Matchup Index

Arizona Wildcats vs SMU Mustangs

Arizona Wildcats 1
SMU Mustangs leads 2-1
wins
1938 to 2025
SMU Mustangs won the last meeting
SMU Mustangs 2

Series timeline

▼ SMU Mustangs ahead (peak +1)
1938: SMU Mustangs 29-71985: Arizona Wildcats 28-62025: SMU Mustangs 24-19 (postseason)

Arizona Wildcats SMU Mustangs Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Arizona Wildcats 1 (1985), SMU Mustangs 1 (1938). Current: SMU Mustangs 1.

Splits

SplitArizona Wildcats record
Regular season1-1
Postseason0-1
Hosted by Arizona Wildcats1-0
Hosted by SMU Mustangs0-1
Neutral site0-1
Last 3 seasons (1938 to 2025)1-2
Largest Arizona Wildcats win28-6 (1985)
Largest SMU Mustangs win29-7 (1938)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025Jan 2, 2026SMU Mustangs 24-19 Neutral site Bowls

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Jan 2, 2026 SMU Mustangs 24-19 Neutral site Bowls Postseason
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1985 Oct 5, 1985 Arizona Wildcats 28-6 at Arizona Wildcats Week 6
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1938 Oct 1, 1938 SMU Mustangs 29-7 at SMU Mustangs Week 3

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.