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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Preston Stone passed for 300 yards and two touchdowns , Roderick Daniels Jr. returned a punt for a score and SMU rolled to a 55-0 victory over Temple on Friday night.

SMU (5-2, 3-0 American Athletic Conference) scored touchdowns on three straight possessions to take a 24-0 lead at halftime.

Jaylan Knighton's 3-yard scoring run gave the Mustangs a 7-0 lead with 4:31 left in the first quarter. Stone threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Hudson for a 14-0 lead after one quarter. Stone connected with RJ Maryland from 2 yards out early in the second quarter and Collin Rogers added a 25-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining.

Daniels' punt return covered 67 yards and came after the Mustangs' defense forced a three-and-out to begin the second half. Stone scored on a 21-yard run and Rogers kicked a 47-yard field goal to up the lead to 41-0 heading to the final quarter.

Backup quarterback Kevin Jennings had a 7-yard touchdown pass to Hudson and a 5-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter.

Stone threw for 258 yards on 18-of-29 passing in first half. Hudson finished with six catches for 82 yards.

Forrest Brock and Quincy Patterson teamed up to complete 13 of 29 passes for 107 yards for Temple (2-6, 0-4). Brock threw an interception.

SMU piled up 563 yards of offense, while holding the Owls to 131.
 

• SMU 55, Temple 0
• SMU (5-2, 3-0 American), Temple (2-6, 0-4 American)
• Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, Pa.

• SMU Homecoming
• Tulsa - Saturday, October 28 – 11am CT – Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas
• TV: ESPNU
• Radio: KTCK 96.7 FM/1310 AM | SMU Mobile App/Varsity Network App

• Captains: Jake Bailey #12, WR, Sr.), Elijah Chatman (#40, DT, Sr.), Brandon Crossley (#1, S, Sr.), Tyler Lavine (#31, RB, Sr.), Jonathan McGill (#2, S, Sr.), Justin Osborne (#51, OL, Sr.), Preston Stone (#2, QB, So.)
• SMU is 3-0 in conference play this season and 8-3 in AAC games under Rhett Lashlee
  • Started 3-0 in AAC play in 3 of the past 5 seasons
• First time SMU has won conference road games in consecutive weeks since 1984
  • 2023: W 31-10 at ECU 10/12, W 55-0 at Temple 10/20
  • 1984: W 31-17 at Rice 11/10, W 31-0 at Texas Tech 11/17
• SMU won 55-0, second shutout this season (69-0 vs Prairie View A&M 9/16)
  • Second-largest road shutout in program history (58-0 at Rice in 1978) & ninth-largest overall
  • First time SMU has had multiple shutouts in a season since 2012 (also had 2 – SFA 52-0, at UTEP 17-0)
  • First shutout in a conference game since at UTEP (17-0) 10/6/12

• SMU led 24-0 at halftime - 3^rd time this season SMU has shut out an opponent in the first half (La. Tech 9/2, Prairie View A&M 9/16)
  • SMU outgained Temple 337-84 in the 1^st half
•  SMU led 14-0 after the 1^st Qtr & has scored at least 14 points in the 1^st Qtr in 5 of 7 games
  • outgained Temple 181-34 in the 1^st Qtr
• Roderick Daniels Jr. had a 67-yard punt return TD
  • First SMU punt return TD since JaBryce Taylor (55) vs. Montana St., 9/7/13 
• SMU outgained Temple 563 yards to 131 yards
• SMU had 4 sacks, 8 TFLs and 5 pass breakups while holding Temple to 131 total yards
  • Sacks: Elijah Chatman (1.5), Elijah Roberts (1), Ahmad Walker (1), Jonathan McGill (0.5)
  • Interception: Chris Adimora
• SMU had 10 different players catch a pass, has had at least eight different players catch a pass in every game this season
  • 4^th time this season at least 10 players caught a pass
• Preston Stone was 23-36 passing for a career-high tying 300 yards with 2 TDs plus 5-25 rushing with a TD
  • TDs: Jordan Hudson (4 yards), RJ Maryland (2 yards)
  • Had a career-high 325 yards in total offense
• SMU had a season-high 3 rushing TDs: Kevin Jennings, Jaylon Knighton, Preston Stone
• The SMU defense forced EIGHT 3-and-outs (including one on an INT), including 3 of the first 4 Temple possessions (SMU had 9 at ECU last week)
  • Also stopped Temple on 4^th and goal (Elijah Chatman sack) at 5:16 of the 2^nd Qtr
• ESPN Highlights
  • Jaylan Knighton 3-yard TD run
  • Jordan Hudson 4-yard TD reception from Preston Stone
  • RJ Maryland 2-yard TD reception from Preston Stone
  • Roderick Daniels Jr. 67-yard punt return TD
  • Preston Stone 21-yard rushing TD
• SMU Radio Highlights and Head Coach Rhett Lashlee postgame radio | SMU Radio Network on KTCK "The Ticket" 96.7 FM, 1310 AM (Rich Phillips pxp, Scott Garner analyst, Steve Lansdale sideline) – Credit: Learfield / SMU Radio Network
  • Highlights

• RJ Maryland (#82, TE, So.)
  • 3-14 receiving with a TD (4^th TD of the season, 10^th of his career) 

• Collin Rogers #41, K, So.)
  • 7-7 on PATs, now 89-90 for his career
  • 2-2 FGs (25, 47) 

• Chris Adimora (#20, LB, Sr.) - Had an interception, the 2^nd of his career
• Romello Brinson (#3, WR, Jr.) - Was 5-87 receiving, both career highs
• Ryan Bujcevski (#92, P, Sr.) – Ray Guy Award Watch List
  • 1-49 punting
• Elijah Chatman (#40, DT, Sr.) - Outland Trophy Watch List
  • 3 tackles; season highs for TFLs (2.5) and sacks (1.5)
• Roderick Daniels Jr. (#13, WR, Jr.)
  • Had a 67-yard punt return TD, first of his career
  • Was 2-2 receiving and 2-14 receiving yards
• Branson Hickman (#56, C, Jr.) – Rimington Trophy Watch List
  • Has started 26 straight games that he has played (missed one game in 2022)
• Jordan Hudson (#8, WR, So.)
  • 6-82 receiving with 2 TDs (ties career high TDs)
  • Has 4 TDs this season
• Jaylon Knighton (#4, RB, Sr.)
  • 15-64 rushing with a TD
  • 3 TDs this season, all in past 3 games
• Jonathan McGill (#2, S, Sr.)
  • Had 4 tackles, including a half-sack
  • Had 2 pass breakups
• Ahmad Moses (#16, S, So.) - Team-high 5 tackles
• Justin Osborne (#51, OL, Sr.) - Outland Trophy Watch List
  • 35^th start at SMU (38 games played)
• Preston Stone (#2, QB, So.) - Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
  • 23-36 passing for career-high tying 300 yards and 2 TDs plus 5-25 rushing with a TD
  • 2 rushing TDs this season, 4 for his career
• Ahmad Walker (#34, LB, Jr.) - Had 4 tackles, including a sack