Overview
- Kevin Jennings went 29 of 35 for 285 yards with four touchdown passes to four different receivers in SMU's ACC opener.
- Rickie Collins completed 22 of 45 for 279 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions, each thrown inside SMU's 20.
- Syracuse failed multiple fourth-and-1 tries and went eight straight quarters without a touchdown before a late scoring run.
- TV cameras showed assistant Josh Gattis shouting at Collins on the sideline, and Collins said he must take coaching to the field.
- The Orange dropped to 3-3 (1-2 ACC) with their second straight loss, reported as the first back-to-back defeats under coach Fran Brown.