SMU (7-1, 4-0) is one of four teams left with a perfect ACC record, a number that will go down after this weekend’s matchup with Pittsburgh (7-0, 3-0).
A down marker shows the ACC logo during the second half of an NCAA football game between SMU and Houston Christian at Ford Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Dallas.has won 13 straight league games – its last eight in the American Athletic Conference last season and four this year in the ACC. SMU is one of four teams left with a perfect ACC record, a number that will go down after
“We knew we had a team we felt like could compete, and that was our goal,” SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said. “Let’s just go out and prove we belong, prove we can compete, and then we’re going to learn a lot about ourselves and how we measure up and where we stand. And our guys have taken that mindset.” The ACC eliminated its Atlantic and Coastal divisions last year, sending the top two teams overall to the conference championship game. The expansion to 17 teams this season added SMU, California and Stanford, but only the Mustangs have had an impact.As the college football season heads into its final full month, the ACC race is coming down to four schools – all without a league loss: “Yes, Miami’s having a great year.
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said he has never coached a game at SMU but he remembers watching the Mustangs when Eric Dickerson led the Southwestern Conference in rushing in back-to-back years, gaining more than 3,000 yards on the ground in 1981-82. “That guy was a dude,” Narduzzi said. “It’s good to have a good football team in the conference, good coaches, and I’m looking forward to going down to Dallas and seeing what they’ve got down there.”
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