SMU continued its dominant season with a 35-14 victory over Boston College in front of a sellout crowd of 34,438 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium—the Mustangs’ third consecutive sellout and part of a season attendance record of 195,385 through six home games. This surpasses the previous mark of 164,602 set in 2010. Four of the top 11 crowds in the stadium’s history (opened in 2000) have come this season, reflecting SMU’s growing momentum.
The win marks SMU’s 15th straight conference victory, the longest streak in program history. The Mustangs are now 6-0 in ACC play for the second consecutive season and 9-1 overall, their best start since 2019. Under head coach Rhett Lashlee, SMU has gone 19-3 in conference games and is 24-1 when scoring at least 30 points.
Jennings, Brashard Shine on Offense
Sophomore quarterback Kevin Jennings, a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award, led the charge with 298 passing yards and three touchdowns, finding Roderick Daniels Jr., Jordan Hudson, and Key’Shawn Smith in the end zone. Jennings has thrown for at least 250 yards in every ACC game this season and has five games with multiple touchdown passes.
Senior running back Brashard Smith added 120 rushing yards and a touchdown, his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season. Smith now has 1,026 rushing yards in 2023, becoming the 12th Mustang to achieve a 1,000-yard season. His 1,470 all-purpose yards this year rank 12th in SMU history.
Defense Seals the Victory
The Mustangs’ defense stepped up late, with back-to-back sacks by Kobe Wilson and Jahfari Harvey on Boston College’s final possession to secure the win. Wilson, who recorded a career-high 16 tackles, played a pivotal role, as did Isaiah Nwokobia, whose interception was his third of the season and ninth of his career. SMU’s defense has now forced 20 takeaways this season while limiting opponents to just 17 points off turnovers.
The defensive unit also held Boston College to 3-of-6 on fourth-down attempts and allowed zero points off turnovers in the game. SMU finished with three sacks and five quarterback hurries, with contributions from Mike Lockhart and Harvey.
Season Milestones
SMU has at least 438 yards of offense in every ACC game this season.
The Mustangs rank 13-1 in their last 14 home games and 17-1 in their last 18 regular-season contests.
Justin Osborne has played in 55 career games, tying for sixth-most in program history.
Next, SMU hits the road to face Virginia on Saturday, November 23, as the Mustangs look to extend their win streak and maintain their position atop the ACC standings.
The win marks SMU’s 15th straight conference victory, the longest streak in program history. The Mustangs are now 6-0 in ACC play for the second consecutive season and 9-1 overall, their best start since 2019. Under head coach Rhett Lashlee, SMU has gone 19-3 in conference games and is 24-1 when scoring at least 30 points.
Jennings, Brashard Shine on Offense
Sophomore quarterback Kevin Jennings, a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award, led the charge with 298 passing yards and three touchdowns, finding Roderick Daniels Jr., Jordan Hudson, and Key’Shawn Smith in the end zone. Jennings has thrown for at least 250 yards in every ACC game this season and has five games with multiple touchdown passes.
Senior running back Brashard Smith added 120 rushing yards and a touchdown, his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season. Smith now has 1,026 rushing yards in 2023, becoming the 12th Mustang to achieve a 1,000-yard season. His 1,470 all-purpose yards this year rank 12th in SMU history.
Defense Seals the Victory
The Mustangs’ defense stepped up late, with back-to-back sacks by Kobe Wilson and Jahfari Harvey on Boston College’s final possession to secure the win. Wilson, who recorded a career-high 16 tackles, played a pivotal role, as did Isaiah Nwokobia, whose interception was his third of the season and ninth of his career. SMU’s defense has now forced 20 takeaways this season while limiting opponents to just 17 points off turnovers.
The defensive unit also held Boston College to 3-of-6 on fourth-down attempts and allowed zero points off turnovers in the game. SMU finished with three sacks and five quarterback hurries, with contributions from Mike Lockhart and Harvey.
Season Milestones
SMU has at least 438 yards of offense in every ACC game this season.
The Mustangs rank 13-1 in their last 14 home games and 17-1 in their last 18 regular-season contests.
Justin Osborne has played in 55 career games, tying for sixth-most in program history.
Next, SMU hits the road to face Virginia on Saturday, November 23, as the Mustangs look to extend their win streak and maintain their position atop the ACC standings.
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00:00SMU got the W over Boston College Saturday night 38 to 28.
00:09Now this was not an easy matchup for the Mustangs.
00:12It was a bit of a tug of war the majority of the game all the way up until the end of
00:15the fourth quarter.
00:17Edge rusher Javari Harvey came in clutch making a sack on fourth and one turning the ball
00:21over for the Mustangs enabling them to score and gain a 10 point lead.
00:26SMU is now 6-0 and remains undefeated in the ACC.
00:30Proud of our guys.
00:31We knew it would be hard.
00:32It's going to be hard to win every week.
00:33It's going to get harder and harder as the season shrinks and the games mean more.
00:37I thought our team showed a lot of grip tonight.
00:41We didn't play bad and they played well.
00:44There were times that we did some things to keep them in it but I thought they played
00:49a really good game B.C. and we're really fortunate to get the win.
00:53Kevin Jennings led SMU with 298 passing yards and three touchdowns.
00:58The whole week we knew it was going to be a tough game.
01:00How they played us last year.
01:01We knew we had to come and fight all four quarters so we stayed the course, put our
01:05head down and continued to grind each and every possession.
01:09Mustang safety Isaiah Nacobia talked about the pressure of a close game but says we've
01:14been tested before and the biggest thing in college football are teams who can finish.
01:18It's nothing new to us.
01:19We know that to win in college football right now you've got to be able to finish.
01:25The Mustangs will now hit the road to take on Virginia next Saturday.
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01:35I'm Maria Turner and you've just been Credentialed.