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DURHAM, N.C. -- No. 22 SMU forced an incompletion on a winning two-point conversion attempt to seal a 28-27 road victory in overtime against Duke late Saturday night.

It's the fifth consecutive win for the Mustangs (7-1, 4-0 ACC), who got 117 rushing yards and two touchdowns — including the winner in overtime — from Brashard Smith. Mustangs' quarterback Kevin Jennings had 299 yards of total offense, rushing for a score and throwing for another.

The Blue Devils (6-2, 2-2) lost despite winning the turnover battle 6-0. Maalik Murphy completed 27-of-48 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns, while Star Thomas rushed for 65 yards and a score.

The game started anew with nine minutes left to play in the fourth quarter when Duke capped off a 10-play, 64-yard yard drive with Thomas muscling his way into the end-zone for a touchdown.

Late in the fourth quarter, Jennings fumbled on a second-and-6 scramble, which was scooped up by Duke linebacker Ozzie Nicholas and returned 21 yards, putting the Blue Devils in the red zone. But Duke failed to take advantage of a possession gifted to them by SMU, and a walkoff 30-yard field goal by Todd Pelino was blocked by SMU's Isaiah Nwokobia as time expired in regulation.

In overtime, the Mustangs scored quickly on a 24-yard run from Smith, and Duke countered with a passing touchdown to Eli Pancol. When Duke went for the win, SMU's defense stepped up.

The Mustangs entered this matchup with the 11th-best scoring offense in FBS, and gashed Duke's defense for 469 yards of total offense, the most the Blue Devils have allowed this season. Still, because of its turnovers, it needed some late-game magic to remain undefeated in conference play.

SMU hosts No. 19 Pittsburgh next Saturday, while Duke travels to No. 6 Miami next week.

 

• [22/22] SMU 28, [rv/rv] Duke 27
• SMU (7-1, 4-0 ACC), Duke (6-2, 2-2 ACC)
• Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium – Durham, North Carolina

• SMU Homecoming
• [19/20] Pittsburgh – Saturday, November 2 – 7 p.m. – Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas
• TV: ACC Network (The ACC Huddle will also be at SMU)
• Radio: KTCK 96.7 FM / 1310 AM | SMU Mobile App / The Varsity Network

• Captains: Jared Harison-Hunte (#81, DL, Sr.), Justin Osborne (#51, OL, Gr.), Elijah Roberts (#5, DE, Sr.), Brashard Smith (#1, RB, Sr.)
• Jahfari Harvey blocked a 30-yard FG attempt by Duke on the last play of regulation.
  • Brashard Smith had a 24-yard TD run in overtime.
  • SMU's first overtime since 10/16/20 at Tulane (W, 37-34)
• 13 straight conference wins extends the SMU RECORD (previously 11 – last 4 of 1981 and first 7 of 1982)
• SMU has won 9 consecutive road games, the 2^nd-longest streak in program history (13 from 9/26/1981 to 9/15/1984)
  • Tie for longest active FBS streak (Texas)
• SMU's defense allowed 0 points off 6 SMU turnovers
  • Via @OptaSTATS SMU beat Duke, 28-27, despite having a turnover differential of -6 in the game. Prior to SMU's win, FBS teams were 1-124 (.008) this century when losing the turnover battle by six or more with Marshall beating Memphis on November 17, 2011.
• SMU is 7-1
  • Best start since 7-1 in 2021
  • SMU is 25-10 under Rhett Lashlee
  • SMU is 17-3 in conference games under Rhett Lashlee
    • Best in first 20 league games by any coach in program history
  • SMU is 15-1 in last 16 regular-season games
  • SMU has won 9 straight road games
• Stat Comparisons
  • Total Yards: SMU 469, Duke 393
  • Rushing Yards: SMU 211, Duke 98
  • Pass breakups: SMU 9, Duke 2
• SMU had 469 yards of total offense (258 passing, 211 rushing)
  • 5^th game of 450+ yards this season
• SMU led 14-7 at halftime, for the season SMU has outscored opponents 185-88 in the first half
  • SMU has led at halftime in 7 straight games, including all 4 ACC games
• Roderick Daniels Jr. (#13, WR, Sr.)
  • Career-high 153 receiving yards (2 receptions)
  • 81-yard TD reception is 15^th-longest in program history (from Kevin Jennings)
• Brashard Smith (#1, RB, Sr.) – Jet Award Watch List
  • 26-117 rushing with 2 TDs
    • 3^rd multi-rushing TD game of the season
    • 4^th 100-yard rushing game of the season
  • 156 all-purpose yards (117 rushing, 22 receiving, 17 kickoff returns)
  • 1125 all-purpose yards this season (140.6 per game)
  • 100+ all-purpose yards in 7 of 8 games this season (12^th career game with 100+)
• SMU had a 17-play, 85-yard drive to take a 14-7 lead at 3:56 of the 2^nd Qtr
  • Most plays on any drive this season for SMU
• Duke was 0-2 on 4^th down
  • 6:59 1^st Qtr – 4^th and 6 – pass breakup by Ahmaad Moses
  • 0:17 2^nd Qtr – 4^th and 2
• SMU had a season-high 9 pass breakups (was 6) with 8 QB hurries, 1 sacks and 3 TFLs,
  • Sack: Cameron Robertson
  • Pass breakup leaders: Brandon Crossley (2), Ahmad Walker (2)
• ACC Network Highlights
  • Brashard Smith 1-yard rushing TD
  • Kevin Jennings 3-yard rushing TD
  • Roderick Daniels Jr. 81-yard TD from Kevin Jennings
  • Jahfari Harvey blocked FG on last play of regulation
  • Defensive stop on Duke's 2-point conversion in OT to win game
• SMU Highlights and Head Coach Rhett Lashlee postgame radio | SMU Radio Network on KTCK "The Ticket" 96.7 FM, 1310 AM (Rich Phillips & Scott Garner)
  • Highlights
  • Rhett Lashlee postgame

