SMU Set To Face Stanford | Saturday At 11 AM CT

Saturday, October 11, 2025 – 11 a.m. CT

SMU (3-2, 1-0 ACC) vs. Stanford (2-3, 1-1 ACC)

Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas

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SETTING THE SCENE
• The Mustangs are returning to Ford Stadium this upcoming Saturday to tackle ACC opponent Stanford.
• SMU is coming off a convention residence win in opposition to Syracuse on Oct. 4, defeating the Orange 31-18.
• Kevin Jennings is coming off an elite efficiency in opposition to Syracuse, passing for 285 yards with a career-high 4 touchdowns.
• Also a profession greatest, Jennings had 16 straight completions in the course of the recreation, rating second in SMU historical past.
• RJ Maryland caught a 16-yard landing cross, extending this system document for many receiving touchdowns by a decent finish to 19.  

QUICK HITS

• SMU has gained its final 18 convention regular-season contests courting again to 2022, which is the longest energetic streak within the nation. 

• The Mustangs have been explosive this yr, recording 9 offensive scoring drives in 2025 which have resulted in touchdowns in beneath two minutes.

• SMU has put up the factors in its final 18 residence video games, averaging 47.1 factors per recreation in the course of the 18-game span courting again in 2022 whereas posting a document of 16-2. 

• The SMU protection has been opportunistic to begin 2025, rating second in FBS in passes intercepted (9), third in turnovers gained (12), fourth in defensive touchdowns (2) and sixth in pink zone protection (0.667).

• Romello Brinson at present ranks within the prime 10 within the ACC in receiving yards per recreation (2nd, 87.2), receiving yards (third, 436) and receiving touchdowns (fifth, 3).

• SMU’s 57 wins within the final six years are probably the most by any FBS staff within the state with Texas. In addition, the Mustangs have gained 25 of these on the highway, tops for any staff within the state since 2019.

• The Mustangs are 23-6 of their final 29 video games, and 22-3 of their final 25 regular-season contests.

• SMU has posted a document of 28-3 throughout Lashlee’s 4 seasons in cost once they rating 30-or-more factors in a recreation.

• The Mustangs have had a minimum of seven receivers catch a cross in 33 of the previous 36 video games.

• Rhett Lashlee boasts a 22-3 convention document in his profession. His 22-3 document in his first 25 league video games on the Hilltop is the perfect in SMU historical past.

• SMU entered the yr ranked sixteenth in each the US LBM Coaches and Associated Press Preseason Polls, its highest preseason rank since 1985.

• Isaiah Nwokobia has been acknowledged as one of many premier safeties within the nation heading into 2025, being named preseason All-America by a number of publications (Athlon Sports, Phil Steele, Sporting News and Walter Camp). 

• Nwokobia has additionally appeared on quite a few watch lists together with the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, Bronco Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine Bowl. 

• Kevin Jennings seems to construct on his breakout marketing campaign final yr, being chosen to a number of premier watch lists that embrace the Maxwell Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Davey O’Brien Award, Manning Award, East-West Shrine Bowl and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.

THE SERIES

• This is the third assembly between SMU and Stanford.

• The groups final met in 2024 with the Mustangs defeating the Cardinal 40-10.

ABOUT THE CARDINAL

• Stanford has gone 2-3 in 2025, going 1-1 in opposition to ACC opponents.

• The Cardinal is coming off a bye week.

• Most just lately, Stanford defeated San Jose State 30-29 on Sept. 27.

THE COACHES

• Rhett Lashlee is in his fourth season as the top coach at SMU and has a 32-14 profession document, with 29 wins the second most for a head coach in his first three years in program historical past. Lashlee, who served as offensive coordinator for the Mustangs for 2 seasons (2018-19), additionally served because the offensive coordinator at Miami in 2020 and 2021. A one-time finalist (2013) and two-time semifinalist (2019, 2020) for the Broyles Award, Lashlee has the excellence of being the one coach ever nominated for the Broyles Award 4 totally different occasions at 4 totally different faculties (Arkansas State, Auburn, SMU, Miami).

• Lashlee was named a finalist final season for the distinguished Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award, handed out the nation’s prime coach as voted on by the National Sports Media Association, the Bryant Awards’ Executive Leadership Team, and the Bryant Family. The Arkansas native was additionally named Coach of the Year by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football publication, a finalist of the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, and a semi-finalist for the George Munger National Coach of the Year.

