SMU 31, Rice 28

 

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	23	18
Total Yards	327	330
Passing	250	234
Rushing	77	96
Penalties	4-38	13-122
3rd Down Conversions	8-14	5-11
4th Down Conversions	2-2	0-1
Turnovers	3	2
Possession	26:35	33:25

Air/Ground Leaders
Rice Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Fanuzzi 29/42 250 3 0 Goodson 0/2 0 0 0	Southern Methodist Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Padron 17/24 234 1 1
Rice Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Ross 12 50 1 9 Smith 7 17 0 7	Southern Methodist Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG McNeal 21 88 2 10 Brooks 0 8 0 0
Rice Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Randolph 8 93 2 33 Wardlow 3 42 0 21	Southern Methodist Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Sanders 6 136 1 37 Beasley 4 48 0 17

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				RICE	SMU
	TD	08:56	Shawnbrey McNeal 7 Yd Run (Matt Szymanski Kick)	0	7
	TD	02:39	Patrick Randolph 11 Yd Pass From Nick Fanuzzi (Clark Fangmeier Kick)	7	7
	TD	01:24	Patrick Randolph 33 Yd Pass From Nick Fanuzzi (Pat Blocked)	13	7
SECOND QUARTER				RICE	SMU
	TD	05:23	Charles Ross 1 Yd Run (Clark Fangmeier Kick)	20	7
	TD	01:41	Emmanuel Sanders 23 Yd Pass From Kyle Padron (Matt Szymanski Kick)	20	14
	TD	00:00	Bryan McCann 74 Yd Return Of Blocked Field Goal (Matt Szymanski Kick)	20	21
THIRD QUARTER				RICE	SMU
	FG	04:27	Matt Szymanski 23 Yd	20	24
FOURTH QUARTER				RICE	SMU
	TD	10:12	Shawnbrey McNeal 9 Yd Run (Matt Szymanski Kick)	20	31
	TD	01:47	Toren Dixon 4 Yd Pass From Nick Fanuzzi (Nick Fanuzzi Pass To Taylor Wardlow For Two-Point Conversion)	28	31

DALLAS -- Shawnbrey McNeal rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns to lift SMU to a 31-28 win over Rice Saturday afternoon.

The Mustangs (5-4, 4-1 Conference USA) blocked three kicks. After Sterling Moore blocked one as time expired in the first half, Bryan McCann returned the ball 74 yards for a score, giving SMU a 21-20 halftime lead. McCann's score helped SMU erase a 13-point first-half deficit.

Defensive end Margus Hunt blocked an extra point attempt and a field goal attempt by Rice (0-9, 0-5).

McNeal scored on a 9-yard run in the fourth to give SMU a 31-20 lead. Rice narrowed the SMU lead to 31-28 with 1:47 left when Nick Fanuzzi threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Toren Dixon and the Owls converted the 2-point conversion.

Mustang quarterback Kyle Padron finished 17 of 24 for 234 yards and one touchdown. Fanuzzi completed 29 of 42 for 250 yards and three touchdowns.