Syracuse upsets No. 25 UNLV in an overtime thriller

LAS VEGAS – LeQuint Allen stormed into the end zone from a yard out in overtime to give Syracuse a 44-41 win over No. 25 UNLV on Friday night, four days after the Rebels advanced to the AP Top 25 for the program’s first time Story.

After Caden Chittenden hit a 41-yard field goal to give UNLV (4-1) a 41-38 lead in overtime, the Orange (4-1) capitalized on eight plays and tied the game with Allen’s fourth touchdown of the game.

Kyle McCord was 40 of 63 for 355 yards, three touchdowns and one interception for Syracuse.

Allen ran 19 times for 71 yards and two scores and had nine catches for 58 yards and two more scores.

UNLV’s Hajj-Malik Williams completed 21 of 25 passes for 227 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

Ricky White III had 10 catches for 135 yards and a touchdown.

Trailing by seven yards in 11 plays, with less than three minutes left, the Orange drove 75 yards to tie the game, with Jackson Meeks catching a 6-yard TD pass with 23 seconds left.

The Rebels elected to take a knee on their first play of the final round of regulation, sending UNLV to its first overtime game since 2021, a triple-overtime loss to Eastern Washington.