October 7, 2016
Tulsa 43, SMU 40 - OT
Tulsa (4-1, 1-0 American), SMU (2-4, 0-2 American)
Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium
Tulsa, Oklahoma
NEXT GAME
Vs. [6/5] Houston – Saturday, October 22 – Time TBD – Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas
Radio & TV: TBD
TEAM NOTES
Captains: Sean Tuohy (#21, H), Justin Lawler (#99, DE), Anthony Rhone (#48, LB), Travis Fister (#62, OL)
SMU has scored first in all six games this season; took a 7-0 lead on a Ke’Mon Freeman 2-yard rushing TD (13:19 first quarter).
SMU had a season-high 10 players with a catch.
SMU had a season-high 40 points (was 34 at North Texas)
- 2 rushing TDs (Ke’Mon Freeman, Braeden West)
- 2 passing TDs by Ben Hicks (to Alex Honey, Jeremiah Gaines)
- 4 FGs by Josh Williams (ties SMU record)
Series record: SMU is 13-10 vs. Tulsa
SMU had 4 sacks (Jarvis Pruitt 1.5, J.T. Williams 1.0, Zelt Minor 1.0, Mason Gentry 0.5), has multiple sacks in five of six games
SMU had an interception (Darrion Millines), SMU now has 13 on the season (entered the game tied for the FBS lead)
- Season totals: Jordan Wyatt 4, Horace Richardson 4, Darrion Millines 3, Rodney Clemons, Anthony Rhone
o First time SMU has had three or more players with 3+ interceptions since 2012 (Taylor Reed 3, Kenneth Acker 3, Randall Joyner 3)
SMU had a takeaway (interception), now has 15 on the season (13 interceptions, 2 fumbles) (entered the game second in FBS with 14) – SMU has had at least one interception in all six games
This was SMU’s first OT game since Oct. 5, 2013 vs. Rutgers (L, 55-52 in 3OT)
SMU RECORD
Josh Williams tied the SMU record with 4 FGs made (4-4).
- Has been done 5 other times, the previous was by Chase Hover (4-5) at Tulane in 2012
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Evan Brown (#63, C) – Rimington Trophy Watch List - Has started all 28 games played as a Mustang
Rodney Clemons (#8, S) - Tied career-high 8 tackles
Ke’Mon Freeman (#13, RB) - Was 10-36 rushing with his first career rushing TD
Ben Hicks (#8, QB)
- Was 29-52 passing for 258 yards with 2 TDs (to Alex Honey and Jeremiah Gaines)
- Career-highs for completions, attempts and yards. Ties career-high TDs
Jeremiah Gaines (#84, TE) - Was 2-25 receiving with 1 TD; has 2 TDs on the season and 7 for his career
Mason Gentry (#93, DT) – Tied career high 5 tackles, including a half-sack
Alex Honey (#15, WR) - Was 2-56 receiving, including a 45-yard TD on his first career reception
Justin Lawler (#99, DE)
- Had a blocked FG, his 2nd of the season and 3rd of his career
- Tied career-high 9 tackles, with 1.0 TFL
Darrion Millines (#9, S) - Had an interception, his 3rd of the season and 6th of his career; also had 6 tackles
Zelt Minor (#92, DT) – Career-high 7 tackles (was 6) with 2 TFLs and 1 sack
Kyran Mitchell (#11, LB) - Had 8 tackles (career-high is 9)
James Proche (#3, WR/KR) – Had 102 all-purpose yards, his 3rd 100-yard game (24 receiving, 69 KOR, 9 PR)
Jarvis Pruitt (#34, DE) - Career-highs of 5 tackles and 1.5 sacks
Anthony Rhone (#48, LB) – Led team with a career-high 10 tackles (was
Jaime Sackville (#47, P) - Career-high 45.1 yards per punt and a career-long 65 yard punt
Courtland Sutton (#16, WR) – Biletnikoff Award Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
- Was 8-98 receiving, tying career-high in receptions
Eric Sutton (#1, DB) – Career-high 4 tackles
Kevin Thomas (#1, WR/KR) - Career-high 3 kickoff returns and 43 KOR yards; also 1-4 receiving
Braeden West (#6, RB)
- 22-124 rushing with 1 TD, has 3 TDs on the season and 5 for his career
- This is his second 100-yard game of the season (220 vs. Liberty)
J.T. Williams (#91, DL) - Had 2 tackles and his first career sack
Josh Williams (#5, K)
- Was 4-4 on FGs (39, 44, 25, 22) to tie SMU record for FGs made in a game
- 4-4 on PATs
- Career-long 44-yd FG
Jordan Wyatt (#15, DB)
- Had 8 tackles (career high is 9) with 2 pass breakups
- Had a forced fumble, his 3rd of the season and 4th of his career (first SMU player with 3 FFs in a season since Randall Joyner had 3 in 2013)
