SMU at East Carolina Game Matchup
SMU's 2023 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Sat 9/2 SMU vs Louisiana Tech-21.066.0W 38 - 14
Sat 9/9 SMU at Oklahoma+16.568.5L 11 - 28
Sat 9/16 SMU vs Prairie View-42.563.5W 69 - 0
Sat 9/23 SMU at TCU+7.063.5L 17 - 34
Sat 9/30 SMU vs Charlotte-22.553.0W 34 - 16
BYE WEEK
Thu 10/12 SMU at East Carolina-11.548.5W 31 - 10
Fri 10/20 SMU at Temple-24.053.0W 55 - 0
Sat 10/28 SMU vs Tulsa-20.555.0W 69 - 10
Sat 11/4 SMU at Rice-12.059.5W 36 - 31
Fri 11/10 SMU vs North Texas-21.567.5W 45 - 21
Sat 11/18 SMU at Memphis-9.564.5W 38 - 34
Sat 11/25 SMU vs Navy-20.046.0W 59 - 14
Sat 12/2 SMU at Tulane+4.050.5W 26 - 14
Thu 12/28 SMU vs Boston College-13.549.0L 14 - 23
East Carolina's 2023 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Sat 9/2 East Carolina at Michigan+36.053.5L 3 - 30
Sat 9/9 East Carolina vs Marshall+3.043.5L 13 - 31
Sat 9/16 East Carolina at Appalachian State+7.548.5L 28 - 43
Sat 9/23 East Carolina vs Gardner-Webb-13.051.0W 44 - 0
Sat 9/30 East Carolina at Rice+3.547.0L 17 - 24
BYE WEEK
Thu 10/12 East Carolina vs SMU+11.548.5L 10 - 31
Sat 10/21 East Carolina vs Charlotte-6.039.5L 7 - 10
Sat 10/28 East Carolina at UT San Antonio+17.548.0L 27 - 41
Sat 11/4 East Carolina vs Tulane+17.046.0L 10 - 13
Sat 11/11 East Carolina at Florida Atlantic+7.544.5W 22 - 7
Sat 11/18 East Carolina at Navy+2.530.5L 0 - 10
Sat 11/25 East Carolina vs Tulsa-4.544.5L 27 - 29
SMU's OC Casey Woods vs ECU's DC Blake Harrell     ECU's OC Donnie Kirkpatrick vs SMU's DC Scott Symons
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
SMU Offense1438.730.643.9%4.510.9244551772784.550%49%47%42%12%.28
ECU Defense1222.41934.3%2.841.3 - - - - - 51%48%30%39%20%.14
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
ECU Offense1217.318.533.3%2.621.8152761121643.546%53%35%32%20%.02
SMU Defense1417.821.635.7%3.591.2 - - - - - 47%52%37%35%19%.04

 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
SMU Offense1450% (66)47% (30)39.7176.64.529 (22).18 (52)3.21 (49)85% (36)6% (2)0.88 (4)
ECU Defense1251% (88)30% (2) - - - - -.01 (13)2.53 (7)74% (17)13% (76)1.19 (8)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
ECU Offense1246% (98)35% (128)32.2111.73.512 (116).03 (123)2.85 (111)71% (110)12% (90)0.97 (108)
SMU Defense1447% (38)37% (17) - - - - .04 (19)2.9 (35)67% (27)12% (30)0.97 (23)

 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDsIntsPassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
SMU Offense1449% (71)42% (67)19.633.2278.48.414.233 (11)8 (30).45 (16)2 (3)31% (57)33% (44).38 (53)6% (58)2.1 (46)
ECU Defense1248% (55)39% (37) - - - - - - 6 (120).32 (100)1.8 (126)38% (6)33% (107).43 (116)6% (53)2.2 (98)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDsIntsPassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
ECU Offense1253% (37)32% (130)17.332.3163.95.19.57 (129)14 (107).05 (129)1.5 (92)38% (133)22% (129).11 (127)8% (116)2.1 (55)
SMU Defense1452% (97)35% (8) - - - - - - 12 (37).09 (8)1.7 (87)36% (18)22% (1).07 (2)8% (19)2.1 (70)

