SMU
7-6 , 5-3
BYU
8-5 , 0-1
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| BYU | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
SMU Falls To BYU 24-23 As Comeback Falls Short
Dec 17 | Football
Two-Point Conversion Fails With 8 Seconds Left In 13 Point Fourth Quarter For The Mustangs
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)Â -- Cornerback Jakon Robinson stopped SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai on a 2-point conversion try with eight seconds left in the game, and BYU beat the Mustangs 24-23 Saturday night in the New Mexico Bowl.
Mordecai, who finished with 218 passing yards and two touchdowns, tried to cut up the middle on a designed run and was dropped by Robinson, shutting down SMU's comeback attempt from a 24-10 third-quarter deficit.
The 2-point try came after Jordan Kerley caught a 12-yard TD pass from Mordecai.
Taking his first snaps in a college game, BYU redshirt freshman Sol-Jay Maiava-Peters ran for a game-leading 96 yards with a touchdown, and Christopher Brooks added 88 yards and a score for the Cougars (8-5). Maiava-Peters was 7 of 12 passing for 47 yards and an interception.
After an apparent fumble recovery in the third quarter was overturned, the Cougars got a 64-yard interception return for a touchdown from linebacker Ben Bywater, breaking a 10-all tie.
Bywater added a game-high 11 tackles as part of a surprisingly stout performance by a BYU defense that had been allowing 30 points per game.
The Cougars defense also turned in a big play on fourth-and-2 at the BYU 24 with five minutes left in the game as Alden Tofa sacked Mordecai for a 17-yard loss.
SMU (7-5) raced to an early lead, getting a 35-yard field goal from Collin Rogers and 9-yard scoring pass from Mordecai to Roderick Daniels Jr., around a 1-yard scoring run by Maiava-Peters in the first quarter.
Jake Oldroyd booted a 31-yard field goal in the second quarter for BYU, and the team were tied at 10-all at halftime.
After Bywater scored on the interception, BYU added a 22-yard scoring run by Brooks in the third quarter.
SMU closed within seven points at 24-17 in the fourth quarter when Tyler Lavine scored on a 3-yard run. Lavine finished with 91 yards on 23 carries.
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Team Stats
SMU 3, BYU 0
SMU - Rogers,Collin 35 yd field goal 11 plays, 57 yards, TOP 02:59
SMU 3, BYU 7
BYU - Maiava-Peters,Sol-Jay 1 yd run (Oldroyd,Jacob kick), 11 plays, 73 yards, TOP 05:45
SMU 10, BYU 7
SMU - Daniels, Jr.,Roderick 9 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner (Rogers,Collin kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:53
SMU 10, BYU 10
BYU - Oldroyd,Jacob 31 yd field goal 14 plays, 66 yards, TOP 07:11
SMU 10, BYU 17
BYU - Bywater,Ben 76 yd interception (Oldroyd,Jacob kick)
SMU 10, BYU 24
BYU - Brooks,Christopher 22 yd run (Oldroyd,Jacob kick), 9 plays, 82 yards, TOP 05:42
SMU 17, BYU 24
SMU - Lavine,Tyler 3 yd run (Rogers,Collin kick), 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:42
SMU 23, BYU 24
SMU - Kerley,Jordan 12 yd pass from Mordecai,Tanner () 14 plays, 88 yards, TOP 02:53
