Numbers and notes: SMU holds off Connecticut, 62-50
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:27 pmSMU Postgame Notes – November 10, 2018
SMU 62, Connecticut 50
SMU (5-5, 4-2 American), Connecticut (1-9, 0-6 American),
Pratt And Whitney Stadium – East Hartford, Connecticut
NEXT GAME
Memphis – Friday, November 16 – 8 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN2 / WatchESPN
Radio: KLIF 570 AM (TuneIn App / SMU App)
TEAM NOTES
Captains: Ke’Mon Freeman (#2, RB, Jr.), Demerick Gary (#10, DE, Jr.) Ben Hicks (#8, QB, Sr.), Jordan Wyatt (#23, CB, Sr.)
SMU has won five of seven games after starting 0-3
- SMU – Opp: Past 7 games SMU | First three games
- Scoring Avg.: 38.3 – 33.6| 18.3 - 44.3
- Total Yards: 440.4 – 422.7 | 272.3 - 452.0
- Rushing Yards: 150.7 – 216.1 | 81.7 - 168.0
- Passing Yards: 289.7 – 206.6 | 190.7 - 284.0
SMU had 62 points
- Program record for a road game (was 58 in a 58-0 win at Rice 11-11-1978)
- First time in program history with at least 45 points in consecutive conference games (W, 45-31 vs Houston 11/3)
- scored 62 points in 69 plays
- Had 4 scoring drives of 4 plays or less
- SMU was 7-7 on red zone scoring (5 TDs, 2 FGs)
SMU SINGLE-GAME SCORING
1
Houston (W, 72-42), 10-18-2012
72
2
Daniel Baker (W, 70-0), 9-25-1920
70
3
North Texas State (W, 68-0), 9-24-1927
68
4
North Texas State (66-0), 10-7-1922
66
5
Houston Baptist (63-27), 9-29-2018
63
6
at Connecticut 11-10-2018 (W, 62-50)
62
SMU SINGLE-GAME TOTAL YARDS
1
Temple, 10-26-2013 (W, 59-49)
728
2
Houston Baptist, 9-29-2018 (W, 63-27)
653
3
at TCU, 9-28-1985 (W, 56-21)
636
4
at Rice, 11-11-1978 (W, 58-0)
618
5
at Connecticut 11-10-2018 (W, 62-50)
594
6
Texas A&M, 11-11-1950 (L, 25-20)
586
SMU had 4 with 100+ all-purpose yards
- Ke’Mon Freeman – 130 total on 17-116 rushing (3 TDs) and 2-14 receiving
- Kevin Johnson – was 5-125 on kickoff return yards (career high yards for KOR & all-purpose)
- Xavier Jones – was 11-133 rushing (2 TDs)
- James Proche – 117 total on 6-101 receiving, 1-13 rushing and 1-3 punt returns
SMU had two 100-yard rushers for the first time since at East Carolina 11-12-2016 (was Ke’Mon Freeman & Braeden West)
SMU had 6 rushing TDs (had 10 on the season entering today)
- Most rushing TDs since 6 vs Tulane 11-21-2015 (W, 49-21)
- Ke’Mon Freeman had 3 rushing TDs, the most by an SMU player since Xavier Jones had 3 in the Tulane game in 2015
Scoring – SMU had 8 different players involved in scoring plays
- Ke’Mon Freeman had 3 rushing TDs, second straight game with multiple TDs (2 vs Houston 11/3)
- Ryan Becker had a receiving TD for the second straight game.
- Reggie Roberson Jr. had a 6 yard receiving TD, his fourth straight game with a TD (T-6th in SMU history)
- Xavier Jones had 2 rushing TDs; 52 yards & 43 yards (52 is the longest TD rush of his career)
- Braeden West had a 6 yard TD run
- Tyler Page had his first career TD pass (to Ryan Becker)
- Ben Hicks had a TD pass to Reggie Roberson Jr.
- Kevin Robledo 8 PATs and 2 FGs (career high 14 points)
Video Highlights via ESPN
- Ke’Mon Freeman 39-yard TD run http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=25233690
- James Proche 46 yards reception sets up the Braeden West rushing TD http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=25234101
- Xavier Jones 52 yard TD run http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=25234749
SMU Radio Network Highlights https://soundcloud.com/user-274538678/s ... highlights
SMU INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Ben Hicks (#8, Jr., QB)
- Was 19-29 for 276 yards with 1 TD
- Extended SMU career record to 8418 passing yards
- Extended SMU career record to 8362 yards of total offense
- Extended SMU career records for TD passes (68) and career TD responsibility (71 total; 3 run, 68 passing)
- Extended SMU career record for completions to 663
- Was 4-50 rushing with a career-long 51 yard run (longest previous was 15 vs UCF 11/4/17)
Xavier Jones (#5, RB, Kr.)
