems say

Composite#36+9.7

SP+#21+13.4

SP+ off#19+34.1

SP+ def#31+20.4

ESPN FPI#27+12.3

Traditional stats

The box-score view

Yards/G#12473.9

Yards/G allowed#24303.3

Pass yards/G#7316.0

Rush yards/G#66157.9

3rd down#3345.3%

3rd down allowed#427.3%

Sacks/G#113.0

Takeaways/G#1090.9

Ranks are national out of 138 FBS teams and #1 is best. The bar shows where a rank sits in the field; the rating is the source beneath it.

2026 schedule

Every game, with the model's read

Wk	Opponent	Result	Projected
1	@Florida State	W 27–24	Final
2	vsUC Davis	W 56–10	Final
3	@Louisville	L 31–41	Final
4	vsMissouri State	W 34–24	Final
5	vsBoston College	W 25–16	Final
7	vsVirginia	W 23–13	Final
8	vsCalifornia	W 59–20	Final
9	@Syracuse	—
10	vsVirginia Tech	—
11	vs#17Wake Forest	—
12	@#5Notre Dame	—
13	@Stanford	—

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