BYU vs. SMU
BYU and SMU first met in 1980 and have played 5 times; BYU leads the series 5–0. Over the last 5 meetings it’s BYU 5–0, and BYU has won the last 5. Share
2031 at BYU. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- BYU wins
- 5
- SMU wins
- 0
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1980
- Longest streak
- 5 BYU
- Current streak
- 5 BYU
- Last 10 meetings
- BYU 5–0
- Most recent
- 2024
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: BYU 1, SMU 0
- Average margin
- 7.2 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At BYU
- 1–0 BYU’s record at home
- At SMU
- 0–2 SMU’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–0 BYU first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- BYU’s biggest win1996: BYU 31, SMU 3by 28 points
- Upset2024: BYU 18, SMU 15BYU had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1980: BYU 46, SMU 45No. 19 SMU at No. 14 BYU
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters BYU | 2022 |
| Ben Bywater BYU | 2022 |
| Jim McMahon BYU | 1980 |
| Craig James SMU | 1980 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Sep 6, 2024 | BYU 18, SMU 15 | at SMU | ||
| Dec 17, 2022 | BYU 24, SMU 23 | University Stadium (NM) | New Mexico Bowl | |
| Sep 27, 1997 | 23BYU 19, SMU 16 | at SMU | ||
| Sep 28, 1996 | 24BYU 31, SMU 3 | at BYU | ||
| Dec 19, 1980 | 14BYU 46, 19SMU 45 | Neutral site | Holiday Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.