UCF Knights @ SMU Mustangs
Mordecai, Siggers lead SMU, Mustangs romp past UCF, 55-28
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
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2025 Standings
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 8-1 | 12-2 |
| BYU | 8-1 | 12-2 |
| Utah | 7-2 | 11-2 |
| Houston | 6-3 | 10-3 |
| Arizona | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Arizona State | 6-3 | 8-5 |
| Iowa State | 5-4 | 8-4 |
| Kansas State | 5-4 | 6-6 |
| TCU | 5-4 | 9-4 |
| Cincinnati | 5-4 | 7-6 |
| Baylor | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Kansas | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| UCF | 2-7 | 5-7 |
| West Virginia | 2-7 | 4-8 |
| Colorado | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-9 | 1-11 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| SMU | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Miami | 6-2 | 13-3 |
| Pittsburgh | 6-2 | 8-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Duke | 6-2 | 9-5 |
| NC State | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| California | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Clemson | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Louisville | 4-4 | 9-4 |
| Wake Forest | 4-4 | 9-4 |
| Stanford | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Florida State | 2-6 | 5-7 |
| North Carolina | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Virginia Tech | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Boston College | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Syracuse | 1-7 | 3-9 |
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