Tulane at SMU

Saturday, November 30, 2019

SMU beat Tulane 37–⁠20. It was their 26th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 13–⁠13.

AwayTulane7–⁠6 in 2019
20
HomeSMU10–⁠3 in 2019
37

Final at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University ParkTV: ESPNUAttendance 20,761

At kickoff
71°F, a few clouds, wind 15 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Dallas Love Field Airport (KDAL), 5 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Adam Savoie; umpire William Thomas; head linesman Dan Harrington; line judge Tracy Jones; side judge Eric Hartman; field judge Glenn Crowther; back judge Chris Bikowski; center judge Ryan WingersGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tulane737320
SMU14701637

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Tulane

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Justin McMillan22/3724200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Corey Dauphine1052135
Justin McMillan1550027
Cameron Carroll1347113
Tyjae Spears103107
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tyrick James562017
Darnell Mooney753025
Jalen McCleskey449033
Tyjae Spears341020
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Chase Kuerschen8000
Lawrence Graham7110
Cameron Sample5110
P.J. Hall50.500
Thakarius Keyes5000
Mike Hinton1110
Larry Brooks1001

SMU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Shane Buechele15/2718031
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Xavier Jones18125238
Ke’Mon Freeman937021
Shane Buechele820024
T.J. McDaniel315012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
James Proche771126
Myron Gailliard234130
Kylen Granson228120
C.J. Sanders122022
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Trevor Denbow120.500
Rodney Clemons11100
Patrick Nelson103.520
Richard McBryde8000
Delontae Scott3220
Demerick Gary310.50
Gary Wiley20.50.50

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

Team stats

TulaneSMU
465Total yards377
242Passing yards180
223Rushing yards197
6.5Yards per pass6.7
4.2Yards per rush5.2
26First downs18
11–⁠20Third downs8–⁠16
0–⁠4Fourth downs1–⁠1
2Turnovers1
5–⁠40Penalties0–⁠0
36:09Possession23:51
3Sacks (by defense)5

Efficiency

TulaneSMU
44%Success rate44%
0.05EPA per play0.18
1.16Explosiveness1.26
0.08Rushing EPA0.28
−0.01Passing EPA0.09
41%Passing-down success32%
0.03First-down EPA0.13
0.03Second-down EPA−0.36
0.82Third-down EPA0.79
15%Havoc by its defense20%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

SMU 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

SMU −3, over/under 72.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were SMU 58%, Tulane 42%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

