Kevin Jennings breaks SMU's TD passing record as No. 23 Mustangs beat Cal 59-20
Jennings finished 16 of 23 for 223 yards and passed Tanner Mordecai for SMU's career touchdown mark as the Mustangs scored on seven straight drives.
- On Saturday, SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings set the school's career record for touchdown passes with his 73rd, leading the Mustangs to a 59-20 victory over California in Dallas.
- Trailing 20-17 at halftime, the Mustangs dominated the second half, scoring on six consecutive drives to outscore the Golden Bears 42-0 after the break.
- Running back Kendrick Raphael rushed for 104 yards and accounted for three scores, while Jennings threw three touchdowns, including a 21-yard strike to Derrick McFall.
- SMU improved to 6-1 overall and 4-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference , maintaining an undefeated 11-0 home record since joining the league in 2024, while California dropped to 3-5.
- The Mustangs travel to Syracuse for their only road game in a seven-week stretch, while the Golden Bears visit N.C. State next Saturday.
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Kevin Jennings breaks SMU’s TD passing record as No. 23 Mustangs beat Cal 59-20
Kevin Jennings threw three touchdowns to break SMU’s career record, Kendrick Raphael ran for 104 yards while accounting for three scores and the No. 23 Mustangs beat California 59-20. The 6-1 Mustangs trailed at halftime before scoring touchdowns on their first six drives after the break. The second of those scores was Jennings’ record-breaking 73rd career TD pass, a 21-yarder to Derek McFall. Jennings finished 16-of-23 passing for 223 yards. Fr…
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No. 23 SMU overwhelms Cal with 42-point second half
Kendrick Raphael rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns against his former team to help No. 23 SMU pull away for a 59-20 ACC win against Cal on Saturday afternoon in Dallas.Raphael, who rushed for 943 yards and 13 touchdowns for Cal last season, also ...
Kevin Jennings breaks SMU's TD passing record as No. 23 Mustangs beat Cal 59-20
Kevin Jennings threw three touchdowns to break SMU’s career record, Kendrick Raphael ran for 104 yards while accounting for three scores and the No. 23 Mustangs beat California 59-20
Kevin Jennings established a new record of annotation passes in the history of Southern Methodist University (SMU), by launching three touchdowns in the Mustangs' victory, ranked 23rd in college football, by 59-20 over...
SMU Dominates Second Half, Beats Cal 59-20 in Dallas
SMU erased a halftime deficit with a dominant second-half surge, beating California 59-20 in Dallas. Kevin Jennings set the Mustangs’ career record for touchdown passes, while Kendrick Raphael accounted for three scores as SMU turned a 20-17 deficit into a rout. By the Numbers SMU scored touchdowns on its first 6 second-half drives and 7 straight drives overall. The Mustangs gained 306 of their 492 yards after halftime. Jennings threw his 73rd c…
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