Numbers and notes: SMU 69, Tulsa 10

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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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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 (1st)
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).

SMU won 69-10
Largest margin in program history in a conference game (7th 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 1st Qtr and led 28-0 after Q1
Has scored at least 14 points in the 1st 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 (20th of career)

SMU 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
3rd pick-6 for SMU this season

The FG by Tulsa with 4:44 left in the 1st Qtr was the first allowed by SMU in over 104 minutes
ECU scored a TD with 2:47 left in the 2nd QTR on 10/12 then SMU shut out Temple 55-0 on 10/20
SMU went 142+ minutes between allowing opponent TDs (Tulsa scored TD at 9:59 4th 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
5th 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)

SMU has stopped 5 consecutive 4th 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

VIDEO: Rhett Lashlee postgame

SMU RECORDS

RJ Maryland (#82, TE, So.)
2-95 receiving with a TD (5th TD of the season, 11th 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 — 78
3 — Ryan Kennedy, 2004-06 — 55
4 — RJ Maryland, 2022- — 51
5 — Oscar Roan, 1972-74 — 48

SEASON RECEIVING TDs - TIGHT ENDS

1 — Kylen Granson, 2019 — 9
2 — RJ Maryland, 2022 — 6
3 — Ryan Kennedy, 2006 — 5
Kylen Granson, 2020 — 5
RJ Maryland, 2023 — 5

Collin Rogers #41, K, So.)
9-9 on PATs, now 98-99 for his career
2-2 FGs (42, 22)

SMU CAREER POINTS

1 Doak Walker, 1945, 47-49 — 288
Eric Dickerson, 1979-82 — 288
Xavier Jones, 2015-19 — 288
4 — Zach Line, 2009-12 — 282
5 — Eddie Garcia, 1978-81 — 262
6 — Reggie Dupard, 1982-85 — 258
7 — Chase Hover, 2011-13 — 250
8 — James Proche, 2016-19 — 238
9 — Thomas Morstead, 2005-08 — 217
10 — Redman Hume, 1926-28 — 211
11 — Emmanuel Sanders, 2006-09 — 210
12 — Kyle Rote, 1948-50 — 194
13 — Courtland Sutton, 2014-17 — 192
14 — Jeff Atkins, 1983-86 — 186
15 — Aldrick Robinson, 2007-10 — 180
16 — Collin Rogers, 2022- — 176

CAREER FGs MADE

1 — Eddie Garcia, 1978-81 — 44
2 — Chase Hover, 2011-13 — 44
3 — Thomas Morstead, 2005-08 — 37
4 — Chris McMurtray, 2002-05 — 36
5 — Josh Williams, 2015-17 — 31
6 — Brandy Brownlee, 1984-86 — 30
7 — Jeff Harrell, 1982-83 — 26
Chipper Johnson, 1969-71 — 26
Collin Rogers, 2022- — 26


ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Romello Brinson (#3, WR, Jr.)
1-74 receiving with a TD
Career-long reception on the 74-yard TD

Ryan Bujcevski (#92, P, Sr.) – Ray Guy Award Watch List
3-127 punting

Elijah Chatman (#40, DT, Sr.) - Outland Trophy Watch List
Had 3 tackles, including a half sack

Velton Gardner (#24, RB, Sr.)
8-28 rushing with a TD

Branson Hickman (#56, C, Jr.) – Rimington Trophy Watch List
Has started 27 straight games that he has played (missed one game in 2022)

Jaylan Knighton (#4, RB, Sr.)
6-34 rushing with a TD
4 TDs this season, all in past 4 games

Tyler Lavine (#31, RB, Sr.)
1-1 rushing with a TD
20th rushing TD of his career

Isaiah Nwokobia (#23, S, Jr.)
Team-high 5 tackles, including a TFL
Had a 25-yard interception return TD (3rd career INT, 1st career TD)

Justin Osborne (#51, OL, Sr.) - Outland Trophy Watch List
36th start at SMU (39 games played)

Preston Stone (#2, QB, So.) - Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
15-20 passing for career-high 371 yards and 3 TDs
Had a 74-yard TD pass to Romello Brinson and a 62-yard TD pass to RJ Maryland
5 TD passes this season of at least 59 yards

Ahmad Walker (#34, LB, Jr.)
Had a career-high 3 pass breakups

Camar Wheaton (#0, RB, So.)
9-80 rushing with a career-high tying 2 TDs
Season-high rushing yards

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SMU has outscored AAC opponents 189-36 in 4 games

Not sure what to make of this. Those numbers are crazy. But we've beaten 4 bad teams so I'm not sure what those numbers tell us.