SMU end zoneTulane end zoneQ1 SMUPunt, 6 playsQ1 TulaneTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ1 SMUTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 TulanePunt, 3 playsQ1 SMUInterception, 5 playsQ1 TulaneFumble, 3 playsQ1 SMUTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 TulaneTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ2 TulaneMissed FG, 15 playsQ2 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ2 SMUTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 TulaneField goal, 14 playsQ3 TulanePunt, 6 playsQ3 SMUPunt, 8 playsQ3 TulaneTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ3 TulaneTurnover on downs, 13 playsQ4 SMUTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 TulaneTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 SMUTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 TulaneField goal, 8 playsQ4 SMUField goal, 6 playsQ4 TulaneTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 SMUEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. SMU drives left to right, Tulane right to left.
  1. Q1 SMUPunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
  2. Q1 TulaneTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 42 yards
  3. Q1 SMUTouchdown, 5 plays, 67 yards
  4. Q1 TulanePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  5. Q1 SMUInterception, 5 plays, 53 yards
  6. Q1 TulaneFumble, 3 plays, 11 yards
  7. Q1 SMUTouchdown, 2 plays, 8 yards
  8. Q1 TulaneTouchdown, 9 plays, 60 yards
  9. Q1 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  10. Q2 TulaneMissed FG, 15 plays, 58 yards
  11. Q2 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  12. Q2 SMUTouchdown, 4 plays, 14 yards
  13. Q2 TulaneField goal, 14 plays, 64 yards
  14. Q3 TulanePunt, 6 plays, 15 yards
  15. Q3 SMUPunt, 8 plays, 44 yards
  16. Q3 TulaneTouchdown, 6 plays, 83 yards
  17. Q3 SMUPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  18. Q3 TulaneTurnover on downs, 13 plays, 47 yards
  19. Q4 SMUTouchdown, 13 plays, 93 yards
  20. Q4 TulaneTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 7 yards
  21. Q4 SMUTouchdown, 4 plays, 37 yards
  22. Q4 TulaneField goal, 8 plays, 52 yards
  23. Q4 SMUField goal, 6 plays, 22 yards
  24. Q4 TulaneTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  25. Q4 SMUEnd of game, 4 plays, 13 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then SMU 14, Tulane 7
SMU Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Merek Glover kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche, broken up by Cameron Sample
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Xavier Jones run for 3 yds to the SMU 28
15:003rd & 7 at own 28Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 19 yds James Proche fumbled, forced by Lawrence Graham, for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 47Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche
15:002nd & 10 at own 47Shane Buechele run for 2 yds to the SMU 49
15:003rd & 8 at own 49Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche
15:004th & 8 at own 49Trevor Denbow punt for 26 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Tulan 25
Tulane Turnover on downs, 8 plays
13:141st & 10 at own 25Justin McMillan pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 5 yds to the Tulan 30
13:142nd & 5 at own 30Tyjae Spears run for 7 yds to the Tulan 37 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at own 37Darius Bradwell run for 14 yds to the Tulan 49 Darius Bradwell fumbled, forced by Trevor Denbow, for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at own 49Justin McMillan pass complete to Tyjae Spears for 12 yds to the SMU 39 for a 1ST down
13:141st & 10 at opp 39Tyjae Spears run for 2 yds to the SMU 37
13:142nd & 8 at opp 37Corey Dauphine run for a loss of 1 yard to the SMU 38
13:143rd & 9 at opp 38Corey Dauphine run for 6 yds to the SMU 32
9:434th & 3 at opp 32Timeout SMU, clock 09:43
9:434th & 3 at opp 32Justin McMillan run for a loss of 1 yard to the SMU 33
SMU Touchdown, 5 plays
9:351st & 10 at own 33Ke’Mon Freeman run for 6 yds to the SMU 39
9:352nd & 4 at own 39Ke’Mon Freeman run for 2 yds to the SMU 41
9:353rd & 2 at own 41Shane Buechele run for 7 yds to the SMU 48 for a 1ST down
9:351st & 10 at own 48Shane Buechele pass complete to CJ Sanders for 22 yds to the Tulan 30 for a 1ST down
7:571st & 10 at opp 30Shane Buechele pass complete to Myron Gailliard for 30 yds for a TD, (Kevin Robledo KICK)SMU 7, Tulane 0
Tulane Punt, 3 plays
7:571st & 0 at own 35Charles Cannon kickoff for 56 yds , Stephon Huderson return for 21 yds to the Tulan 30
