LAS VEGAS — LeQuint Allen powered into the top zone from a yard out in additional time to provide Syracuse a 44-41 victory over No. 25 UNLV on Friday night, 4 days after the Rebels broke into the AP Top 25 for the primary time in program history.
After Caden Chittenden made a 41-yard field goal to provide UNLV (4-1) a 41-38 lead in additional time, the Orange (4-1) used eight plays and walked it off with Allen’s fourth touchdown of the sport.
Kyle McCord was 40 of 63 for 355 yards, three touchdowns and one 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 accomplished 21 of 25 passes for 227 yards, three touchdowns and an interception.
Ricky White III had 10 catches for 135 yards and a touchdown.
Trailing by seven with lower than three minutes left, the Orange drove 75 yards in 11 plays to tie it, with Jackson Meeks catching a 6-yard TD pass with 23 seconds left.
The Rebels selected to kneel on their first play of the ultimate drive in regulation, sending UNLV to its first additional time game since 2021, a triple-overtime loss to Eastern Washington.
