San José State at SMU

Saturday, September 25, 2004

SMU beat San José State 36–⁠13. It was their fifth meeting; San José State leads the series 3–⁠2.

AwaySan José State2–⁠9 in 2004
13
HomeSMU3–⁠8 in 2004
36

Final at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University ParkAttendance 17,841

At kickoff
83°F, partly cloudy, wind 12 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Dallas Love Field (KDAL), 7 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
San José State060713
SMU1487736

Standouts

Player stats

San José State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Dale Rogers13/2410210
Adam Tafralis0/2000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dale Rogers1487020
Tyson Thompson1172024
Lance Martin6809
James Jones1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
James Jones334028
Rufus Skillern533012
Chester Coleman115115
Casey Miranda113013

SMU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tony Eckert8/159110
Jerad Romo4/75210
Matt Rushbrook2/23410
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Foy Munlin16114132
Jerad Romo1169017
Cedrick Dorsey1137010
Ashton Nixon212011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chris Foster576234
Jay’Mond Cleveland230023
Ryan Kennedy219010
Foy Munlin118018

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

San José StateSMU
273Total yards389
102Passing yards199
171Rushing yards212
3.9Yards per pass7.4
4.8Yards per rush4.3
16First downs22
4–⁠15Third downs8–⁠16
1–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers0
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
19:13Possession17:27

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

San José State 59% to win. SMU won as Elo’s underdog.

San José State leads 3–⁠2 in five meetings.

Recent meetings
2004SMU 36, San José State 13
2003San José State 31, SMU 14
2002San José State 34, SMU 23
2001SMU 24, San José State 17
2000San José State 35, SMU 10

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