SMU
5-4 , 3-2
Houston
5-4 , 3-2
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
| SMU | 21 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 77 |
Mustangs Defeat Houston 77-63 In Record-Setting Shootout
Nov 5 | Football
Mordecai Throws School-Record 9 TD Passes In SMU Win
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DALLAS (AP) -- Tanner Mordecai set a school record with nine touchdown passes — seven coming in the first half — and SMU's offense exploded for a 77-63 win over Houston on Saturday.
As a point of reference, Houston's men's basketball team beat SMU's 75-61 on Feb. 27.
On the gridiron, their combined 140 points broke the NCAA single-scoring game record for two teams in regulation when Pitt beat Syracuse 76-61 on Nov. 26, 2016 to combine for 137 points.
SMU reached school records with 77 points in a game, 11-total touchdowns, nine passing scored and 433 total yards in the first half.
The Mustangs (5-4, 3-2 American Athletic Conference) scored touchdowns on their first nine drives of the game and didn't punt until their 10th drive with 5:30 left before the end of the third quarter. Mordecai also had a 2-yard touchdown run with 8:43 before halftime for a 35-21 lead.
The Mustangs needed to keep their foot on the pedal because Houston quarterback Clayton Tune did his best to keep the Cougars (5-4, 3-2) in it, throwing for seven touchdowns and running for another.
Tune joined David Klingler, Jimmy Klinger and Andre Ware in Houston's seven-touchdowns-thrown-in-game club. David Klingler reached the mark on three occasions in the 1990 season and holds the all-time school record of 11 also in 1990.
Tune missed touchdown number eight when he threw an interception in the end zone down 77-63 with 1:43 left. SMU secured three picks on Tune.
Tyler Lavine's 15-yard touchdown run with with 5:13 left made it 77-56 and he rushed for a career-high 146 yards.
Team Stats
HOU 0, SMU 7
SMU - Redding,Ben 2 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Rogers,Collin kick) 4 plays, 41 yards, TOP 01:51
HOU 7, SMU 7
HOU - Tune,Clayton 55 yd run (Ramsey,Kyle kick), 5 plays, 78 yards, TOP 02:29
HOU 7, SMU 14
SMU - Rice,Rashee 6 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Rogers,Collin kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:53
HOU 14, SMU 14
HOU - Brown,Samuel 12 yd pass from Tune,Clayton (Ramsey,Kyle kick) 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:32
HOU 14, SMU 21
SMU - Rice,Rashee 9 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Rogers,Collin kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:51
HOU 21, SMU 21
HOU - Dell,Nathaniel 22 yd pass from Tune,Clayton (Ramsey,Kyle kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:13
HOU 21, SMU 28
SMU - Goffney,Dylan 35 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Rogers,Collin kick) 8 plays, 68 yards, TOP 02:55
HOU 21, SMU 35
SMU - Mordecai,Tanner 2 yd run (Rogers,Collin kick), 8 plays, 27 yards, TOP 02:45
HOU 21, SMU 42
SMU - Maryland,RJ 1 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Rogers,Collin kick) 5 plays, 22 yards, TOP 01:36
HOU 28, SMU 42
HOU - Carter,KeSean 37 yd pass from Tune,Clayton (Ramsey,Kyle kick) 4 plays, 40 yards, TOP 00:59
HOU 28, SMU 49
SMU - Redding,Ben 10 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Rogers,Collin kick) 3 plays, 62 yards, TOP 01:13
HOU 35, SMU 49
HOU - Golden,Matthew 42 yd pass from Tune,Clayton (Ramsey,Kyle kick) 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:48
HOU 35, SMU 56
SMU - Redding,Ben 4 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Rogers,Collin kick) 5 plays, 63 yards, TOP 00:44
HOU 42, SMU 56
HOU - Dell,Nathaniel 2 yd pass from Tune,Clayton (Ramsey,Kyle kick) 7 plays, 60 yards, TOP 03:37
HOU 42, SMU 63
SMU - Maryland,RJ 3 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Rogers,Collin kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:06
HOU 49, SMU 63
HOU - Trahan,Christian 1 yd pass from Tune,Clayton (Ramsey,Kyle kick) 9 plays, 89 yards, TOP 04:00
HOU 49, SMU 70
SMU - Dixon,Kelvontay 43 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Rogers,Collin kick) 7 plays, 74 yards, TOP 03:30
HOU 56, SMU 70
HOU - Brown,Samuel 6 yd pass from Tune,Clayton (Ramsey,Kyle kick) 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 03:15
HOU 56, SMU 77
SMU - Lavine,Tyler 15 yd run (Rogers,Collin kick), 7 plays, 50 yards, TOP 04:17
HOU 63, SMU 77
HOU - Sneed,Stacy 52 yd run (Ramsey,Kyle kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:36
