Wk 13 · 2026
SMU Mustangs at Stanford Cardinal — Sat, Nov 28
Sat, Nov 28 ·
Stanford Stadium, Stanford
What is at stake
A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. SMU is ranked #19 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
SMU form
L 35-38at CALW 38-6vs LOUW 45-13at BCW 26-20vs MIAL 12-13at WAKE
2025 season
Stanford form
L 20-49vs NDW 31-10vs CALL 15-20at UNCL 20-35vs PITTL 7-42at MIA
2025 season
SMU this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Stanford this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | SMU | Stanford |
|---|---|---|
| Louisville ACC | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| California ACC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Virginia Tech ACC | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Wake Forest ACC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Notre Dame FBS Indep. | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
SMU leads the series 2–0 · SMU has won the last 2
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
27.0 points toward SMU
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-11 | Stanford 10 — 34 SMU | at SMU | SMU |
| 2024 | 2024-10-19 | SMU 40 — 10 Stanford | at STAN | SMU |
SMU leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Kevin Jennings QB #7 | 279/422, 3363 YDS, 26 TD, 10 INT |
| Charlie Fiser QB #14 | 4/4, 30 YDS | |
| Rushing | TJ Harden RB #27 | 161 CAR, 747 YDS, 7 TD |
| Chris Johnson Jr. RB #16 | 62 CAR, 463 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Derrick McFall WR #0 | 32 CAR, 183 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Jordan Hudson WR #2 | 56 REC, 749 YDS, 6 TD |
| Romello Brinson WR #3 | 43 REC, 638 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Yamir Knight WR #8 | 47 REC, 533 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Matthew Hibner TE #88 | 29 REC, 351 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Ahmaad Moses S #3 | 91 |
| Isaiah Nwokobia S #12 | 80 | |
| Brandon Booker LB #28 | 62 | |
| Sacks | Isaiah Smith LB #1 | 8.5 |
| Terry Webb DT #4 | 5.5 | |
| Cameron Robertson DE #9 | 5 | |
| Interceptions | Ahmaad Moses S #3 | 5 |
| Isaiah Nwokobia S #12 | 2 | |
| Jaelyn Davis-Robinson CB #13 | 2 |
Stanford leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Ben Gulbranson QB #15 | 148/260, 1813 YDS, 9 TD, 10 INT |
| Elijah Brown QB #7 | 74/127, 829 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Micah Ford RB #20 | 145 CAR, 643 YDS, 4 TD |
| Cole Tabb RB #3 | 114 CAR, 445 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Sedrick Irvin RB #26 | 41 CAR, 118 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | CJ Williams WR #3 | 59 REC, 749 YDS, 6 TD |
| Sam Roush TE #86 | 49 REC, 545 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Bryce Farrell WR #11 | 29 REC, 455 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Caden High WR #0 | 37 REC, 414 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Matt Rose LB #35 | 106 |
| Scotty Edwards S #21 | 54 | |
| Jahsiah Galvan LB #0 | 50 | |
| Sacks | Clay Patterson DL #91 | 4 |
| Ernest Cooper LB #44 | 3 | |
| Matt Rose LB #35 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Brandon Nicholson CB #9 | 2 |
| Collin Wright CB #6 | 1 |
These are season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.