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DALLAS (AP) -- Will Ferrin kicked a 26-yard field goal with 1:58 left after BYU had two big fourth-down runs as the Cougars beat SMU 18-15 on Friday night, ending the Mustangs' nine-game home winning streak.

The game-winning kick came on the same drive when Miles Davis took a quick pitch on a fourth-and-1 near midfield and ran 37 yards to the Mustangs' 15.

"Just felt good about it. I didn't look at analytics and things like that. I just felt good and looked at our guys," BYU coach Kalani Sitake said of the fourth-down play. "I liked the look in the eyes of our guys."

Enoch Nawahine ran for a 9-yard touchdown on fourth down before a 2-point conversion late in the third quarter for a 15-12 lead, though the Big 12 Cougars (2-0) failed to capitalize on two SMU turnovers in the fourth quarter.

The Mustangs (2-1) hadn't lost at home since Oct. 22, 2022, against Cincinnati. They averaged 53.9 points in their longest home winning streak since 1948, twice scoring 69 points and putting up 77 in another one. Their lowest-scoring game in that streak was 34.

Collin Rogers set a single-game school record with five field goals for all of the SMU scoring, including a 45-yarder with 6:17 left that tied the game. He also had kicks of 53, 52, 38 and 28 yards as he pushed his career total to 44, tying for the most in Mustangs history.

"Just allow them to settle for field goals, I think it helped us win this game," Sitake said.

Jake Retzlaff threw for 202 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for BYU. Tight end Mata'ava Ta'ase had a 16-yard TD catch in the first quarter.

SMU starting quarterback Preston Stone played only three drives, all three-and-outs before halftime that lost a combined 24 yards with him sacked once on each of those possessions. Kevin Jennings was 15-of-32 passing for 140 yards and ran nine times for 38 yards as the Mustangs had only 261 total yards.

Mustangs coach Rhett Lashlee said his team didn't do a good job of adjusting to odd fronts and different coverages that they hadn't seen when preparing for BYU's defense.

"We put Kevin in and we moved the football," Lashlee said. "We just didn't score."

Early in the fourth quarter, Jennings was first picked off at the BYU 17 by Marque Collins, though the Mustangs got it back three plays later when Retzlaff made a sidearm throw right into the chest of 294-pound defensive tackle Jared Harrison-Hunte, who returned the interception to the 3.

The Mustangs then had a penalty before Brashard Smith took a direct snap and lost the ball while being tackled at the end of a 5-yard run with 11 1/2 minutes left.

"That was critical. At the 3, we're hopefully about to punch it and take the lead,," Lashlee said, "That was the story of our night offensively. We couldn't punch it in the end zone."

BYU's sixth three-and-out of the night came before SMU's final field goal, then the Cougars had their go-ahead drive.

The Cougars are now 7-7 since joining the Big 12 after playing 13 seasons as an independent. They have a 5-0 series record against SMU.

For SMU, the more mobile Jennings certainly provided some sparks with his ability to avoid defenders and make some short completions, but didn't finish any drives in the end zone. SMU went 72 yards in 11 plays on its third series after he came in for the first time, but had an incompletion in the end zone on fourth-and-1 from the 6.

SMU has an open date before its Sept. 21 game at home against TCU, the Big 12 rival located only 40 miles away on the other side of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

 

• BYU 18, [rv/rv] SMU 15
• BYU (2-0), SMU (2-1)
• Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas

• Battle For The Iron Skillet
• TCU – Saturday, September 21 – 4pm CT – Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas
• TV: The CW
• Radio: KTCK 96.7 FM/1310 AM | SMU Mobile App/Varsity Network
• Tickets: smumustangs.com/tickets

• Captains: Moochie Dixon (#5, WR, Sr.), Kevin Jennings (#7, QB, So.), Kori Roberson Jr,. (#92, DT, Gr.), Kobe Wilson (#24, LB, Gr.)
• Collin Rogers was 5-5 on FGs, hitting from 53, 52, 38, 28, 45
  • SMU RECORD and CAREER HIGH for FGs in a game
  • Career-long 53-yard FG
  • He is just the second Mustang with multiple 50+ FGs in a game; Thomas Morstead hit 52 and 50 at Tulsa in 2007
• SMU is 2-1
  • SMU is 20-10 under Rhett Lashlee
  • SMU is 11-2 in last 13 games
  • Snaps a 9-game home winning streak
• SMU Longest Home Winning Streaks
  • 18 from 1925-28
  • 17 from 1934-36
  • 10 from 1946-48
  • 9 from 2022-24
  • 8 from 2019-20
• SMU had 3 takeaways (1 fumble, 2 interceptions)
  • 6 takeaways in the past 2 games
    • At least one fumble and one interception in consecutive games for the first time since at Rice 11/4/23 (1 fumble, 2 interceptions) and North Texas 11/10/23 (1 fumble, 1 interception)
  • Multiple takeaways in 6 of the past 10 games
  • Interceptions: Jared Harrison-Hunte (1^st of career), Kobe Wilson (2^nd of career),
  • Forced Fumble: Elijah Roberts (4^th of career)
  • Fumble recovery: Elijah Roberts (1^st of career)
• Brashard Smith (#1, RB, Sr.) – Jet Award Watch List
  • 116 all-purpose yards (14-75 rushing, 4-21 receiving, 1- -2) punt returns, 2-22 kick returns)
  • 3^rd straight game with 100+ all-purpose yards
• 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
  • Lashlee postgame
• SMU had 7 receivers catch a pass
  • SMU has had at least 7 different receivers catch a pass in 20 straight games

