SMU
9-2 , 7-0
Memphis
8-3 , 5-2
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| Memphis | 10 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 34 |
Mustangs Beat Memphis 38-34
Nov 18 | Football
Stone Throws For 286, LJ Johnson Rushes For 115 In Road Win
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Preston Stone fired a 7-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Hudson with under three minutes left in the game to seal a 38-34 win over Memphis to keep the Mustangs unbeaten in the American Athletic Conference on Saturday.
SMU remains tied with Tulane and UTSA, all unbeaten in the AAC, heading into the final weekend of the regular season. The Mustangs close out their regular season at home against Navy while Tulane and UTSA square off in New Orleans.
Blake Watson ran 11 yards for a touchdown to pull Memphis into a 28-28 tie on the first play of the fourth quarter, but SMU answered with a six-play, 60-yard drive that culminated in a 32-yard Collin Rogers field goal to take the lead for good. Memphis' Seth Henigan threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Demeer Blankumsee in the final minute to set the final margin.
Stone finished 15-of-23 passing for 286 yards and two touchdowns for SMU (9-2, 7-0). LJ Johnson Jr. carried 21 times for 115 yards and a touchdown.
SMU is now 9-0 when it has scored 30 points or more this season.
Henigan was 35-of-51 passing for 402 yards and two touchdowns for Memphis (8-3, 5-2). Roc Taylor caught eight passes for 146 yards and Blankumsee caught nine for 114 yards and two scores.
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SMU Postgame Notes – November 18, 2023
- [rv/rv] SMU 38, [-/rv] Memphis 34
- SMU (9-2, 7-0 American), Memphis (8-3, 5-2 American)
- Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium – Memphis Stadium
NEXT GAME
- SMU Senior Day
- Navy - Saturday, November 25 – 11am CT – Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas
- TV: ESPN2
- Radio: KTCK 96.7 FM/1310 AM | SMU Mobile App/Varsity Network App
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 went up 38-28 with 2:41 left in the 4th quarter following a 9-play, 73-yard drive that took 4:53 (Preston Stone 7-yard TD pass to Jordan Hudson)
- SMU is 7-0 in conference play this season and 12-3 in AAC games under Rhett Lashlee
- First 7-0 start in conference play since starting 7-0 in 1982 (went 7-0-1 in the SWC)
- SMU has won 8 straight AAC games, including 7 this season
- Longest conference winning streak since 11 straight overlapping the 1981 and 1982 seasons
- SMU had 1 takeaways (fumble) – 12 takeaways in AAC play
- SMU had 42-158 yards rushing with 3 rushing TDs: LJ Johnson, Jaylan Knighton, Preston Stone
- LJ Johnson was 21-115 rushing with a TD (2nd straight 100-yard game, 3rd of the season)
- 158 or more rushing yards in 9 of 11 games
- Multiple rushing TDs in 5 straight games and 8 of past 9
- SMU had 1 sack, 4 TFLs, 7 pass breakups, 3 QB hurries with 1 takeaway
- Sacks: Cameron Robertson (2nd straight game with a sack)
- Now have 36 sacks on the season, T-3rd in a season at SMU
- Pass breakups: Charles Woods (4 - career high)
- Forced Fumbles: Cale Sanders
- Fumble Recoveries: Ahmad Walker
- Sacks: Cameron Robertson (2nd straight game with a sack)
- Preston Stone was 15-23 passing for 286 yards with 2 TDs and 8-0 rushing with 1 TD
- TDs: RJ Maryland (43 yards – 7th TD pass of 40+ yards this season), Jordan Hudson (7 yards)
- 6th game this season with at least 3 total TDsÂ
- ESPN Highlights
- 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
- Series History vs Memphis: First win at Memphis since 2013
SMU TEAM RECORDS
- SMU scored 38 points - Have scored at least 31 points in all 9 wins
| SCORING | |||
| 1 | 2019 | 544 | |
| 2 | 2017 | 492 | |
| 3 | 2022 | 484 | |
| 4 | 2021 | 461 | |
| 5 | 2023 | 443 | |
- SMU had 1 sack - Cameron Robertson
| SACKS | |||
| 1 | 2019 | 51.0 | |
| 2 | 1981 | 42.0 | |
| 3 | 1983 | 36.0 | |
| 2023 | 36.0 | ||
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SMU INDIVIDUAL RECORDSÂ
- Tyler Lavine played in his 58th game at SMU (2nd). Elijah Chatman and Nelson Paul played their 57th game as Mustangs (T-3rd)
| SMU CAREER GAMES PLAYED | |||
| 1 | Hayden Howerton, 2017-21 | 59 | |
| 2 | Tyler Lavine, 2019-23 | 58 | |
| 3Â | Elijah Chatman, 2019-23 | 57 | |
| Nelson Paul, 2019-23 | 57 | ||
| 5 | Delano Robinson, 2017-21 | 56 |
- RJ Maryland (#82, TE, So.)