• Frank Reich is in his first season as Stanford’s interim head coach, being named to the function on March 31, 2025

MUSTANG CAPTAINS

• Kevin Jennings, Alexander Kilgore, Ahmaad Moses, Isaiah Nwokobia, Logan Parr and PJ Williams had been named captains for the 2025 season. 

SOMETHING SPECIAL GOING ON HERE

• The Mustangs have been a power in convention play during the last three seasons. 

• SMU has posted a 22-3 document in opposition to convention opponents since 2022, highlighted by the present 18-game successful streak. 

• The 18 straight convention wins breaks this system document set again from 1981 to 1982. 

• The successful streak is the longest energetic streak within the nation with Oregon trailing at 17.

CURRENT 18-GAME REGULAR SEASON CONFERENCE WINNING STREAK 

Nov. 26, 2022    W, 34-31    vs. Memphis (1)

Sept. 30, 2023    W, 34-16    vs. Charlotte (2)

Oct. 12, 2023    W, 31-10    at ECU (3)

Oct. 20, 2023    W, 55-0    at Temple (4)

Oct. 28, 2023    W, 69-10    vs. Tulsa (5)

Nov. 4, 2023        W, 36-31    at Rice (6)

Nov. 10, 2023    W, 45-21    vs. North Texas (7)

Nov. 18, 2023    W, 38-34    at Memphis (8)

Nov. 25, 2023    W, 59-14    vs. Navy (9)

Sept. 28, 2024    W, 42-16    vs. Florida State (10)

Oct. 5, 2024        W, 34-27    at No. 22 Louisville(11)

Oct. 19, 2024     W, 40-10    at Stanford (12)

Oct. 26, 2024    W, 28-27(OT)    at Duke (13)

Nov. 2, 2024        W, 48-25    vs. Pitt (14)

Nov. 16, 2024    W, 38-28    vs. Boston College(15)

Nov. 23, 2024    W, 33-7    at Virginia (16)

Nov. 30, 2024    W, 38-6    vs. Cal (17)

Oct. 4, 2025        W, 31-18    vs. Syracuse (18)

BEST IN TEXAS 

• SMU has loved a lot success prior to now six seasons.

• The Mustangs have recorded 57 wins since 2019, probably the most by the 13 FBS groups within the state. 

• Of these 57 wins, 25 have come on the highway, tops for any staff within the state since 2019.

LUCKY NUMBER 30 

• SMU has posted a document of 28-3 (.903) throughout Lashlee’s 4 seasons in cost once they rating 30 or extra factors in a recreation.

CLUB TAKEAWAY

• Club Takeaway was again and open for enterprise once more in 2025. 

• SMU has compelled a turnover in 26 of the previous 29 video games.

• The Mustangs have compelled a number of turnovers in 4 out of the 5 video games this yr, together with all houses video games to date. 

I WANNA GO FAST

• The Mustangs have confirmed this yr to attain shortly once they have the ball on offense. 

• SMU has already recorded eight offensive scoring drives in 2025 which have resulted in touchdowns in beneath two minutes. 

• The Mustangs have recorded a minimum of one scoring drives in every recreation which might be two minutes or much less.

FIREWORKS IN FORD

• SMU has been explosive on offense in Ford Stadium in its final 18 residence video games, scoring 849 factors.

• The Mustangs are averaging 47.1 factors per recreation in the course of the 18-game span courting again in 2022 whereas posting a document of 16-2. 

• SMU has scored 40+ in 13 of 21 residence video games beneath Rhett Lashlee with a document of 12-1.

LAST 18 GAMES IN FORD STADIUM 

Nov. 5, 2022        Houston        W, 77-63

Nov. 26, 2022    Memphis        W, 34-31

Sept. 2, 2023    Louisiana Tech    W, 38-14

Sept. 16, 2023    Prairie View A&M    W, 69-0

Sept. 30, 2023    Charlotte        W, 34-16

Oct. 28, 2023    Tulsa        W, 69-10

Nov. 10, 2023    North Texas        W, 45-21

Nov. 25, 2023    Navy        W, 59-14

Aug. 31, 2024    HCU        W, 59-7

Sept. 6, 2024    BYU        L, 18-15

Sept. 21, 2024    TCU        W, 66-42

Sept. 28, 2024    Florida State        W, 42-16

Nov. 2, 2024        #18 Pitt        W, 48-25

Nov. 16, 2024    Boston College    W, 38-28

Nov. 30, 2024    Cal        W, 38-6

Aug. 30, 2025    East Texas A&M    W, 42-13

Sept. 6, 2025    Baylor        L, 48-45

Oct. 4, 2025        Syracuse        W, 31-18