 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
SMU1430:2123.543%59%4.640.80.91.26.63.1530.4
East Carolina1228:5915.130%35%5.854.31.81.36.91.5230.6
SMU's Power Ratings
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SMU's SP+ Ratings
SMU's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.5 (#25)
SMU's Offense SP+ Rating: 35.0 (#18)
SMU's Defense SP+ Rating: 23.6 (#41)

ACC's Avg 2023 SP+ Rating: 5.0
ACC's Avg 2023 SP+ Offense Rating: 27.6
ACC's Avg 2023 SP+ Defense Rating: 22.7

SMU's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.5 (#25)
SMU's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 4.7 (#56)
SMU's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 8.9 (#44)

SMU's 2023 Expected Record: -
Power Ratings Matchup
SMU:    East Carolina: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
SMU: 10.5   East Carolina: -13.3

Performance Ratings Matchup
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East Carolina's Power Ratings
East Carolina's Power Rating: 2 (#Team not found for the given year.)
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East Carolina's SP+ Ratings
East Carolina's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -13.3 (#111)
East Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 15.1 (#126)
East Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.3 (#81)

American Athletic's Avg 2023 SP+ Rating: -8.5
American Athletic's Avg 2023 SP+ Offense Rating: 24.3
American Athletic's Avg 2023 SP+ Defense Rating: 32.7

East Carolina's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -13.3 (#111)
East Carolina's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 1.1 (#68)
East Carolina's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 0.5 (#78)

East Carolina's 2023 Expected Record: -
SMU Scoring
Offense: 38.7 PPG
Offense on Road: 30.6
Defense: 17.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 21.6

SMU's 2023 Record
Record: 11 - 3
Record vs Spread: 8 - 6 - 0
Record on Road: 5 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 7 - 4 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0

SMU Roster Talent
2023 Talent Rating: 714.21
2023 Talent Rating: 714.21
2022 Talent Rating: 598.49
2021 Talent Rating: 576.03

Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average ACC Talent Rating is 709.3
Average Power Five Talent: 738.21
Average FBS Talent: 598.22
Projected Score
SMU 30.6
East Carolina 17.6


Projected Total Points: 48

Based on Entire Season
SMU
East Carolina

Total Points:
East Carolina Scoring
Offense: 17.3 PPG
Offense at Home: 18.5
Defense: 22.4 PPG
Defense at Home: 19

East Carolina's 2023 Record
Record: 2 - 10
Record vs Spread: 5 - 7 - 0
Record at home: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 5 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0

East Carolina Roster Talent
2023 Talent Rating: 563.94
2023 Talent Rating: 563.94
2022 Talent Rating: 494.82
2021 Talent Rating: 516.06

Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 546.07
Average Power Five Talent: 738.21
Average FBS Talent: 598.22




YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreWinnerSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202310/12East Carolina10SMU31SMUSMU -11.5SMU48.5Under
202011/28East Carolina52SMU38East CarolinaSMU -12East Carolina72.0Over
201911/09SMU59East Carolina51SMUSMU -23East Carolina74.0Over
201611/12East Carolina31SMU55SMUEast Carolina -5SMU63.0Over
201510/03SMU23East Carolina49East CarolinaEast Carolina -6.5East Carolina64.5Over
201410/04East Carolina45SMU24East CarolinaEast Carolina -35.5SMU0
201011/26East Carolina38SMU45SMU
200910/10SMU28East Carolina21SMU
200610/21East Carolina38SMU21East Carolina
200510/15SMU17East Carolina24East Carolina
TeamWinsCoversO/U
East Carolina534 Overs
SMU531 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams5 - 51 - 50 - 31 - 2
Road Teams5 - 55 - 12 - 13 - 0
(#Team not found for the given year.) SMU Info
SMU has won 1 straight
SMU has lost 2 straight on the Road
Record on Road: 5 - 2 (3 - 4 - 0 vs Spread )

