American · 2017 · Final

SMU Mustangs 2017

7-64-4 in conference
Final TDC rank
#74
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
-1.0
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+6.4
13th in FBS
Defense
-7.4
119th in FBS
Schedule
-1.2
68th toughest
Preseason
-3.1
rating going in

2017 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-1.0 now, -3.1 preseason · up 21 spots since preseason
-50+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#74

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 2vsStephen F. Austin FCSW 58–14+8.9—ESPN3
2Sep 9vs90North TexasW 54–32+15.5—ESPN3
3Sep 16@13TCUL 36–56-5.7—ESPNU
4Sep 23vs60Arkansas StateW 44–21+21.3—ESPN3
5Sep 30vs119UConnCONFW 49–28+5.4—ESPNEWS
6Oct 7@52HoustonCONFL 22–35-7.8—CBSSN
7—Bye
8Oct 21@112CincinnatiCONFW 31–28-5.0—ESPNU
9Oct 27vs95TulsaCONFW 38–34-3.6—ESPN2
10Nov 4vs11UCFCONFL 24–31+4.3—ESPN2
11Nov 11@42NavyCONFL 40–43+3.8—CBSSN
12Nov 18@30MemphisCONFL 45–66-11.6—ESPNEWS
13Nov 25vs80TulaneCONFW 41–38-2.2—CBSSN
BowlsDec 20vs68Louisiana TechNEUTRALL 10–51-30.4—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate45.2%37th47.0%107th
Rushing success rate46.1%35th47.9%106th
Passing success rate44.4%34th46.0%108th
Explosive run rate17.8%21st18.2%118th
Explosive pass rate12.9%24th13.6%118th
Line yards / carry3.0747th3.0480th
Opportunity rate37.6%74th37.3%62nd
Stuff rate18.0%49th17.6%79th
Sack rate3.9%26th6.9%40th
3rd-down conversion46.5%17th46.8%110th
Red-zone TD rate66.7%45th66.7%92nd
Havoc rate12.4%57th14.0%40th
Box score · season totals
Points / game42.67th36.7112th
Yards / game478.515th——
Yards / play6.2421st——
Pass yards / game294.119th——
Yards / pass att.7.8541st——
Completion %58.1%73rd——
Rush yards / game184.442nd——
Yards / carry4.9331st——
3rd-down conv. %43.0%36th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.7743rd——
Penalty yards / game59.194th——

Players

56 players who recorded a stat in 2017 (from box scores)

56 players

Final ratings for 2017, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2017 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2017 power rankings →