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

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

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. SMU Mustangs game, Saturday, Oct. 25.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons walked off the SMU Mustangs to hand them their third loss of the season and thoroughly shake up the future of the ACC for the rest of the season, as the Mustangs were one of the last few undefeated teams in conference play.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

The SMU Mustangs (5-2) and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-2) square off on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium in a battle of ACC foes. Read on to find our projection for this matchup.

The Demon Deacons played SMU on Saturday for the first time as conference opponents. The result was a first for the Mustangs