Southern Methodist 40, Navy 34
Associated Press
DALLAS - Tanner Mordecai passed for 336 yards and three touchdowns, and he rushed for 74 yards and a score to help SMU beat Navy 40-34.
All four of Mordecai's touchdowns went for 20-plus yards. Mordecai raced up the middle for a 60-yard touchdown run to begin SMU's 20-point scoring run in the third quarter. Mordecai also had a short pass to Jordan Kerley, who used two good blocks along the sideline to race for a 33-yard touchdown.
Mordecai connected with Roderick Daniels Jr. from 27-yards out for a 40-20 lead midway through the fourth. SMU recovered Navy's onside kick with 2:30 left but went three-and-out before the Midshipmen scored with nine seconds left to cap the scoring.
Dylan Goffney had a team-high four catches for 116 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown for SMU (3-3, 1-1 American Athletic Conference).
Quarterback Tai Lavatai carried it 25 times for 121 yards and two touchdowns for Navy (2-4, 2-2). Lavatai was 9-of-22 passing for 137 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.
Navy's third pass attempt of the game went to Vincent Terrell Jr. for a 24-yard touchdown with 14 seconds left before halftime. Navy opened the second half with a 75-yard drive, ending in Lavatai's 15-yard touchdown run.
Scoring Summary |
First Quarter |
Navy | SMU |
SMU |
FG |
11:01 |
Collin Rogers 40 yard field goal |
0 |
3 |
SMU |
TD |
7:00 |
Dylan Goffney 24 yard TD pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers Extra Point) |
0 |
10 |
Second Quarter |
Navy | SMU |
SMU |
FG |
11:49 |
Collin Rogers 46 yard field goal |
0 |
13 |
Navy |
TD |
0:14 |
Vincent Terrell II 24 yard TD pass from Tai Lavatai (Daniel Davies Extra Point) |
7 |
13 |
Third Quarter |
Navy | SMU |
Navy |
TD |
11:13 |
Tai Lavatai 15 yard TD run (Daniel Davies Extra Point) |
14 |
13 |
SMU |
TD |
10:40 |
Tanner Mordecai 60 yard TD run (Rashee Rice 2pt conversion attempt is NO GOOD) |
14 |
19 |
SMU |
TD |
5:49 |
TJ McDaniel 1 yard TD run (Collin Rogers Extra Point) |
14 |
26 |
SMU |
TD |
2:49 |
Jordan Kerley 33 yard TD pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers Extra Point) |
14 |
33 |
Fourth Quarter |
Navy | SMU |
Navy |
TD |
14:21 |
Jayden Umbarger 26 yard TD pass from Tai Lavatai (Maquel Haywood 2pt conversion attempt is NO GOOD) |
20 |
33 |
SMU |
TD |
8:28 |
Roderick Daniels Jr. 27 yard TD pass from Tanner Mordecai (Collin Rogers Extra Point) |
20 |
40 |
Navy |
TD |
2:31 |
Logan Point 3 yard TD run (Daniel Davies Extra Point) |
27 |
40 |
Navy |
TD |
0:09 |
Tai Lavatai 1 yard TD run (Daniel Davies Extra Point) |
34 |
40 |
Team Stats |
|
Navy |
SMU |
First downs |
33 |
16 |
Rushing |
24 |
5 |
Passing |
5 |
10 |
Penalty |
4 |
1 |
3rd Down Efficiency |
11-22, 50% |
4-9, 44% |
4th down efficiency |
5-7, 71% |
0-0, -% |
Rushes-Yards |
77-373 |
22-101 |
Passing Yards |
136 |
339 |
Return Yards |
16 |
26 |
Completions-Attempts-Int |
9-23-1 |
19-26-0 |
Sacks-Yards Lost |
2-6 |
0-0 |
Punts |
2 |
3 |
Fumbles Lost |
2-1 |
2-0 |
Penalties - Yards |
6-35 |
5-55 |
Navy Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
T. Lavatai |
9 |
20 |
136 |
2 |
1 |
SMU Passing |
Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
T. Mordecai |
19 |
26 |
339 |
3 |
0 |
Navy Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
T. Lavatai |
24 |
125 |
5.2 |
2 |
M. Haywood |
10 |
93 |
9.3 |
0 |
D. Fofana |
20 |
59 |
3.0 |
0 |
V. Terrell II |
11 |
35 |
3.2 |
0 |
D. Jones |
3 |
25 |
8.3 |
0 |
K. Puailoa-Rojas |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
0 |
N. Kent |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
A. Hall Jr. |
3 |
5 |
1.7 |
0 |
L. Point |
3 |
5 |
1.7 |
1 |
SMU Rushing |
Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
T. Mordecai |
5 |
74 |
14.8 |
1 |
T. Lavine |
6 |
28 |
4.7 |
0 |
C. Wheaton |
3 |
5 |
1.7 |
0 |
T. McDaniel |
4 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
M. Dixon |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
Navy Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
J. Umbarger |
5 |
59 |
11.8 |
1 |
M. Walker |
1 |
34 |
34.0 |
0 |
V. Terrell II |
1 |
24 |
24.0 |
1 |
K. Puailoa-Rojas |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
M. Haywood |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
SMU Receiving |
Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
D. Goffney |
4 |
116 |
29.0 |
1 |
R. Rice |
3 |
74 |
24.7 |
0 |
J. Kerley |
3 |
62 |
20.7 |
1 |
M. Dixon |
1 |
47 |
47.0 |
0 |
R. Daniels Jr. |
2 |
30 |
15.0 |
1 |
A. Upshaw |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
T. McDaniel |
3 |
6 |
2.0 |
0 |
R. Maryland |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
T. Knox |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
Navy Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
SMU Interceptions |
Player |
Int |
Yards |
I. Slade-Matautia |
1 |
-3 |
Navy Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
K. Grave de Peralta |
2 |
76 |
38.0 |
SMU Punting |
Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
R. Bujcevski |
3 |
142 |
47.3 |
Navy Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
SMU Punt Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
R. Roberson Jr. |
1 |
-9 |
-9.0 |
Navy Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
M. Moore |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
SMU Kick Returns |
Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
D. Goffney |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
T. McDaniel |
1 |
0 |
0 |
R. Daniels Jr. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
B. Massey |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
G. Haskin |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
Navy Missed FG |
Player |
Length |
D. Davies |
36 |
SMU Missed FG |
Player |
Length |