Houston at SMU

Saturday, October 18, 1980

Houston beat SMU 13–⁠11. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Houston led the series 4–⁠2.

AwayHouston7–⁠5 in 1980
13
HomeSMU8–⁠4 in 1980
11

FinalHigh 75°F, low 57°FAttendance 32,109

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

SMU 55% to win. Houston won as Elo’s underdog.

Houston leads 22–⁠14–⁠1 in 37 meetings, counting the 31 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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