About the game

When/where: 6:30 p.m. today; TDECU Stadium.

TV/Radio: ESPN; 950 AM.

Records: SMU 7-0, 3-0 AAC; Houston 3-4, 1-2 AAC.

SMU update: The Mustangs are off to 7-0 start for the first time since 1982, when they began 10-0. They moved up three spots to No. 16 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll, matching the program’s highest ranking since October 1985. … Quarterback Shane Buechele, a transfer from Texas, threw for 457 yards and a program recordtying six touchdowns in last week’s 45-21 win over Temple. He has thrown for 2,122 yards with 18 touchdowns and six interceptions this season. … Reggie Roberson Jr. and James Proche are the AAC’s top wide receiver combo, accounting for 96 catches for 1,404 yards and 14 TDs. Roberson had 250 yards and 3 TDs against Temple. … SMU has scored at least 40 points in six straight games, a school record, and is tied for fifth nationally in scoring at 44.3 points per game. … Running back Xavier Jones is third in the AAC with 751 yards and 12 TDs. … Linebacker Patrick Nelson leads the team with 7½ sacks and nine tackles for loss.

Houston update: The Cougars lead the all-time series 21-12-1 but have lost two of the last three, both times ranked and on the road. … UH is 5-2 against ranked opponents since TDECU Stadium opened in 2014. … This marks the fourth ranked opponent UH has played this season. They lost the three previous games to Oklahoma, Washington State and Cincinnati. … Quarterback Clayton Tune (hamstring) is expected to play after missing the Connecticut game. UH will continue to use wide receiver Bryson Smith and running back Kyle Porter out of the wildcat formation. … Running back Patrick Carr is out for another “week or two,” coach Dana Holgorsen said, with a knee injury that has required two surgeries since the summer, … Amaud Willis-Dalton has moved from nickel to weakside linebacker and will likely start in place of Terrance Edgeston, who has been nursing a high-ankle sprain.