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10/25 14:42 CDT No. 19 SMU and Syracuse meet in ACC action
No. 19 SMU and Syracuse meet in ACC action
By The Associated Press
No. 19 SMU (6-1) at Syracuse (3-4), Oct. 31 at 12 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: SMU by 9.5. Against the spread: SMU 3-3-1, Syracuse 4-3.
How to watch: ESPN2
Key stats
SMU Offense
Overall: 473.9 yards per game (12th in FBS)
Passing: 316.0 yards per game (7th)
Rushing: 157.9 yards per game (66th)
Scoring: 36.4 points per game (20th)
SMU Defense
Overall: 303.3 yards per game (24th in FBS)
Passing: 179.1 yards per game (22nd)
Rushing: 124.1 yards per game (45th)
Scoring: 21.1 points per game (46th)
Syracuse Offense
Overall: 450.4 yards per game (22nd in FBS)
Passing: 286.0 yards per game (15th)
Rushing: 164.4 yards per game (56th)
Scoring: 31.6 points per game (49th)
Syracuse Defense
Overall: 337.1 yards per game (52nd in FBS)
Passing: 203.1 yards per game (53rd)
Rushing: 134.0 yards per game (60th)
Scoring: 26.3 points per game (93rd)
Syracuse ranks 54th in third down percentage, converting 41.8% of the time. SMU
ranks 4th on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 27.3%.
Syracuse ranks 138th in the FBS with 93.3 penalty yards per game.
SMU ranks 87th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 29:15, compared
to Syracuse's 7th-ranked average of 33:37.
Team leaders
SMU
Passing: Kevin Jennings, 2,082 yards, 19 TDs, 5 INTs, 72.6 completion percentage
Rushing: Kendrick Raphael, 646 yards on 121 carries, 8 TDs
Receiving: Yamir Knight, 443 yards on 38 catches, 2 TDs
Syracuse
Passing: Steve Angeli, 986 yards, 6 TDs, 5 INTs, 56.2 completion percentage
Rushing: Tylik Hill, 469 yards on 90 carries, 2 TDs
Receiving: Umari Hatcher, 887 yards on 54 catches, 8 TDs
Last game
SMU beat Cal 59-20 on Oct. 24. Jennings passed for 223 yards on 16-of-23
attempts (69.6%) with three touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried
the ball seven times for 26 yards. Raphael carried the ball 22 times for 104
yards and scored two touchdowns, adding one reception for 22 yards and one
touchdown. Jalen Cooper recorded 37 yards on two catches.
Syracuse won 31-30 over North Carolina on Oct. 24. Angeli led Syracuse with 256
yards on 20-of-34 passing (58.8%) for two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Ahmad Miller carried the ball 30 times for 125 yards and scored one touchdown,
adding two receptions for 13 yards. Hatcher had four receptions for 103 yards
and one touchdown.
Next game
SMU hosts Virginia Tech on Nov. 6. Syracuse hosts Clemson on Nov. 7.
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