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DALLAS (AP) -- Shane Buechele threw two touchdown passes, Ulysses Bentley IV ran for two more scores and SMU beat Stephen F. Austin 50-7 on Saturday night.

Buechele was 14-of-25 passing for 141 yards with short scoring throws to Danny Gray and Kylen Granson. Gray also had a 6-yard touchdown run.

Bentley, who entered with a nation-leading five touchdowns, finished with 104 yards rushing on just six carries. TJ McDaniel added 104 yards on the ground for SMU (3-0). Terrance Gipson and TaMerik Williams each had a touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Bentley scored the first time he touched the ball, running for 33 yards after catching Buechele's screen pass, capping the Mustangs' opening drive. Bentley added a 13-yard TD run that made it 36-0 with 9:36 left in the third quarter.

Trae Self completed 14 of 23 passes for 133 yards and ran for a 6-yard touchdown for Stephen F. Austin (0-3).

Capacity was limited to 25% at 32,000-seat Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Face masks were required and tailgating was prohibited.

SMU Postgame Notes – September 26, 2020
[rv/rv] SMU 50, SFA 7
SMU (3-0), SFA (0-3)
Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas
 
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TEAM NOTES
 
Attendance 7,898 (Sellout)
 
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.)
 
SMU is 3-0 for the second straight season (started 8-0 in 2019)

• Has won 8 straight regular-season non-conference games.
• 13-3 in last 16 games overall
• 18-7 in last 25 games overall

 
SMU had 50 points, has 146 through the first three games which is the second-highest in program history (148 in 2017)
 
SMU was 6-6 in the red zone (6 TDs), now is 18-19 for the season (15 TDs, 3 FGs)
 
SMU had 432 total yards (172 passing, 260 rushing)

• 1686 yards in the first 3 games this season (544 at Texas State, 710 at North Texas) (562.0 average)

 
The Mustangs had 5 rushing TDs (have 12 this season after an SMU-record 35 rushing TDs in 2019)

• Ulysses Bentley IV (2), Danny Gray, Terrance Gipson, TaMerik Williams

 
SMU had two 100-yard rushers (Ulysses Bentley IV 6-104-2 TDs, TJ McDaniel 17-104) for the first time since 9/14/19 vs Texas State (McDaniel 159, Xavier Jones 108)
 
Ulysses Bentley IV had 2 rushing TDs – Has 7 in the past 3 games, which is tied for 6^th in a three-game span at SMU. (10 Zach Line 2011; 9 Eric Dickerson 1982; 8 Line 2011 (2x) & Dickerson 1981; 7 Xavier Jones 2019)
 
Danny Gray had a rushing and receiving TD for SMU. First with a rushing and a receiving TD since Xavier Jones at TCU 11/21/19
 
SMU had 5 sacks and 13 TFLs, now have 8 sacks and 25 TFLs on the season (SMU-record 51 sacks [3.9/game] & 111 TFLs [8.5/game] in 2019)

• Sacks: Junior Aho, Elijah Chatman, DeVere Levelston, Will Jones, Harrison Loveless
• TFLs: Junior Aho (2), Elijah Chatman (2), Ar'mani Johnson, Will Jones, DeVere Levelston, Harrison Loveless, Richard McBryde, Nelson Paul, Brandon Stephens, Gary Wiley, Terrance Newman

 
The Mustangs had a takeaways (interception)

• Had at least one takeaway in 25 of past 27 games
• Interceptions: Brandon Crossley
• Forced Fumble: Trevor Denbow, Gary Wiley

 
SMU led 22-0 at the end of the first quarter and 29-0 at halftime.

• SMU has been tied or leading after the first quarter in 14 of the past 15 games.
• SMU has been tied or leading at halftime in 12 of the past 15 games.

 
Keke Burns had a blocked punt that resulted in a safety at 4:49 of the first quarter.

• First blocked punt for SMU since Ryan Becker on 9/30/17 vs Connecticut
• First safety since 11/16/18 vs Memphis

 
Series History: 4-0