SMU non-conf scheduling

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SMU 1998-2007 Average Rank = 39.8
Gms	vs	@	v	%vs	BCS	non	AA	%BCS	avW	10+	10+%	T10	T%	0	0%
37	19	18	0	51.4%	19	16	2	51.4%	5.6	11	29.7%	6	16.2%	9	24.3%
NCAA Ranks				41				40	33		56		58		11

Analysis: The Mustangs are solid when it comes to scheduling challenging teams, and they set up a balanced schedule most years. Their BCS opponents range from 2.2 to 8.4 average wins, and their non-BCS opponents range from 3.2 to 9.6 average wins. Their usual schedule consists of 2 BCS teams, one average and one above average, an average to above average non-BCS team (usually TCU), and a below average non-BCS or I-AA team.

Fact: In 8 of 10 years in the BCS era, SMU has played at least one team a year who had a 10+win season in the previous five. The only two years they didn’t, 1998 and 2006, they played at least one team who had a 9 win season in the previous five.

Fact: SMU is 1 of 10 non-BCS teams to have played 2 or fewer I-AA teams in the BCS era (Cal State-Northridge in 1999 & Sam Houston State in 2006).

2008 Outlook: Middle to moderately-difficult in 2008 – @ Texas Tech and @ Navy will be tricky, TCU at home will probably be tough, and I-AA Texas State is easy.

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SMU Year-by-Year Opponents					over the last 5 years...
Date	vs/@	oConf	Opponent	Type	Avg Wins	Hi Wins	Final Ranking
9/6/08	vs	zAA	Texas St	zAA	0	0	-,-,-,-,-
9/13/08	@	Big12	Texas Tech	BCS	8.4	9	37,17,19,33,23
9/20/08	vs	MtnWest	TCU	non	9.2	11	24,-,9,21,-
10/25/08	@	Indy	Navy	non	8.6	10	-,24,30,-,-
9/3/07	vs	Big12	Texas Tech	BCS	8.4	9	28,37,17,19,33
9/8/07	vs	SunBelt	North Texas	non	5.8	9	37,41,-,-,-
9/15/07	@	SunBelt	Arkansas St	non	5.2	6	-,-,-,-,-
9/22/07	@	MtnWest	TCU	non	9.6	11	22,24,-,9,21
9/2/06	@	Big12	Texas Tech	BCS	8.2	9	41,28,37,17,19
9/9/06	@	SunBelt	North Texas	non	6.2	9	-,37,41,-,-
9/16/06	vs	zAA	Sam Houston St	zAA	0	0	-,-,-,-,-
9/23/06	vs	SunBelt	Arkansas St	non	4.4	6	-,-,-,-,-
9/3/05	vs	Big12	Baylor	BCS	2.8	3	-,-,-,-,-
9/10/05	vs	MtnWest	TCU	non	8.4	11	18,-,22,24,-
9/17/05	@	Big12	Texas A&M	BCS	6.4	8	36,30,-,-,30
9/4/04	vs	Big12	Texas Tech	BCS	7.4	9	-,-,41,28,37
9/11/04	@	CUSA	TCU	non	9	11	28,18,-,22,24
9/18/04	@	Big12	Oklahoma St	BCS	5.8	9	-,-,-,32,28
8/30/03	@	Big12	Texas Tech	BCS	7.2	9	-,-,-,41,28
9/13/03	@	Big12	Baylor	BCS	2.2	3	-,-,-,-,-
9/20/03	vs	Big12	Oklahoma St	BCS	5	8	-,-,-,-,32
11/29/03	vs	CUSA	TCU	non	8.2	10	32,28,18,-,22
8/31/02	vs	Indy	Navy	non	3.2	7	-,-,-,-,-
9/7/02	vs	Big12	Texas Tech	BCS	6.6	7	-,-,-,-,41
9/14/02	@	CUSA	TCU	non	6.4	10	-,32,28,18,-
9/21/02	@	Big12	Oklahoma St	BCS	5	8	24,-,-,-,-
9/8/01	vs	CUSA	TCU	non	6	10	-,-,32,28,18
9/22/01	vs	ACC	NC State	BCS	6	8	-,-,-,-,31
12/1/01	@	ACC	North Carolina	BCS	7.4	11	10,4,37,-,-
9/2/00	vs	Big12	Kansas	BCS	5.6	10	10,-,-,-,-
9/16/00	@	ACC	NC State	BCS	5	7	-,-,-,-,-
9/23/00	vs	CUSA	Tulane	non	5.2	12	-,-,37,7,-
9/30/00	@	CUSA	Houston	non	4.4	7	-,-,-,-,-
9/4/99	vs	SEC	Arkansas	BCS	5.8	9	-,28,-,-,17
9/11/99	@	CUSA	Tulane	non	4.8	12	-,-,-,37,7
10/2/99	@	Big12	Kansas	BCS	5.8	10	-,10,-,-,-
11/13/99	vs	zAA	CS Northridge	zAA	0	0	-,-,-,-,-
9/12/98	vs	CUSA	Tulane	non	3.2	7	-,-,-,-,37
9/19/98	@	SEC	Arkansas	BCS	5.2	8	-,-,28,-,-
9/26/98	vs	SEC	Mississippi	BCS	5.8	8	-,-,-,-,22
11/21/98	@	Indy	Navy	non	5.6	9	-,-,-,27,-