Hardin Simmons vs. SMU

Hardin Simmons and SMU first met in 1920 and have played 5 times; SMU leads the series 3–⁠1–⁠1. Over the last 5 meetings it’s SMU 3–⁠1.

Hardin Simmons wins
1
SMU wins
3
Ties
1
First meeting
1920
Longest streak
3 SMU
Current streak
1 Hardin Simmons
Last 10 meetings
SMU 3–⁠1
Most recent
1942

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠1–⁠1
1930s0–⁠2
1940s1–⁠0
Average margin
7.2 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At SMU
3–⁠0–⁠1 SMU’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Hardin Simmons first
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Hardin Simmons’s biggest win1942: Hardin Simmons 7, SMU 6by 1 points
  2. SMU’s biggest win1931: SMU 27, Hardin Simmons 10by 17 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Hardin Simmons and SMU, 1920 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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.

Every game

Oct 10, 1942Hardin Simmons 7, SMU 6Neutral site
Oct 26, 1935SMU 18, Hardin Simmons 6at SMU
Oct 3, 1931SMU 27, Hardin Simmons 10at SMU
Oct 13, 1928SMU 6, Hardin Simmons 0at SMU
Oct 2, 1920SMU 0, Hardin Simmons 0at SMU

Every game is listed as played on the field.