- Was 11-133 rushing with 2 TDs (season-high for yards, was 50 at Michigan 9/15)
- His 52 yard TD run was the longest TD run of his career and his longest rush overall this season
- 6th career 100-yard rushing game, first this season
- 6th career multi-rushing TD
SMU CAREER RUSHING YARDS
1
Eric Dickerson, 1979-82
4,450
2
Zach Line, 2009-12
4,185
3
Reggie Dupard, 1982-85
3,772
4
Craig James, 1979-82
3,743
5
Jeff Atkins, 1983-86
3,260
6
Wayne Morris, 1972-75
3,044
7
Keylon Kincade, 2000-03
3,038
8
Donte Womack, 1994-97
2,790
9
Alvin Maxson, 1971-73
2,734
10
Braeden West, 2015-
2,466
11
Arthur Whittington, 1974-77
2,213
12
Xavier Jones, 2015-
2,152
James Proche (#3, Jr., WR) – Biletnikoff Award Watch List
- Was 6-101 receiving, 3rd 100-yard receiving game this season, 7th of his career
- 117 all-purpose yards (6-101 receiving, 1-13 rushing, 1-3 punt returns)
- 14th career game with 100+ all-purpose (7th this season)
- Now has 2407 career receiving yards, 8th at SMU
SMU CAREER RECEIVING YARDS
1
Emmanuel Sanders, 2006-09
3791
2
Aldrick Robinson, 2007-10
3314
3
Courtland Sutton, 2014-
3220
4
Cole Beasley, 2008-11
2959
5
Darius Johnson, 2009-12
2854
6
Emanuel Tolbert, 1976-79
2784
7
Ron Morris, 1983-86
2410
8
James Proche, 2016-
2407
9
Jerry LeVias, 1966-68
2275
10
Jason Wolf, 1989-92
2232
Reggie Roberson Jr. (#21, WR, So.)
- 5-51 receiving with a TD (has 6 TDs this season)
- Fourth straight game with a receiving TD
SMU CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEIVING TD
1
Aldrick Robinson, 2010
8
2
Emmanuel Sanders, 2006
6
3
Aldrick Robinson, 2008
5
Courtland Sutton, 2016-17
5
James Proche, 2018
5
6
Emanuel Tolbert, 1977
4
Jerry LeVias, 1966
4
Courtland Sutton, 2015
4
Reggie Roberson Jr. 2018
4+
Braeden West (#6, Jr., RB) – Paul Hornung Award Watch List
- Had 19 all-purpose yards (5-4 rushing, 2-13 receiving, 1-2 KOR)
- Has 2466 career rushing yards, 10th at SMU
- Has 4293 career all-purpose yards, 7th at SMU
SMU CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
Total
1
Arthur Whittington, 1974-77
4888
2
Zach Line, 2009-12
4784
3
Eric Dickerson, 1979-82
4640
4
Emmanuel Sanders, 2006-09
4596
5
Reggie Dupard, 1982-85
4456
6
Craig James, 1979-82
4421
7
Braeden West, 2015-
4293
8
Jerry LeVias, 1966-68
4226
9
Doak Walker, 1945, 47-49
4084
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Ryan Becker (#14, TE, Jr.) - Was 2-59 receiving with a 3-yard TD (3rd TD of the season, 2nd straight game with a TD)
Ke’Mon Freeman (#2, RB, Jr.)
- Was 17-116 rushing with a career-high 3 TDs
- Second straight game with multiple rushing TDs (2 vs Houston 11/3)
- Third career 100-yard game
- Was also 2-14 receiving
Kevin Johnson (#12, DB/KR, Jr.)
- Had his first career interception to go with 4 tackles
- career-high 125 KOR yards on 5 returns
Ken McLaurin (#90, DT, So.) – Had a blocked PAT, first blocked kick of his career
Elijah McQueen (#6, S, So.) - Career-high and team-high 12 tackles (was 11 vs Navy 9/22/18)
Richard Moore (#14, LB, Jr.)
