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#17SMU Mustangs

1โ€“0 ยท 1โ€“0 ACC
In the books
WEEK 2 ยท 2026
Week 2 pregame guide

SMU gets five days to turn explosiveness into control

After surviving four giveaways at Florida State, SMU brings a prolific passing game home against a UC Davis team built to punish extra chances.

Read the rooting guide โ†’
A 1928 newspaper illustration previewing SMU's football game against Army.
A 1928 newspaper preview of SMU against Army.
CreditPhoto creditAssociated Press (photographs), The Tennessean (text)Wikimedia Commons ยท Public domainCropped to 16:9, resized and converted to WebP by Fan Watch.

Your game

UC Davis at SMU
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Final
UC Davis
Final ยท UC Davis 10โ€“56 SMUWish granted โœ“
SMU

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result SMU wanted
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Impact 1
Rooted for
UCF
at
Pittsburgh
Final ยท UCF 7โ€“12 PittsburghWent the other way โœ—
Projected 2.1-point title-game boost

Pittsburgh won instead, so SMU did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection48% if UCF won46% with the other result2.1-point differenceSMU ACC title-game chance
48 other games had little impact
Rutgers at Boston College ยท ESPN2
Missouri at Kansas ยท FOX
Oklahoma at Michigan ยท FOX
Arizona State at Texas A&M ยท ABC
Washington State at Kansas State ยท TNT
Oregon at Oklahoma State ยท ESPN
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech ยท The CW Network
Wake Forest at Purdue ยท FS1
Penn State at Temple ยท ESPN2
South Florida at Army ยท CBSSN
App State at East Carolina ยท ESPNU
Western Kentucky at Georgia ยท SEC Network
Alabama at Kentucky ยท ABC
Mississippi State at Minnesota ยท CBS
Arizona at BYU ยท FOX
California at Syracuse ยท ACC Network
Duke at Illinois ยท FS1
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State ยท BTN
Maryland at UConn ยท CBSSN
Utah State at Washington ยท BTN
Rice at Notre Dame ยท NBC
UTSA at Texas State ยท The CW Network
UL Monroe at UAB ยท ESPN+
UNLV at North Texas ยท ESPNU
Delaware at Vanderbilt ยท SEC Network
Memphis at Boise State ยท USA Network
Buffalo at Florida International ยท ESPN+
Jacksonville State at Ohio ยท ESPN+
Tennessee at Georgia Tech ยท ESPN
Bowling Green at Nebraska ยท FS1
Tulsa at Sam Houston ยท ESPN+
South Alabama at Tulane ยท ESPN+
Georgia State at Kennesaw State ยท ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Marshall ยท ESPN+
San Diego State at UCLA ยท BTN
Ohio State at Texas ยท ABC
Texas Tech at Oregon State ยท CBS
Iowa State at Iowa ยท NBC
Georgia Southern at Clemson ยท ACC Network
Navy at Florida Atlantic ยท ESPNU
Louisiana Tech at LSU ยท SECN+
Southern Miss at Auburn ยท SEC Network
Charlotte at Ole Miss ยท ESPN2
North Dakota State at Air Force ยท FS1
Arkansas at Utah ยท ESPN
Sacramento State at Fresno State ยท CBSSN
Louisiana at USC ยท BTN
New Mexico State at Hawai'i ยท MW+

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 2). How the model works.