SMU
2-0
North Texas
1-1
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 21 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 65 |
| North Texas | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
Mustangs Roll At North Texas, 65-35
Sep 19 | Football
Bentley Goes For 227 On The Ground, Buechele Throws For 344 In Dominating Performance
Box Score | Postgame Notes | Photo Gallery
Postgame Audio: Sonny Dykes
Radio Highlights
DENTON, Texas (AP) -- Shane Buechele threw three of his four touchdown passes in the first quarter and SMU cruised to a 65-35 win over North Texas on Saturday night.
Buechele completed 24 of 33 passes for 344 yards with no interceptions and added a 2-yard touchdown run. The senior moved into fourth on SMU's career list with seven 300-yard passing games and into fifth at the school with 39 career TD passes.
North Texas went three-and-out on the game's opening possession and then on SMU's first play from scrimmage Buechele hit Rashee Rice for a 50-yard gain. Three plays later Reggie Roberson Jr.'s 15-yard touchdown catch made it 7-0 with 12:33 less than 2 1/2 minutes into the game. Buechele hit Danny Gray for a 62-yard touchdown about three minutes later and Kylen Granson's 7-yard scoring reception gave the Mustangs a 21-0 lead with 3:27 left in the quarter.
SMU (2-0) is 33-6-1 all-time against the Mean Green, but is just 2-4 playing at North Texas.
Roberson finished with nine receptions for 103 yards and Rice had five catches for 102 yards.
The teams combined for 1,200 total yards, including 710 by SMU.
UNT (1-1) went three-and-out five times, failed two convert to fourth downs and committed two turnovers.
SMU Postgame Notes – September 19, 2020
[rv/rv] SMU 65, [-/rv] North Texas 35
SMU (2-0), North Texas (1-1)
Apogee Stadium – Denton, Texas
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TEAM NOTES
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Captains: Shane Buechele (#7, QB, Sr.), Reggie Roberson, Jr. (#8, WR, Sr.), Hayden Howerton (#75, OL, Sr.), Delano Robinson (#3, LB, Sr.), Brandon Stephens (#23, CB, Sr.)
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SMU is 2-0 for the second straight season (started 8-0 in 2019)
- Has won 7 straight regular-season non-conference games.
- 12-3 in last 15 games overall
- 17-7 in last 24 games overall
SMU had 65 points
- 5th overall at SMU
- 4th game of at least 59 points under Sonny Dykes
- Most in a road game for SMU (was 62 at Connecticut (62-50), 11-10-2018)
| SMU SINGLE-GAME SCORING | ||||
| 1 | Houston (W, 72-42), 10-18-2012 | 72 | ||
| 2 | Daniel Baker (W, 70-0), 9-25-1920 | 70 | ||
| 3 | North Texas State (W, 68-0), 9-24-1927 | 68 | ||
| 4 | North Texas State (66-0), 10-7-1922 | 66 | ||
| 5 | at North Texas (65-35), 9-19-2020 | 65 | ||
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SMU had 33 first downs – most since 33 vs ECU 11/9/19 (one short of SMU record)
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SMU was 8-8 in the red zone (6 TDs, 2 FGs)
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SMU had 710 total yards (344 passing, 366 rushing)
- 2nd in a game at SMU (6 of the top 10 have been under Sonny Dykes)
- 8th time in past 15 games with at least 500 yards
- Â 1,254 yards in the first two games this season (544 at Texas State)
- 366 rushing yards is most since 390 vs Texas State 9/14/19
The Mustangs had 4 rushing TDs (have 7 this season after an SMU-record 35 rushing TDs in 2019)
- Shane Buechele
- Ulysses Bentley IV (3 TDs, most since Xavier Jones had 3 vs ECU 11/9/19)
Ulysses Bentley IV was 19-227 rushing with 3 TDs
- He had an 84-yard TD run (T-7th longest in SMU history; first run of at least 80 yards since 2002 (Kris Briggs 96-yd TD vs Tulsa)
| SMU SINGLE-GAME RUSHING YARDS | Att | YDS | TD | |||
| 1 | Mike Richardson, 11/9/1968 vs. Texas A&M | 39 | 244 | 3 | ||
| 2 | ShanDerrick Charles, 10/13/2001 at San Jose State | 27 | 243 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Eric Dickerson, 10/16/1982 vs. Houston  | 27 | 241 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Ulysses Bentley IV, 9/19/2020 at North Texas | 19 | 227 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Craig James, 12/19/1980 vs. BYUÂ Â | 23 | 225 | 2 | ||
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The Mustangs had 2 takeaways (1 interception, 1 fumble)
- Had at least one takeaway in 24 of past 26 games
- Fumble recovery: Tyler Lavine
- Interceptions: Brandon Stephens
SMU had 4 players with at least 100 all-purpose yards
- Ulysses Bentley IV 248 (227 rushing, 21 receiving)
- Danny Gray 132 (57 receiving, 75 kickoff return)
- Reggie Roberson Jr. 128 (103 receiving, 25 kickoff return)
- Rashee Rice 102 receiving
SMU led 21-0 at the end of the first quarter and 34-7 at halftime.
