SMU vs. UConn

SMU and UConn first met in 1989 and have played 5 times; SMU leads the series 5–⁠0. Over the last 5 meetings it’s SMU 5–⁠0, and SMU has won the last 5.

SMU wins
5
UConn wins
0
Ties
0
First meeting
1989
Longest streak
5 SMU
Current streak
5 SMU
Last 10 meetings
SMU 5–⁠0
Most recent
2018

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s1–⁠0
2010s4–⁠0
Average margin
11.6 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At SMU
3–⁠0 SMU’s record at home
At UConn
0–⁠2 UConn’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. SMU’s biggest win2017: SMU 49, UConn 28by 21 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of SMU and UConn, 1989 on13001500170019901995200020052010201520202025

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

Bryant Shirreffs UConn22 of 28, 408 yards, 2 TD2017 Passing
Matt Davis SMU22 carries, 191 yards, 1 TD2014 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Nov 10, 2018SMU 62, UConn 50at UConn
Sep 30, 2017SMU 49, UConn 28at SMU
Dec 6, 2014SMU 27, UConn 20at UConn
Nov 16, 2013SMU 38, UConn 21at SMU
Sep 16, 1989SMU 31, UConn 30at SMU

Every game is listed as played on the field.