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UPCOMING Saturday, November 21 · 7:30 PM ET

SMU MustangsSMU vs Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre Dame

Notre Dame Stadium
NBC · Line Notre Dame -17.5 · Total 56.5

Scoring by quarter

Average points per quarter, 2026 season

SMU vs Notre Dame scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Game
SMU 6.813.85.48.6 34.6
Notre Dame 12.413.26.69.0 41.2
SMU vs Notre Dame scoring by quarter
SMU Qtr Notre Dame
6.8Q112.4
13.8Q213.2
5.4Q36.6
8.6Q49.0
34.6Game41.2

Rivalry highlights

Series record
3-10
SMU first, 13 meetings since 1930
Series leader
Notre Dame
Notre Dame lead 3-10 in 13 meetings since 1930
Widest recent margin
53 points
SMU 6-59 Notre Dame, 1989
Tightest recent margin
6 points
Notre Dame 13-19 SMU, 1956
Highest recent total
90 points
SMU 29-61 Notre Dame, 1986

Key players by position

Starters by position
SMU Pos Notre Dame
Kevin Jennings QB CJ Carr
Kendrick Raphael RB Aneyas Williams
Yamir Knight WR Jordan Faison
Randy Pittman TE Cooper Flanagan
Marques White DL Bryce Young
Alexander Kilgore LB Drayk Bowen
Tyren Polley DB Adon Shuler

Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.

Head to head

Full rivalry page
SMU 3 13 meetings since 1930 10 Notre Dame

Notre Dame lead 3-10 in 13 meetings since 1930 Series leader: Notre Dame.

Team stats, 2026 season

SMUNotre Dame
34.69th Points per game 1st41.2
23.08th Points allowed 1st11.8
484.23rd Total yards per game 2nd428.4
7.03rd Yards per play 2nd6.6
138.212th Rush yards per game 2nd161.6
346.01st Pass yards per game 1st266.8
23.85th First downs per game 2nd21.8
51.6%2nd Third-down rate 2nd40.4%
-416th Turnover margin 1st+10
511th Takeaways 1st11
172nd Sacks 1st14
64th Sacks allowed 1st2
73.811th Penalty yards per game 1st27.6
29:3810th Time of possession 1st32:33

Rank within each team's conference. 2026 season totals to date from CollegeFootballData.

SMU: last 15 games

11-4 in the last 15 · 31.8 scored · 20.7 allowed
LOST 24-35 scored 24 · allowed 35 See game WON 31-18 scored 31 · allowed 18 See game WON 34-10 scored 34 · allowed 10 See game WON 35-24 scored 35 · allowed 24 See game LOST 12-13 scored 12 · allowed 13 See game WON 26-20 scored 26 · allowed 20 See game WON 45-13 scored 45 · allowed 13 See game WON 38-6 scored 38 · allowed 6 See game LOST 35-38 scored 35 · allowed 38 See game WON 24-19 scored 24 · allowed 19 See game WON 27-24 scored 27 · allowed 24 See game WON 56-10 scored 56 · allowed 10 See game LOST 31-41 scored 31 · allowed 41 See game WON 34-24 scored 34 · allowed 24 See game WON 25-16 scored 25 · allowed 16 See game

Notre Dame: last 15 games

15-0 in the last 15 · 43.1 scored · 13.5 allowed
WON 56-30 scored 56 · allowed 30 See game WON 56-13 scored 56 · allowed 13 See game WON 28-7 scored 28 · allowed 7 See game WON 36-7 scored 36 · allowed 7 See game WON 34-24 scored 34 · allowed 24 See game WON 25-10 scored 25 · allowed 10 See game WON 49-10 scored 49 · allowed 10 See game WON 37-15 scored 37 · allowed 15 See game WON 70-7 scored 70 · allowed 7 See game WON 49-20 scored 49 · allowed 20 See game WON 41-13 scored 41 · allowed 13 See game WON 52-0 scored 52 · allowed 0 See game WON 27-10 scored 27 · allowed 10 See game WON 49-10 scored 49 · allowed 10 See game WON 37-26 scored 37 · allowed 26 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
SMU Split Notre Dame
4-12026 record5-0
173Points for206
115Points against59
W2FormW5

