SMU at Houston

Saturday, October 20, 1979

No. 5 Houston beat SMU 37–⁠10. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Houston led the series 3–⁠2.

AwaySMU5–⁠6 in 1979
10
Home5Houston11–⁠1 in 1979
37

FinalHigh 86°F, low 74°FAttendance 43,409

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Houston 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Houston leads 22–⁠14–⁠1 in 37 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.

Recent meetings
2022SMU 77, Houston 63
2021Houston 44, SMU 37
2019SMU 34, Houston 31
2018SMU 45, Houston 31
2017Houston 35, SMU 22
2016SMU 38, Houston 16

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