SMU
3-4 , 1-2
Cincinnati
6-1 , 3-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 29 |
| SMU | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
Mustangs Fall To Cincinnati, 29-27
Oct 22 | Football
Next Up: SMU Travels To Tulsa Next Week For Road Conference Game
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DALLAS (AP) -- Ryan Coe kicked a school-record five field goals, including a season-long 52-yarder, and No. 21 Cincinnati broke up a game-tying two-point play in the closing minutes to hold on for a 29-27 win over SMU on Saturday for its sixth consecutive win.
Charles McClelland and Ryan Montgomery scored on runs of 76 yards and 1 yard for the Bearcats (6-1, 3-0 American), who won their 19th in a row against against American Athletic Conference opponents.
Tyler Lavine scored on a 1-yard plunge with 1:57 to pull SMU (3-4, 1-2) within two, but Preston Stone's 2-point conversion pass intended for Roderick Daniels Jr. was incomplete.
Stone, a redshirt freshman, replaced starter Tanner Mordecai, who left the game and the field late in the third quarter with an apparent injury.
Coe's other field goals were from 44, 31, 30 and 25 yards. He's in first season at Cincinnati after kicking for Delaware, where he hit from 53 yards. Coe had a 45-yard attempt blocked in the fourth quarter.
Cincinnati's Mason Fletcher boomed an 84-yard punt with the help of a healthy breeze at his back following the Bearcats' first possession for the longest punt in college football this season and an AAC and school record. The sophomore from Australia made contact at Cincinnati's 5-yard line. The ball landed at SMU's 20 and bounced into the end zone for a touchback.
The Mustangs' other touchdowns came on a 3-yard run by TJ McDaniel in the second quarter, a 1-yard pass from Mordecai to Jordan Kerley in the second quarter and a 16-yard pass from Stone to RJ Maryland in the fourth quarter.
SMU plays at Tulsa next Saturday.
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Team Stats
CIN 3, SMU 0
CIN - Coe,Ryan 30 yd field goal 4 plays, -3 yards, TOP 01:25
CIN 10, SMU 0
CIN - Montgomery,Ryan 1 yd run (Coe,Ryan kick), 11 plays, 62 yards, TOP 05:38
CIN 17, SMU 0
CIN - McClelland,Charles 76 yd run (Coe,Ryan kick), 1 plays, 76 yards, TOP 00:12
CIN 17, SMU 7
SMU - McDaniel,TJ 3 yd run (Rogers,Collin kick), 2 plays, 46 yards, TOP 00:25
CIN 20, SMU 7
CIN - Coe,Ryan 25 yd field goal 12 plays, 67 yards, TOP 04:07
CIN 20, SMU 14
SMU - Kerley,Jordan 1 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Rogers,Collin kick) 13 plays, 77 yards, TOP 03:38
CIN 23, SMU 14
CIN - Coe,Ryan 52 yd field goal 7 plays, 29 yards, TOP 04:37
CIN 26, SMU 14
CIN - Coe,Ryan 44 yd field goal 7 plays, 29 yards, TOP 03:22
CIN 29, SMU 14
CIN - Coe,Ryan 31 yd field goal 6 plays, 37 yards, TOP 02:24
CIN 29, SMU 21
SMU - Maryland,RJ 16 yd pass from Stone,Preston (Rogers,Collin kick) 11 plays, 62 yards, TOP 03:11
CIN 29, SMU 27
SMU - Lavine,Tyler 1 yd run (), 9 plays, 82 yards, TOP 01:41
