Overview
- Kevin Jennings completed 29 of 35 passes for 285 yards with a career-high four touchdowns in SMU's ACC opener.
- Rickie Collins went 22-for-45 for 279 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions, with each pick coming inside SMU's 20.
- Syracuse failed multiple fourth-and-1 tries and went eight straight quarters without a touchdown before scoring in the fourth.
- Television cameras showed offensive assistant Josh Gattis yelling at Collins on the sideline, and Collins said he must take coaching to the field.
- Syracuse fell to 3-3 (1-2 ACC) with its first back-to-back losses under Fran Brown and has a bye before hosting Pitt on Oct. 18.