SMU vs. Trinity (Texas)

SMU and Trinity (Texas) first met in 1916 and have played 7 times; SMU leads the series 6–⁠1. Over the last 7 meetings it’s SMU 6–⁠1, and SMU has won the last 6.

SMU wins
6
Trinity (Texas) wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1916
Longest streak
6 SMU
Current streak
6 SMU
Last 10 meetings
SMU 6–⁠1
Most recent
1928

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s2–⁠1
1920s4–⁠0
Average margin
30.1 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At SMU
6–⁠1 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

  1. SMU’s biggest win1928: SMU 60, Trinity (Texas) 7by 53 points
  2. Trinity (Texas)‘s biggest win1916: Trinity (Texas) 14, SMU 6by 8 points
  3. Upset1916: Trinity (Texas) 14, SMU 6Trinity (Texas) had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of SMU and Trinity (Texas), 1916 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 27, 1928SMU 60, Trinity (Texas) 7at SMU
Oct 2, 1926SMU 48, Trinity (Texas) 0at SMU
Oct 4, 1924SMU 14, Trinity (Texas) 3at SMU
Oct 30, 1920SMU 38, Trinity (Texas) 7at SMU
Nov 15, 1919SMU 46, Trinity (Texas) 6at SMU
Nov 3, 1917SMU 20, Trinity (Texas) 0at SMU
Nov 24, 1916Trinity (Texas) 14, SMU 6at SMU

Every game is listed as played on the field.