Ratings Reference
Teams

SMU Mustangs

41 telecasts with figures · 44 published claims
41
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-09-14

Top events · SMU Mustangs

1
SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles
2026-09-07 · ESPN
4,070,000
College Football

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Penn State
CFP First round · 2024-12-21
6,600,000
1 telecast
2
Clemson
Clemson Tigers at SMU Mustangs · 2024-12-07
5,980,000
1 telecast
3
Florida State
SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles · 2026-09-07
4,070,000
1 telecast
4
Memphis
SMU Mustangs at Memphis Tigers · 2019-11-02
2,950,000
2 telecasts
5
Arizona
Arizona Wildcats at SMU Mustangs · 2026-01-02
2,170,000
1 telecast

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
TNT
CFP First round · 2024-12-21
6,600,000
1 telecast
2
ABC
Clemson Tigers at SMU Mustangs · 2024-12-07
5,980,000
4 telecasts
3
ESPN
SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles · 2026-09-07
4,070,000
11 telecasts
4
FOX
Arizona Wildcats at SMU Mustangs · 2026-01-02
2,170,000
1 telecast
5
ESPN2
Temple Owls at SMU Mustangs · 2015-11-06
1,080,000
9 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

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figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2026-09-07SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles4,070,000
2026-01-02Arizona Wildcats at SMU Mustangs2,170,000
2025-11-01Miami Hurricanes at SMU Mustangs1,500,000
2025-09-06CFB Baylor–SMU1,000,000
2024-12-21CFP First round6,600,000
2024-12-07Clemson Tigers at SMU Mustangs5,980,000
2024-11-16Boston College Eagles at SMU Mustangs957,000
2023-12-28SMU Mustangs at Boston College Eagles1,460,000
2023-12-02SMU Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave1,880,000
2020-11-14SMU Mustangs at Tulsa Golden Hurricane283,000
2020-10-31Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs218,000
2020-10-24Cincinnati Bearcats at SMU Mustangs485,000
2020-10-16SMU Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave832,000
2020-10-03Memphis Tigers at SMU Mustangs315,000
2020-09-05SMU Mustangs at Texas State Bobcats1,230,000
2019-12-21SMU Mustangs at Florida Atlantic Owls1,990,000
2019-11-02SMU Mustangs at Memphis Tigers2,950,000
2019-10-24SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars769,000
2019-10-05Tulsa Golden Hurricane at SMU Mustangs175,000
2019-09-21SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs410,000
2018-11-16Memphis Tigers at SMU Mustangs
2018-09-07TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs
2017-12-20Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at SMU Mustangs
2017-11-04UCF Knights at SMU Mustangs
2017-10-27Tulsa Golden Hurricane at SMU Mustangs
2017-10-21SMU Mustangs at Cincinnati Bearcats
2017-09-16SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs372,000
2016-11-26Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs121,000
2016-10-22Houston Cougars at SMU Mustangs473,000
2016-10-07SMU Mustangs at Tulsa Golden Hurricane410,000
2016-09-23TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs1,357,000
2016-09-10SMU Mustangs at Baylor Bears668,000
2015-11-06Temple Owls at SMU Mustangs1,080,000
2015-10-08SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars356,000
2015-09-04Baylor Bears at SMU Mustangs2,003,000
2014-10-04SMU Mustangs at East Carolina Pirates147,000
2013-12-07UCF Knights at SMU Mustangs1,440,000
2013-11-29SMU Mustangs at Houston Cougars325,000
2013-09-28SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs263,000
2013-09-21SMU Mustangs at Texas A&M Aggies809,000
2013-08-30Texas Tech Red Raiders at SMU Mustangs2,130,000