NC State vs. SMU

NC State and SMU first met in 1968 and have played 3 times; NC State leads the series 2–⁠1. Over the last 3 meetings it’s NC State 2–⁠1, and NC State has won the last 2.

Scheduled 2027 at SMU; 2028 at NC State; 2029 at SMU. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

NC State wins
2
SMU wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1968
Longest streak
2 NC State
Current streak
2 NC State
Last 10 meetings
NC State 2–⁠1
Most recent
2001

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s0–⁠1
2000s2–⁠0
Average margin
23.7 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At NC State
1–⁠0 NC State’s record at home
At SMU
1–⁠1 SMU’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of NC State and SMU, 1968 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Sep 22, 2001NC State 26, SMU 17at SMU
Sep 16, 2000NC State 41, SMU 0at NC State
Oct 5, 1968SMU 35, NC State 14at SMU

Every game is listed as played on the field.