Kevin Jennings and kicking game help No. 24 SMU beat Virginia 23-13

DALLAS -- , Kevin Jennings threw two touchdown passes, former SMU soccer player Brendan Baird boosted the struggling special teams with three field goals and the No. 24 Mustangs beat Virginia 23-13 on Saturday. Kendrick Raphael ran for 124 yards as SMU (5-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast) improved to 10-0 at home in ACC games since rejoining a power conference in 2024. The Mustangs are 17-3 overall in the ACC. The Cavaliers (4-3, 2-2) were held to fewer than 300 total yards for a third consecutive game by an SMU defense that led a win over Boston College two weeks ago despite Jennings' offense gaining just 218 yards. Virginia finished with 258 yards. “I think offensively it was a unique, kind of frustrating deal because we didn’t finish enough drives,” SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said. “We moved the ball a lot better this week. We ran it well.