SMU is set to open its 2025 ACC slate Saturday afternoon when it welcomes Syracuse to Dallas, Texas. Though the two teams now share a conference thanks to the latest wave of realignment and expansion, this will be just the second meeting all-time between the Mustangs and the Orange and the first game between the two in almost 100 years.

SMU holds a 1-0 record in the "series" thanks to a 16-6 win on Oct. 15, 1932. This is SMU's second year in the ACC. The Mustangs were dominant in their debut season, finishing 2024 conference play with an 8-0 record, but they're off to a rocky start in their second go-around as a Power Four program.

SMU is 0-2 against power conference-level competition through four games. Its only two wins came against FCS East Texas A&M and Missouri State , which

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