SMU
1-0 , 0-0
Abilene Christian
0-1 , 0-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| SMU | 7 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
Mordecai Tosses 7 TDs As Mustangs Open 2021 With 56-9 Win Over ACU
Sep 4 | Football
Gray, Calcaterra and Matthews Each Grab Two TDs A Piece - Mordecai Goes For 317 In the Air
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DALLAS (AP) -- Tanner Mordecai threw a school-record seven touchdowns - five coming in the first half - and SMU broke it open in the second quarter and went on to beat Abilene Christian 56-9 on Saturday in a season opener.
A transfer from Oklahoma, Mordecai's seven touchdowns tied the American Athletic Conference record.
Mordecai threw scoring passes of 21 and 8 yards to Grant Calcaterra in the first quarter, and early in the second, for a 14-0 lead.
Later, in the second, he connected with Danny Gray on scoring plays of 30 and 27 yards. Then, with 29 seconds before halftime, Mordecai threw a 30-yard score to Rashee Rice and the Mustangs led 35-3 at intermission.
Mordecai completed 24 of 30 pass attempts for 317 yards while seven different ball carriers tallied 171 yards on the ground.
Stone Earle threw for 176 yards and a touchdown for the Wildcats.
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Team Stats
ACU 0, SMU 7
SMU - Calcaterra,Grant 21 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Mazza,Blake kick) 3 plays, 44 yards, TOP 01:04
ACU 0, SMU 14
SMU - Calcaterra,Grant 8 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Mazza,Blake kick) 11 plays, 68 yards, TOP 04:51
ACU 0, SMU 21
SMU - Gray,Danny 30 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Mazza,Blake kick) 5 plays, 64 yards, TOP 01:47
ACU 0, SMU 28
SMU - Gray,Danny 27 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Mazza,Blake kick) 4 plays, 31 yards, TOP 01:16
ACU 3, SMU 28
ACU - Zepeda,Blair 47 yd field goal 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:50
ACU 3, SMU 35
SMU - Rice,Rashee 30 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Mazza,Blake kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:37
ACU 3, SMU 42
SMU - Matthews-Harris,Nolan 8 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Mazza,Blake kick) 9 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:27
ACU 9, SMU 42
ACU - Clark,Kobe 11 yd pass from Earle,Stone () 16 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:55
ACU 9, SMU 49
SMU - Matthews-Harris,Nolan 31 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Mazza,Blake kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:52
ACU 9, SMU 56
SMU - Epton, Jr.,Brandon 2 yd run (Hall,Brendan kick), 1 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:04
