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Short-handed BYU beats SMU in New Mexico Bowl to cap off independence era

Led by third-string quarterback Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters and buoyed by an opportunistic defense, BYU pulls off unexpected win

SMU's Camar Wheaton, center, is tackled by BYU's Logan Pili (46) and Matthew Criddle, right, during the first half of the New Mexico Bowl NCAA college football game in Albuquerque, N.M., Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)