LAS VEGAS – LeQuint Allen rocketed into the end zone from a yard out in overtime to give Syracuse a 44-41 victory over No. 25 UNLV Friday night, four days after the Rebels burst into the Top 25 AP for the first time in the program. history.
After Caden Chittenden kicked a 41-yard field goal to give UNLV (4-1) a 41-38 lead in overtime, the Orange (4-1) used eight plays and scored Allen’s fourth touchdown of the match.
Kyle McCord was 40 of 63 for 355 yards, three touchdowns and an interception for Syracuse.
Allen rushed 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 with less than three minutes to play, the Orange drove 75 yards in 11 plays to tie the game, with Jackson Meeks catching a 6-yard TD pass with 23 seconds remaining.
The Rebels elected to kneel on their first play of the final drive in regulation, sending UNLV to its first overtime game since 2021, a triple-overtime loss to Eastern Washington.
