Mustangs Fall to Louisiana Tech
Oct 16 | Football
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Dallas, Texas (SMU)- With 186 rushing yards and three touchdowns, Ryan Moats helped the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs defeat the SMU Mustangs 41-10 at Ford Stadium.
Louisiana Tech scored twice in the first quarter before the Mustangs responded with a 23-yard Tony Eckert pass to Reylando Pellerin for a touchdown. Chris McMurtray kicked the extra point.
In the second quarter, Louisiana Tech kicked a field goal and scored another touchdown before the Mustangs scored again, on a 36-yard field goal by McMurtray. Before the half was over, the Bulldogs had run in a fourth touchdown, making the score 38-10.
The SMU defense held off the Bulldogs in the second half of the game; the only score came on a 37-yard Danny Horwedel field goal.
Eckert ended the night 26 of 52 passing for 288 yards and one touchdown. Chris Foster had seven catches for 73 yards.
With the loss, SMU falls to 1-6 on the year, and is 1-3 in WAC competition. The Mustangs will next play on Saturday, Oct. 30 at Fresno State.
