SMU 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 6-2

Final result In-progress

AP final #19 post-bowls

SP+ +6.9 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Kevin JenningsQB2,433 passing yards
Kendrick RaphaelRB697 rushing yards
Yamir KnightWR523 receiving yards
Yannick SmithWR437 receiving yards
Jalen CooperWR389 receiving yards
Alex KilgoreLB41 tackles
Jimmy WyrickS37 tackles
Tyren PolleyS33 tackles
Marques WhiteDE5.5 sacks
Brandon BookerLB2.5 sacks
Aakil WashingtonDE2 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: SMU 56, UC Davis 10. A 46-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: SMU 31, Louisville 41. A 10-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Pony up"

— SMU fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for SMU — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.