Aug. 29, 2008

Recap | Final Stats

TEAM

Serving as game captains: Patrick Handy, Bryan McCann, Andrew McKinney, Tommy Poynter, and Emmanuel Sanders

Five freshmen started for SMU tonight: Chris Banjo (DB), Kelvin Beachum (LT), Cole Beasley (WR), Bo Levi Mitchell (QB), Bryce Tennison (RG)

20 players made their SMU debut

INDIVIDUAL

Cole Beasley

• had his first career reception at the 3:00 mark of the first quarter

Mitch Enright - Rimington Award Candidate

• played in his 18th career game and started 13th consecutive game

Bradley Haynes

• 19 yard TD catch at 2:00 of the first qtr was the first TD of his career

Jessie Henderson

• 160 KOR yards is second-most of career (179 vs. Tulane, 2005)
• now has 2049 career KOR yards (SMU record is 2154 by Jonas Rutledge)

Tyler Jones
• fumble recovery at 11:04 of first qtr was second of his career

Bo Levi Mitchell

• started his first career game with the Mustangs (true freshman)
• had 3 TD passes

Thomas Morstead

• his PAT miss at 2:00 of the first qtr snapped his SMU record of 78 consecutive made. He had not missed since the first PAT attempt of his career at North Texas in 2006.
• Had 3 PATs and now has 158 career points (ties Craig James, 1979-82, for 14th at SMU)

Aldrick Robinson

• 26 yard TD catch at 10:55 of the first qtr was the first TD of his career
• Had his first career start

Emmanuel Sanders

• had eight receptions for 121 yards with one TD
• this is his fifth career 100-yard game
• now has 19 career receiving TDs (third at SMU)

Logan Tuner
• played his first game with the Mustangs and threw his first TD pass