Santa Clara vs. SMU
Santa Clara and SMU first met in 1947 and have played 3 times; SMU leads the series 3–0. Over the last 3 meetings it’s SMU 3–0, and SMU has won the last 3. Share
- Santa Clara wins
- 0
- SMU wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1947
- Longest streak
- 3 SMU
- Current streak
- 3 SMU
- Last 10 meetings
- SMU 3–0
- Most recent
- 1973
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 30.3 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Santa Clara
- 0–1 Santa Clara’s record at home
- At SMU
- 2–0 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
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 15, 1973 | SMU 49, Santa Clara 7 | at SMU | ||
| Oct 23, 1948 | 11SMU 33, Santa Clara 0 | at SMU | ||
| Sep 9, 1947 | SMU 22, Santa Clara 6 | at Santa Clara |
Every game is listed as played on the field.