SMU vs. Stanford
SMU and Stanford first met in 1935 and have played 3 times; SMU leads the series 2–1. Over the last 3 meetings it’s SMU 2–1, and SMU has won the last 2. Share
- SMU wins
- 2
- Stanford wins
- 1
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1935
- Longest streak
- 2 SMU
- Current streak
- 2 SMU
- Last 10 meetings
- SMU 2–1
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 20.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At SMU
- 1–0 SMU’s record at home
- At Stanford
- 0–1 Stanford’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 SMU first
- 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.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Keith Topping Stanford | 1935 |
| Monk Moscrip Stanford | 1935 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Nov 28, 2026 | SMU at Stanford upcoming | at Stanford | ||
| Oct 11, 2025 | SMU 34, Stanford 10 | at SMU | ||
| Oct 19, 2024 | 21SMU 40, Stanford 10 | at Stanford | ||
| Jan 1, 1936 | Stanford 7, SMU 0 | Neutral site | Rose Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.