SMU clinched a spot in the ACC championship game after a 33-7 win over Virginia on Saturday, becoming the first team in league history to make the title game in its first season. The Mustangs do not have an opponent yet.

The Mustangs spent three decades pushing to be back in a power conference. This season — and Saturday’s win over Virginia — showed why. No. 13 SMU (10-1, 7-0) dominated in its final road contest against the Cavaliers (5-6,

Kevin Jennings threw for a career-high 323 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another, and No. 13 SMU clinched a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game by routing Virginia 33-7.

SMU improved to 10-1 overall and has won eight in a row since an early-September nonconference loss at home to BYU. Its 7-0 ACC record is the best by a team jumping from a mid-maj

SMU has been one of the best road teams in the nation this year. Can it keep that up to clinch a spot in the ACC title game?

The Mustangs can clinch a berth in their first Atlantic Coast Conference championship game with a victory at Virginia. SMU, in its first season as an ACC member, would need to win this one or their regular-season finale against California on Nov. 30 to advance.

The SMU Mustangs announced a transition from the American Athletic Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference on Sept. 1, 2023 — sending shockwaves around the college football world for a unique conference realignment move.

SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings (7) celebrates with fans after defeating Boston College in an NCAA college football game in University Park, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)(Michael Ainsworth / AP) SMU is one win away from accomplishing the improbable feat of reaching the ACC title game in its first year in the conference.

No. 13 SMU can clinch a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game by beating Virginia on the road this weekend.