Houston at SMU

Saturday, October 18, 1986

No. 20 SMU beat Houston 10–⁠3. It was their 12th meeting; after it, SMU led the series 7–⁠5.

AwayHouston1–⁠10 in 1986
3
Home20SMU6–⁠5 in 1986
10

FinalHigh 76°F, low 55°FAttendance 25,967

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

SMU 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Houston leads 22–⁠14–⁠1 in 37 meetings, counting the 25 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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