SMU is 2 - 2 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 47 - 9

Last 2 Road Games: 43 - 5

SMU has Really Good Running Game (#)
SMU has an Explosive Offense (#)
SMU Offense is good in Scoring Position (#)
SMU Offense has a good Run Game Success Rate (#)

SMU has a top Offensive Power Success (#)
SMU has a good 4th Down Conversion Rate

SMU Defense Sacks the QB a lot

SMU Defense has a good overall Success Rate (#)
SMU Defense has a top Success Rate vs the Run (#)
SMU Defense has a top Success Rate vs the Pass (#)
SMU has a top Defensive Power Success (#)
SMU Front 7 has a top Havoc Rate (#)
SMU Secondary has a top Havoc Rate (#)
SMU Defense has a top Success Rate on Pass Downs(#)

SMU has a great TO Margin (#)
SMU Offense throws very few Interceptions (#)
SMU Punt Return team is explosive (#)


SMU Deficiencies
SMU Does Not Stuff Runs (#)

Rematch from Week 7
SMU 11.5 (48.5)
SMU won at East Carolina this year (31-10)

Previous Matchups
SMU beat East Carolina last year (31-10)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Conditions: Clear
Temp: 58° - Wind: 5 mph

Depth Charts
SMU | East Carolina
(#Team not found for the given year.) East Carolina Info
East Carolina has lost 1 straight
East Carolina has won 1 straight at Home
Record at home: 1 - 5 (2 - 4 - 0 vs Spread)

East Carolina is 1 - 3 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 15 - 27

Last 2 Home Games: 9 - 21

East Carolina Defense has a good overall Success Rate (#)
East Carolina has a top Defense vs Opp Scoring Opp (#)
East Carolina Defense has a top Success Rate vs the Run (#)
East Carolina Defensive Line is very good vs the Run (#)
East Carolina Front 7 has a top Havoc Rate (#)

East Carolina Defense Recovers a lot of Fumbles (#)


East Carolina Deficiencies
East Carolina has a really bad Offense
East Carolina has a really bad Offense at Home
East Carolina has a really bad 3rd Down Conversion Rate (#)
East Carolina Can Not Run the Ball (#)
East Carolina throws a Lot of Interceptions (#)
East Carolina has a bad Offense Success Rate (#)
East Carolina has a bad Offense Scoring Opp Rate (#)
East Carolina has a bad Offense Pass Downs Success Rate (#)
East Carolina has a bad Offense Run Success Rate (#)
East Carolina has a bad Offense Pass Success Rate (#)
East Carolina has a really bad 3rd Down Conversion Rate
East Carolina has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate
East Carolina does not Sack the QB (#)
East Carolina Defense Doesn't Pick off a Lot of Passes (#)
East Carolina Gives up a Lot of Explosive Plays (#)
East Carolina Does Not Stuff Runs (#)
East Carolina has a bad Defense Pass Downs Success Rate (#)
East Carolina Gives up a Lot of Explosive Run Plays (#)
East Carolina Gives up a Lot of Explosive Pass Plays (#)


SMU's Head Coach Rhett Lashlee
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Preston Stone20634460%31972869.3
Kevin Jennings6110558%618525.9
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Jaylan Knighton13674575.595
LJ Johnson Jr.10957645.367
Camar Wheaton8341054.948
Preston Stone6219843.234
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
Jake Bailey42528012.634
R.J. Maryland34518715.262
Kelvontay Dixon25441417.652
Romello Brinson28431215.474
East Carolina's Head Coach Mike Houston
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Alex Flinn15929055%15586125.4
Mason Garcia489551%408124.3
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Rahjai Harris12948553.850
Mason Garcia5022724.557
Javious Bond4122115.439
Alex Flinn9717801.821
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
Chase Sowell47622113.245
Jaylen Johnson45466210.439
Jsi Hatfield27341112.639
Jhari Patterson2013706.930