Oct. 12, 2008

Recap | Final Stats | Photo Gallery

TEAM
Chris Butler's 38-yard run in the second quarter is SMU's longest run play of the season

Bryan McCann had a career-best two interceptions, becoming the first SMU player with multiple picks in a game since Devin Lowery had three interceptions against Marshall in 2006.

Emmanuel Sanders was 6-132 receiving, his ninth career 100-yard receiving game which ties Emanuel Tolbert for the SMU career record. It is also Sanders fifth 100-yard game this season, tying the SMU record held by Jerry LeVias with five in 1968.

Emmanuel Sanders and Aldrick Robinson receiving tandems - Now have 14 receiving TDs on the season (Robinson 8, Sanders 6), which is tied for fourth in a season at SMU - Now have 1467 receiving yards combined (Sanders 744, Robinson 723), which is fifth in a season at SMU

INDIVIDUAL
Cole Beasley - Had season-highs of 8 receptions and 94 yards and had his first touchdown reception

Will Bonilla - Butkus Award Candidate
- played in his 39th career game with 16 career starts
- had a season-high 11 tackles

Chris Butler - Had a career-high 9 rushes and 95 rushing yards

Rock Dennis - Had his first career forced fumble

Serge Elizee - Had his first career sack

Patrick Fleming - Had one sack and now has two sacks on the season

Jessie Henderson
- Had 7 kickoff returns for 136 yards
- Now has 103 kickoff returns, extending his SMU record and is tied for second in C-USA history (C-USA record is Chris Johnson, ECU, at 115 followed by Zek Parker, Louisville, at 103)
- Now has 2490 kickoff return yards, extending his SMU record and moving is third in C-USA history
- Had his 10th career game with at least 100 yards on kickoff returns, third this season

Bryan McCann - Had a career-best two interceptions and now has two interceptions on the season and seven for his career

Andrew McKinney - Had career-highs of 9 rushes and 38 rushing yards

Bo Levi Mitchell
- Had 4 TD passes and now has 17 on the season, which is tied for fifth in a season at SMU
- Had 318 passing yards, which is his third 300-yard game this season
- Had four passing TDs in a game, his second time with at least four passing TDs ad the 11th time a player has had four or more in a game at SMU

Thomas Morstead
- Had 7 points (4 PAT, FG) and now has 190 for his career, which moves him into seventh at SMU
- Had 5 punts for 183 yards; season average is now 43.8
- Career punting average is now 44.1, which is first at SMU and tied for second in C-USA
- Hit a 46-yard FG, and is 5-of-7 on the season
- He now has 31 made field goals in his career, moving into third at SMU (record is 44 by Eddie Garcia followed by 36 by Chris McMurtray)
- Had a 56-yard punt and has had at least one 50-yard punt in 14 straight games and 29 of the last 31 games

Aldrick Robinson
- Had 3 receptions for 67 yards with a TD
- Had a TD catch for the third straight game, tying his career best (first 3 games this season); it is just the seventh time a players has had a TD reception in three straight games
- He has a TD catch in six of seven games this season
- Now has 8 TD catches this season, which ties for fifth in a season at SMU
- Has 723 receiving yards on the season, 11th-best in a season at SMU

Emmanuel Sanders
- had 6 receptions for 132 yards and a TD
- Has 744 receiving yards on the season, eighth-most at SMU
- Had his ninth career 100-yard receiving game, tying Emanuel Tolbert for the SMU career record
- It is his fifth 100-yard game this season, tying the SMU record held by Jerry LeVias with five in 1968
- now has 2238 career receiving yards to move into fourth at SMU
- now has 171 career receptions to move into a tie for third at SMU
- He now has 24 career receiving TDs, 2nd at SMU (record is 25 by Emanuel Tolbert, 1976-79)
- His TD catch gives him 144 career points, which is 19th at SMU
- His 77-yard TD reception was a career-long

Justin Smart - Had his second career fumble recovery, first of the season

Youri Yenga - Had a blocked PAT, his second this season