SMU at Syracuse
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| SMU | 10 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 | |
| Syracuse | 7 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 30 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 10:04 | Syracuse touchdown. Steve Angeli 26 Yd Run (Tripp Woody Kick) |
| 6:10 | SMU field goal. Brendan Baird 40 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:12 | SMU REC. Jalen Hale 9 Yd pass from Kevin Jennings (Brendan Baird Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 9:08 | Syracuse field goal. Tripp Woody 29 Yd Field Goal |
| 6:35 | Syracuse field goal. Tripp Woody 25 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:22 | Syracuse touchdown. Ahmad Miller 1 Yd Run (Tripp Woody Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 8:52 | SMU touchdown. Yamir Knight 14 Yd pass from Kevin Jennings (Brendan Baird Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 12:07 | SMU safety. Team Safety |
| 9:04 | SMU touchdown. Kendrick Raphael 13 Yd Run (Kevin Jennings Pass to Derrick McFall for Two-Point Conversion) |
| 5:26 | Syracuse field goal. Tripp Woody 26 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:17 | Syracuse touchdown. Noah Meyers 2 Yd pass from Steve Angeli (Tripp Woody Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | SMU | Syracuse |
| Total first downs | 25 | 20 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | SMU | Syracuse |
| Third downs attempted | 13 | 16 |
| Third downs converted | 6 | 4 |
| Third down percentage | 46 % | 25 % |
| Fourth down | SMU | Syracuse |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | SMU | Syracuse |
| Total yards | 421 | 338 |
| Total rushing yards | 70 | 138 |
| Total passing yards | 351 | 200 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 30:26 | 29:34 |
| Rushing | SMU | Syracuse |
| Total rushing plays | 31 | 37 |
| Total rushing yards | 70 | 138 |
| Average yards per rush | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | SMU | Syracuse |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 9.5 | 5.9 |
| Passing touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Penalties | SMU | Syracuse |
| Penalties committed | 9 | 7 |
| Penalty yards | 90 | 50 |
| Turnovers | SMU | Syracuse |
| Passes intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| SMU | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Kendrick Raphael | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| Christian Rhodes | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Derrick McFall | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Kevin Jennings | 13 | -5 | -0.4 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Syracuse | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Ahmad Miller | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Tylik Hill | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Steve Angeli | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 1 | 26 | ||||
| Ju'Juan Johnson | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Calvin Russell III | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| SMU | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Kevin Jennings | 36 | 29 | 81 % | 351 | 9.8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Syracuse | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Steve Angeli | 34 | 21 | 62 % | 200 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| SMU | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Yannick Smith | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 0 | 32 | ||||
| Yamir Knight | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| Jalen Cooper | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Derrick McFall | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 43 | ||||
| Kendrick Raphael | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Christian Rhodes | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Jalen Hale | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Randy Pittman Jr. | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Syracuse | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Umari Hatcher | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Daunte Bacheyie | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Calvin Russell III | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| David Clement | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Noah Meyers | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Darius Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Ahmad Miller | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Ju'Juan Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| SMU | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Jalen Hale | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Randy Pittman Jr. | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Syracuse | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Chase Geter | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Davien Kerr | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| SMU | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Syracuse | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| SMU | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Sael Reyes | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jimmy Wyrick | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brandon Booker | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jonathan Jefferson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jamal Anderson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marcellus Barnes Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jayvon Thomas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Christian Davis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jarvis Lee | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alexander Kilgore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kevin Allen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jahkai Lang | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tavion Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brandon Miyazono | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Will Locke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jake Ballard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| La'Modrick Spencer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marques White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Aakil Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaden Milliner-Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Syracuse | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Demetres Samuel Jr. | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Antoine Deslauriers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris Peal | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris D'Appolonia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Keyshawn Johnson | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tunmise Adeleye | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nissi Ogbebor | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Braheem Long Jr. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Davien Kerr | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rashard Perry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nazir Ward | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary Bryant III | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gemaus Sackie | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Zyian Moultrie-Goddard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Isaiah Hastings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Javon Lawrence | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Omopariola | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jartavius Flounoy | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| SMU | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Christian Rhodes | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Yamir Knight | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Syracuse | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Davion Kerr | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| SMU | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Yamir Knight | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Syracuse | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Demetres Samuel Jr. | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| SMU | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Brendan Baird | 1/1 | 40 | 2/2 | 5 | |||||
| Syracuse | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Tripp Woody | 3/3 | 29 | 3/3 | 12 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| SMU | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Wade McSparron | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 0 | |||||
| Syracuse | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Jimmy Gregg | 4 | 211 | 52.8 | 0 | |||||
Last updated on Saturday, October 31, 2026 6:56 PM.