7:501st & 10 at own 30Justin McMillan pass incomplete
7:502nd & 10 at own 30Tyjae Spears run for 2 yds to the Tulan 32
7:503rd & 8 at own 32Justin McMillan pass incomplete
7:504th & 8 at own 32Ryan Wright punt for 48 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SMU 37 , James Proche returns for 17 yds to the SMU 37
SMU Interception, 5 plays
6:501st & 10 at own 37Xavier Jones run for 38 yds to the Tulan 25 for a 1ST down
6:501st & 10 at opp 25Xavier Jones run for 7 yds to the Tulan 18
6:502nd & 3 at opp 18Xavier Jones run for 7 yds to the Tulan 11 for a 1ST down
6:501st & 10 at opp 11Xavier Jones run for 1 yd to the Tulan 10
6:502nd & 9 at opp 10Shane Buechele pass intercepted Larry Brooks return for no gain to the Tulan 8
Tulane Fumble, 3 plays
5:111st & 10 at own 8Cameron Carroll run for 1 yd to the Tulan 9
5:112nd & 9 at own 9Justin McMillan pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 6 yds to the Tulan 15
5:113rd & 3 at own 15Justin McMillan sacked by Delontae Scott for a loss of 3 yards to the Tulan 8 Justin McMillan fumbled, recovered by SMU Delano Robinson , return for 0 yards , return for 10 yds to the Tulan 8 Delano Robinson fumbled, recovered by SMU Delano Robinson , return for 0 yards
SMU Touchdown, 2 plays
4:011st & goal at opp 8Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche, broken up by Chase Kuerschen
3:492nd & goal at opp 8Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 8 yds for a TD, (Kevin Robledo KICK)SMU 14, Tulane 0
Tulane Touchdown, 9 plays
3:491st & 0 at own 35Charles Cannon kickoff for 56 yds , Stephon Huderson return for 31 yds to the Tulan 40
3:421st & 10 at own 40Corey Dauphine run for 9 yds to the Tulan 49
3:422nd & 1 at own 49TULANE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Tulan 44
3:422nd & 6 at own 44Amare Jones run for 11 yds to the SMU 45 for a 1ST down
3:421st & 10 at opp 45Justin McMillan pass complete to Amare Jones for 13 yds to the SMU 32 for a 1ST down
3:421st & 10 at opp 32Corey Dauphine run for 2 yds to the SMU 30
3:422nd & 8 at opp 30Cameron Carroll run for 2 yds to the SMU 28
3:423rd & 6 at opp 28Cameron Carroll run for 13 yds to the SMU 15 for a 1ST down
3:421st & 10 at opp 15Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 10 yds to the SMU 5 for a 1ST down
3:421st & goal at opp 5Tyjae Spears run for 2 yds to the SMU 3
0:012nd & goal at opp 3Cameron Carroll run for 3 yds for a TD, (Merek Glover KICK)SMU 14, Tulane 7
SMU Punt, 3 plays
0:011st & 0 at own 35Merek Glover kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:011st & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele sacked by Cameron Sample for a loss of 1 yard to the SMU 24
Q2 15:002nd & 11 at own 24Shane Buechele run for 3 yds to the SMU 27
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at own 27Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche
Q2 15:004th & 8 at own 27Jamie Sackville punt for 36 yds TULANE Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Tulan 27
2nd quarter4 drives, then SMU 21, Tulane 10
Tulane Missed FG, 15 plays
14:021st & 10 at own 27Tyjae Spears run for 6 yds to the Tulan 33
14:022nd & 4 at own 33Tyjae Spears run for 4 yds to the Tulan 37 for a 1ST down
14:021st & 10 at own 37CARROLL, C. rush for no gain to the TLN37 (CLEMONS, Rodney), PENALTY TLN holding (CLAYBROOK, J.) 10 yards to the TLN27, NO PLAY.
14:021st & 20 at own 27Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for a loss of 3 yards to the Tulan 24
14:022nd & 23 at own 24Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 25 yds to the Tulan 49 for a 1ST down
14:021st & 10 at own 49Cameron Carroll run for 10 yds to the SMU 41 for a 1ST down
14:021st & 10 at opp 41Cameron Carroll run for 3 yds to the SMU 38
14:022nd & 7 at opp 38Cameron Carroll run for 1 yd to the SMU 37
14:023rd & 6 at opp 37Justin McMillan run for 6 yds to the SMU 31 for a 1ST down
14:021st & 10 at opp 31Cameron Carroll run for 3 yds to the SMU 28
14:022nd & 7 at opp 28Corey Dauphine run for 2 yds to the SMU 26
14:023rd & 5 at opp 26Justin McMillan run for 6 yds to the SMU 20 for a 1ST down
14:021st & 10 at opp 20Corey Dauphine run for a loss of 4 yards to the SMU 24
14:022nd & 14 at opp 24Justin McMillan sacked by Delontae Scott for a loss of 6 yards to the SMU 30
6:023rd & 20 at opp 30Timeout TULANE, clock 06:02
6:023rd & 20 at opp 30Justin McMillan pass complete to Tyrick James for 15 yds to the SMU 15
5:174th & 5 at opp 15Merek Glover 32 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Delontae Scott
SMU Punt, 3 plays
5:171st & 10 at own 25Ke’Mon Freeman run for 1 yd to the SMU 26
