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DALLAS (AP) -- Preston Stone threw for 371 yards and three touchdowns — in the first half — and SMU soared past Tulsa 69-10 on Saturday to become bowl eligible.

On the second snap of the homecoming game, Stone connected with Romello Brinson for a 74-yard touchdown, and in the closing seconds of the first quarter Isaiah Nwokobia returned an interception 25 yards for a score for a 28-3 Mustangs lead.

In the first 3 1/2 minutes of the second quarter SMU had a field goal and a 62-yard catch-and-run for RJ Maryland. By halftime it was 52-3, the most points score in a half of a Division I game this season.

The Mustangs (6-2, 4-0 AAC) were coming off a 55-0 win at Temple and were winning league games by 31 points a game.

The Mustangs (6-2, 4-0 AAC) were coming off a 55-0 win at Temple and were winning league games by 31 points a game. Stone was 15-of-20 passing before taking the second half off. Camar Weaton scored two of SMU's five rushing touchdowns and finished with 80 yards on nine carries, including a 48-yard TD.

The Mustangs (6-2, 4-0 AAC) were coming off a 55-0 win at Temple and were winning league games by 31 points a game. With three quarterbacks and six running backs, the Mustangs piled up 638 total yards, 446 through the air on 22-of-29 passing.

The Mustangs (6-2, 4-0 AAC) were coming off a 55-0 win at Temple and were winning league games by 31 points a game. The Golden Hurricanes (2-5, 1-3) ran 72 plays to 68 for the Mustangs but only had 247 yards.
 

SMU Postgame Notes – October 28, 2023

• [-/rv] SMU 69, Tulsa 10
• SMU (6-2, 4-0 American), Tulsa (3-5, 1-3 American)
• Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas

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NCAA FBS/AAC/SMU SCORING NOTES

• AAC Record For Points In A Half
  • 56 Memphis vs. SMU, 11/28/15 (1st)
  • 56 Memphis vs. Bowling Green, 9/24/16 (1st)
  • 56 Memphis vs. Mercer, 9/1/18 (1st)
  • 56 SMU vs. Houston, 11/5/22 (1st)
  • 52 SMU vs Tulsa, 10/28/23 (1^st)
  • 51 South Florida vs. Cincinnati, 11/20/15 (1st)
• The 52 first-half points are the most in the first half this season against an FBS opponent
• The 49-point halftime lead is the highest by an FBS team this season
• @ESPNStatsInfo: SMU is the only team to score 52+ points in a half against an FBS opponent in the last three seasons. The Mustangs have now done it twice (also last season vs Houston).
• SMU won 69-10
  • Largest margin in program history in a conference game (7^th overall)
  • Won 55-0 at Temple last week, first time with 50+ in consecutive games since 2020
  • SMU has scored at least 55 three times this season (only other time in program history was three times in 2021)

• SMU scored a season-high 28 points in the 1^st Qtr and led 28-0 after Q1
  • Has scored at least 14 points in the 1^st Qtr in 6 of 8 games
  • Scored 21 points on first 16 offensive plays
  • Has outscored AAC opponents 70-3 in the first quarter
• SMU has held three straight opponents to 10 points or less, the longest streak since doing so in four straight games in 1983
  • At ECU 10/12 (W 31-10), at Temple 10/20 (W, 55-0), Tulsa 10/28 (W, 69-10)
• SMU has outscored AAC opponents 189-36 in 4 games

