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Kevin Jennings becomes SMU's career passing leader as No. 22 Mustangs overcome Missouri State 34-24

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Hawkins, S. (2026, September 27). Kevin Jennings becomes SMU's career passing leader as No. 22 Mustangs overcome Missouri State 34-24. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/kevin-jennings-becomes-smu-s-career-passing-leader-as-no-22-mustangs-overcome-missouri-state-34-24/article_6cfda9c2-98d5-5bfc-9d42-6866739e5b5b.html

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In a college football game in Dallas, Kevin Jennings threw for 464 yards and set the career passing record at Southern Methodist University (SMU), surpassing Ben Hicks' previous marks of 9,081 yards and 718 completions. Despite early turnovers that gave Missouri State an initial lead, SMU rallied to win 34-24. Jennings also became the Mustangs’ all-time leader in touchdowns responsible for with 78 (67 passing, 11 rushing). The article highlights Jennings' performance and the game's comeback narrative while noting the connection between SMU coach Rhett Lashlee and Missouri State’s first-year coach Casey Woods, who was previously an offensive coordinator at SMU.

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On September 24, Kevin Jennings broke SMU's career passing record during a game against Missouri State at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas. The No. 22 ranked Mustangs won the match with a final score of 34-24 after overcoming an early deficit of ten points. Jennings threw for 464 yards, completing 33-of-39 passes, including setting a school record with 21 consecutive completions, scoring three touchdowns and one interception. Notably, this performance also marked the day Jennings surpassed former quarterback Ben Hicks’ records of 718 career completions and 9,081 yards passing. With his new total of 9,162 yards, Jennings now holds both SMU’s career touchdown responsibility record with 78 touchdowns (including 67 passing and 11 rushing) and the single-game completion streak record.

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Arkansas State DALLAS Missouri State Mustangs SMU

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Jennings PERSON · 9× Missouri State ORG · 7× SMU ORG · 7× Mustangs ORG · 5× Knight PERSON · 2× DALLAS GPE · 1× Jalen Cooper PERSON · 1× Kevin Jennings PERSON · 1× Theo Melin Ohrstrom PERSON · 1× Yamir Knight PERSON · 1×

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DALLAS (AP) — Kevin Jennings threw for 464 yards to become SMU’s career passing leader as the No. 22 Mustangs overcame an early 10-point deficit for a 34-24 win over Missouri State and the coach who used to be his offensive coordinator.

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2026-09-27 · Toronto Star

Kevin Jennings becomes SMU's career passing leader as No. 22 Mustangs overcome Missouri State 34-24 · assertive framing

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who → throw → State

Jennings finished 33-of-39 passing, including a school-record 21 consecutive completions, with three touchdowns and an interception. asserted

Jennings → finish → touchdowns

Tight end Theo Melin Ohrstrom had two of the scores, while Yamir Knight had 11 catches for 164 yards with a late 28-yard TD. asserted

Knight → have → TD

Jalen Cooper caught eight passes for 125 yards. asserted

Cooper → catch → yards

With his 722 career completions and 9,162 yards passing, Jennings surpassed the 9,081 yards and 718 completions Ben Hicks had from 2016-18. asserted

Hicks → surpass → 2016

Jennings also had a 1-yard TD run and his 78 TDs responsible for (67 passing, 11 rushing) broke Tanner Mordecai’s previous school record of 76 in that category. asserted

TDs → have → category

While Jennings already had 291 yards passing and Knight 125 receiving by halftime, the Mustangs (3-1) had two turnovers in the first quarter that Missouri State (1-3) converted into a 10-0 lead. asserted

State → have → lead

A 19-yard TD pass from Jennings to Ohrstrom with 4 seconds left in the first half finally put the Mustangs ahead 14-10. asserted

pass → leave → Mustangs

Jennings’ scoring run ended their first drive after the break. asserted

run → end → break

First-year Missouri State coach Casey Woods was SMU’s offensive coordinator the past four seasons, and helped recruit Jennings. asserted

Woods → help → Jennings

Woods and SMU coach Rhett Lashlee are longtime friends who also were on staff together at Arkansas State after being low-level assistants at Auburn when the Tigers won the 2010 national championship. asserted

Tigers → win → championship

Joel Boamah’s 60-yard interception return for a touchdown, a bad pass that Jennings threw right to the cornerback, put Missouri State up 10-0 with 41 seconds left in the first quarter. asserted

Jennings → throw → quarter

That came only four plays after Yousef Obeid’s 35-yard field goal set up by Martavis Blackmon’s recovery inside the Bears 10 when Knight fumbled at the end of a 23-yard gain. asserted

Knight → come → gain

Kendrick Raphael had 96 yards rushing for SMU, including a 1-yard TD run early in the second quarter. asserted

Raphael → have → quarter

That capped a 78-yard, 11-play drive that included an unnecessary roughness penalty against defensive tackle Tim Brantley when he shoved down Jennings after an incompletion on third-and-goal. asserted

he → cap → third

Just like last September when hosting SMU in its first home game as an FBS team, Missouri State jumped out to a 10-0 lead. asserted

State → host → lead

The Bearcats opened this season with a 50-0 loss at then-No. 8 Texas A&M. SMU: asserted

Bearcats → open → A&M.

The Mustangs rebounded from their 41-31 loss at Louisville, but were far from sharp as a more than four-TD favorite in their last non-ACC game. asserted

Mustangs → rebound → game

Along with the two early turnovers, the Mustangs’ opening drive of the game ended with an incompletion on fourth-and-3 from the 30 and they missed two field goals. asserted

they → end → goals

Up next SMU plays its first ACC home game against Boston College next Saturday. asserted

SMU → play → College

Missouri State has an open date before its C-USA opener Oct. 8 at Western Kentucky. asserted

State → have → Kentucky