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10/25 14:42 CDT No. 19 SMU and Syracuse meet in ACC action No. 19 SMU and Syracuse meet in ACC action By The Associated Press No. 19 SMU (6-1) at Syracuse (3-4), Oct. 31 at 12 p.m. EDT. Opening Line: SMU by 9.5. Against the spread: SMU 3-3-1, Syracuse 4-3. How to watch: ESPN2 Key stats SMU Offense Overall: 473.9 yards per game (12th in FBS) Passing: 316.0 yards per game (7th) Rushing: 157.9 yards per game (66th) Scoring: 36.4 points per game (20th) SMU Defense Overall: 303.3 yards per game (24th in FBS) Passing: 179.1 yards per game (22nd) Rushing: 124.1 yards per game (45th) Scoring: 21.1 points per game (46th) Syracuse Offense Overall: 450.4 yards per game (22nd in FBS) Passing: 286.0 yards per game (15th) Rushing: 164.4 yards per game (56th) Scoring: 31.6 points per game (49th) Syracuse Defense Overall: 337.1 yards per game (52nd in FBS) Passing: 203.1 yards per game (53rd) Rushing: 134.0 yards per game (60th) Scoring: 26.3 points per game (93rd) Syracuse ranks 54th in third down percentage, converting 41.8% of the time. SMU ranks 4th on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 27.3%. Syracuse ranks 138th in the FBS with 93.3 penalty yards per game. SMU ranks 87th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 29:15, compared to Syracuse's 7th-ranked average of 33:37. Team leaders SMU Passing: Kevin Jennings, 2,082 yards, 19 TDs, 5 INTs, 72.6 completion percentage Rushing: Kendrick Raphael, 646 yards on 121 carries, 8 TDs Receiving: Yamir Knight, 443 yards on 38 catches, 2 TDs Syracuse Passing: Steve Angeli, 986 yards, 6 TDs, 5 INTs, 56.2 completion percentage Rushing: Tylik Hill, 469 yards on 90 carries, 2 TDs Receiving: Umari Hatcher, 887 yards on 54 catches, 8 TDs Last game SMU beat Cal 59-20 on Oct. 24. Jennings passed for 223 yards on 16-of-23 attempts (69.6%) with three touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball seven times for 26 yards. Raphael carried the ball 22 times for 104 yards and scored two touchdowns, adding one reception for 22 yards and one touchdown. Jalen Cooper recorded 37 yards on two catches. Syracuse won 31-30 over North Carolina on Oct. 24. Angeli led Syracuse with 256 yards on 20-of-34 passing (58.8%) for two touchdowns and no interceptions. Ahmad Miller carried the ball 30 times for 125 yards and scored one touchdown, adding two receptions for 13 yards. Hatcher had four receptions for 103 yards and one touchdown. Next game SMU hosts Virginia Tech on Nov. 6. Syracuse hosts Clemson on Nov. 7.

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