California vs. SMU
California and SMU have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1957; SMU leads the series 2–1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s SMU 2–1. Some early games are missing from our source for 1918, so the series may be longer than shown here. Share
2027 at California; 2028 at SMU; 2029 at California; 2030 at SMU. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- California wins
- 1
- SMU wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1957
- Longest streak
- 2 SMU
- Current streak
- 1 California
- Last 10 meetings
- SMU 2–1
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 14 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At California
- 1–1 California’s record at home
- At SMU
- 1–0 SMU’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
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.
On television
| 2025 | ESPN2 | 0.5 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Oct 24, 2026 | California at SMU upcoming | at SMU | ||
| Nov 29, 2025 | California 38, 25SMU 35 | at California | ||
| Nov 30, 2024 | 9SMU 38, California 6 | at SMU | ||
| Sep 21, 1957 | SMU 13, California 6 | at California |
Every game is listed as played on the field.