Syracuse stuns SMU 30-27 with a go-ahead touchdown with 17 seconds left for Halloween upset
Kevin Jennings threw for 351 yards, but six sacks and a last-second Syracuse touchdown crushed SMU's College Football Playoff hopes on Halloween.
TL;DR
- SMU, ranked No. 19, lost to Syracuse 30-27, significantly hurting their chances for an ACC Championship Game appearance and potentially a College Football Playoff spot.
- Syracuse scored the go-ahead touchdown with 17 seconds left on the clock.
- SMU's quarterback Kevin Jennings threw for 351 yards and two touchdowns but was sacked six times.
- This was SMU's second loss of the season, the first being against Louisville.
- The loss to an unranked team with a losing record presents a difficult challenge for SMU's CFP committee selection.