- SMU has been tied or leading after the first quarter in 13 of the past 14 games.
- SMU has been tied or leading at halftime in 11 of the past 14 games.
Series History: 33-6-1 (5 of last 6)
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Video Highlights
- Shane  Buechele 15-yard TD to Reggie  Roberson Jr. https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status/1307442260691292161
- Shane  Buechele 62-yard TD to Danny  Gray https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status/1307446615771406336
- Shane  Buechele 7-yard TD to Kylen  Granson https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status/1307450728294871047
- Shane  Buechele rush for 4th-down conversion https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status/1307452478577926145
- Brandon  Stephens interception https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status/1307448338581786626
- Shane  Buechele 2-yard TD run https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status/1307467970197716995
- Ulysses  Bentley IV 4-yard TD run https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status/1307477527137529858
- Shane  Buechele 2-yard TD pass to Reggie  Roberson Jr. https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status/1307481362136530944
- Ulysses  Bentley IV 9-yard TD run https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status/1307486726353551362
- Ulysses  Bentley IV 84-yard TD run https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNet/status/1307490834510753792
Shane Buechele (#7, QB, Sr.) – Maxwell Award Watch List, Davey O'Brien Award Watch List, Manning Award Watch List, Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, CFPA Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
- 24-33 passing for 344 yards and 4 TDs plus 5-29 rushing with a TD
- Multiple passing TDs in 12 of past 14 games
- 9th career 300-yard game, 7th 300-yard game at SMU
- 69 career TD passes, 39 TD passes at SMU
- The 62-yd TD to Danny Gray was his 7th 50-plus yard TD pass at SMU
- Accounted for 5 TDs (4 passing, 1 rushing)
- Was 10-12 for 176 yards and 3 TDs in the 1st quarter
- 8th 100-yard first quarter at SMU
- 176 is most 1st quarter yards for him at SMU (had 173 in first quarter vs Temple 10/19/19)
| SMU CAREER 300-YD PASSING GAMES | |||
| 1 | Ben Hicks, 2016-18 | Â | 12 |
| 2 | Garrett Gilbert, 2012-13 | 9 | |
| 3 | Chuck Hixson, 1968-70 | 8 | |
| Â | Kyle Padron, 2009-11 | 8 | |
| 5 | Shane Buechele, 2019- | 7 | |
| SMU CAREER TD PASSES | Â | Â | |
| 1 | Ben Hicks, 2016-18 | Â | 71 |
| 2 | Justin Willis, 2006-08 | 51 | |
| 3 | Kyle Padron, 2009-11 | 41 | |
| 4 | Chuck Hixson, 1968-70 | 40 | |
| 5 | Shane Buechele, 2019 | 39 | |
| SMU CAREER PASSING YARDS | Â | Â | |
| 1 | Ben Hicks, 2016-18 | Â | 9081 |
| 2 | Chuck Hixson, 1968-70 | 7179 | |
| 3 | Garrett Gilbert, 2012-13 | 6460 | |
| 4 | Mike Ford, 1977-80 | Â | 6239 |
| 5 | Mike Romo, 1989-92 | Â | 6041 |
| 6 | Kyle Padron, 2009-11 | 5902 | |
| 7 | Ramon Flanigan, 1992-97 | 5640 | |
| 8 | Justin Willis, 2006-09 | 4991 | |
| 9 | Shane Buechele, 2019- | 4640 | |
Kylen Granson (#83, TE, Sr.) - Biletnikoff Award Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
- 2-25 receiving with a TD
- 10th career TD at SMU, most at SMU by a tight end
| SMU CAREER RECEIVING TDs - TIGHT ENDS | Â | |||
| 1 | Kylen Granson, 2019- | Â | 10 | |
| 2 | Rickey Bolden, 1971-83 | Â | 9 | |
| 3 | John Hampton, 2000-02 | Â | 8 | |
| Â | Oscar Roan, 1972-74 | Â | Â | 8 |
