en-us SportSpyder - The Latest SMU Mustangs Football News https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/news Miami defensive line commit DeMarco Jenkins flipped to ACC rival SMU. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:11:31 GMT Adam Lichtenstein https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58394180 https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58394180 false false HOUSTON, Texas (SMU) – SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee has been named to the 2026 Paul "Bear" Bryant National Coach of the Year Award watch list, the ... Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:53:23 GMT https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58391252 https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58391252 false false The SMU Mustangs are coming off a big 23-13 win against Virginia, leading to them being ranked at No. 23 in the latest AP Poll. The Mustangs will now welcome th Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:19:49 GMT Iain MacMillan https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58388177 https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58388177 false false Saturday, October 24, 2026 – 11:00 a.m. CT Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:14:11 GMT https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58380551 https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58380551 false false SMU2NFL Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:18:04 GMT https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58379698 https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58379698 false false For the first time this season, Ahmaad Moses was deemed questionable on SMU’s injury report. But the temporary restraining order that allowed him to play had expired. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:47:44 GMT Lia Assimakopoulos https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58378180 https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58378180 true false DALLAS (DCTF/SMU) – Several Mustangs earned midseason accolades from Dave Campbell's Texas Football's on Tuesday. Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:18:24 GMT https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58376629 https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58376629 false false Cherish these Tuesday and Wednesday nights. We have two weeks of Weekday CUSA remaining before the conference hands the baton to Midweek MACtion in November. Last week, Weekday CUSA delivered with several thrillers. Three of the four games featured a go-ahead score in the final 3:30 of action, and these three were all decided by […] Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:12:48 GMT Steve Helwick https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58370832 https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58370832 false false Both the Duke Blue Devils and Virginia Cavaliers are coming off tough ACC losses in Week 7. Duke fell 24-20 to the UNC Tar Heels, while Virginia lost to the SMU Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:13:48 GMT Iain MacMillan https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58362528 https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58362528 false false Notre Dame has two remaining games this season against top-25 opponents Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:39:57 GMT Brad Crawford https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58361454 https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58361454 false false DALLAS (AP/SMU) – The SMU Football Team jumped up one spot on Sunday in the latest edition of the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:26:00 GMT https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58351547 https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58351547 false false After a rocky start to the year, the Mustangs may have found their man on special teams in a win over Virginia. Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:37:00 GMT Lia Assimakopoulos https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58348540 https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58348540 true false Kevin Jennings threw two touchdown passes, former SMU soccer player Brendan Baird boosted the struggling special teams with three field goals and the No. 24 Mustangs beat Virginia 23-13 on Saturday. Kendrick Raphael ran for 124 yards as SMU (5-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast) improved to 10-0 at home in ACC games since rejoining a power conference in 2024. The Mustangs are 17-3 overall in the ACC. The Cavaliers (4-3, 2-2) were held to fewer than 300 total yards for a third consecutive game by an SMU defense that led a win over Boston College two weeks ago despite Jennings’ offense gaining just 218 yards. Virginia finished with 258 yards. “I think offensively it was a unique, kind of frustrating deal because we didn’t finish enough drives,” SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said. “We moved the ball a lot better this week. We ran it well. We had good balance.” Jennings was 23 of 36 for 246 yards with a 6-yard TD pass to Randy Pittman Jr. on fourth-and-1 in the second quarter and a 37-yard catch-and-run score by Jalen Halen early in the fourth. Baird had missed his only previous kick for a unit that was just 3 of 7 on field goals this season before making kicks of 23, 45 and 26 yards. The 45-yarder gave SMU a 13-10 halftime lead on an untimed down after Billy Koudelka was called for roughing the passer when Jennings was throwing the ball away after time had expired. “I don’t know if that was momentum-changing,” Virginia coach Tony Elliott said. “It was three points that we ended up having to chase in the second half, but the guys were fine. My message to Billy was, ‘Man, I love you. I know you weren’t intentionally trying to make a mistake.’” Before Pittman’s fourth down scoring catch, SMU converted a fourth-and-3 when Jennings was hit as he threw by Nnanna Anyanwu, but Yamir Knight caught the fluttering ball beyond the first down marker. The Mustangs were 4 of 5 on fourth down. “This was one of Kevin’s better games,” Lashlee said. “He had some big third down and fourth down plays and throws. Was smart with the football. I thought he did a nice job of just being a boring quarterback, in a good way. And when he had to be special, he was.” Quarterback Beau Pribula scored Virginia’s only touchdown on a 1-yard plunge on fourth down in the first half but was limited to 13 of 22 passing for 137 yards. The takeaway Virginia: The Cavaliers came in with the ACC’s top passing defense, facing Jennings and the third-best passing offense in the country. Virginia did a good job controlling SMU for long stretches, but a few big plays negated all that. Yannick Smith had a 59-yard catch to set up Pittman’s TD. SMU: The longest run of Raphael’s second 100-game of the season was a 28-yarder when the Mustangs were on the verge of simply running out the clock at the end of the first half. Instead, SMU ran a quick pass to get closer for a desperation heave, then Koudelka’s penalty gave the Mustangs three points instead, and the lead for good. As the temperature turns Fall finally came to Texas a few days before Virginia’s first visit to the state in 14 years. Five weeks removed from a game played in triple-digit temperatures in the mid-afternoon, it was 57 degrees Fahrenheit (14 degrees Celsius) for the late-morning kickoff. Up next Virginia: Duke at home on Friday night. SMU: The last of four consecutive home games against California next Saturday. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:08:20 GMT Schuyler Dixon https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58344014 https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58344014 false false SMU isn't winning all that convincingly, but it's more than can be said for other Texas programs. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:03:45 GMT Lia Assimakopoulos https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58343067 https://sportspyder.com/cf/smu-mustangs-football/articles/58343067 true false