- 1-43 receiving with a TD (7th TD of the season, 13th of his career)
- 6 TDs in past 7 gamesÂ
| SMU CAREER RECEIVING TDs - TIGHT ENDS | ||||
| 1 | Kylen Granson, 2019-20 | 14 | ||
| 2Â | RJ Maryland, 2022- | 13 | ||
| SMU CAREER RECEPTIONS - TIGHT ENDS | ||||
| 1 | John Hampton, 2000-02 | 114 | ||
| 2 | Kylen Granson, 2019-20 | 78 | ||
| 3 | Ryan Kennedy, 2004-06 | 55 | ||
| 4 | RJ Maryland, 2022- | 54 | ||
| SEASON RECEIVING TDs - TIGHT ENDS | ||||
| 1 | Kylen Granson, 2019 | 9 | ||
| 2Â | RJ Maryland, 2023 | 7 | ||
| 3 | RJ Maryland, 2022 | 6 | ||
- Collin Rogers #41, K, So.)
- 5-5 on PATs, now 112-113 for his career
- 1-1 FGs (made 32)
| Â SMU CAREER POINTS | |||
| 1 | Doak Walker, 1945, 47-49 | 288 | |
| Eric Dickerson, 1979-82 | 288 | ||
| Xavier Jones, 2015-19 | 288 | ||
| 4 | Zach Line, 2009-12 | 282 | |
| 5 | Eddie Garcia, 1978-81 | 262 | |
| 6 | Reggie Dupard, 1982-85 | 258 | |
| 7 | Chase Hover, 2011-13 | 250 | |
| 8 | James Proche, 2016-19 | 238 | |
| 9 | Thomas Morstead, 2005-08 | 217 | |
| 10 | Redman Hume, 1926-28 | 211 | |
| 11 | Emmanuel Sanders, 2006-09 | 210 | |
| 12Â | Collin Rogers, 2022- | 205 | |
| SMUÂ CAREER FGs | ||||
| 1 | Eddie Garcia, 1978-81 | 44 | ||
| 2 | Chase Hover, 2011-13 | 44 | ||
| 3 | Thomas Morstead, 2005-08 | 37 | ||
| 4 | Chris McMurtray, 2002-05 | 36 | ||
| 5 | Josh Williams, 2015-17 | 31 | ||
| Collin Rogers, 2022- | 31 | |||
| SEASON PATs MADE | PAT | ATT | |||
| 1 | Collin Rogers, 2022 | 58 | 58 | ||
| 2 | Blake Mazza, 2021 | 54 | 57 | ||
| Collin Rogers, 2023 | 54 | 55 | |||
| Â SMU SEASON POINTS | |||
| 1 | Xavier Jones, 2019 | 150 | |
| 2 | Eric Dickerson, 1981 | 114 | |
| 3 | Redman Hume, 1927 | 109 | |
| 4 | Collin Rogers, 2022 | 106 | |
| 5 | Eric Dickerson, 1982 | 102 | |
| Zach Line, 2011 | 102 | ||
| 7 | Chase Hover, 2012 | 101 | |
| 8 | Collin Rogers, 2023 | 99 | |
- Preston Stone (#2, QB, So.) - Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List, Davey O'Brien Class of 2023, Manning Award Watch List
- 15-23 passing for 286 yards and 2 TDs plus a rushing TD
- 6th game this season with at least 3 total TDsÂ
| SEASON TD PASSES | |||
| 1 | Tanner Mordecai, 2021 | 39 | |
| 2 | Shane Buechele, 2019 | 34 | |
| 3 | Ben Hicks, 2017 | 33 | |
| Tanner Mordecai, 2022 | 33 | ||
| 5 | Kyle Padron, 2010 | 31 | |
| 6 | Justin Willis, 2006 | 26 | |
| 7Â | Justin Willis, 2007 | 25 | |
| Preston Stone, 2023 | 23 | ||
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ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTESÂ
- Ryan Bujcevski (#92, P, Sr.) – Ray Guy Award Watch List
- 1-46 punting
- Elijah Chatman (#40, DT, Sr.) - Outland Trophy Watch List
- Had 2 tackles
- Branson Hickman (#56, C, Jr.) – Rimington Trophy Watch List
- Has started 30 straight games that he has played (missed one game in 2022)
- Jordan Hudson (#8, WR, So.)
- 2-39 receiving with a TD
- 6 TDs this season, 4 in past 5 games
- LJ Johnson (#11, RB, So.)
- 21-115 rushing with a TD
- 3rd 100-yard game this season, 2nd straight
- Jaylan Knighton (#4, RB, Sr.)
- Had a rushing TD, 6th on the season (all in past 6 games)
- Justin Osborne (#51, OL, Sr.) - Outland Trophy Watch List
- 39th start at SMU (42 games played)
- Cameron Robertson (#15, DE, So.)
- Had 2 TFLs, including a sack (2nd straight week with a sack)
- Cale Sanders (#22, S, Jr.)
- Had a forced fumble (2nd of the season, 5th of career)
- Key'Shawn Smith (#9, WR, Sr.)
- 3-63 receiving
- Ahmad Walker (#34, LB, Jr.)
- Had a fumble recover (2nd of career)
- Team-high 7 tackles
- Camar Wheaton (#0, RB, So.)
- 9-51 rushing
- Charles Woods (#3, CB, Sr.)
- 6 tackles and a career-high 4 pass breakups
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
SMU 7, MEM 0
SMU - Maryland,RJ 43 yd pass from Stone,Preston (Rogers,Collin kick) 4 plays, 48 yards, TOP 01:24
SMU 7, MEM 3
MEM - Gillis,Tanner 47 yd field goal 11 plays, 46 yards, TOP 04:51
SMU 7, MEM 10
MEM - Blankumsee,DeMeer 27 yd pass from Henigan,Seth (Gillis,Tanner kick) 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:19
SMU 14, MEM 10
SMU - Stone,Preston 1 yd run (Rogers,Collin kick), 13 plays, 70 yards, TOP 06:04
SMU 14, MEM 13
MEM - Gillis,Tanner 36 yd field goal 12 plays, 70 yards, TOP 05:15
SMU 21, MEM 13
SMU - Johnson Jr.,LJ 1 yd run (Rogers,Collin kick), 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:21
SMU 21, MEM 21
MEM - Thomas,Brandon 1 yd run (Landphere,Anthony pass), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 05:08
SMU 28, MEM 21
SMU - Knighton,Jaylan 1 yd run (Rogers,Collin kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:10
SMU 28, MEM 28
MEM - Watson,Blake 11 yd run (Gillis,Tanner kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:22
SMU 31, MEM 28
SMU - Rogers,Collin 32 yd field goal 6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:30
SMU 38, MEM 28
SMU - Hudson,Jordan 7 yd pass from Stone,Preston (Rogers,Collin kick) 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 04:53
SMU 38, MEM 34
MEM - Blankumsee,DeMeer 20 yd pass from Henigan,Seth () 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:44
