Tuesday, January 15, 2008

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,-

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