Southern Methodist 45, Tulsa 34
Associated Press
TULSA, Okla. - Preston Stone passed to Rashee Rice for a 75-yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage and SMU never trailed in a 45-34 victory over Tulsa.
Tyler Lavine followed with the first of his three short touchdown runs on the day and SMU (4-4, 2-2 American Athletic Conference) led 14-0 before the game was five minutes old. Lavine's second scoring run helped the Mustangs take a 24-7 lead at halftime.
Elijah Chapman scooped up a fumble and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter to push the Mustangs' lead to 45-20.
Stone completed 11 of 17 passes for 219 yards for SMU. Freshman backup quarterback Kevin Jennings had his first collegiate touchdown pass - a 6-yarder to Rice late in the third quarter. Rice had nine receptions for 180 yards.
Braylon Braxton came off the bench to complete 8 of 14 passes for 120 yards for the Golden Hurricane (3-5, 1-3). He teamed up with Keylon Stokes for a 50-yard score and Jordan Ford for a 9-yarder in the fourth quarter.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
SMU | Tulsa |
| SMU |
TD |
14:48 |
Rashee Rice 75 yd pass from Preston Stone (Collin Rogers kick) |
7 |
0 |
| SMU |
TD |
10:12 |
Tyler Lavine 1 yd run (Collin Rogers kick) |
14 |
0 |
| Tulsa |
TD |
7:37 |
Isaiah Epps 7 yd pass from Davis Brin (Zack Long kick) |
14 |
7 |
| Second Quarter |
SMU | Tulsa |
| SMU |
TD |
11:49 |
Tyler Lavine 1 yd run (Collin Rogers kick) |
21 |
7 |
| SMU |
FG |
0:00 |
Collin Rogers 34 yd FG |
24 |
7 |
| Third Quarter |
SMU | Tulsa |
| Tulsa |
TD |
11:54 |
Braylon Braxton 1 yd run (missed kick) |
24 |
13 |
| SMU |
TD |
9:32 |
Tyler Lavine 2 yd run (Collin Rogers kick) |
31 |
13 |
| Tulsa |
TD |
7:00 |
Davis Brin 21 yd run (Zack Long kick) |
31 |
20 |
| SMU |
TD |
1:04 |
Rashee Rice 6 yd pass from Kevin Jennings (Collin Rogers kick) |
38 |
20 |
| SMU |
TD |
0:55 |
Elijah Chatman 23 yd fumble return (Collin Rogers kick) |
45 |
20 |
| Fourth Quarter |
SMU | Tulsa |
| Tulsa |
TD |
14:24 |
Keylon Stokes 50 yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Zack Long kick) |
45 |
27 |
| Tulsa |
TD |
8:08 |
Jordan Ford 9 yd pass from Braylon Braxton (Zack Long kick) |
45 |
34 |
| Team Stats |
| |
SMU |
Tulsa |
| First downs |
24 |
23 |
| Rushing |
11 |
10 |
| Passing |
10 |
9 |
| Penalty |
3 |
4 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
8-16, 50% |
4-13, 31% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-2, 50% |
3-4, 75% |
| Rushes-Yards |
50-158 |
37-182 |
| Passing Yards |
310 |
216 |
| Return Yards |
72 |
19 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
19-28-0 |
15-30-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1--6 |
5--36 |
| Punts |
3 |
4 |
| Punts-Average |
43 |
41.5 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
2-2 |
| Penalties - Yards |
9-83 |
7-58 |
| Time of Possession |
35:25 |
24:35 |
| SMU Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| P. Stone |
11 |
17 |
219 |
1 |
0 |
| K. Jennings |
8 |
11 |
91 |
1 |
0 |
| Tulsa Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| B. Braxton |
8 |
14 |
120 |
2 |
0 |
| D. Brin |
7 |
16 |
96 |
1 |
0 |
| SMU Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Lavine |
17 |
72 |
4.2 |
3 |
| V. Gardner |
18 |
47 |
2.6 |
0 |
| C. Wheaton |
5 |
31 |
6.2 |
0 |
| P. Stone |
4 |
24 |
6.0 |
0 |
| T. Knox |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| K. Jennings |
2 |
-4 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| Tulsa Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Prince |
19 |
86 |
4.5 |
0 |
| J. Ford |
8 |
78 |
9.8 |
0 |
| D. Brin |
5 |
19 |
3.8 |
1 |
| B. Braxton |
5 |
-1 |
-0.2 |
1 |
| SMU Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| R. Rice |
9 |
180 |
20.0 |
2 |
| A. Upshaw |
3 |
45 |
15.0 |
0 |
| M. Dixon |
1 |
33 |
33.0 |
0 |
| D. Goffney |
2 |
25 |
12.5 |
0 |
| B. Redding |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
| R. Daniels Jr. |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| V. Gardner |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
0 |
| Tulsa Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Stokes |
5 |
122 |
24.4 |
1 |
| J. Santana |
4 |
45 |
11.3 |
0 |
| D. Prince |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| I. Epps |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
1 |
| M. Jones |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| J. Ford |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
1 |
| E. Hall |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| SMU Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Tulsa Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| SMU Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| R. Bujcevski |
3 |
129 |
43.0 |
| Tulsa Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| L. Wilson |
4 |
166 |
41.5 |
| SMU Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| R. Daniels Jr. |
2 |
32 |
16.0 |
| Tulsa Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| SMU Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| B. Epton Jr. |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
| B. Massey |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
| Tulsa Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| K. Benjamin |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
| SMU Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| C. Rogers |
52 |
| Tulsa Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| T. Tipton |
44 |