Recent meetings

1989
SMU 6 : 59 Notre Dame
1986
SMU 29 : 61 Notre Dame
1984
SMU 27 : 20 Notre Dame
1958
Notre Dame 14 : 6 SMU
1957
Notre Dame 54 : 21 SMU
1956
Notre Dame 13 : 19 SMU
How to watch
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Betting line
Spread Notre Dame -17.5
Total 56.5
21+. Lines move, we timestamp them.
Make your pick
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SMU · QB Kevin Jennings
Pass yards
1613
Pass TD
14
Comp-Att
117-156
INT
5
Raphael rush
418 yds
Knight rec
367 yds
Notre Dame · QB C.J. Carr
Pass yards
1197
Pass TD
13
Comp-Att
88-124
INT
1
Williams rush
266 yds
Faison rec
371 yds
SMU MustangsSMU2026 roster
Mabrey Mettauer QB 1 Ty Hawkins QB 7 Kevin Jennings QB 12 Cole Leinart QB 14 Charlie Fiser QB 4 Dramekco Green RB 6 Kendrick Raphael RB 20 EJ Kelly RB 21 Christian Rhodes RB 24 Link Rhodes RB 25 William Fierro RB 0 Derrick McFall WR 2 Jalen Hale WR 3 Yannick Smith WR 8 Yamir Knight WR 10 Jalen Cooper WR 11 Carterrious Brown WR 13 Daylon Singleton WR 15 Aljour Miles II WR 16 Jakai Anderson WR 22 Jordyn Adams WR 26 David Kniffen Jr. WR 27 Siler Cooke WR 81 Tyrone Crethers WR 83 X'Zavier Barnett WR 5 Randy Pittman TE 9 Zack Turner TE 18 Theo Melin Ohrstrom TE 42 Will Locke TE 84 Tripp Riordan TE 85 Andre Nickerson Jr. TE 86 Devon Martin TE 88 Trey Jackson TE 89 Miles Uter TE Bennett Johnson OL 50 Graham Uter OL 52 Toa Katoa OL 55 Sam Utu OL 57 Henry Douglass OL 58 Abel Hoopii OL 59 PJ Williams OL 60 Evan Goodwin OL 63 Addison Nichols OL 64 Joshua Bates OL 66 Hunter Ryan OL 70 Paxton Briggle OL 71 Max Wright OL 74 Andrew Chamblee OL 75 Dramodd Odoms OL 76 Drew Hill OL 77 Alex Woods OL 78 Drew Evers OL 79 Sione Ma'u OL 5 Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder DL 55 Woo Spencer DL 56 Tyron Winslow DL 90 Jalen Shivers DL 93 Kevin Allen DL 94 Jonathan Jefferson DL 96 Christian de Moor DL 97 Christian Davis DL 98 Keith Dotie DL 99 Dakota Dickson DL 6 Tavion Atkinson DE 9 Ira Singleton DE 14 Trey Wilson DE 16 Marques White DE 33 Amontre Harris DE 52 Jahkai Lang DE 58 Aakil Washington DE 92 Hudson Woods DE 95 Wyatt Smith DE 12 Caden Marshall LB 24 I'Zayah Young LB 28 Brandon Booker LB 29 Brandon Miyazono LB 30 Kenneth Goodwin III LB 32 Jamal Anderson LB 46 Xavier Wright LB 50 Marcus Brouse LB 53 Zachary Hibner LB 54 Alexander Kilgore LB 0 William Nettles CB 2 Zadian Gentry CB 3 Javion Holiday CB 4 Jayvon Thomas CB 8 Marcellus Barnes Jr. CB 13 Jaelyn Davis-Robinson CB 20 Deuce Gilbert CB 35 Dante Wesley II CB 44 Michael De Hoyos CB 1 Jarvis Lee S 10 Tyren Polley S 11 Jaden Milliner-Jones S 15 La'Modrick Spencer S 21 Jimmy Wyrick S 22 Sael Reyes S 26 Jaylen Moses S 27 Abdul Muhammad S 38 Jake Ballard S Michael Slaba PK Brendan Baird PK 96 Wiley Olson PK 99 Nick Reed PK 43 Wade McSparron P 47 Cody Williford LS 48 Morgan Tribbett LS
Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre Dame2026 roster
9 Teddy Jarrard QB 10 Noah Grubbs QB 12 Blake Hebert QB 13 CJ Carr QB 2 Nolan James Jr. RB 20 Jonaz Walton RB 21 Kedren Young RB 22 Aneyas Williams RB 26 Javian Osborne RB 37 Kurt Smith RB 46 Matt Williams RB 0 Quincy Porter WR 1 Jaden Greathouse WR 3 Mylan Graham WR 4 Bubba Frazier WR 5 Cam Williams WR 6 Jordan Faison WR 8 Jerome Bettis Jr. WR 11 Devin Fitzgerald WR 14 Micah Gilbert WR 15 Brayden Robinson WR 16 Dylan Faison WR 17 Elijah Burress WR 18 Kaydon Finley WR 19 Logan Saldate WR 31 Xavier Southall WR 33 Matt Jeffery WR 7 Ty Washington TE 24 Ian Premer TE 42 Henry Garrity TE 84 Preston Fryzel TE 85 Jack Larsen TE 86 Kaleb Johnson TE 87 Cooper Flanagan TE 88 James Flanigan TE 89 Austin Ratigan TE 50 Sullivan Garvin OL 51 Ben Nichols OL 52 Devan Houstan OL 54 Anthonie Knapp OL 55 Chris Terek OL 56 Charles Jagusah OL 57 Cam Herron OL 58 Matty Augustine OL 60 Max Anderson OL 61 Robbie Wollan OL 64 Joe Otting OL 65 Grayson McKeogh OL 66 Tyler Merrill OL 67 Gregory Patrick OL 68 Charlie Thom OL 70 Ashton Craig OL 71 Styles Prescod OL 74 Will Black OL 75 Sullivan Absher OL 76 Guerby Lambert OL 77 Peter Jones OL 78 Owen Strebig OL 0 Tionne Gray DL 5 Boubacar Traore DL 6 Christopher Burgess Jr. DL 7 Francis Brewu DL 10 Loghan Thomas DL 11 Keon Keeley DL 14 Ebenezer Ewetade DL 40 Dominik Hulak DL 42 Cole Mullins DL 44 Rodney Dunham DL 47 Jason Onye DL 55 Tiki Hola DL 56 Elijah Hughes DL 59 Sean Sevillano Jr. DL 60 Davion Dixon DL 88 Armel Mukam DL 90 Elijah Golden DL 91 Gordy Sulfsted DL 94 Joe Reiff DL 95 Bryce Young DL 3 Jaylen Sneed LB 4 Jaiden Ausberry LB 16 Ko'o Kia LB 19 Madden Faraimo LB 23 Ja'Kobe Clapper LB 27 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa LB 34 Drayk Bowen LB 35 Teddy Rezac LB 38 Tommy Powlus LB 43 Kahanu Kia LB 58 Thomas Davis Jr. LB 1 Dallas Golden CB 2 DJ McKinney CB 12 Jayden Sanders CB 13 Ayden Pouncey CB 15 Leonard Moore CB 21 Khary Adams CB 24 Mark Zackery IV CB 26 Chaz Smith CB 29 Christian Gray CB 32 Nick Reddish CB 8 Adon Shuler S 9 Brauntae Johnson S 20 Joey O'Brien S 22 Ethan Long S 25 Brandon Logan S 28 Luke Talich S 30 Patrick Downes S 48 Chase Young S 35 Spencer Porath PK 36 Micah Drescher PK 18 Erik Schmidt P 39 Jasper Scaife P 49 Andrew Kros LS 96 Joseph Vinci LS
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

