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 | 5-0 | 8-0 |
| Iowa State | 4-1 | 7-1 |
| Colorado | 4-1 | 6-2 |
| Kansas State | 4-2 | 7-2 |
| Texas Tech | 4-2 | 6-3 |
| Cincinnati | 3-2 | 5-3 |
| Arizona State | 3-2 | 6-2 |
| West Virginia | 3-2 | 4-4 |
| Baylor | 3-3 | 5-4 |
| Houston | 3-3 | 4-5 |
| TCU | 3-3 | 5-4 |
| UCF | 2-4 | 4-5 |
| Utah | 1-4 | 4-4 |
| Kansas | 1-4 | 2-6 |
| Arizona | 1-5 | 3-6 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-6 | 3-6 |
2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Miami | 5-0 | 9-0 |
| SMU | 5-0 | 8-1 |
| Clemson | 5-1 | 6-2 |
| Pittsburgh | 3-1 | 7-1 |
| Louisville | 4-2 | 6-3 |
| Syracuse | 3-2 | 6-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 3-2 | 5-4 |
| Georgia Tech | 3-3 | 5-4 |
| Wake Forest | 2-2 | 4-4 |
| Duke | 2-3 | 6-3 |
| North Carolina | 2-3 | 5-4 |
| NC State | 2-3 | 5-4 |
| Virginia | 2-3 | 4-4 |
| Boston College | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Stanford | 1-5 | 2-7 |
| Florida State | 1-7 | 1-8 |
| California | 0-4 | 4-4 |
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