WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — It appears as if it takes a long field goal on the last play of a game for an Atlantic Coast Conference team to beat SMU.

In a season-plus in the conference, that’s been the script for both defeats to ACC opponents.

Connor Calvert’s 50-yarder on the final play Saturday gave Wake Forest a 13-12 victory, marking the only loss for the Mustangs in 12 ACC regular-season games. It was a flashback to a similar setback for SMU.

Last December, Clemson beat SMU 34-31 on Noal Hauser’s 56-yard field goal as time expired in the ACC championship game.

“To come out and not get a win hurts,” safety Isaiah Nowkobia said. “Winning is hard. It doesn’t matter who you play. We know every week is going to be hard.”

For SMU coach Rhett Lashlee, he said he won’t get caught up in th

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