Post-Game Notes

Nov. 10, 2007

Recap | Final Stats

TEAM

This is the highest combined scoring game at Ford Stadium

This game is the second highest combined score in SMU-Rice series history (149 combined in 1916)

The 320 rushing yards was the most since 339 against Tulsa in 2002

INDIVIDUAL

Chris Butler

DeMyron Martin

Had 137 rushing yards for his seventh 100-plus yard game of his career; that is tied for 11th in a career at SMU
Was 5-115 rushing at the end of the first quarter
Now has 1628 career rushing yards, to move into 16th at SMU

Bryan McCann

Thomas Morstead

Was 6-6 on PATs to extend his SMU record for consecutive PAT makes to 68 (previous was Eddie Garcia, 34 from 1978-81).

Emmanuel Sanders

His TD reception was his sixth of the season and 15th of his career
His 15 career TD receptions is tied for fourth at SMU (ties Ron Morris, 1983-86)
Now has 105 career receptions, which is 15th at SMU
His 33 yard punt return was a career-best
Now has 59 receptions this season, which is tied for ninth in a season at SMU (ties Jason Wolf, 1991)
Now has 1365 career receiving yards, which is 14th at SMU

Justin Smart

Zack Sledge

Had three TD receptions tonight and now has nine for the season and 11 for his career
His nine TD receptions this season ties him for second in a season at SMU (ties Emmanuel Sanders, 9 in 2006)
This is his second consecutive multi-TD game; also had two TD receptions at Houston
His three TDs receptions in a game is tied for second at SMU and is the ninth time a player has had 3-plus receiving TDs in a game (record is four by Emanuel Tolbert at Baylor in 1978)

Justin Willis

Had four TD passes to extend his SMU career record to 47 (record was 40 by Chuck Hixson from 1968-70)
With four TD passes tonight, he now has nine games with three or more passing TDs in his first 21 games (there were only nine three-plus TD passing games at SMU before Willis arrived at SMU)
Is now responsible for 52 career TDs (47 pass, 5 rush), which is second at SMU (record is Ramon Flanigan, 57 from 1992-97)
Sixth career game with four or more total TDs
Now has 4466 career passing yards, which is to fifth at SMU
Now has 2419 passing yards this season, which is sixth at SMU
Now has 5326 career yards total offense, which is fifth at SMU

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