TEAM NOTES

• 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 4-0 in conference play this season and 9-3 in AAC games under Rhett Lashlee
  • Started 4-0 in AAC play for the first time since 2019
• SMU is 4-0 at home this season and has won 6 consecutive home games
  • 22-4 at home since the start of the 2019 season
  • SMU is 14-3 at home in AAC games since 2019
• SMU had 638 yards of total offense and held Tulsa to 247
  • SMU has been +391 in three games this season (566-156 vs Prairie View, 563-131 at Temple)
  • SMU had 8 different players score a TD
  • 5 receivers had 45+ yards
• SMU had a season-high 5 rushing TDs: Camar Wheaton (2 TDs), Velton Gardner, Jaylan Knighton, Tyler Lavine (20^th of career)
• SMU had 5 sacks, 8 TFLs and 3 pass breakups with a season-high 2 interceptions
  • Sacks: Elijah Roberts (1), Ahmad Moses (1), Bryce McMorris (1), JaQwondis Burns (1), Elijah Chatman (0.5), Isaiah Smith (0.5)
  • Interception: Isaiah Nwokobia (25-yard return for a TD), Jaelyn Davis-Robinson
• Isaiah Nwokobia had a 25-yard interception return for a TD
  • 3^rd pick-6 for SMU this season
• The FG by Tulsa with 4:44 left in the 1^st Qtr was the first allowed by SMU in over 104 minutes
  • ECU scored a TD with 2:47 left in the 2^nd QTR on 10/12 then SMU shut out Temple 55-0 on 10/20
  • SMU went 142+ minutes between allowing opponent TDs (Tulsa scored TD at 9:59 4^th Qtr)
• SMU had a season-high 13 different players catch a pass
  • Had at least eight different players catch a pass in every game this season
  • 5^th time this season at least 10 players caught a pass
• Preston Stone was 15-20 passing for a career-high 371 yards with 3 TDs
  • Had 9 pass plays of 17 or more yards, including TDs of 64 and 72 TDs
  • TDs: Romello Brinson (career-long 74 yards), Moochie Dixon (17 yards), RJ Maryland (career-long 62 yards)
• SMU has stopped 5 consecutive 4^th down attempts (last 1 at ECU, 2 at Temple, 2 vs Tulsa)
• ESPN Highlights
  • Romello Brinson 74-yard TD reception from Preston Stone
  • Tyler Lavine 1-yard TD run
  • Jaylan Knighton 11-yard TD run
  • Isaiah Nwokobia 25-yard interception return TD
  • Jaelyn Davis-Robinson interception
  • Camar Wheaton 4-yard TD run
  • Velton Gardner 1-yard TD run
  • Camar Wheaton 48-yard TD run
• 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
  • Rhett Lashlee postgame

SMU RECORDS

• RJ Maryland (#82, TE, So.)
  • 2-95 receiving with a TD (5^th TD of the season, 11^th of his career)
  • Career-high 95 receiving yards
  • Career-long 62-yard TD reception 

• Collin Rogers #41, K, So.)
  • 9-9 on PATs, now 98-99 for his career
  • 2-2 FGs (42, 22) 

 ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• Romello Brinson (#3, WR, Jr.)
  • 1-74 receiving with a TD
  • Career-long reception on the 74-yard TD
• Ryan Bujcevski (#92, P, Sr.) – Ray Guy Award Watch List
  • 3-127 punting
• Elijah Chatman (#40, DT, Sr.) - Outland Trophy Watch List
  • Had 3 tackles, including a half sack
• Velton Gardner (#24, RB, Sr.)
  • 8-28 rushing with a TD
• Branson Hickman (#56, C, Jr.) – Rimington Trophy Watch List
  • Has started 27 straight games that he has played (missed one game in 2022)
• ​​​​​​​Jaylan Knighton (#4, RB, Sr.)
  • 6-34 rushing with a TD
  • 4 TDs this season, all in past 4 games
• Tyler Lavine (#31, RB, Sr.)
  • 1-1 rushing with a TD
  • 20^th rushing TD of his career
• Isaiah Nwokobia (#23, S, Jr.)
  • Team-high 5 tackles, including a TFL
  • Had a 25-yard interception return TD (3^rd career INT, 1^st career TD)
• Justin Osborne (#51, OL, Sr.) - Outland Trophy Watch List
  • 36^th start at SMU (39 games played)
• Preston Stone (#2, QB, So.) - Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
  • 15-20 passing for career-high 371 yards and 3 TDs
  • Had a 74-yard TD pass to Romello Brinson and a 62-yard TD pass to RJ Maryland
    • 5 TD passes this season of at least 59 yards
• Ahmad Walker (#34, LB, Jr.)
  • Had a career-high 3 pass breakups
• ​​​​​​​Camar Wheaton (#0, RB, So.)
  • 9-80 rushing with a career-high tying 2 TDs
  • Season-high rushing yards