By the numbers: SMU/Baylor

[PonyPride]

SMU Postgame Notes
September 4, 2015
No. 4/4 Baylor 56, SMU 21
Baylor (1-0, 0-0 Big 12), SMU (0-1, 0-0 American)
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas, Texas

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SMU hosts North Texas – Saturday, Sept. 12 – 6 p.m. CT
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TEAM NOTES

Captains: Kris Weeks (#75, OL), Shakiel Randolph (#28, LB), Nicholas Avantino (#53, OL), Taylor Lasecki (#52, C)

Honorary Captain: SMU defensive tackle Harvey Armstrong (1978-81). Armstrong earned All-America honors (1981) and was co-captain of the 1981 National Championship squad. The Houston native would go on to play eight years in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts.

Attendance 32,047 (Sellout – capacity 32,000)
- Ranks ninth for SMU at Ford Stadium
- Seventh time 32,000 plus at Ford Stadium since 2009

SMU scored its first TD on its first play from scrimmage (Matt Davis 46-yard TD pass to Courtland Sutton, 1-46, 0:08 at 13:53). It was SMU’s first 1-play score since Davis hit Der’rikk Thompson for 64 yards at Tulsa 11/8/2014. (That was also the first play from scrimmage.)

SMU vs. Baylor 2015 (2014)
- L, 56-21 (L, 45-0 last year)
- 22 first downs (7)
- 369 total yards (67)
- 203 rushing (-24)

Four SMU players started for the first time:
- Justin Lawler (#99, DE, So.), Andrew McCleneghen (#95, DE, Sr.), Kevin Thomas (#1, WR, Fr.), Jordan Wyatt (#15, SS, R-Fr.)
- 15 played for the first time at SMU

SMU scored TDs on its first two possessions and three of its first four drives
- All 3 TDs scored by freshmen (2 receiving by Courtland Sutton R-Fr., 1 rushing by Xavier Jones)

SMU’s top 3 receptions leaders were freshmen (Xavier Jones 4-38, Courtland Sutton 3-82 w/ 2 TDs, Xavier Castille 3-11)

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Matt Davis (#4, QB)
- 16-23-166 with 2 TDs passing
- Career-best 2 TD passes
- 115 yards rushing (24 carries), 3rd 100-yard game (averaging 108.3 rushing yards in 6 starts)

Kevin Johnson (#12, DB/KR) - Had 3 kickoff returns for 53 yards (long of 22)

Darius Joseph (#18, WR) - Had 1 reception for 13 yards (now has 166 career receptions, moves into 9th at SMU)

Jarvis Pruitt (#34, LB) – First career solo sack, 3 total tackles

Darrion Richardson (#29, FS)
- Had an interception, returned 32 yards (3rd of his career)
- Career-high 2 breakups
- Had 7 tackles

Horace Richardson (#9, CB) - Career-high 7 tackles (was 6)

Courtland Sutton (#16, WR)
- Career-highs of 3 receptions, 82 yards and 2 TDs (had 2 catches for 27 yards in 2014)
- Had a 46-yard TD reception from Matt Davis on SMU first play from scrimmage

Braeden West (#6, RB/KR) - Had a 2 kickoff returns for 69 yards, including 49 yards on his first career attempt (set up 1st SMU TD)

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

So in six career starts for Davis, we have scored on our first offensive play twice now. I like that percentage.