Final
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
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 14:55 | SMU | UTEP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellis Cunningham kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | 0 | 0 | ||
| UTEP at 14:21 | SMU | UTEP | ||
| 1st and 10 at UTEP 20 | Marcus Thomas rush for 6 yards to the UTEP 26. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 4 at UTEP 26 | Jordan Palmer pass complete to Lorne Sam for 15 yards to the UTEP 41 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at UTEP 41 | Utep penalty 5 yard false start accepted. | |||
| 1st and 15 at UTEP 36 | Lorne Sam rush for 12 yards to the UTEP 48. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at UTEP 48 | Utep penalty 5 yard false start accepted. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at UTEP 43 | Jordan Palmer pass complete to Marcus Thomas for 7 yards to the 50 yard line. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at UTEP 50 | Marcus Thomas rush for 4 yards to the SMU 46 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 46 | Marcus Thomas rush for 1 yard to the SMU 45. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at SMU 45 | Jordan Palmer sacked by Adrian Haywood at the SMU 49 for a loss of 4 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 13 at SMU 49 | Smu penalty 5 yard offside accepted. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at SMU 44 | Jordan Palmer pass complete to Joe West for 16 yards to the SMU 28 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 28 | Jason Williams rush for 5 yards to the SMU 23. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at SMU 23 | Lorne Sam rush for no gain to the SMU 23. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at SMU 23 | Timeout Utep, clock 09:36. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at SMU 23 | Jordan Palmer pass complete to Lorne Sam for 11 yards to the SMU 12 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 12 | Lorne Sam pass incomplete to Joe West. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at SMU 12 | Jordan Palmer pass complete to Joe West for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 6 | |
| Reagan Schneider extra point GOOD. | 0 | 7 | ||
| Reagan Schneider kickoff for 45 yards returned by Cedrick Dorsey for 9 yards to the SMU 29. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: UTEP drive: 13 plays 80 yards, 06:04 UTEP TD | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 8:46 | SMU | UTEP | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 29 | Corey Slater sacked by Joe Ward at the SMU 20 for a loss of 9 yards. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 19 at SMU 20 | Corey Slater pass complete to Bobby Chase for 8 yards to the SMU 28. | |||
| 3rd and 11 at SMU 28 | Corey Slater pass incomplete to Ryan Kennedy. | |||
| 4th and 11 at SMU 28 | Thomas Morstead punt for 57 yards, returned by Johnnie Higgins Jr. for no gain to the UTEP 15. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 3 plays -1 yards, 01:51 SMU PUNT | ||||
| UTEP at 6:55 | SMU | UTEP | ||
| 1st and 10 at UTEP 15 | Marcus Thomas rush for a loss of 4 yards to the UTEP 11. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 14 at UTEP 11 | Marcus Thomas rush for 7 yards to the UTEP 18. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at UTEP 18 | Jordan Palmer pass complete to Johnnie Higgins Jr. for 10 yards to the UTEP 28 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at UTEP 28 | Jordan Palmer pass complete to Johnnie Higgins Jr. for 4 yards to the UTEP 32. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at UTEP 32 | Jordan Palmer pass complete to Jamar Hunt for 3 yards to the UTEP 35. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at UTEP 35 | Jordan Palmer pass complete to Daniel Robinson for 29 yards to the SMU 36 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 36 | Marcus Thomas rush for 4 yards to the SMU 32. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at SMU 32 | Johnnie Higgins Jr. rush for a loss of 2 yards to the SMU 34. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at SMU 34 | Jordan Palmer pass intercepted by Jonathan Lindley at the SMU 1, returned for no gain to the SMU 1. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: UTEP drive: 9 plays 51 yards, 04:34 UTEP INT | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 2:21 | SMU | UTEP | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 1 | James Mapps rush for 1 yard to the SMU 2. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 9 at SMU 2 | James Mapps rush for 3 yards to the SMU 5. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at SMU 5 | Corey Slater pass complete to Bobby Chase for 5 yards to the SMU 10. | |||
| 4th and 1 at SMU 10 | Thomas Morstead punt for 53 yards, returned by Johnnie Higgins Jr. for 63 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 13 | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 3 plays 9 yards, 02:16 SMU PUNT | ||||
| UTEP at 0:05 | SMU | UTEP | ||
| Reagan Schneider extra point GOOD. | 0 | 14 | ||
| Reagan Schneider kickoff for 39 yards returned by Cedrick Dorsey for 11 yards to the SMU 37. | ||||
| End of 1st Quarter | ||||




