SMU 28, East Carolina 21

 

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	24	14
Total Yards	357	294
Passing	181	266
Rushing	176	28
Penalties	5-53	12-158
3rd Down Conversions	7-17	2-10
4th Down Conversions	2-3	0-0
Turnovers	2	1
Possession	35:33	24:27

Air/Ground Leaders
East Carolina Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Pinkney 20/34 181 0 1	Southern Methodist Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Mitchell 17/29 266 2 0
East Carolina Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Lindsay 24 144 0 28 Ruffin 8 16 1 6	Southern Methodist Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG McNeal 15 35 0 12 Line 3 12 0 5
East Carolina Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Bryant 5 58 0 17 Harris 5 42 0 21	Southern Methodist Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Robinson 4 125 1 96 Sanders 4 62 0 21

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER				ECU	SMU
	TD	10:26	Dwayne Harris 10 Yd Run (Ben Ryan Kick)	7	0
	TD	03:52	Bryan McCann 63 Yd Return Of Blocked Field Goal (Matt Szymanski Kick)	7	7
THIRD QUARTER				ECU	SMU
	TD	11:07	Aldrick Robinson 96 Yd Pass From Bo Levi Mitchell (Matt Szymanski Kick)	7	14
	TD	08:12	Rock Dennis 53 Yd Interception Return (Matt Szymanski Kick)	7	21
	TD	01:39	Giavanni Ruffin 2 Yd Run (Ben Hartman Kick)	14	21
FOURTH QUARTER				ECU	SMU
	TD	05:02	Terrance Wilkerson 17 Yd Pass From Bo Levi Mitchell (Matt Szymanski Kick)	14	28
	TD	04:42	Dwayne Harris 77 Yd Kickoff Return (Ben Hartman Kick)	21	28

DALLAS -- Bo Levi Mitchell completed 17 of 29 passes for 266 yards and two touchdowns to lead Southern Methodist to a 28-21 win over East Carolina on Saturday.

Aldrick Robinson scored on a 96-yard touchdown reception to tie for the longest touchdown pass in SMU history, and the Mustangs (3-2, 2-0 Conference USA) snapped the Pirates' five-game conference winning streak.

Dominique Lindsay led all rushers with 144 yards on 24 attempts for ECU (3-3, 2-1).

The Mustangs scored 21 consecutive points to take a 21-7 lead, capped by safety Rock Dennis' 53-yard interception return with 8:12 left in the third quarter.

SMU's first score came on a 63-yard touchdown return off a blocked field goal by Bryan McCann with 3:52 left in the first half.