SMU Mustangs
ACC
8-4 (4-4 conf)
SP+ #44AP #19
Ratings
2021
- SP+
- 8.9 (#44)
- SP+ Offense
- 36.7
- SP+ Defense
- 27.1
- SRS
- 6.1
- FPI
- 5.1
- Elo
- 1611
- Talent
- 576
- Recruiting
- 182 (#53)
Schedule
record 8–4
Schedule
81st
toughest of 130
Offenses faced
78th
toughest of 130
Defenses faced
80th
toughest of 130
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 130 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsAbilene Christian | FCS | 56-9 | +47 | W |
| 2 | vsNorth Texas | -6.5 | 35-12 | +23 | W |
| 3 | @Louisiana Tech | -11.6 | 39-37 | +2 | W |
| 4 | @TCU | -0.6 | 42-34 | +8 | W |
| 5 | vsSouth Florida | -12.1 | 41-17 | +24 | W |
| 6 | @Navy | -8.5 | 31-24 | +7 | W |
| 8 | vsTulane | -3.9 | 55-26 | +29 | W |
| 9 | @Houston | +10.9 | 37-44 | -7 | L |
| 10 | @Memphis | +1 | 25-28 | -3 | L |
| 11 | vsUCF | +4.8 | 55-28 | +27 | W |
| 12 | @Cincinnati | +21.2 | 14-48 | -34 | L |
| 13 | vsTulsa | +5.8 | 31-34 | -3 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2021 · 60
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Tanner Mordecai | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Preston Stone | SR | 6'1" | 215 | ★★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Derek Green | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Ulysses Bentley IV | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Tre Siggers | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Tyler Lavine | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Brandon Epton Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Blake Bedwell | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Danny Gray | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Reggie Roberson Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Rashee Rice | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Jordan Kerley | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Roderick Daniels | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Austin Upshaw | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Dylan Goffney | SR | 6'0" | 216 | — |
| WR | 8th | Beau Barker | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Jayleen Record | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Grant Calcaterra | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Nolan Matthews | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Tommy McIntyre | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 4th | Ben Redding | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 5th | Simon Gonzalez | — | — | — | — |
| TE | — | DJ Rogers | SR | 6'4" | 250 | — |
Defensive Line · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Gary Wiley | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DE | 2nd | Turner Coxe | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 3rd | Nelson Paul | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 1st | Toby Ndukwe | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 1st | DeVere Levelston | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 2nd | Elijah Chatman | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DT | 3rd | Michael Williams | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DT | 4th | Will Jones | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 5th | Terrance Newman | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DT | 6th | Junior Aho | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 7th | Harrison Loveless | — | — | — | — |
| DT | 8th | Darren Brown | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Delano Robinson | — | — | — | ★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Jimmy Phillips Jr. | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Shaine Hailey | — | — | — | ★★ |
| LB | 4th | Trevor Denbow | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Richard Moore | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Isaac Slade-Matautia | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Deuce Palmer | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 8th | Keke Burns | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 9th | Izaiah Kelley | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 10th | Brian Holloway | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Bryce McMorris | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Ar'mani Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 3rd | Sam Westfall | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 1st | Bryan Massey | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 2nd | Jahari Rogers | SR | 6'0" | 190 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Roderick Roberson Jr. | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 4th | Karl Taylor | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Chace Cromartie | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Brandon Crossley | — | — | — | — |
| S | 3rd | Isaiah Nwokobia | SR | 6'1" | 205 | — |
| S | 4th | Donald Clay | — | — | — | — |
| S | 5th | Ra-Sun Kazadi | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Matt Fraanje | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Blake Mazza | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Brendan Hall | — | — | — | — |
2021 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
36.787
Off PPA
+0.3296
Pass PPA
+0.4897
Rush PPA
+0.1659
Success
47%82
Explosive
1.3584
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2021 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.32 | +0.24 |
| Passing | +0.48 | +0.41 |
| Rushing | +0.16 | +0.10 |
| 1st Down | +0.11 | +0.04 |
| 2nd Down | +0.35 | +0.26 |
| 3rd Down | +0.64 | +0.56 |
Scoring Trend
2021 · pts/game
PPG For
38.4
PPG Against
28.4
Differential
+10.0
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2021
- Overall
- 8-4
- Home
- 5-1
- Away
- 3-3
- Conference
- 4-4
- Non-Conference
- 4-0
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-3
- Avg Margin
- +10.0
Situational Splits
2021 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-1 | 45.5 | 21.0 |
| Away | 3-3 | 31.3 | 35.8 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 14.0 | 48.0 |
| Conference | 4-4 | 36.1 | 31.1 |
| Non-conference | 4-0 | 43.0 | 23.0 |
Season History · last 12
1 AP top-10 · 6 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8-4 | 6-2 | #23 | #16 | 1-0 |
| 2024 | 11-2 | 8-1 | #12 | #8 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 11-2 | 9-0 | #24 | #17 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #56 | — | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 8-4 | 4-4 | #44 | #19 | — |
| 2020 | 7-3 | 4-3 | #31 | — | — |
| 2019 | 10-2 | 6-2 | #47 | — | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 5-7 | 4-4 | #93 | — | — |
| 2017 | 7-5 | 4-4 | #82 | — | 0-1 |
| 2016 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #104 | — | — |
| 2015 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #120 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1-11 | 1-7 | #125 | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
1-4 SU · 1-4 ATS · O3/U2
Betting Profile
2021 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 8-4 |
| ATS | 6-650% |
| Over / Under | 6-6 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 5-4 |
| As underdog | 1-1 |
| Home | 5-1 |
| Away | 1-5 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #75 · 8 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★114 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #31 | 221 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | #107 | 142 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | #72 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | #82 | 146 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | #53 | 182 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | #81 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2019 | #68 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | #87 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2017 | #80 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | #75 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #63
Returning prod 46%Departed 54%
Talent composite576.0 #63 / 224
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)0 / 83 / 65
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2021
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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