- Had 10 tackles (after a career-high 11 vs Houston 11/3)
- Had 1 sack, now has 5 on the season
- Also had 2 QBHs
Tyler Page (#4, WR, So.) - Had a 3-yard TD pass to Ryan Becker, first TD pass of his career
Delontae Scott (#35, DE, Jr.) - Had 2 tackles, including a sack (has 4 sacks on the season)
SMU 62, Connecticut 50
SMU (5-5, 4-2 American), Connecticut (1-9, 0-6 American),
Pratt And Whitney Stadium – East Hartford, Connecticut
NEXT GAME
Memphis – Friday, November 16 – 8 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN2 / WatchESPN
Radio: KLIF 570 AM (TuneIn App / SMU App)
TEAM NOTES
Captains: Ke’Mon Freeman (#2, RB, Jr.), Demerick Gary (#10, DE, Jr.) Ben Hicks (#8, QB, Sr.), Jordan Wyatt (#23, CB, Sr.)
SMU has won five of seven games after starting 0-3
- SMU – Opp: Past 7 games SMU | First three games
- Scoring Avg.: 38.3 – 33.6| 18.3 - 44.3
- Total Yards: 440.4 – 422.7 | 272.3 - 452.0
- Rushing Yards: 150.7 – 216.1 | 81.7 - 168.0
- Passing Yards: 289.7 – 206.6 | 190.7 - 284.0
SMU had 62 points
- Program record for a road game (was 58 in a 58-0 win at Rice 11-11-1978)
- First time in program history with at least 45 points in consecutive conference games (W, 45-31 vs Houston 11/3)
- scored 62 points in 69 plays
- Had 4 scoring drives of 4 plays or less
- SMU was 7-7 on red zone scoring (5 TDs, 2 FGs)
SMU SINGLE-GAME SCORING
1
Houston (W, 72-42), 10-18-2012
72
2
Daniel Baker (W, 70-0), 9-25-1920
70
3
North Texas State (W, 68-0), 9-24-1927
68
4
North Texas State (66-0), 10-7-1922
66
5
Houston Baptist (63-27), 9-29-2018
63
6
at Connecticut 11-10-2018 (W, 62-50)
62
SMU SINGLE-GAME TOTAL YARDS
1
Temple, 10-26-2013 (W, 59-49)
728
2
Houston Baptist, 9-29-2018 (W, 63-27)
653
3
at TCU, 9-28-1985 (W, 56-21)
636
4
at Rice, 11-11-1978 (W, 58-0)
618
5
at Connecticut 11-10-2018 (W, 62-50)
594
6
Texas A&M, 11-11-1950 (L, 25-20)
586
SMU had 4 with 100+ all-purpose yards
- Ke’Mon Freeman – 130 total on 17-116 rushing (3 TDs) and 2-14 receiving
- Kevin Johnson – was 5-125 on kickoff return yards (career high yards for KOR & all-purpose)
- Xavier Jones – was 11-133 rushing (2 TDs)
- James Proche – 117 total on 6-101 receiving, 1-13 rushing and 1-3 punt returns
SMU had two 100-yard rushers for the first time since at East Carolina 11-12-2016 (was Ke’Mon Freeman & Braeden West)
SMU had 6 rushing TDs (had 10 on the season entering today)
- Most rushing TDs since 6 vs Tulane 11-21-2015 (W, 49-21)
- Ke’Mon Freeman had 3 rushing TDs, the most by an SMU player since Xavier Jones had 3 in the Tulane game in 2015
Scoring – SMU had 8 different players involved in scoring plays
- Ke’Mon Freeman had 3 rushing TDs, second straight game with multiple TDs (2 vs Houston 11/3)
- Ryan Becker had a receiving TD for the second straight game.
- Reggie Roberson Jr. had a 6 yard receiving TD, his fourth straight game with a TD (T-6th in SMU history)
- Xavier Jones had 2 rushing TDs; 52 yards & 43 yards (52 is the longest TD rush of his career)
- Braeden West had a 6 yard TD run
- Tyler Page had his first career TD pass (to Ryan Becker)
- Ben Hicks had a TD pass to Reggie Roberson Jr.
- Kevin Robledo 8 PATs and 2 FGs (career high 14 points)
Video Highlights via ESPN
- Ke’Mon Freeman 39-yard TD run http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=25233690
- James Proche 46 yards reception sets up the Braeden West rushing TD http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=25234101
- Xavier Jones 52 yard TD run http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=25234749
SMU Radio Network Highlights https://soundcloud.com/user-274538678/s ... highlights
SMU INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Ben Hicks (#8, Jr., QB)
- Was 19-29 for 276 yards with 1 TD
- Extended SMU career record to 8418 passing yards
- Extended SMU career record to 8362 yards of total offense
- Extended SMU career records for TD passes (68) and career TD responsibility (71 total; 3 run, 68 passing)
- Extended SMU career record for completions to 663
- Was 4-50 rushing with a career-long 51 yard run (longest previous was 15 vs UCF 11/4/17)
Xavier Jones (#5, RB, Kr.)
