Rice Downs The Ponies, 41-20
Nov 15 | Football
Freshman quarterback Chris Phillips completed 16-of-24 passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns as the SMU Mustangs lost to Rice Saturday afternoon at Gerald J. Ford Stadium 41-20.
The Mustangs fell behind early 17-0 before Phillips connected with running back Keylon Kincade on a 47 yard pass and catch. Rice bounced back with a six play, 80 yard drive to begin the third quarter to go up 24-7.
SMU cut the Rice lead to 24-13 on a Blake Warren 63-yard punt return midway through the third quarter, but never could close closer to the Owls. Senior wideout Chris Cunningham caught seven passes for 64 yards in the losing effort for SMU. With his seven catches, Cunningham passed former SMU great Jerry Levias on the SMU all-time receiving list.
The Mustangs close out their season Nov. 29 when they host arch-rival TCU at 2:00 PM at Ford Stadium in the battle for the iron skillet.
