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Calvert's 50-yard field on last play lifts Wake Forest past SMU 13-12
Connor Calvert's 50-yard field goal in the final play ended SMU's 20-game Atlantic Coast Conference winning streak, marking Wake Forest's third consecutive victory.
- On Saturday at Wake Forest, Connor Calvert, freshman kicker, made a 50-yard field goal as time expired, securing a 13-12 walk-off win for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons over the SMU Mustangs.
- After SMU's 44-yard punt and fair catch by Chris Barnes with 12 seconds left, Deshawn Purdie completed a 25-yard pass to Kamrean Johnson and spiked the ball with six seconds remaining to set up the final snap.
- Calvert, a redshirt freshman transfer from Washington State, made Wake Forest's first 50-plus-yard field goal since Mike Weaver in 2014, while SMU players and coaches demanded a review though none occurred and replays showed the ball cleared the bar.
- The victory was Wake Forest's third straight and moved the Wake Forest Demon Deacons one win away from bowl eligibility, a milestone coaches called potentially tenure-defining for Jake Dickert, Wake Forest head coach.
- The upset reshuffles the ACC outlook and underlined that SMU Mustangs remain a high-level program despite ending their 20-game regular-season conference streak.
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Calvert's 50-yard field on last play lifts Wake Forest past SMU 13-12
Connor Calvert barely made a 50-yard field goal on the final play to give Wake Forest a 13-12 win over SMU, sending the Mustangs to their first loss in Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season play.
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