DALLAS (AP) - James Summers entered the game in the second quarter, passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more to spur East Carolina to a 49-23 victory over SMU on Saturday.

Summers came in with the Pirates (3-2, 1-1 American) trailing 23-7. His 27-yard touchdown run and a 34-yard run by Chris Hairston got East Carolina within 23-21 at halftime. Summer threw 47 yards to Trevon Brown early in the second half for the lead. Anthony Scott ran for a TD and Summers added an 8-yard scoring run and a 16-yard touchdown pass to Jimmy Williams.

Summers, who saw his first significant minutes for the Pirates last week in a victory over Virginia Tech, completed 9 of 10 passes for 153 yards. He rushed for another 85 on nine carries.

Matt Davis was 19 of 37 for 249 yards and two touchdowns for SMU (1-4, 0-1), which had 40 yards rushing.

The Mustangs are back in action this upcoming Thursday, Oct. 8, when they travel south to take on Houston. Kickoff against the Cougars is set for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN2 Thursday night. Tickets can be purchased online at smumustangs.com/tickets.