East Carolina vs. SMU
East Carolina and SMU have 10 meetings on file, the first in 2005; the series is tied 5–5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5. Share
- East Carolina wins
- 5
- SMU wins
- 5
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 2005
- Longest streak
- 2 East Carolina
- Current streak
- 1 SMU
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 2023
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 15.2 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At East Carolina
- 3–3 East Carolina’s record at home
- At SMU
- 2–2 SMU’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- East Carolina’s biggest win2015: East Carolina 49, SMU 23by 26 points
- SMU’s biggest win2016: SMU 55, East Carolina 31by 24 points
- Upset2020: East Carolina 52, SMU 38East Carolina had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2009: SMU 28, East Carolina 21SMU had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
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
Biggest days
| Holton Ahlers East Carolina | 32 of 42, 498 yards, 6 TD | 2019 Passing | |
| Shane Buechele SMU | 33 of 46, 414 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT | 2019 Passing | |
| James Pinkney East Carolina | 31 of 40, 391 yards, 2 TD | 2006 Passing | |
| Tyler Snead East Carolina | 19 catches, 240 yards, 3 TD | 2019 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Oct 12, 2023 | SMU 31, East Carolina 10 | at East Carolina | ||
| Nov 28, 2020 | East Carolina 52, SMU 38 | at East Carolina | ||
| Nov 9, 2019 | 23SMU 59, East Carolina 51 | at SMU | ||
| Nov 12, 2016 | SMU 55, East Carolina 31 | at East Carolina | ||
| Oct 3, 2015 | East Carolina 49, SMU 23 | at SMU | ||
| Oct 4, 2014 | 22East Carolina 45, SMU 24 | at East Carolina | ||
| Nov 26, 2010 | SMU 45, East Carolina 38 | at East Carolina | ||
| Oct 10, 2009 | SMU 28, East Carolina 21 | at SMU | ||
| Oct 21, 2006 | East Carolina 38, SMU 21 | at East Carolina | ||
| Oct 15, 2005 | East Carolina 24, SMU 17 | at SMU |
Every game is listed as played on the field.