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DALLAS (AP) - Preston Stone threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score in SMU's 69-0 rout of Prairie View A&M on Saturday night.

Stone completed 15 of 20 passes for 300 yards, and he also had a 5-yard touchdown run. He connected with Roderick Daniels Jr. on a 91-yard touchdown pass and twice for scores to Jordan Kerley. Jordan Hudson and Romello Brinson also caught touchdown passes from Stone.

Kevin Jennings threw just three passes, two for scores, for SMU (2-1). Daniels finished with three catches for 155 yards receiving, and Kerley also had three catches for 83 yards.

SMU put up 566 yards of offense while holding Prairie View A&M to 156. Camar Wheaton had 75 of the Mustangs' 177 yards rushing. Wheaton capped the scoring with a 3-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter.

Trazon Connley threw for 51 yards for Prairie View A&M (1-2).

SMU plays at TCU next Saturday before opening American Athletic Conference play hosting Charlotte on Sept. 30.
 

SMU Postgame Notes – September16, 2023

• SMU 69, Prairie View A&M 0
• SMU (2-1), Prairie View A&M (1-2)
• Gerald J. Ford Stadium – Dallas, Texas

 
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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 2-0 at home this season and 20-4 at home since the start of the 2019 season
• SMU's 69 points ranks 4^th in a game in program history
  • SMU SINGLE-GAME SCORING
    • 1. Houston (W, 77-63), 11-5-2022: 77
    • 2. Houston (W, 72-42), 10-18-2012: 72
    • 3. Daniel Baker (W, 70-0), 9-25-1920: 70
    • 4. Prairie View A&M (W, 69-0) 9-16-2023: 69 
• The 69-0 shutout is the second-largest shutout win and second-largest margin in program history (70-0 win vs Daniel Baker in 1920). It is the first shutout for SMU since a 52-0 victory over SFA in 2012.
• SMU led 42-0 at halftime, most points in the first half since 56 in the first half vs Houston 11/5/22 (W, 77-63)
• SMU had 566 total yards (389 passing, 177 rushing) and held Prairie View A&M to 156 total yards
  • First time SMU has held an opponent under 200 yards since Southern Miss (178) in 2012
  • First downs: SMU 28, PVAM 10
  • Punts: SMU 1, PVAM 10  
• SMU had 9 different people score a TD:
  • Jordan Kerley (2 receiving), Romello Brinson (receiving), Joey Bruszer (receiving), Roderick Daniels Jr. (receiving), Jordan Hudson (receiving), Chris Megginson (blocked FG return), Key'Shawn Smith (receiving), Preston Stone (rushing), Camar Wheaton (rushing)
• SMU played 4 quarterbacks: Preston Stone (5 passing TDs, rush TD), Kevin Jennings (2 passing TDs), Alex Padilla, Keldric Luster
• SMU had 11 different players catch a pass
  • Have had at least 10 different players catch a pass in each game this season
• Preston Stone was 15-20 passing for 300 yards and a career-high 5 TDs plus 3-11 rushing with a TD
  • Career highs for passing yards (was 250), passing TDs (was 3) and total TDs (was 3)
  • Passing TDs: Jordan Kerley (2), Romello Brinson, Jordan Hudson, Roderick Daniels Jr.
  • 2 TDs to Jordan Kerley in a span of 31 seconds (0:05 2^nd Qtr, and 14:34 3^rd Qtr)
• SMU's Cameron Robertson blocked a 36-yard FG attempt by Prairie View A&M, and Chris Megginson returned it 53 yards for a TD at 3:13 of the 1^st quarter
  • First blocked FG for SMU since DeVere Levelston at North Texas, Sept. 3, 2022
  • First blocked FG returned for a TD by SMU since Rodney Clemons (45 yards) at Tulsa, Nov. 24, 2018
• Roderick Daniels Jr. had a 91-yard TD reception from Preston Stone
  • Longest pass play since 2018
  • Fifth longest pass play in program history
    • 96t Aldrick Robinson from Bo Levi Mitchell vs East Carolina 2009
    • 96t Craig James from Jeff Courtwright vs North Texas 1982
    • 94t Aldrick Robinson from Bo Levi Mitchell at UCF 2008
    • 92t Tyler Page from William Brown vs HBU 2018
    • 91t Roderick Daniels Jr. from Preston Stone vs Prairie View A&M 2023
    • 90t Johnnie Freeman from David Page vs Hawaii 2001
• SMU had 3 sacks and 7 TFLs
  • Sacks: Nelson Paul, Kori Roberson, Elijah Robertson
• Video highlights:
  • 91-yard TD pass from Preston Stone to Roderick Daniels Jr.
  • Blocked FG returned for a TD
  • 5-yard TD run for Preston Stone
  • 15-yard TD pass from Preston Stone to Jordan Hudson
  • 5-yard TD pass from Preston Stone to Romello Brinson
• SMU Highlights and Head Coach Rhett Lashlee postgame radio | SMU Radio Network on KTCK "The Ticket" 96.7 FM, 1310 AM (Rich Phillips & Scott Garner) – Credit: Learfield / SMU Radio Network
  • Highlights
  • Lashlee postgame

• Jake Bailey (#12, WR, Sr.)
  • 3-54 receiving
• Romello Brinson (#3, WR, Jr.)
  • 2-14 receiving with a TD
• Joey Bruszer (#32, WR, So.)
  • 1-23 receiving with a TD
• Ryan Bujcevski (#92, P, Sr.) – Ray Guy Award Watch List
  • 1-54 punting
• Elijah Chatman (#40, DT, Sr.) - Outland Trophy Watch List
  • Had a tackle
• Roderick Daniels Jr. (#13, WR, Jr.)
  • 3-96 receiving with a TD
  • Tied career high for receiving yards
  • Career long 91-yard receiving TD from Preston Stone (5^th longest in SMU history)
• Branson Hickman (#56, C, Jr.) – Rimington Trophy Watch List
  • Has started 22 straight games that he has played (missed one game in 2022)
• Jordan Hudson (#8, WR, So.)
  • 3-37 receiving with a TD
• Kevin Jennings (#7, QB, Fr)
  • 3-3 passing for 60 yards and 2 TDs
• Jordan Kerley (#1, WR, Sr.)
  • 3-83 receiving with a career-high 2 TDs (4 yards, 59 yards)
  • Scored 2 TDs in a span of 31 seconds (0:05 2^nd Qtr, and 14:34 3^rd Qtr
• Alex Kilgore (#54, LB, Fr.)
  • Co-team-high 4 tackles (all solo)
• Justin Osborne (#51, OL, Sr.) - Outland Trophy Watch List
  • DNP
• Nelson Paul (#9, DE, Sr.)
  • Had a sack, his second of the season
• Kori Roberson (#92, NT, Sr.)
  • Tied career high 4 tackles, including career-high 2 TFLs and a sack
• Isaiah Smith (#58, DE, So.)
  • Career-high and co-team-high 4 tackles, including a half TFL
• Key'Shawn Smith (#9, WR, Sr.)
  • 1-27 receiving with a TD
• Preston Stone (#2, QB, So.) - Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
  • 15-20 passing for 300 yards and 5 TDs and 3-11 rushing with a TD
  • Career highs for passing yards, passing TDs and total TDs
  • Career long 91-yard passing TD to Roderick Daniels Jr. (fifth longest in SMU history)