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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Southern Methodist 42, Florida State 16
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 28, 2024
Where: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas
Temperature: 85°
Head Official: Michael Griffith
Attendance: 34879

Kevin Jennings completed 16 of 23 passes for 254 yards and threw three touchdown passes to lead host SMU to a 42-16 win over Florida State on Saturday night in Dallas.

The Mustangs (4-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their first-ever ACC contest. Former President George W. Bush attended and helped conduct the game's coin toss.

SMU amassed 467 yards of total offense and forced three turnovers to beat Florida State (1-4, 1-3) in the first meeting between the programs.

The Mustangs led 14-9 at halftime before breaking the game open with 14 points in each of the final two quarters.

Florida State quarterback DJ Uiagalelei struggled once again, completing only 12 of 30 passes for 222 yards. Uiagalelei threw a pair of touchdown passes but also had three interceptions. Kobe Wilson snatched the last of that trio of giveaways and returned it 82 yards for a touchdown to cap the scoring.

Jonathan McGill and Ahmad Walker had the other two interceptions as SMU also held FSU to 75 yards rushing.

On the flipside, the Mustangs ran for 213 yards, led by Brashard Smith's 129. Smith added a touchdown on 17 carries. Roderick Daniels Jr. ran for 53 yards and a score on 15 carries.

Florida State, which hosts No. 17 Clemson next week, remained even with SMU for a large part of the first half after Uiagalelei found Kentron Poitier for a 9-yard touchdown.

Jennings' 42-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Hudson gave SMU the lead for good at 14-7 with 10:20 left in the second quarter.

Jennings then connected with RJ Maryland on an 11-yard TD and a 15-yard TD within the first 7:18 of the third quarter to give SMU a 28-9 edge.

The Mustangs will play their next three games on the road against No. 15 Louisville, Stanford and Duke.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Florida State   Southern Methodist
Lawrance Toafili Player Brashard Smith
15 Attempts 17
67 Yards 129
4.5 Avg Yards 7.6
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Florida State   Southern Methodist
Ja'khi Douglas Player Jake Bailey
2 Receptions 2
61 Yards 65
30.5 Avg Yards 32.5
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Florida State 285 63 222 2 0 0 3.0 0
Southern Methodist 458 204 254 6 0 3 1.0 2