Memphis vs. SMU
Memphis and SMU have 16 meetings on file, the first in 1976; Memphis leads the series 10–6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Memphis 7–3, and SMU has won the last 2. Share
- Memphis wins
- 10
- SMU wins
- 6
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1976
- Longest streak
- 6 Memphis
- Current streak
- 2 SMU
- Last 10 meetings
- Memphis 7–3
- Most recent
- 2023
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 6–3 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–3 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Memphis 1, SMU 0
- Average margin
- 18.4 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Memphis
- 6–3 Memphis’s record at home
- At SMU
- 3–4 SMU’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Memphis’s biggest win2015: Memphis 63, SMU 0by 63 points
- SMU’s biggest win2011: SMU 42, Memphis 0by 42 points
- Ranked showdown2019: Memphis 54, SMU 48No. 15 SMU at No. 24 Memphis
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
| Shane Buechele SMU | 32 of 45, 474 yards, 3 TD | 2020 Passing | |
| Shane Buechele SMU | 34 of 54, 456 yards, 3 TD | 2019 Passing | |
| Reggie Roberson Jr. SMU | 5 catches, 243 yards, 2 TD | 2020 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2019.
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Nov 18, 2023 | SMU 38, Memphis 34 | at Memphis | ||
| Nov 26, 2022 | SMU 34, Memphis 31 | at SMU | ||
| Nov 6, 2021 | Memphis 28, 23SMU 25 | at Memphis | ||
| Oct 3, 2020 | SMU 30, 25Memphis 27 | at SMU | ||
| Nov 2, 2019 | 24Memphis 54, 15SMU 48 | at Memphis | ||
| Nov 16, 2018 | Memphis 28, SMU 18 | at SMU | ||
| Nov 18, 2017 | 18Memphis 66, SMU 45 | at Memphis | ||
| Nov 5, 2016 | Memphis 51, SMU 7 | at SMU | ||
| Nov 28, 2015 | Memphis 63, SMU 0 | at Memphis | ||
| Oct 25, 2014 | Memphis 48, SMU 10 | at SMU | ||
| Oct 19, 2013 | SMU 34, Memphis 29 | at Memphis | ||
| Oct 27, 2012 | SMU 44, Memphis 13 | at SMU | ||
| Sep 24, 2011 | SMU 42, Memphis 0 | at Memphis | ||
| Nov 8, 2008 | Memphis 31, SMU 26 | at SMU | ||
| Nov 24, 2007 | Memphis 55, SMU 52 | at Memphis | ||
| Oct 2, 1976 | Memphis 27, SMU 13 | at Memphis |
Every game is listed as played on the field.