Memphis 55, SMU 52, OT

 

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	28	35
Total Yards	564	539
Passing	375	343
Rushing	189	196
Penalties	12-104	6-54
3rd Down Conversions	9-17	14-25
4th Down Conversions	0-1	1-1
Turnovers	2	1
Possession	27:14	32:46

Air/Ground Leaders
Southern Methodist Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Willis 35/48 375 4 2	Memphis Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Hankins 30/59 336 4 1 Hudgens 2/2 7 1 0
Southern Methodist Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Willis 23 114 1 48 Martin 5 22 1 11	Memphis Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Pitts 19 110 1 25 Doss 16 75 0 18
Southern Methodist Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Sanders 13 118 3 26 Sledge 4 86 1 50	Memphis Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Singleton 8 127 3 40 Black 12 112 0 19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				SMU	MEM
	TD	12:33	Zack Sledge 16 Yd Pass From Justin Willis (Thomas Morstead Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 72 yds, 2:27	7	0
	TD	07:01	Will Hudgens 1 Yd Run (Matt Reagan Kick) Drive: 14 plays, 72 yds, 5:26	7	7
	TD	00:23	Earnest Williams 6 Yd Pass From Will Hudgens (Matt Reagan Kick) Drive: 7 plays, 51 yds, 2:50	7	14
SECOND QUARTER				SMU	MEM
	TD	13:20	Demyron Martin 6 Yd Run (Thomas Morstead Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 73 yds, 1:58	14	14
	TD	10:03	Emmanuel Sanders 4 Yd Pass From Justin Willis (Thomas Morstead Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 79 yds, 2:22	21	14
	TD	07:30	Carlos Singleton 20 Yd Pass From Martin Hankins (Matt Reagan Kick) Drive: 7 plays, 68 yds, 2:27	21	21
	TD	00:07	Emmanuel Sanders 26 Yd Pass From Justin Willis (Thomas Morstead Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 45 yds, :53	28	21
THIRD QUARTER				SMU	MEM
	TD	10:27	Carlos Singleton 11 Yd Pass From Martin Hankins (Matt Reagan Kick) Drive: 15 plays, 69 yds, 4:26	28	28
	TD	07:11	Justin Willis 48 Yd Run (Thomas Morstead Kick) Drive: 7 plays, 73 yds, 3:10	35	28
	TD	04:50	T.J. Pitts 25 Yd Run (Matt Reagan Kick) Drive: 7 plays, 72 yds, 2:16	35	35
	TD	02:18	Carlos Singleton 40 Yd Pass From Martin Hankins (Matt Reagan Kick) Drive: 6 plays, 74 yds, 2:12	35	42
FOURTH QUARTER				SMU	MEM
	TD	04:43	Emmanuel Sanders 10 Yd Pass From Justin Willis (Thomas Morstead Kick) Drive: 13 plays, 93 yds, 4:26	42	42
OVERTIME				SMU	MEM
	FG		Thomas Morstead 20 Yd Drive: 7 plays, 22 yds, :00	45	42
	FG		Matt Reagan 33 Yd Drive: 6 plays, 9 yds, :00	45	45
2ND OVERTIME				SMU	MEM
	TD		Greg Hinds 6 Yd Pass From Martin Hankins (Matt Reagan Kick) Drive: 5 plays, 25 yds, :00	45	52
	TD		Chris Butler 1 Yd Run (Thomas Morstead Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 25 yds, :00	52	52
3RD OVERTIME				SMU	MEM
	FG		Matt Reagan 32 Yd Drive: 5 plays, 10 yds, :00	52	55

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Matt Reagan connected on a 32-yard field goal in the third overtime Saturday as Memphis defeated SMU 55-52.

Memphis (7-5, 6-2 Conference USA) would get its chance to win the game by stopping SMU on fourth-and-goal from the 2 on the first possession of the third overtime. Corey Mills knocked SMU quarterback Justin Mills out of bounds as Willis tried to sweep around the right side.

That set the stage for the winning kick by Reagan, who missed a 32-yarder at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime. On that kick with 31 seconds left in regulation, holder Brett Toney bobbled the snap, helping send the kick wide.

Memphis quarterback Martin Hankins threw for 336 yards and four touchdowns on the day, including a 6-yarder to Greg Hinds in the second overtime. Carlos Singleton caught three touchdown passes from Hankins as the Tigers won five of their final six games on the season, and qualified for their fourth bowl in five years.

T.J. Pitts rushed for 110 yards for Memphis.

SMU (1-11, 0-8) lost its 10th straight, the final game for coach Phil Bennett, who was told a month ago he would not return to the job.

Willis led the Mustangs, completing 35-of-48 passes for 375 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to Emmanuel Sanders. Willis also ran for 114 yards on 23 carries and had a 48-yard touchdown run in the third period.