10% SMU
90% ND

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

SMU

DateOppResult
10-03 vsBC W 25-16
09-26 vsMOST W 34-24
09-19 atLOU L 31-41
09-12 vsUCD W 56-10
09-07 atFSU W 27-24

Notre Dame

DateOppResult
10-03 atUNC W 37-26
09-26 atPUR W 49-10
09-19 vsMSU W 27-10
09-12 vsRICE W 52-0
09-06 vsWIS W 41-13

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

ACC

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Miami 500 1.00024849
Pittsburgh 500 1.00019267
Duke 400 1.00014544
Virginia Tech 410 .80020699
Wake Forest 410 .800183115
SMU 410 .800173115
Virginia 320 .60016990
Florida State 320 .600166108
NC State 320 .600184128
Clemson 320 .60097129
Syracuse 220 .50013992
North Carolina 220 .5009678
Louisville 230 .400193146
California 230 .400135133
Boston College 230 .40095117
Stanford 230 .40087191
Georgia Tech 130 .250108104

FBS Independents

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Lake Forest 400 1.00025647
Notre Dame 500 1.00020659
Merchant Marine 300 1.00014847
Wabash 400 1.00012834
Franklin & Marshall 300 1.00010732
Trinity (CT) 200 1.0007714
Wesleyan (CT) 200 1.0007720
Dayton 300 1.0009041
Hardin Simmons 200 1.0007244
Amherst 200 1.0006235
Williams 200 1.0003614
Montana 410 .800187119
Colgate 410 .80011765
Richmond 410 .800100138
Newberry 310 .75010560
MIT 210 .66711826
Millsaps 210 .66712056
Washington & Jefferson 210 .6678833
Dickinson 210 .6678163
Hampden Sydney 210 .6679489
Coast Guard 220 .500150142
Tufts 110 .5004970
UConn 230 .400180131
Villanova 230 .400103154
West Virginia Wesleyan 230 .40094157
William & Mary 230 .400111205
Centre 120 .3335933
Simpson (IA) 120 .3339494
Erskine 120 .3337578
Coe 120 .3336273
Carnegie Mellon 120 .3335568
Sewanee 120 .3337596
Maryville (TN) 130 .25092128
Beloit 130 .2502178
Lafayette 130 .25084143
Duquesne 130 .25073152
Cornell (IA) 130 .25037117
Tennessee State 130 .25059145
Knox 130 .25035146
Fordham 140 .20089165
Bucknell 140 .20051134
Holy Cross 140 .20093183
Maine 140 .20071161
Florida A&M 140 .20087184
Alameda Coast Guard 000 .00000
Amarillo Field 000 .00000
Birmingham-Southern 000 .00000
Boston University 000 .00000
Camp Grant 000 .00000
Carlisle 000 .00000
Colorado College 000 .00000
Cumberland (TN) 000 .00000
Del Monte Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Detroit Mercy 000 .00000
Drury 000 .00000
Fort Benning 000 .00000
Fort Riley 000 .00000
Fort Warren 000 .00000
Georgia Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Gonzaga 000 .00000
Great Lakes Navy 000 .00000
Haskell 000 .00000
Iowa Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Jacksonville Naval Air Station 000 .00000
Lombard 000 .00000
Loyola (LA) 000 .00000
Loyola Marymount 000 .00000
Lubbock Field 000 .00000
Manhattan 000 .00000
March Field 000 .00000
Mare Island Marines 000 .00000
Marquette 000 .00000
Mississippi College 000 .00000
Nashville 000 .00000
New York University 000 .00000
Norman Naval Air Station 000 .00000
North Carolina Pre-Flight 000 .00000
Oglethorpe 000 .00000
Phillips 000 .00000
Portland 000 .00000
Quantico Marines 000 .00000
Randolph Field 000 .00000
Regis (CO) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) 000 .00000
Saint Mary's (CA) Pre-Flight 000 .00000
San Francisco 000 .00000
Santa Clara 000 .00000
Second Air Force 000 .00000
Spring Hill 000 .00000
Swarthmore 000 .00000
Tampa 000 .00000
Tennessee Medical College 000 .00000
Union (NY) 000 .00000
Vermont 000 .00000
Whitman 000 .00000
Wichita State 000 .00000
Xavier 000 .00000
Southwestern U 030 .0006486
Bowdoin 020 .000733
Hamilton 020 .0004980
Colby 020 .0002153
Georgetown 030 .0005289
Bates 020 .0001467
Lawrence 030 .00028110
Centenary (LA) 030 .00021117
Rhodes 030 .00020134

Records computed from completed games this season

How to watch SMU vs Notre Dame

SMU Mustangs vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 7:30 PM ET at Notre Dame Stadium on November 21, 2026.

  1. TV The game is scheduled for NBC at 7:30 PM ET.
  2. Streaming It streams on Peacock.
  3. Live updates Live score, play-by-play and match player stats for SMU vs Notre Dame update on this page.

SMU vs Notre Dame: preview and how to watch

SMU Mustangs vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish kicks off 7:30 PM ET at Notre Dame Stadium on November 21, 2026. This ACC game page carries the live score on gameday, betting line, TV channel and player stats once it kicks off, alongside the SMU and Notre Dame team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the ACC rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What channel is SMU vs Notre Dame on?

SMU Mustangs vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish is scheduled for NBC, 7:30 PM ET.

What is the line for SMU vs Notre Dame?

The current line for SMU Mustangs vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish is Notre Dame -17.5, with a total of 56.5. Odds are entertainment only, 21+.

When does SMU play Notre Dame?

Kickoff for SMU vs Notre Dame is 7:30 PM ET at Notre Dame Stadium, on November 21, 2026.