Saturday, October 18, 2025 – 2:30 p.m. CT
SMU (4-2, 2-0 ACC) vs. Clemson (3-3, 2-2 ACC)
Memorial Stadium – Clemson, S.C.
TV: ACC Network
Radio: KLIF 570 AM | Sirius XM 371
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SETTING THE SCENE
• The Mustangs head east for a rematch of last year's ACC Championship as they take on Clemson on Saturday. 
• SMU is coming off a 34-10 victory at home against Stanford this past weekend. 
• Kevin Jennings continued his efficient play, finishing 22-for-30 for 242 yards passing and two touchdowns. 
• Chris Johnson Jr. made his presence felt, recording a career-high 138 all-purpose yards (96 rushing, 42 receiving) and two touchdowns. 
• Justin Medlock delivered the play of the game, a 96-yard interception returned for a touchdown for SMU in fourth quarter. 

QUICK HITS
• SMU has won its last 19 conference regular-season contests dating back to 2022, which is the longest active streak in the nation. 
• The Mustangs have been explosive this year, recording nine offensive scoring drives in 2025 that have resulted in touchdowns in under two minutes.
• The SMU defense has been opportunistic to start 2025, ranking second in FBS in turnovers gained (14), third in defensive touchdowns (3), third in red zone defense (.640),10th in sacks (19) and 24th in fumbles recovered (4). 
• Kevin Jennings continues to be an impact player, ranking in the top 16 in the country in passing touchdowns (7th, 15), completion percentage (11th, 71.7), passing yards per game (14th, 276.3), completions per game (15th, 22.8) and passing yards (16th, 1,658). 
• Romello Brinson currently ranks in the top 10 in the ACC in receiving yards per game (3rd, 80.7), receiving yards (3rd, 484), receptions per game (7th, 5.3) and receiving touchdowns (9th, 3).
• SMU's 58 wins in the last six years are the most by any FBS team in the state with Texas. In addition, the Mustangs have won 25 of those on the road, tops for any team in the state since 2019.
• The Mustangs are 24-6 in their last 30 games, and 23-3 in their last 26 regular-season contests.
• SMU has posted a record of 29-3 during Lashlee's four seasons in charge when they score 30-or-more points in a game.
• The Mustangs have had at least seven receivers catch a pass in 34 of the past 37 games.
• Rhett Lashlee boasts a 23-3 conference record in his career. His 23-3 record in his first 26 league games on the Hilltop is the best in SMU history.
• SMU entered the year ranked 16th in both the US LBM Coaches and Associated Press Preseason Polls, its highest preseason rank since 1985.
• Isaiah Nwokobia has been recognized as one of the premier safeties in the country heading into 2025, being named preseason All-America by multiple publications (Athlon Sports, Phil Steele, Sporting News and Walter Camp). 
• Nwokobia has also appeared on numerous watch lists including the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, Bronco Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine Bowl. 
• Kevin Jennings looks to build on his breakout campaign last year, being selected to several premier watch lists that include the Maxwell Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Manning Award, East-West Shrine Bowl and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.

THE SERIES
• This is the second meeting between SMU and Clemson.
• The teams last met in 2024 at the ACC Championship in Charlotte, N.C. The Mustangs narrowly fell to the Tigers 31-34.

ABOUT THE TIGERS
• Clemson has gone 3-3 in 2025, going 2-2 against ACC opponents.
• Most recently, Clemson defeated Boston College 41-10 on the road.

THE COACHES
• Rhett Lashlee is in his fourth season as the head coach at SMU and has a 33-14 career record, with 29 wins the second most for a head coach in his first three years in program history. Lashlee, who served as offensive coordinator for the Mustangs for two seasons (2018-19), also served as the offensive coordinator at Miami in 2020 and 2021. A one-time finalist (2013) and two-time semifinalist (2019, 2020) for the Broyles Award, Lashlee has the distinction of being the only coach ever nominated for the Broyles Award four different times at four different schools (Arkansas State, Auburn, SMU, Miami).

• Lashlee was named a finalist last season for the prestigious Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award, handed out the nation's top coach as voted on by the National Sports Media Association, the Bryant Awards' Executive Leadership Team, and the Bryant Family. The Arkansas native was also named Coach of the Year by Dave Campbell's Texas Football publication, a finalist of the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, and a semi-finalist for the George Munger National Coach of the Year.

• Dabo Swinney is in his 18th season as Clemson's head coach, posting a career record of 183-50.

MUSTANG CAPTAINS
• Kevin Jennings, Alexander Kilgore, Ahmaad Moses, Isaiah Nwokobia, Logan Parr and PJ Williams were named captains for the 2025 season. 

SOMETHING SPECIAL GOING ON HERE
• The Mustangs have been a force in conference play over the last three seasons. 
• SMU has posted a 23-3 record against conference opponents since 2022, highlighted by the current 19-game winning streak. 
• The 19 straight conference wins breaks the program record set back from 1981 to 1982. 
• The winning streak is the longest active streak in the nation.

CURRENT 19-GAME REGULAR SEASON CONFERENCE WINNING STREAK 
Nov. 26, 2022    W, 34-31    vs. Memphis (1)
Sept. 30, 2023    W, 34-16    vs. Charlotte (2)
Oct. 12, 2023    W, 31-10    at ECU (3)
Oct. 20, 2023    W, 55-0    at Temple (4)
Oct. 28, 2023    W, 69-10    vs. Tulsa (5)
Nov. 4, 2023        W, 36-31    at Rice (6)
Nov. 10, 2023    W, 45-21    vs. North Texas (7)
Nov. 18, 2023    W, 38-34    at Memphis (8)
Nov. 25, 2023    W, 59-14    vs. Navy (9)
Sept. 28, 2024    W, 42-16    vs. Florida State (10)
Oct. 5, 2024        W, 34-27    at No. 22 Louisville(11)
Oct. 19, 2024     W, 40-10    at Stanford (12)
Oct. 26, 2024    W, 28-27(OT)    at Duke (13)
Nov. 2, 2024        W, 48-25    vs. Pitt (14)
Nov. 16, 2024    W, 38-28    vs. Boston College(15)
Nov. 23, 2024    W, 33-7    at Virginia (16)
Nov. 30, 2024    W, 38-6    vs. Cal (17)
Oct. 4, 2025        W, 31-18    vs. Syracuse (18)
Oct. 11, 2025    W, 34-10    vs. Stanford (19)