Baylor storms back for 2OT win over No. 17 SMU

Field Level Media|published: Sat 6th September, 16:42 2025

NCAA Football: Baylor at Southern Methodist

Sep 6, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Baylor Bears wide receiver Josh Cameron (34) leaps over SMU Mustangs cornerback Jaelyn Davis-Robinson (13) and scores a touchdown during the second quarter at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Baylor stormed back from 14 points down in the fourth quarter to defeat No. 17 SMU in Dallas, 48-45, in double overtime.

After SMU (1-1) kicker Collin Rogers missed a 38-yard field goal in the second overtime, Baylor (1-1) extended their winning streak over the Mustangs to 13 games when Connor Hawkins hit a 27-yard field goal in the second overtime.

Running back Bryson Washington scored a touchdown in the first overtime after Jaelyn Davis-Robinson put the Bears on the two-yard line after committing a pass interference penalty in the endzone. It was Washington's second touchdown of the day on 115 yards rushing. SMU responded with a single pass from Kevin Jennings to Romello Brinson, but in the second overtime, they failed to get onto the scoreboard.

Sawyer Robertson had his second consecutive game with at least 400 passing yards and the former Mississippi State quarterback hit the 400-yard mark in regulation before ending the day with 440. Robertson had four touchdown passes in the victory, including two in the final 5:23 of the fourth quarter.

The comeback began with a 48-yard pass to Josh Cameron who caught the ball and took a defender into the endzone with him for his second touchdown pass for the day, part of a 151-yard receiving day for Cameron. Kobe Prentice tied the game with a 21-yard touchdown reception with 34 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, his second of the day on 63 receiving yards.

Rogers had a chance to win the game for SMU with two seconds remaining on what would have been a career long 57-yard field goal that went wide right.

SMU's TJ Harden gave the Mustangs a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter with two rushing touchdowns, including a 40-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter when he went into the endzone untouched.

Jennings had 295 passing yards, three touchdowns and one interception in the loss. The quarterback started the game going 10-of-10 on pass attempts and threw for 236 yards in the first half.

--Field Level Media