5:172nd & 9 at own 26Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 7 yds to the SMU 33
5:173rd & 2 at own 33Ke’Mon Freeman run for no gain to the SMU 33
5:174th & 2 at own 33Jamie Sackville punt for 48 yds , Stephon Huderson returns for no gain to the Tulan 14 Stephon Huderson fumbled, recovered by SMU Cole Voyles
SMU Touchdown, 4 plays
3:521st & 10 at opp 14Xavier Jones run for 5 yds to the Tulan 9
3:522nd & 5 at opp 9Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 4 yds to the Tulan 5
3:523rd & 1 at opp 5Xavier Jones run for 4 yds to the Tulan 1 for a 1ST down
3:522nd & 5 at own 0PENALTY SMU unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, PENALTY TLN unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, NO PLAY.
2:321st & goal at opp 1Xavier Jones run for 1 yd for a TD, (Kevin Robledo KICK)SMU 21, Tulane 7
Tulane Field goal, 14 plays
2:321st & 0 at own 35Charles Cannon kickoff for 56 yds , Stephon Huderson return for 21 yds to the TULANE 44 TULANE Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Tulan 20
2:211st & 10 at own 20Corey Dauphine run for 1 yd to the Tulan 21
2:212nd & 9 at own 21Justin McMillan run for 8 yds to the Tulan 29
2:213rd & 1 at own 29Stephon Huderson run for 8 yds to the Tulan 37 for a 1ST down
2:211st & 10 at own 37Justin McMillan pass incomplete to Darnell Mooney
2:212nd & 10 at own 37Justin McMillan pass incomplete to Tyjae Spears
2:213rd & 10 at own 37Justin McMillan pass complete to Tyrick James for 11 yds to the Tulan 48 for a 1ST down
2:211st & 10 at own 48Justin McMillan sacked by Patrick Nelson for a loss of 1 yard to the Tulan 47
0:522nd & 11 at own 47Timeout TULANE, clock 00:52
0:522nd & 11 at own 47Justin McMillan pass incomplete to Jalen McCleskey
0:523rd & 11 at own 47Justin McMillan pass complete to Amare Jones for 11 yds to the SMU 42 for a 1ST down
0:351st & 10 at opp 42Timeout SMU, clock 00:35
0:351st & 10 at opp 42Justin McMillan pass complete to Tyjae Spears for 9 yds to the SMU 33
0:352nd & 1 at opp 33Justin McMillan pass complete to Tyrick James for 17 yds to the SMU 16 for a 1ST down
0:351st & 10 at opp 16Justin McMillan pass incomplete to Amare Jones, broken up by Delano Robinson
0:352nd & 10 at opp 16Justin McMillan pass incomplete to Jalen McCleskey
0:003rd & 10 at opp 16Merek Glover 33 yd FG GOODSMU 21, Tulane 10
3rd quarter5 drives, then SMU 21, Tulane 17
Tulane Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Russell Roberts kickoff for 63 yds , Amare Jones return for 33 yds to the Tulan 35
14:541st & 10 at own 35Cameron Carroll run for 2 yds to the Tulan 37
14:542nd & 8 at own 37Cameron Carroll run for 3 yds to the Tulan 40
14:543rd & 5 at own 40Justin McMillan pass complete to Tyrick James for 7 yds to the Tulan 47 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 47Justin McMillan pass incomplete to Jalen McCleskey, broken up by Ar’mani Johnson
14:542nd & 10 at own 47Amare Jones run for 8 yds to the SMU 45
14:543rd & 2 at opp 45Justin McMillan sacked by Patrick Nelson for a loss of 5 yards to the 50 yard line
14:544th & 7 at the 50Ryan Wright punt for 42 yds, downed at the SMU 8
SMU Punt, 8 plays
12:001st & 10 at own 8Xavier Jones run for 15 yds to the SMU 23 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at own 23Xavier Jones run for 6 yds to the SMU 29
12:002nd & 4 at own 29Xavier Jones run for 3 yds to the SMU 32
12:003rd & 1 at own 32Xavier Jones run for no gain to the SMU 32
12:004th & 1 at own 32Shane Buechele run for 24 yds to the Tulan 44 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at opp 44Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Myron Gailliard
12:002nd & 10 at opp 44Shane Buechele sacked by Mike Hinton for a loss of 4 yards to the Tulan 48
12:003rd & 14 at opp 48Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Xavier Jones
12:004th & 14 at opp 48Jamie Sackville punt for 31 yds
Tulane Touchdown, 6 plays
8:311st & 10 at own 17Corey Dauphine run for 1 yd to the Tulan 18
8:312nd & 9 at own 18Justin McMillan pass complete to Tyrick James for 12 yds to the Tulan 30 for a 1ST down
8:311st & 10 at own 30Justin McMillan run for 27 yds to the SMU 43 for a 1ST down
8:311st & 10 at opp 43Corey Dauphine run for 1 yd to the SMU 42
8:312nd & 9 at opp 42Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 7 yds to the SMU 35
6:463rd & 2 at opp 35Corey Dauphine run for 35 yds for a TD, (Merek Glover KICK)SMU 21, Tulane 17
SMU Punt, 3 plays
6:461st & 0 at own 35Merek Glover kickoff for 59 yds , CJ Sanders return for 18 yds to the SMU 24
6:401st & 10 at own 24Ke’Mon Freeman run for 1 yd to the SMU 25
6:402nd & 9 at own 25Shane Buechele pass incomplete