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Reggie Roberson, Jr. (#8, WR, Sr.) - Maxwell Award Watch List, Biletnikoff Award Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
- 9-103 receiving with 2 TDs
- 3rd career multi-TD game
- 15 career TDs at SMU (T-9th at SMU)
- 8th 100-yard game
- Had 128 all-purpose yards (103 receiving, 25 kickoff return yards)
- 10th career games with 100+ all-purpose yards including both this season
| SMU CAREER RECEIVING TDs | Â | Â | ||
| 1 | James Proche, 2016-19 | Â | 39 | |
| 2 | Emmanuel Sanders, 2006-09 | Â | 34 | |
| 3 | Courtland Sutton, 2014-17 | Â | 31 | |
| 4 | Aldrick Robinson, 2007-10 | Â | 30 | |
| 5 | Emanuel Tolbert, 1976-79 | Â | 25 | |
| 6 | Jerry LeVias, 1966-68 | Â | Â | 22 |
| 7 | Darius Johnson, 2009-12 | Â | 20 | |
| 8 | Jason Wolf, 1989-92 | Â | Â | 17 |
| 9 | Ron Morris, 1983-86 | Â | Â | 15 |
| Reggie Roberson Jr. 2018- | Â | 15 | ||
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ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
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Danny Gray (#5, WR, Jr.) - 2-57 receiving with a TD (First career TD), 132 all-purpose (57 receiving, 75 KOR)Â
Shaine Hailey (#9, LB, Sr.) -Â Had a sack and a career-high 2.5 TFLsÂ
TJ McDaniel (#25, RB, So.) -Â 15-59 rushingÂ
Tyler Lavine (#31, RB, So.) -Â Was 8-48 rushing with a long of 21 (all career highs)Â
Chris Naggar (#34, K, Sr.) - 3-3 FGs (37, 22, 46), 8-8 PATsÂ
Tyler Page (#4, WR, Sr.) - Campbell Trophy Nominee -Â 1-9 receivingÂ
Rashee Rice (#11, WR, So.) - 5-102 receiving, 2nd straight 100-yard game, third of his careerÂ
Delano Robinson (#3, LB, Sr.) -Â Team-high 10 tacklesÂ
Brandon Stephens (#23, DB, Sr.) -Â First career interceptionÂ
Jaylon Thomas (#71, OL, Jr.) - Outland Trophy Watch List -Â 21st straight start
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
SMU 7, UNT 0
SMU - ROBERSON JR, Re 15 yd pass from BUECHELE, Shane (NAGGAR, Chris kick) 4 plays, 73 yards, TOP 1:04
SMU 14, UNT 0
SMU - GRAY, Danny 62 yd pass from BUECHELE, Shane (NAGGAR, Chris kick) 3 plays, 74 yards, TOP 0:56
SMU 21, UNT 0
SMU - GRANSON, Kylen 7 yd pass from BUECHELE, Shane (NAGGAR, Chris kick) 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:39
SMU 24, UNT 0
SMU - NAGGAR, Chris 37 yd field goal 8 plays, 4 yards, TOP 3:39
SMU 24, UNT 7
UNT - DARDEN, Jaelon 12 yd pass from BEAN, Jason (MOONEY, Ethan kick) 10 plays, 64 yards, TOP 2:42
SMU 27, UNT 7
SMU - NAGGAR, Chris 22 yd field goal 7 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:48
SMU 34, UNT 7
SMU - BUECHELE, Shane 2 yd run (NAGGAR, Chris kick), 8 plays, 84 yards, TOP 1:31
SMU 34, UNT 14
UNT - TORREY, DeAndre 7 yd run (MOONEY, Ethan kick), 6 plays, 34 yards, TOP 1:48
SMU 41, UNT 14
SMU - BENTLEY IV, U. 4 yd run (NAGGAR, Chris kick), 4 plays, 36 yards, TOP 1:09
SMU 41, UNT 21
UNT - AUNE, Austin 5 yd run (MOONEY, Ethan kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:09
SMU 48, UNT 21
SMU - ROBERSON JR, Re 2 yd pass from BUECHELE, Shane (NAGGAR, Chris kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:02
SMU 55, UNT 21
SMU - BENTLEY IV, U. 9 yd run (NAGGAR, Chris kick), 10 plays, 90 yards, TOP 4:47
SMU 55, UNT 28
UNT - DARDEN, Jaelon 33 yd pass from AUNE, Austin (MOONEY, Ethan kick) 6 plays, 78 yards, TOP 1:09
SMU 62, UNT 28
SMU - BENTLEY IV, U. 84 yd run (NAGGAR, Chris kick), 3 plays, 93 yards, TOP 1:50
SMU 62, UNT 35
UNT - SIMPSON, Deonte 55 yd pass from AUNE, Austin (MOONEY, Ethan kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:20
SMU 65, UNT 35
SMU - NAGGAR, Chris 46 yd field goal 4 plays, -1 yards, TOP 2:10
