Mordecai, Siggers lead SMU, Mustangs romp past UCF, 55-28
UCF Knights vs. SMU Mustangs: Full Highlights
UCF Knights vs. SMU Mustangs: Full Highlights
DALLAS -- — Tanner Mordecai threw for 377 yards and three touchdowns and Tre Siggers ran for three scores as SMU crushed Central Florida 55-28 on Saturday.
Ryan O'Keefe pulled in an 18-yard pass from Mikey Keene and Parker Navarro ran in from the 6 to put UCF up 14-7 with 5:33 left in the first quarter but the Mustangs answered with 31 straight points to take a 38-14 advantage at intermission.
Ulysses Bentley IV started the SMU run by stiff-arming his way 56 yards for a touchdown to make it 14-14 and Siggers put the Mustangs in front for good with a 10-yard run for his first score.
Bentley gained 97 yards on 14 carries for the Mustangs (8-2, 4-2 American) and Siggers added 93 on 11 carries as SMU gained 241 yards on the ground. Dylan Goffney caught 10 passes for 88 yards.
Mark-Anthony Richards ran for two touchdowns in the second half for UCF (6-4, 2-3), including a 58-yard dash early in the third quarter. Richards finished with 104 yards on eight carries.
The win snapped a two-game losing streak by SMU. UCF had won three straight coming into the game.
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Game Information
2024 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
BYU | 6-1 | 9-1 |
Colorado | 6-1 | 8-2 |
Arizona State | 5-2 | 8-2 |
Iowa State | 5-2 | 8-2 |
Baylor | 4-3 | 6-4 |
Kansas State | 4-3 | 7-3 |
TCU | 4-3 | 6-4 |
Texas Tech | 4-3 | 6-4 |
West Virginia | 4-3 | 5-5 |
Cincinnati | 3-4 | 5-5 |
Kansas | 3-4 | 4-6 |
Houston | 3-4 | 4-6 |
UCF | 2-5 | 4-6 |
Arizona | 2-5 | 4-6 |
Utah | 1-6 | 4-6 |
Oklahoma State | 0-7 | 3-7 |
2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
SMU | 6-0 | 9-1 |
Clemson | 7-1 | 8-2 |
Miami | 5-1 | 9-1 |
Georgia Tech | 5-3 | 7-4 |
Syracuse | 4-3 | 7-3 |
Louisville | 4-3 | 6-4 |
Duke | 3-3 | 7-3 |
Pittsburgh | 3-3 | 7-3 |
North Carolina | 3-3 | 6-4 |
Virginia | 3-3 | 5-5 |
Virginia Tech | 3-3 | 5-5 |
Boston College | 2-4 | 5-5 |
Wake Forest | 2-4 | 4-6 |
NC State | 2-5 | 5-6 |
Stanford | 2-5 | 3-7 |
California | 1-5 | 5-5 |
Florida State | 1-7 | 1-9 |