2019 SMU Mustangs football team

The 2019 SMU Mustangs football team will represent Southern Methodist University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mustangs will be led by second-year head coach Sonny Dykes and will play their home games at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas. They will compete as members of the West Division of the American Athletic Conference.

AAC media poll
The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Mustangs predicted to finish fourth in the AAC West Division.

Schedule
SMU's 2019 schedule will begin with four non-conference games: first on the road against Arkansas State of the Sun Belt Conference, then at home against North Texas of Conference USA, then at home against Texas State, also of the Sun Belt Conference, and finally on the road against cross-town rival TCU of the Big 12 Conference. In American Athletic Conference play, the Mustangs will play the other members of the West Division and draw East Carolina, South Florida, and Temple from the East Division. They will not play Cincinnati, Connecticut, or UCF as part of the regular season.

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