Matchup Index

BYU Cougars vs SMU Mustangs

BYU Cougars 5
BYU Cougars leads 5-0
wins
1980 to 2024
BYU Cougars have won 5 straight
SMU Mustangs 0

Series timeline

▲ BYU Cougars ahead (peak +5)
1980: BYU Cougars 46-45 (postseason)1996: BYU Cougars 31-31997: BYU Cougars 19-162022: BYU Cougars 24-23 (postseason)2024: BYU Cougars 18-15

BYU Cougars SMU Mustangs Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: BYU Cougars 5 (1980–2024). Current: BYU Cougars 5.

Splits

SplitBYU Cougars record
Regular season3-0
Postseason2-0
Hosted by BYU Cougars3-0
Hosted by SMU Mustangs2-0
Last 5 seasons (1980 to 2024)5-0
Largest BYU Cougars win31-3 (1996)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2022Dec 17, 2022BYU Cougars 24-23 at BYU Cougars Bowls (SR Week 17)
1980Dec 19, 1980BYU Cougars 46-45 at BYU Cougars Bowls (SR Week 17)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2024 Sep 6, 2024 BYU Cougars 18-15 at SMU Mustangs Week 2
2022 Dec 17, 2022 BYU Cougars 24-23 at BYU Cougars Bowls (SR Week 17) Postseason
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1997 Sep 27, 1997 BYU Cougars 19-16 at SMU Mustangs Week 6
1996 Sep 28, 1996 BYU Cougars 31-3 at BYU Cougars Week 6
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1980 Dec 19, 1980 BYU Cougars 46-45 at BYU Cougars Bowls (SR Week 17) Postseason

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.