Sam Houston State 14, 
Southern Methodist 45
8:00 PM ET, September 16, 2006
Gerald Ford Stadium
DALLAS, TX
| Scoring Summary | |||||
| FIRST QUARTER | SHSU | SMU | |||
 | TD | 12:21 | COLUMBUS GIVENS 32 YD PASS FROM JUSTIN WILLIS (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 80 yards. | 0 | 7 |
| TD | 8:41 | REYNALDO PELLERIN 11 YD PASS FROM JUSTIN WILLIS (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 29 yards. | 0 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | SHSU | SMU | |||
| TD | 10:55 | EMMANUEL SANDERS 30 YD PASS FROM JUSTIN WILLIS (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 48 yards. | 0 | 21 |
| TD | 8:55 | RYAN KENNEDY 13 YD PASS FROM JUSTIN WILLIS (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 16 yards. | 0 | 28 |
| TD | 1:43 | JUSTIN WILLIS 2 YD RUN (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 79 yards. | 0 | 35 |
| THIRD QUARTER | SHSU | SMU | |||
| TD | 8:25 | CEDRICK DORSEY 25 YD PASS FROM JUSTIN WILLIS (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 61 yards. | 0 | 42 |
 | TD | 3:14 | D.D. TERRY 3 YD RUN (STEWART PEARCY KICK) Drive info: 17 plays, 84 yards. | 7 | 42 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | SHSU | SMU | |||
| FG | 10:22 | THOMAS MORSTEAD 23 YD FG Drive info: 5 plays, 76 yards. | 7 | 45 |
| TD | 5:11 | D.D. TERRY 1 YD RUN (TAYLOR WILKINS KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 85 yards. | 14 | 45 |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| 1st Downs | 22 | 18 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-16 | 4-9 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 310 | 443 |
| Passing | 244 | 248 |
Comp-Att | 33-51 | 18-21 |
Yards per pass | 4.8 | 11.8 |
| Rushing | 66 | 195 |
Rushing Attempts | 25 | 34 |
Yards per rush | 2.6 | 5.7 |
| Penalties | 3-23 | 7-50 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 34:18 | 25:42 |
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College Football Scores
Other Scores:
Saturday, September 16th
| Marshall | 7 | Final |
| Kansas State | 23 |
| UAB | 0 | Final |
| Georgia | 34 |
| South Florida | 24 | Final |
| UCF | 17 |
| Texas | 52 | Final |
| Rice | 7 |
| Memphis | 20 | Final |
| East Carolina | 35 |
| North Texas | 3 | Final |
| Tulsa | 28 |
| Grambling State | 22 | Final |
| Houston | 42 |
| Tulane | 32 | Final |
| Mississippi State | 29 |
| North Carolina State | 17 | Final |
| Southern Miss | 37 |
| Sam Houston State | 14 | Final |
| Southern Methodist | 45 |