Ponies Fall To Louisiana Tech, 41-6
Nov 8 | Football
RUSTON, La. (SMU) - Luke McCown hooked up twice for touchdown passes with Shawn Piper in the first half as Louisiana Tech rolled to a 41-6 victory over Southern Methodist on Saturday afternoon.
Louisiana Tech (5-5, 3-3 WAC) opened the game with a 63-yard TD pass from McCown to Piper. The Bulldogs tacked on a 7-yard run by Johnathan Holland and a 51-yard field goal in the first quarter to lead 17-0.
In the second, Louisiana Tech scored two more touchdowns -- a 5-yard run by Ryan Moats and a 33-yard TD pass from McCown to Piper -- before giving up a field goal with four seconds left in the half. Louisiana Tech led 31-3 at halftime.
Jerron Wishom scored on an interception return with 13:20 left in the third and Josh Scobee hit his second field goal of the game, a 33-yarder, with 11:14 left in the game to round out Louisiana Tech's scoring.
Chris Phillips was 10 of 19 for 80 yards. He was intercepted and sacked twice each. Keylon Kincade ran for a team-high 93 yards on 25 carries and grabbed three passes for 17 yards.
WIth the loss, SMU falls to 0-10, 0-7 in conference.
