| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER | HOU | SMU |
 | TD | 11:10 | Emmanuel Sanders 17 Yd Pass From Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead Kick) | 0 | 7 |
| TD | 01:52 | Bo Levi Mitchell 4 Yd Run (Thomas Morstead Kick) | 0 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | HOU | SMU |
 | TD | 14:05 | Patrick Edwards 29 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Ben Bell Kick) | 7 | 14 |
| TD | 08:35 | Emmanuel Sanders 10 Yd Pass From Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead Kick) | 7 | 21 |
| TD | 02:17 | Bryce Beall 5 Yd Run (Ben Bell Kick) | 14 | 21 |
| THIRD QUARTER | HOU | SMU |
| FG | 11:30 | Ben Bell 23 Yd | 17 | 21 |
| TD | 04:17 | Aldrick Robinson 9 Yd Pass From Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead Kick) | 17 | 28 |
| TD | 01:56 | Bryce Beall 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed) | 23 | 28 |
| TD | 00:00 | Aldrick Robinson 70 Yd Pass From Bo Levi Mitchell (Thomas Morstead Kick) | 23 | 35 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | HOU | SMU |
| TD | 09:23 | Case Keenum 9 Yd Run (Ben Bell Kick) | 30 | 35 |
| FG | 04:55 | Thomas Morstead 23 Yd | 30 | 38 |
| TD | 02:34 | Bryce Beall 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed) | 36 | 38 |
| TD | 00:24 | Tyron Carrier 26 Yd Pass From Case Keenum (Case Keenum Pass To Mark Hafner For Two-Point Conversion) | 44 | 38 |
Houston 44, 
Southern Methodist 38