| Team Timeline |
| First Team: 1915 |
| 1921 - Rix served as SMU's head coach for the first two games of the season before resigning. Bill Cunningham led the team as interim head coach for the final six games. | | 1981 - The Mustangs were put on probation by the NCAA for recruiting violations and were banned from participating in any bowl game. | | 1987 - Southern Methodist University football scandal led to the death penalty for 1987 and 1988 seasons in which SMU was barred from fielding teams. | | 1998 - Due to NCAA sanctions, SMU had 4 regular season wins and 6 regular season losses vacated for the season. | | 2014 - Defensive coordinator Tom Mason served as interim head coach for the final 10 games of the season. | | 2017 - Morris served as SMU's head coach for the regular season before resigning. Sonny Dykes coached the Mustangs in the Frisco Bowl. |
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| Championships |
| National Championships |
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None
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| Conference Championships |
1918, 1923, 1926, 1931, 1935, 1947, 1948 1966, 1981, 1982, 1984, 2023
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| Division Championships |
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2010, 2023
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| Team Records |
| Overall Record | 547-569-54 |
| Winning Pct. | 49% |
| Vacated Wins | 4 |
| Forfeit Games | 0 |
| Adjusted Record | 543-569-54 |
| Winning Pct. | 49% |
| National Championships | 0 |
| Conference Titles | 12 |
| Division Titles | 2 |
| Conference Record | 312-351-31 |
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| NFL Players (#2) | |
| Home Record | 343-245-26 |
| Away Record | 196-311-27 |
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| By The Numbers |
| Seasons | 108 |
| Winning Seasons (#1) |
54 |
| Losing Seasons (#1) | 54 |
| Most Wins in A Season | 12 (1935) |
| Most Loses in A Season | 12 (2003) |
| 10 Win Seasons | 8 |
| Most Points Scored in a Game | 77 (11/5/2022) |
| Most Points Scored in a Season | 544 (2019) |
| Most Points Allowed in a Game | 95 (10/21/1989) |
| Most Points Allowed in a Season | 548 (2015) |
| Largest Margin of Victory | 70 (9/25/1920) |
| Largest Margin of Defeat | 74 (9/30/1916) |
| Most Points Both Teams in a Game | 140 (11/5/2022) |
| Last Shutout | 10/20/2023 |
| Last Time Shutout | 11/28/2015 |
| Shutouts All-Time | 137 |
| Been Shutout All-Time | 114 |
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| Streaks |
| Longest Win | 14 (10/31/1981-11/13/1982) |
| Longest Losing |
15 (8/30/2003-9/18/2004) |
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| Bowl Records |
| Overall Record | 7-12-1
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| Rose | 0-1-0 |
| Cotton | 2-1-1 |
| Orange | 0-0-0 |
| Fiesta | 0-0-0 |
| Sugar | 0-0-0 |
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| By the Decade |
| 2020-29 | 44-19 |
| 2010-19 | 57-69 |
| 2000-09 | 34-84 |
| 1990-99 | 31-76
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| 1980-89 | 63-28-1
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| 1970-79 | 48-59-3
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| 1960-69 | 35-65-3
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| 1950-59 | 47-48-5
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| 1940-49 | 55-40-8
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| 1930-39 | 64-38-9
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| 1920-29 | 56-22-16
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| 2024 Season |
| Sat., Aug. 24 | @
Nevada
| 29-24 W | | Sat., Aug. 31 | vs.
Houston Christian
| 59-7 W | | Fri., Sep. 6 | vs.
Brigham Young
| 15-18 L | | Sat., Sep. 14 | OPEN | | | Sat., Sep. 21 | vs.
Texas Christian
| 66-42 W | | Sat., Sep. 28 | vs.
Florida State
| 42-16 W | | Sat., Oct. 5 | @
Louisville
| 34-27 W | | Sat., Oct. 12 | OPEN | | | Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Stanford
| 40-10 W | | Sat., Oct. 26 | @
Duke
| 28-27 W | | Sat., Nov. 2 | vs.
Pittsburgh
| 48-25 W | | Sat., Nov. 9 | OPEN | | | Sat., Nov. 16 | vs.
Boston College
| 38-28 W | | Sat., Nov. 23 | @
Virginia
| 33-7 W | | Sat., Nov. 30 | vs.
California
| 38-6 W | | Sat., Dec. 7 | vs.
Clemson
| 31-34 L | | Sat., Dec. 21 | @
Penn State
| 10-38 L |
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| 2024 Season Totals |
| Record | 11-3
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| Scoring | 511-309 |
| Conference Record | 8-0 |
| Home Record | 6-1
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| Away Record | 5-1
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| Longest Running Rivalry |
| Southern Methodist & Texas Christian have played 102 games. |
| Southern Methodist has won 42 games. |
| Texas Christian has won 53 games. |
| with 7 tie games. |
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| Record when scoring..... (since 2000) |
| Scoring | Record |
| less than 10 | 0-41 |
| 10 or more | 135-131 |
| 20 or more |
133-74 |
| 30 or more | 109-25 |
| 40 or more | 62-10 |
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| Record when allowing..... (since 2000) |
| Points Allowed | Record |
| less than 10 | 19-0 |
| 10 or more | 116-172 |
| 20 or more | 83-160 |
| 30 or more | 38-127 |
| 40 or more | 6-77 |
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