Overview
- Kevin Jennings threw for 303 yards with three touchdowns and added a rushing score as SMU improved to 8-3 overall and 6-1 in the ACC.
- Miller Moss did not play because of a foot injury and dressed only as an emergency option, with redshirt freshman Deuce Adams starting and Brady Allen rotating in.
- Adams completed 12 of 17 passes for 94 yards in his first career start as Louisville managed 228 total yards.
- The Mustangs remained in contention for the ACC championship game, needing a win at California plus outside help to qualify.
- Louisville, now 7-4 and 4-4 in the ACC, was also without running backs Isaac Brown and Keyjuan Brown and linebacker Antonio Watts, and it failed to score a touchdown for the first time since the 2023 ACC title game.