Wake Forest stunned SMU 13-12 with a last-second 50-yard field goal, marking head coach Jake Dickert’s biggest win yet.

Despite the walk off field goal to upset SMU, there were still good, bad, and ugly takeaways from Saturday's game.

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Game summary of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. SMU Mustangs NCAAF game, final score 13-12, from October 25, 2025 on ESPN.

After a 20-game conference winning streak since 2022 that was that nation's longest, spanning their last nine games in the American Athletic Conference and first 11 in the ACC, the Mustangs (5-3, 3-1 ACC) are coming off a 13-12 loss at Wake Forest in which they managed only 246 total yards and one touchdown.

After an exhilarating, last-second 13-12 win against SMU, Wake Forest Football (5-2, 2-2 ACC) now finds itself one win away from postseason bowl eligibility. Despite their momentum of three consecutive wins, the Demon Deacons face a daunting environment this Saturday- traveling to Tallahassee, Florida, to face the Florida State Seminoles.

Miami, the only FBS team to get into November having played just one road game, is leaving the state of Florida for the first time this season and will be tested at SMU.

Connor Calvert barely made a 50-yard field goal on the final play to give Wake Forest a 13-12 win over SMU, sending the Mustangs to their first loss in Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season play.

The Deacs were able to put heat on the SMU punter, causing a punt that only went nine yards and set the offense up at the SMU 20-yard line. However, the offense could only muster one first down before having to settle for a red-zone field goal. Still, the Deacs struck first and went up by three thanks to a Connor Calvert field goal.