SMU committed enough turnovers to open a bakery against Duke on Saturday in ACC play.
The Mustangs’ QB Kevin Jennings threw three picks. SMU lost three fumbles. Duke played turnover-less football.
Guess who won the game? Wrong. The Mustangs topped the Blue Devils, 28-27 in overtime.
The extra session saw SMU score first to take a 28-21 lead on a In overtime, on a 24-yard run by Brashard. Smith.
The Blue Devils got a touchdown pass from Maalik Murphy to Eli Pancol for 25 yards.
Duke went for a two-point conversion and the win but SMU broke up the pass play.
It was the first time since 2011 a team committed six turnovers to the opponent’s zero and the error-prone team won the game.
SMU is the first team to win a game despite losing the turnover battle 6-0 since 2011, according to @CBSSports Research.
Marshall won at Memphis 23-22 in 2011 with a 6-0 turnover disadvantage.
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) October 27, 2024
