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Mustangs Announce 2022 Football Schedule

IRVING, Texas (The American/SMU) – With today's release of the American Athletic Conference's schedule, the 2022 SMU football slate is now complete. Six big games come to Ford Stadium this fall, highlighted by the Battle for the Iron Skillet against TCU on Sept. 24 and a match-up with 2021 CFP participant and AAC Champion Cincinnati on Oct. 22.

The Mustangs will also host AAC Championship game participant and in-state rival Houston for Homecoming on Nov. 5, as well as Navy in a Friday night contest on Oct. 14, before Memphis visits to close the regular season for Senior Day on Nov. 26.

Conference road opponents include a Florida swing at UCF (Oct. 1) and USF (Nov. 12), a trip to Tulsa (Oct. 29) and a Thursday night game at Tulane (Nov. 17).

SMU's non-conference slate features the season opener at North Texas on Sept. 3, a home game against Lamar (Sept. 10) and a match-up at Maryland (Sept. 17).

The Mustangs finished 8-4 in 2021 and have won at least eight games in two of the last three seasons (7-3 in 2020). The 2021 Fenway Bowl bid was the third consecutive year with a bowl berth. SMU reached as high as No. 19 in the in AP Poll and No. 16 in the Coaches Poll last season and finished the regular season atop the AAC in 3rd down conversion % (.435), 4th down conversion % (.433), first down offense (301, 13th NCAA), kickoff returns (27.31, 8th NCAA), passing offense (304.5, 16th NCAA), sacks allowed (1.33, 15th NCAA) and total offense (465.9, 13th NCAA).

Kickoff times and TV information will be announced at a later date.

For ticket information, call (214) SMU-GAME (768-4263). Season ticket renewals are available by logging in to your SMU account or calling the SMU Ticket Sales Office.

2022 Schedule
Saturday, Sept. 3 at UNT
Saturday, Sept. 10 Lamar
Saturday, Sept. 17 at Maryland
Saturday, Sept. 24 TCU (Family Weekend)
Saturday, Oct. 1 at UCF
Friday, Oct. 14 Navy
Saturday, Oct. 22 Cincinnati (Homecoming)
Saturday, Oct. 29 at Tulsa
Saturday, Nov. 5 Houston
Saturday, Nov. 12 at USF
Thursday, Nov. 17 at Tulane
Saturday, Nov. 26 Memphis
Saturday, Dec. 3 American Football Championship

That’s a really nice schedule.

With that schedule, attendance in Ford should be pretty strong this season. Our guys could certainly benefit from having 25k+ in attendance for what are going to be some really tough games.

Charleston Pony wrote:With that schedule, attendance in Ford should be pretty strong this season. Our guys could certainly benefit from having 25k+ in attendance for what are going to be some really tough games.

Definitely a lot of potential for some 30k+ crowds!

I am going to make sure I keep Dec. 3 open as well.

It's feast or famine the last few years having most of our toughest conference foes (Cincy, Houston, Memphis) either all at home or all on the road.

For a new coaching staff I love having those games at home this year. And, as the urgency for improving our attractiveness to P5 conferences keeps ramping up, as stated above they should bump up our attendance and help how we're viewed.

I like that we have 2 P5 conference games. I'll be hitting the Maryland game.

Open date before Navy! Cincy has an open date before us, other than that, I'm pleased with the schedule layout.

Will be interested to see how they fill out the next couple of year's schedules with NSTU joining the AAC.

Only have La Tech and TCU scheduled next year, and will have to find a replacement in 2024 now. And beyond that, there's nothing scheduled until 2028.

We’ll be in a different conference in 2024, which is why the new Ford addition.

not if little rickey is still here. we saw how effective he was in getting us moved up during the last shuffle.

redpony wrote:not if little rickey is still here. we saw how effective he was in getting us moved up during the last shuffle.

Keep your fingers crossed, that Little Ricky is gone by summer.

ALEX LIFESON wrote:

redpony wrote:not if little rickey is still here. we saw how effective he was in getting us moved up during the last shuffle.

Keep your fingers crossed, that Little Ricky is gone by summer.

Alex, you have mentioned this twice now.

Do you care to make any predictions on RGT?, because i think RGT’s reign at SMU is ending ‘relatively’ soon, but not this summer. I therefore can’t see RGT replacing his lapdog now.

Maryland game could end up being significant. Power 5 team, but definitely not unbeatable. If the Ponies can get out of College Park with a win, and then the Terps have a decent season, that could be a nice boost.

Mustangs35SMU wrote:Will be interested to see how they fill out the next couple of year's schedules with NSTU joining the AAC.

Only have La Tech and TCU scheduled next year, and will have to find a replacement in 2024 now. And beyond that, there's nothing scheduled until 2028.

Lots of work to do to find a FBS opponent for the 9/16 open date in 2023 and you are right, beyond 2023 there is a LOT of work to do. Have to wonder how hard anyone is working on this?

https://fbschedules.com/ncaa/smu/

SoCal_Pony wrote:

ALEX LIFESON wrote:

redpony wrote:not if little rickey is still here. we saw how effective he was in getting us moved up during the last shuffle.

Keep your fingers crossed, that Little Ricky is gone by summer.

Alex, you have mentioned this twice now.

Do you care to make any predictions on RGT?, because i think RGT’s reign at SMU is ending ‘relatively’ soon, but not this summer. I therefore can’t see RGT replacing his lapdog now.

Does RGT's tenure end in the midst of a $1.5 billion fundraising drive that does not end at least until 2026?

AA, my thoughts exactly.

RGT wont leave this early in his final Capital Campaign, this is his legacy.

We know RGT is adverse to change.

Don’t see RGT dismissing his lapdog, nor do I see his lapdog finding better employment.

Yet Alex is credible.

Questions, Questions.