DALLAS \u2014 No. 10 Miami (Fla.) lost 26-20 to SMU in overtime on Saturday, putting the preseason ACC favorites\u2019 College Football Playoff hopes in real danger heading into the final month of the season. The win was SMU\u2019s first against an AP top-10 team since the Jan. 1, 1983 Sugar Bowl against Pitt, as well as the program\u2019s first home win over a top-10 team since 1974 (Texas A&M).<\/p>\n
According to The Athletic\u2019s College Football Playoff projections model<\/a>, the loss dropped Miami\u2019s odds to make the field from 84 percent to 30 percent.<\/p>\n It was Miami\u2019s first game played outside the state of Florida this season and just the Canes\u2019 second road game. That may have played a role in a rainy and chilly first half that saw Miami commit eight penalties and a slew of other errors, including an interception in their own territory, an ill-advised kick return and the failure to down a long punt. The Canes led 10-7 at halftime but otherwise had dominated in the box score.<\/p>\n It was enough to keep SMU hanging around, and when the sun came out for the second half, the Mustangs got moving. Sam Keltner\u2019s field goal tied the score at 20 with 25 seconds to play, and Miami quarterback Carson Beck threw an interception at the goal line during the first possession of overtime. That set the stage for T.J. Harden to scamper in untouched from a yard out to seal the victory.<\/p>\n SMU takes down No. 10 Miami in overtime for its first home win against a top-10 team in 51 years\u203c\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/qF7hgq9Gzj<\/a><\/p>\n