• Roderick Daniels Jr. had an 81-yard TD reception from Kevin Jennings at 4:58 of the 3^rd QTR
  • 15^th-longest pass play in program history

• Justin Osborne (#51, OL, Gr.) – Outland Trophy Watch List, Rimington Trophy Watch List
  • Has played 53 games at SMU with 50 starts
  • Tied for 8^th in career games at SMU 

• Collin Rogers (#41, K, Jr.)
  • 4 points (4-4 PATs)
    • Extends SMU CAREER SCORING RECORD – now at 305
  • 4-4 on PATs
    • Extends SMU CAREER PAT RECORD to 155 (155-156)

• Jake Bailey (#12, WR, Gr.)
  • 2-15 receiving
• Jahfari Harvey (#6, DE, Sr.)
  • Blocked the Duke FG attempt on the last play of regulation (first career blocked kick)
  • Had 2 tackles and a QB hurry
• Matthew Hibner (#88, TE, Gr.)
  • Career highs of 4 receptions and 39 receiving yards
• Kevin Jennings (#7, QB, So.)
  • 13-24 passing for 258 yards and 1 TD
  • 13-41 rushing with a TD (3 rushing TDs this season)
  • 299 yards total offense
• LJ Johnson (#11, RB, Jr.)
  • 8-36 rushing
• Jonathan McGill (#2, S, Gr.) – Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee, Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
  • Had 4 tackles, a QB hurry and a pass breakup
• Isaiah Nwokobia (#23, S, Jr.)
  • Tied career high with a team-high 13 tackles
  • Also had a pass breakup and a QB hurry
• Logan Parr (#71, OL, Gr.) – Lombardi Award Watch List
  • 20 consecutive starts
• Isaac Pearson (#49, P, So.)
  • 2-96 punting
• Elijah Roberts (#5, DE, Sr.) - Bednarik Award Watch List
  • Had 2 QB hurries
• Cameron Robertson (#15, DE, Jr.)
  • Had a sack
• Key'Shawn Smith (#9, WR, Sr.)
  • 1-23 receiving
• Kobe Wilson (#24, LB, Gr.)
  • Had 7 tackles with a QB hurry
• Ahmad Walker (#34, LB, Sr.)
  • Had 5 tackles, including a TFL
  • Also had 2 pass breakups and a QB hurry