North Texas at SMU

Saturday, September 8, 2007 Share

SMU beat North Texas 45–⁠31. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, SMU led the series 28–⁠4–⁠1.

AwayNorth Texas2–⁠10 in 2007

HomeSMU1–⁠11 in 2007

Final at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University ParkAttendance 20,517

At kickoff: 92°F, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Dallas Love Field (KDAL), 7 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
North Texas	14	0	3	14	31
SMU	3	14	14	14	45

PassingJustin Willis30 of 42, 353 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTSMU
RushingJames Mapps10 carries, 46 yards, 2 TDSMU
ReceivingCasey Fitzgerald18 catches, 327 yards, 2 TDNorth TexasBest receiving day of Week 2
DefenseDerek Mendoza1 INTNorth Texas

North TexasSMU

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Daniel Meager	46/64	601	3	3

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Micah Mosley	12	39	1	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Casey Fitzgerald	18	327	2	66
Brandon Jackson	10	133	1	38
Korey Washington	8	70	0	17
Brock Stickler	3	48	0	33

Interceptions	Int	Yds	TD
Derek Mendoza	1	12	0

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Justin Willis	30/42	353	2	1

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Justin Willis	10	82	0	22
DeMyron Martin	11	54	1	22
James Mapps	10	46	2	29

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Devin Lowery	7	160	0	55
Zack Sledge	7	84	1	24
Emmanuel Sanders	10	72	1	13
Vincent Chase	2	15	0	12

Interceptions	Int	Yds	TD
Jonathan Lindley	1	0	0
Bryce Hudman	1	49	1
Bryan McCann	1	-2	0

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

Our ratings going in

SMU 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

SMU leads 36–⁠6–⁠1 in 43 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.