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Santa Clara vs SMU Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Santa Clara and SMU.

PROGRAM ONESanta Clara0 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD0–3WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOSMU3 recorded wins
3Recorded meetings
1947Earliest documented
1973Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

3 games
  1. 1947
    Santa Clara6 — 22SMU
    Sep 9, 1947SMU won
  2. 1948
    Santa Clara0 — 33SMU
    Oct 23, 1948SMU won
  3. 1973
    Santa Clara7 — 49SMU
    Sep 15, 1973SMU won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1973Santa Clara vs SMU7–49SMU won
1948Santa Clara vs SMU0–33SMU won
1947Santa Clara vs SMU6–22SMU won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.