• RJ Maryland (#82, TE, Jr.) – Mackey Award Watch List, Dave Campbell's Texas Football Best Tight End
  • 1-2 receiving
  • SMU Career Receptions - Tight Ends
    • 1. John Hampton, 2000-02: 114 receptions
    • 2. Kylen Granson, 2019-20: 78 receptions
    • 3. RJ Maryland, 2022-: 72 receptions
    • 4. Ryan Kennedy, 2004-06: 55 receptions
  • SMU Career Receiving Yards - Tight Ends
    • 1. John Hampton, 2000-02: 1,485 yards
    • 2. Kylen Granson, 2019-20: 1,257 yards
    • 3. RJ Maryland, 2022-: 989 yards
    • 4. Oscar Roan, 1972-74: 888 yards
• Collin Rogers (#41, K, Jr.)
  • 5-5 on FGs (53, 52, 38, 28, 45)
  • Career-long 53-yard FG (has made 5 of last 6 from 50+)
  • SMU Career Points
    • 1. Doak Walker, 1945, 47-49: 288 points
    • 1. Eric Dickerson, 1979-82: 288 points
    • 1. Xavier Jones, 2015-19: 288 points
    • 4. Zach Line, 2009-12: 282 points
    • 5. Eddie Garcia, 1978-81: 262 points
    • 6. Collin Rogers, 2022-: 261 points
    • 7. Reggie Dupard, 1982-85: 258 points
    • 8. Chase Hover, 2011-13: 250 points
  • SMU Career Field Goals
    • 1. Eddie Garcia, 1978-81: 44 field goals
    • 1. Chase Hover, 2011-13: 44 field goals
    • 1. Collin Rogers, 2022-: 44 field goals
  • SMU Longest Field Goals Made
    • 1. Matt Szymanski at Texas Tech, 2010: 61 yards
    • 2. Brandy Brownlee vs. Texas Tech, 1985: 57 yards
    • 3. John Stewart vs. Baylor, 1993: 55 yards
    • 4. Bicky Lesser at Texas Tech, 1968: 53 yards
    • 4. Eddie Garcia vs. Texas A&M, 1980: 53 yards
    • 4. Matt Szymanski vs. SFA, 2009: 53 yards
    • 4. Collin Rogers vs. BYU, 2024: 53 yards
    • 8. Chad Hedlund vs. James Madison, 2015: 52 yards
    • 8. Chase Hover at Tulane, 2012: 52 yards
    • 8. Chipper Johnson at Baylor, 1969: 52 yards
    • 8. Eddie Garcia vs. Texas Tech, 1981: 52 yards
    • 8. Roy Rios vs. Wyoming, 1997: 52 yards
    • 8. Thomas Morstead at Tulsa, 2007: 52 yards
    • 8. Collin Rogers at Nevada, 2024: 52 yards
    • 8. Collin Rogers vs. BYU, 2024: 52 yards

• Jonathan McGill (#2, S, Gr.) – Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee, Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
  • 5 tackles
• Ahmaad Moses (#3, S, Jr.)
  • Team-high and career-high tying 9 tackles
• Justin Osborne (#51, OL, Gr.) – Outland Trophy Watch List, Remington Trophy Watch List
  • Has played 48 games at SMU with 45 starts
• Logan Parr (#71, OL, Gr.) – Lombardi Award Watch List
  • 15^th consecutive starts
• Elijah Roberts (#5, DE, Sr.) - Bednarik Award Watch List
  • forced fumble (4^th of career) and recovery (1^st of career)
  • 3 tackles
• Cale Sanders (#22, S, Sr.)
  • Had 6 tackles (one off career high)
• Brashard Smith (#1, RB, Sr.) – Jet Award Watch List
  • 116 all-purpose yards (14-75 rushing, 4-21 receiving, 1- -2) punt returns, 2-22 kick returns)
  • 3^rd straight game with 100+ all-purpose yards
• Ahmad Walker (#34, LB, Sr.)
  • 7 tackles, including a half TFL
• Kobe Wilson (#24, LB, Gr.)
  • Second career interception
  • 5 tackles, including a half TFL and a QBH