9:00 PM ET, October 7, 2006
Sun Bowl, EL PASO, TX
Top Performers
Passing: J. Palmer (UTEP) - 271 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: M. Thomas (UTEP) - 24 CAR, 59 YDS
Receiving: D. Robinson (UTEP) - 4 REC, 69 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | SMU | UTEP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 8:56 | JOE WEST 12 YD PASS FROM JORDAN PALMER (REAGAN SCHNEIDER KICK) Drive info: 13 plays, 80 yards. | 0 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 0:06 | JOHNNIE LEE HIGGINS 63 YD PUNT RETURN (REAGAN SCHNEIDER KICK) | 0 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | SMU | UTEP | |||
![]() | FG | 9:09 | REAGAN SCHNEIDER 28 YD FG Drive info: 11 plays, 63 yards. | 0 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | SMU | UTEP | |||
![]() | TD | 8:30 | BOBBY CHASE 19 YD PASS FROM COREY SLATER (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 83 yards. | 7 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 4:35 | EMMANUEL SANDERS 18 YD PASS FROM COREY SLATER (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 44 yards. | 14 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | SMU | UTEP | |||
![]() | TD | 11:54 | JONATHAN LINDLEY 80 YD DEFENSIVE FUMBLE RETURN (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) | 21 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 8:28 | DANIEL ROBINSON 27 YD PASS FROM MARCUS THOMAS (REAGAN SCHNEIDER KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 87 yards. | 21 | 24 |
Team Stat Comparison
| SMU | UTEP | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 7 | 21 |
3rd down efficiency | 0-11 | 8-18 |
4th down efficiency | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 190 | 387 |
| Passing | 132 | 298 |
Comp-Att | 10-20 | 26-37 |
Yards per pass | 6.6 | 8.1 |
| Rushing | 58 | 89 |
Rushing Attempts | 23 | 39 |
Yards per rush | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Penalties | 7-43 | 6-55 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 1 |
| Possession | 21:58 | 38:02 |
| Southern Methodist Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Corey Slater | 10/20 | 132 | 6.6 | 2 | 3 |
| Team | 10/20 | 132 | 6.6 | -- | -- |
| UTEP Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Jordan Palmer | 25/34 | 271 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lorne Sam | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Thomas | 1/1 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 26/37 | 298 | 8.1 | -- | -- |
| Southern Methodist Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| DeMyron Martin | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 |
| James Mapps | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Johnnie Fitzgerald | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Slater | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 23 | 58 | 2.5 | -- | -- |
| UTEP Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Marcus Thomas | 24 | 59 | 2.5 | 0 | 23 |
| Jason Williams | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 7 |
| Lorne Sam | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Johnnie Lee Higgins | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Palmer | 3 | -12 | -4.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 39 | 89 | 2.3 | -- | -- |
| Southern Methodist Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Bobby Chase | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 19 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 1 | 56 |
| Ryan Kennedy | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Reynaldo Pellerin | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Columbus Givens | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 10 | 132 | 6.6 | -- | -- |
| UTEP Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Johnnie Lee Higgins | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Marcus Thomas | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Daniel Robinson | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 1 | 29 |
| Lorne Sam | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Joe West | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 1 | 30 |
| Jamar Hunt | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jake Sears | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Chris Marrow | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 26 | 298 | 8.1 | -- | -- |
| Southern Methodist Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Joe Sturdivant | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | -- |
| UTEP Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Quintin Demps | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Bryant Tisdale | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 4 | -- |
| Southern Methodist Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Jessie Henderson | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Cedrick Dorsey | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | -- | -- |
| UTEP Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Johnnie Lee Higgins | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | -- | -- |
| Southern Methodist Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Blake Warren | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | -- | -- |
| UTEP Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Johnnie Lee Higgins | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 63 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | -- | -- |
| Southern Methodist Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Thomas Morstead | 5 | 252 | 50.4 | 60 | ||
| Team | 5 | 252 | 50.4 | -- | ||
| UTEP Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Ryan Hotchkiss | 7 | 283 | 40.4 | 53 | ||
| Team | 7 | 283 | 40.4 | -- | ||






