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SMU

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SMU

latest conference era: ACC

Loaded Seasons13
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2025 | +29.3
Best Finish#9 in 2024
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Program Arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +29.3 PWR +3.9 2017: 7-6, margin +15, power +4.5, resume 50 / 100, final rank #802018: 5-7, margin -58, power +3.9, resume 40 / 100, final rank #942019: 10-3, margin +110, power +8.7, resume 90 / 100, final rank #432020: 7-3, margin +77, power +3.9, resume 76 / 100, final rank #442021: 8-4, margin +120, power +13.9, resume 90 / 100, final rank #492022: 7-6, margin +44, power +21.9, resume 85 / 100, final rank #432023: 11-3, margin +293, power +24.6, resume 95 / 100, final rank #262024: 11-3, margin +202, power +28.7, resume 99 / 100, final rank #92025: 9-4, margin +152, power +29.3, resume 94 / 100, final rank #102026: 2-0, margin +49, power +26.1, resume 95 / 100, final rank #12 2017: 7-6, margin +15, power +4.5, resume 50 / 100, final rank #80+4.52018: 5-7, margin -58, power +3.9, resume 40 / 100, final rank #94+3.92019: 10-3, margin +110, power +8.7, resume 90 / 100, final rank #43+8.72020: 7-3, margin +77, power +3.9, resume 76 / 100, final rank #44+3.92021: 8-4, margin +120, power +13.9, resume 90 / 100, final rank #49+13.92022: 7-6, margin +44, power +21.9, resume 85 / 100, final rank #43+21.92023: 11-3, margin +293, power +24.6, resume 95 / 100, final rank #26+24.62024: 11-3, margin +202, power +28.7, resume 99 / 100, final rank #9+28.72025: 9-4, margin +152, power +29.3, resume 94 / 100, final rank #10+29.32026: 2-0, margin +49, power +26.1, resume 95 / 100, final rank #12+26.1 20177-620185-7201910-320207-320218-420227-6202311-3202411-320259-420262-0

Historical Snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 13

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +27.5

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline -1.4

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 3.1

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2025 | +29.3

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Since 2025

This is the program's best power season since 2025.

Best Resume Since Since 2024

This is the program's best resume season since 2024.

Best Finish 2024 | #9

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2024 | 99 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #3 | Power #3

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 85th | Power 85th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2026 | 2-0

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current Context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #12 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 2-0
Program baseline +27.5 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 3.1 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program Signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2025 Season

Ended at power +29.3, record 9-4, and final loaded-board rank #10.

Best Loaded Resume

2024 Season

Resume 99 / 100 with 11 wins and a 79% win rate.

Year-Over-Year Swing

-3.1 power

From 2025 to 2026, the program moved from +29.3 to +26.1.

Best Record

2-0

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2026, with a margin of +49.

Best Resume Season

2024 | 99 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season in the loaded archive for this program.

Latest Vs. Standard

-1.4

Positive means the latest season closed above the program's recent baseline. Negative means it finished below the standard.

Season Explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

13 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 ACCFBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 2-0 #12 +26.1 95 +49 Open season page
2025 ACCFBS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 9-4 #10 +29.3 94 +152 Program view
2024 ACCFBS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 11-3 #9 +28.7 99 +202 Program view
2023 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 11-3 #26 +24.6 95 +293 Program view
2022 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 7-6 #43 +21.9 85 +44 Program view
2021 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-4 #49 +13.9 90 +120 Program view
2020 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 7-3 #44 +3.9 76 +77 Program view
2019 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 10-3 #43 +8.7 90 +110 Program view
2018 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-7 #94 +3.9 40 -58 Program view
2017 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 7-6 #80 +4.5 50 +15 Program view
2016 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 5-7 #93 +3.6 43 -103 Program view
2015 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 2-10 #135 +0.6 14 -215 Program view
2014 American AthleticFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 1-11 #177 -0.6 9 -363 Program view