Linebacker, SMU, 2023–26
Alex Kilgore
- Number
- No. 54
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Katy, TX
Alex Kilgore plays linebacker for SMU. Last time out, against Virginia: 10 tackles. Kilgore leads SMU in tackles this season.
2026 so far
35 tackles
Last game: 10 tackles vs. Virginia, W 23–13
Next game: vs. California, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
11tackles, career highat Clemson, 20252sacks, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 2023Team titles: American champions, 2023
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 SMU 6 games, 35 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Florida State | W 27–24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. UC Davis | W 56–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at Louisville | L 31–41 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Missouri State | W 34–24 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Boston College | W 25–16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Virginia | W 23–13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 SMU 11 games, 60 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. East Texas A&M | W 42–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at TCU | L 24–35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Syracuse | W 31–18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Stanford | W 34–10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Clemson | W 35–24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Wake Forest | L 12–13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Miami | W 26–20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | atBoston College | W 45–13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs.Louisville | W 38–6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at California | L 35–38 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Arizona | W 24–19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024 SMU 13 games, 55 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | at Nevada | W 29–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Houston Christian | W 59–7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. BYU | L 15–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs.TCU | W 66–42 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Florida State | W 42–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atLouisville | W 34–27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atStanford | W 40–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | at Duke | W 28–27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 48–25 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Boston College | W 38–28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atVirginia | W 33–7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.California | W 38–6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | at Penn State | L 10–38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 SMU 13 games, 32 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 38–14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Prairie View A&M | W 69–0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atTCU | L 17–34 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Charlotte | W 34–16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at East Carolina | W 31–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Temple | W 55–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Tulsa | W 69–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Rice | W 36–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. North Texas | W 45–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Memphis | W 38–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Navy | W 59–14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | at Tulane | W 26–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs.Boston College | L 14–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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