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Instant analysis: University of Cincinnati Bearcats lose 31-28 to SMU in overtime stunner

What else could possibly go wrong this season? The University of Cincinnati football team and its fans found out Saturday night.

The Bearcats lost 31-28 in overtime to Southern Methodist University, as a Homecoming crowd of 30,885 ran a gamut of giddy highs and excruciating lows at Nippert Stadium.

SMU went ahead 31-28 on the first possession of overtime, on a 27-yard field goal by Josh Williams.

UC then got the ball. Facing 3rd-and-4 at the SMU 19-yard line, quarterback Hayden Moore was wrapped up and about to be sacked. Still upright, Moore tried a short, underhand desperation pass.