Syracuse at SMU
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Syracuse | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 | |
| SMU | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 31 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 2:34 | SMU field goal. Sam Keltner 26 Yd Field Goal |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 12:58 | SMU touchdown. Yamir Knight 15 Yd pass from Kevin Jennings (Sam Keltner Kick) |
| 8:02 | SMU touchdown. RJ Maryland 16 Yd pass from Kevin Jennings (Sam Keltner Kick) |
| 2:18 | SMU touchdown. Derrick McFall 14 Yd pass from Kevin Jennings (Sam Keltner Kick) |
| 0:00 | Syracuse field goal. Tripp Woody 38 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 12:37 | SMU touchdown. Jordan Hudson 9 Yd pass from Kevin Jennings (Sam Keltner Kick) |
| 9:59 | Syracuse touchdown. Rickie Collins 6 Yd Run (Tripp Woody Kick) |
| 8:55 | Syracuse safety. David Omopariola Safety |
| 5:20 | Syracuse touchdown. Johntay Cook 11 Yd pass from Rickie Collins (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Syracuse | SMU |
| Total first downs | 18 | 21 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Syracuse | SMU |
| Third downs attempted | 16 | 12 |
| Third downs converted | 6 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 38 % | 42 % |
| Fourth down | Syracuse | SMU |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Syracuse | SMU |
| Total yards | 389 | 370 |
| Total rushing yards | 110 | 76 |
| Total passing yards | 279 | 294 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 31:25 | 28:35 |
| Rushing | Syracuse | SMU |
| Total rushing plays | 33 | 28 |
| Total rushing yards | 110 | 76 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | Syracuse | SMU |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 6.2 | 8.2 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 4 |
| Penalties | Syracuse | SMU |
| Penalties committed | 6 | 2 |
| Penalty yards | 60 | 15 |
| Turnovers | Syracuse | SMU |
| Passes intercepted | 3 | 1 |
| Interception returns | 3 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Syracuse | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Rickie Collins | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| Yasin Willis | 15 | 41 | 2.7 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Will Nixon | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Dan Villari | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| SMU | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| T.J. Harden | 16 | 67 | 4.2 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Dramekco Green | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Kevin Jennings | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Syracuse | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Rickie Collins | 45 | 22 | 49 % | 279 | 6.2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| SMU | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Kevin Jennings | 35 | 29 | 83 % | 285 | 8.1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Ty Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 100 % | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Syracuse | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Johntay Cook | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 1 | 38 | ||||
| Dan Villari | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 26 | ||||
| Justus Ross-Simmons | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | 52 | ||||
| Emanuel Ross | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Will Nixon | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Darrell Gill Jr. | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Jaylan Hornsby | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Yasin Willis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| SMU | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Romello Brinson | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Matthew Hibner | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 29 | ||||
| Jordan Hudson | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| Yamir Knight | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| RJ Maryland | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | 24 | ||||
| Jalen Cooper | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| Derrick McFall | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Chris Johnson Jr. | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Syracuse | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Will Nixon | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| SMU | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| T.J. Harden | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Syracuse | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Davien Kerr | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| SMU | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Ahmaad Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Brandon Miyazono | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Marcellus Barnes Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Syracuse | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Braheem Long Jr. | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary Bryant III | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Omopariola | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Antoine Deslauriers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Duce Chestnut | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Reese | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Isaiah Hastings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jamie Tremble | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Denis Jaquez Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cornell Perry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Demetres Samuel Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris Peal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Anwar Sparrow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chase Simmons | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Devin Grant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Zyian Moultrie-Goddard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kevin Jobity Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Darrell Gill Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Berry Buxton III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dion Wilson Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| SMU | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Ahmaad Moses | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaelyn Davis-Robinson | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Isaiah Nwokobia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Justin Medlock | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cameron Robertson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Isaiah Smith | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| William Nettles | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Terry Webb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kyron Chambers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeffrey M'ba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brandon Booker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brandon Miyazono | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alexander Kilgore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kevin Allen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Keveion'ta Spears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Zakye Barker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jahkai Lang | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Deuce Harmon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Woo Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marcellus Barnes Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Syracuse | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Will Nixon | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Fran Brown Jr. | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| SMU | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Chris Johnson Jr. | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Syracuse | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| SMU | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Yamir Knight | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Syracuse | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Tripp Woody | 1/1 | 38 | 1/1 | 4 | |||||
| SMU | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Sam Keltner | 1/2 | 26 | 4/4 | 7 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Syracuse | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Jack Stonehouse | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 0 | |||||
| SMU | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Wade McSparron | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 0 | |||||
Last updated on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 1:54 AM.