Postgame Notes: SMU 69, Tulsa 10

SMU Postgame Notes – October 28, 2023

[-/rv] SMU 69, Tulsa 10

SMU (6-2, 4-0 American), Tulsa (3-5, 1-3 American)

Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas

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At Rice – Saturday, November 4 – 6:30pm CT – Rice Stadium – Houston, Texas

TV: ESPNU

Radio: KLIF 570 AM | SMU Mobile App/Varsity Network App

NCAA FBS/AAC/SMU SCORING NOTES

AAC Record For Points In A Half

• 56 Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15 (1st)
• 56 Memphis vs. Bowling Green, 9/24/16 (1st)
• 56 Memphis vs. Mercer, 9/1/18 (1st)
• 56 SMU vs. Houston, 11/5/22 (1st)
• 52 SMU vs Tulsa, 10/28/23 (1^st)
• 51 South Florida vs. Cincinnati, 11/20/15 (1st)

The 52 first-half points are the most in the first half this season against an FBS opponent

The 49-point halftime lead is the highest by an FBS team this season

@ESPNStatsInfo: SMU is the only team to score 52+ points in a half against an FBS opponent in the last three seasons. The Mustangs have now done it twice (also last season vs Houston).

The Mustangs won 69-10

• Largest margin in program history in a conference game (7^th overall)
• Won 55-0 at Temple last week, first time with 50+ in consecutive games since 2020
• SMU has scored at least 55 three times this season (only other time in program history was three times in 2021)

SMU SINGLE-GAME SCORING
1		Houston (W, 77-63), 11-5-2022				77
2		Houston (W, 72-42), 10-18-2012				72
3		Daniel Baker (W, 70-0), 9-25-1920				70
4		Prairie View A&M (W, 69-0) 9-16-2023		69
		Tulsa, 10-28-2023 (W, 69-10)						69

SMU scored a season-high 28 points in the 1^st Qtr and led 28-0 after Q1

• Has scored at least 14 points in the 1^st Qtr in 6 of 8 games
• Scored 21 points on first 16 offensive plays
• Has outscored AAC opponents 70-3 in the first quarter

SMU has held three straight opponents to 10 points or less, the longest streak since doing so in four straight games in 1983

• At ECU 10/12 (W 31-10), at Temple 10/20 (W, 55-0), Tulsa 10/28 (W, 69-10)

SMU has outscored AAC opponents 189-36 in 4 games

TEAM NOTES

Captains: Jake Bailey #12, WR, Sr.), Elijah Chatman (#40, DT, Sr.), Brandon Crossley (#1, S, Sr.), Tyler Lavine (#31, RB, Sr.), Jonathan McGill (#2, S, Sr.), Justin Osborne (#51, OL, Sr.), Preston Stone (#2, QB, So.)

SMU is 4-0 in conference play this season and 9-3 in AAC games under Rhett Lashlee

• Started 4-0 in AAC play for the first time since 2019

SMU is 4-0 at home this season and has won 6 consecutive home games

• 22-4 at home since the start of the 2019 season
• SMU is 14-3 at home in AAC games since 2019

SMU had 638 yards of total offense and held Tulsa to 247

• SMU has been +391 in three games this season (566-156 vs Prairie View, 563-131 at Temple)
• SMU had 8 different players score a TD
• 5 receivers had 45+ yards

SMU had a season-high 5 rushing TDs: Camar Wheaton (2 TDs), Velton Gardner, Jaylan Knighton, Tyler Lavine (20^th of career)

The Mustangs had 5 sacks, 8 TFLs and 3 pass breakups with a season-high 2 interceptions

• Sacks: Elijah Roberts (1), Ahmad Moses (1), Bryce McMorris (1), JaQwondis Burns (1), Elijah Chatman (0.5), Isaiah Smith (0.5)
• Interception: Isaiah Nwokobia (25-yard return for a TD), Jaelyn Davis-Robinson

Isaiah Nwokobia had a 25-yard interception return for a TD

• 3^rd pick-6 for SMU this season

The FG by Tulsa with 4:44 left in the 1^st Qtr was the first allowed by SMU in over 104 minutes

• ECU scored a TD with 2:47 left in the 2^nd QTR on 10/12 then SMU shut out Temple 55-0 on 10/20
• The Mustangs went 142+ minutes between allowing opponent TDs (Tulsa scored TD at 9:59 4^th Qtr)

SMU had a season-high 13 different players catch a pass

• Had at least eight different players catch a pass in every game this season
• 5^th time this season at least 10 players caught a pass

Preston Stone was 15-20 passing for a career-high 371 yards with 3 TDs

• Had 9 pass plays of 17 or more yards, including TDs of 64 and 72 TDs
• TDs: Romello Brinson (career-long 74 yards), Moochie Dixon (17 yards), RJ Maryland (career-long 62 yards)

The Mustangs have stopped 5 consecutive 4^th down attempts (last 1 at ECU, 2 at Temple, 2 vs Tulsa)

ESPN Highlights

• Romello Brinson 74-yard TD reception from Preston Stone https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/38763890
• Tyler Lavine 1-yard TD run https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/38763999
• Jaylan Knighton 11-yard TD run https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/38764113
• Isaiah Nwokobia 25-yard interception return TD https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/38764164
• Jaelyn Davis-Robinson interception https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/38764257
• Camar Wheaton 4-yard TD run https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/38764293
• Velton Gardner 1-yard TD run https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/38764520
• Camar Wheaton 48-yard TD run https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/38764589

SMU Radio Highlights and Head Coach Rhett Lashlee postgame radio | Mustangs Radio Network on KTCK “The Ticket” 96.7 FM, 1310 AM (Rich Phillips pxp, Scott Garner analyst, Steve Lansdale sideline) – Credit: Learfield / Mustangs Radio Network

• Highlights: https://bit.ly/3MjNGJ5
• Rhett Lashlee postgame: https://bit.ly/3tRxgRM

SMU RECORDS

RJ Maryland (#82, TE, So.)

• 2-95 receiving with a TD (5^th TD of the season, 11^th of his career)
• Career-high 95 receiving yards
• Career-long 62-yard TD reception

SMU CAREER RECEIVING TDs – TIGHT ENDS
1		Kylen Granson, 2019-20				14
2		RJ Maryland, 2022-						11
3		Rickey Bolden, 1981-83				9
4		John Hampton, 2000-02				8
		Oscar Roan, 1972-74						8

SMU CAREER RECEPTIONS – TIGHT ENDS
1		John Hampton, 2000-02				114
2		Kylen Granson, 2019-20

Editor’s Note: SMU press release.