Kevin Jennings breaks SMU's TD passing record in win over Cal
DALLAS --Kevin Jennings threw three touchdowns to break SMU's career record, Kendrick Raphael ran for 104 yards against his former team while accounting for three scores, and the No. 23 Mustangs beat California 59-20 after trailing at halftime Saturday.
The Mustangs (6-1, 4-1 ACC) scored touchdowns on their first six drives after the break. The second of those scores was Jennings' record-breaking 73rd career TD pass, a 21-yarder toDerrick McFall, and the third-year starting quarterback added to that with a 17-yarder to Jalen Hale with 6:29 left.
"Just all the great quarterbacks that came through here and being able to surpass them, it's an amazing feeling," Jennings said.
Jennings, 25-8 as the starter and already SMU's career leader for passing yards (9,766) and completions (781), surpassed the 72 TD passes by Tanner Mordecai from 2021 to 2022. Jennings had tied that mark with his 22-yard fourth-down pass to Raphael in the first quarter and finished 16-of-23 passing for 223 yards.
"Deservedly so," Mustangs coach Rhett Lashlee said. "He just continues to do what he does best, which is win."
Jennings also recorded his 23rd game with two or more passing touchdowns since the start of the 2024 season, which is the second most by an FBS quarterback behind Miami's Darian Mensah with 26, according to ESPN Research.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
