American · 2018 · Final

SMU Mustangs 2018

5-74-4 in conference
Final TDC rank
#94
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
-5.0
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+1.7
46th in FBS
Defense
-6.7
111th in FBS
Schedule
-1.3
65th toughest
Preseason
-0.1
rating going in

2018 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-5.0 now, -0.1 preseason · down 29 spots since preseason
-10-50FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#94

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 1@65North TexasL 23–46-19.5—
2Sep 7vs51TCUL 12–42-26.1—ESPN2
3Sep 15@7MichiganL 20–45-8.0—BTN
4Sep 22vs96NavyCONFW 31–30-7.1—ESPNEWS
5Sep 29vsHouston Baptist FCSW 63–27+4.4—ESPN3
6Oct 6@8UCFCONFL 20–48-9.8—ESPNU
7—Bye
8Oct 20@81TulaneCONFW 27–23+4.4—ESPNU
9Oct 27vs31CincinnatiCONFL 20–26-2.5—CBSSN
10Nov 3vs60HoustonCONFW 45–31+12.8—ESPNU
11Nov 10@129UConnCONFW 62–50-5.4—ESPN3
12Nov 16vs45MemphisCONFL 18–28-8.6—ESPN2
13Nov 24@103TulsaCONFL 24–27-9.2—CBSSN

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 rate38.3%112th43.8%85th
Rushing success rate36.4%122nd44.0%68th
Passing success rate39.7%87th43.6%89th
Explosive run rate12.3%107th15.9%81st
Explosive pass rate9.0%101st11.8%94th
Line yards / carry2.51124th2.8645th
Opportunity rate33.3%117th36.9%54th
Stuff rate26.2%129th22.1%26th
Sack rate5.7%56th6.8%38th
3rd-down conversion36.2%110th49.2%123rd
Red-zone TD rate65.0%61st66.7%77th
Havoc rate13.7%92nd13.5%49th
Box score · season totals
Points / game30.172nd35.193rd
Yards / game387.281st——
Yards / play5.1697th——
Pass yards / game271.727th——
Yards / pass att.6.9793rd——
Completion %57.3%90th——
Rush yards / game115.5119th——
Yards / carry3.46121st——
3rd-down conv. %33.0%118th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.5893rd——
Penalty yards / game45.835th——

Players

66 players who recorded a stat in 2018 (from box scores)

66 players

Final ratings for 2018, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2018 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 2018 power rankings →