- Was 11-133 rushing with 2 TDs (season-high for yards, was 50 at Michigan 9/15)
- His 52 yard TD run was the longest TD run of his career and his longest rush overall this season
- 6th career 100-yard rushing game, first this season
- 6th career multi-rushing TD
SMU CAREER RUSHING YARDS
1
Eric Dickerson, 1979-82
4,450
2
Zach Line, 2009-12
4,185
3
Reggie Dupard, 1982-85
3,772
4
Craig James, 1979-82
3,743
5
Jeff Atkins, 1983-86
3,260
6
Wayne Morris, 1972-75
3,044
7
Keylon Kincade, 2000-03
3,038
8
Donte Womack, 1994-97
2,790
9
Alvin Maxson, 1971-73
2,734
10
Braeden West, 2015-
2,466
11
Arthur Whittington, 1974-77
2,213
12
Xavier Jones, 2015-
2,152
James Proche (#3, Jr., WR) – Biletnikoff Award Watch List
- Was 6-101 receiving, 3rd 100-yard receiving game this season, 7th of his career
- 117 all-purpose yards (6-101 receiving, 1-13 rushing, 1-3 punt returns)
- 14th career game with 100+ all-purpose (7th this season)
- Now has 2407 career receiving yards, 8th at SMU
SMU CAREER RECEIVING YARDS
1
Emmanuel Sanders, 2006-09
3791
2
Aldrick Robinson, 2007-10
3314
3
Courtland Sutton, 2014-
3220
4
Cole Beasley, 2008-11
2959
5
Darius Johnson, 2009-12
2854
6
Emanuel Tolbert, 1976-79
2784
7
Ron Morris, 1983-86
2410
8
James Proche, 2016-
2407
9
Jerry LeVias, 1966-68
2275
10
Jason Wolf, 1989-92
2232
Reggie Roberson Jr. (#21, WR, So.)
- 5-51 receiving with a TD (has 6 TDs this season)
- Fourth straight game with a receiving TD
SMU CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEIVING TD
1
Aldrick Robinson, 2010
8
2
Emmanuel Sanders, 2006
6
3
Aldrick Robinson, 2008
5
Courtland Sutton, 2016-17
5
James Proche, 2018
5
6
Emanuel Tolbert, 1977
4
Jerry LeVias, 1966
4
Courtland Sutton, 2015
4
Reggie Roberson Jr. 2018
4+
Braeden West (#6, Jr., RB) – Paul Hornung Award Watch List
- Had 19 all-purpose yards (5-4 rushing, 2-13 receiving, 1-2 KOR)
- Has 2466 career rushing yards, 10th at SMU
- Has 4293 career all-purpose yards, 7th at SMU
SMU CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
Total
1
Arthur Whittington, 1974-77
4888
2
Zach Line, 2009-12
4784
3
Eric Dickerson, 1979-82
4640
4
Emmanuel Sanders, 2006-09
4596
5
Reggie Dupard, 1982-85
4456
6
Craig James, 1979-82
4421
7
Braeden West, 2015-
4293
8
Jerry LeVias, 1966-68
4226
9
Doak Walker, 1945, 47-49
4084
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Ryan Becker (#14, TE, Jr.) - Was 2-59 receiving with a 3-yard TD (3rd TD of the season, 2nd straight game with a TD)
Ke’Mon Freeman (#2, RB, Jr.)
- Was 17-116 rushing with a career-high 3 TDs
- Second straight game with multiple rushing TDs (2 vs Houston 11/3)
- Third career 100-yard game
- Was also 2-14 receiving
Kevin Johnson (#12, DB/KR, Jr.)
- Had his first career interception to go with 4 tackles
- career-high 125 KOR yards on 5 returns
Ken McLaurin (#90, DT, So.) – Had a blocked PAT, first blocked kick of his career
Elijah McQueen (#6, S, So.) - Career-high and team-high 12 tackles (was 11 vs Navy 9/22/18)
Richard Moore (#14, LB, Jr.)
- Had 10 tackles (after a career-high 11 vs Houston 11/3)
- Had 1 sack, now has 5 on the season
- Also had 2 QBHs
Tyler Page (#4, WR, So.) - Had a 3-yard TD pass to Ryan Becker, first TD pass of his career
Delontae Scott (#35, DE, Jr.) - Had 2 tackles, including a sack (has 4 sacks on the season)