6:403rd & 9 at own 25Shane Buechele sacked by Lawrence Graham for a loss of 9 yards to the SMU 16 SMU Penalty, personal foul ( Yards) declined
6:404th & 18 at own 16Jamie Sackville punt for 48 yds , Jacob Robertson Jr. returns for 10 yds to the Tulan 46
Tulane Turnover on downs, 13 plays
5:361st & 10 at own 46Tyjae Spears run for 7 yds to the SMU 47
5:362nd & 3 at opp 47Tyjae Spears run for 2 yds to the SMU 45
5:363rd & 1 at opp 45Tyjae Spears run for 3 yds to the SMU 42 for a 1ST down
5:361st & 10 at opp 42Justin McMillan run for 6 yds to the SMU 36
5:362nd & 4 at opp 36Cameron Carroll run for 2 yds to the SMU 34
5:363rd & 2 at opp 34Cameron Carroll run for 3 yds to the SMU 31 for a 1ST down
5:361st & 10 at opp 31Justin McMillan run for 2 yds to the SMU 29
5:362nd & 8 at opp 29Tyjae Spears run for a loss of 4 yards to the SMU 33
5:363rd & 12 at opp 33Justin McMillan pass complete to Tyjae Spears for 20 yds to the SMU 13 for a 1ST down
5:361st & 10 at opp 13Justin McMillan run for 2 yds to the SMU 11
5:362nd & 8 at opp 11Amare Jones run for 4 yds to the SMU 7
5:363rd & 4 at opp 7Justin McMillan run for no gain to the SMU 7
Q4 15:004th & 4 at opp 7Justin McMillan pass incomplete to Darnell Mooney, broken up by Ar’mani Johnson
4th quarter7 drives, then SMU 37, Tulane 20
SMU Touchdown, 13 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 7Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 10 yds to the SMU 17 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 17Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 4 yds to the SMU 21
14:552nd & 6 at own 21Shane Buechele pass incomplete to CJ Sanders
14:553rd & 6 at own 21Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 20 yds to the SMU 41 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 41Xavier Jones run for 1 yd to the SMU 42
14:552nd & 9 at own 42Shane Buechele pass complete to Myron Gailliard for 4 yds to the SMU 46
12:383rd & 5 at own 46Timeout SMU, clock 12:38
12:383rd & 5 at own 46Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 15 yds to the Tulan 39 for a 1ST down
12:381st & 10 at opp 39Xavier Jones run for 1 yd to the Tulan 38
12:382nd & 9 at opp 38Shane Buechele pass complete to Xavier Jones for 6 yds to the Tulan 32
12:383rd & 3 at opp 32Xavier Jones run for 4 yds to the Tulan 28 for a 1ST down
12:381st & 10 at opp 28Xavier Jones run for 2 yds to the Tulan 26
12:382nd & 8 at opp 26Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche
10:233rd & 8 at opp 26Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 26 yds for a TD TULANE Penalty, Defensive holding ( Yards) declined, (Two-Point Conversion failed)SMU 27, Tulane 17
Tulane Turnover on downs, 4 plays
10:231st & 0 at own 35Russell Roberts kickoff for 50 yds , Amare Jones return for 15 yds to the Tulan 30
10:161st & 10 at own 30Justin McMillan pass incomplete to Darnell Mooney
10:162nd & 10 at own 30Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 5 yds to the Tulan 35
10:163rd & 5 at own 35Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 2 yds to the Tulan 37
10:164th & 3 at own 37Justin McMillan pass incomplete
SMU Touchdown, 4 plays
8:581st & 10 at opp 37Xavier Jones run for 2 yds to the Tulan 35
8:582nd & 8 at opp 35Shane Buechele pass incomplete to CJ Sanders
8:583rd & 8 at opp 35Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 10 yds to the Tulan 25 for a 1ST down
7:281st & 10 at opp 25Xavier Jones run for 25 yds for a TD, (Kevin Robledo KICK)SMU 34, Tulane 17
Tulane Field goal, 8 plays
7:281st & 0 at own 35Russell Roberts kickoff for 54 yds , Amare Jones return for 10 yds to the Tulan 21
7:211st & 10 at own 21Justin McMillan pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 33 yds to the SMU 46 for a 1ST down
7:211st & 10 at opp 46Justin McMillan pass complete to Ygenio Booker for 13 yds to the SMU 33 for a 1ST down
7:211st & 10 at opp 33Justin McMillan pass complete to Darnell Mooney for 7 yds to the SMU 26
7:212nd & 3 at opp 26Justin McMillan pass complete to Jalen McCleskey for 5 yds to the SMU 21 for a 1ST down
7:211st & 10 at opp 21Justin McMillan pass incomplete to Tyrick James
7:212nd & 10 at opp 21Justin McMillan pass incomplete to Darnell Mooney
7:213rd & 10 at opp 21Justin McMillan sacked by Demerick Gary and Gary Wiley for a loss of 6 yards to the SMU 27
4:484th & 16 at opp 27Merek Glover 42 yd FG GOODSMU 34, Tulane 20
4:481st & goal at own 35GLOVER, M. kickoff 16 yards to the SMU49, on-side kick, recovered by TLN HALL, P.J. on SMU49, PENALTY TLN offside (VAULT, KJ) 5 yards to the TLN30, NO PLAY.
SMU Field goal, 6 plays
4:481st & 0 at own 30Merek Glover on-side kick recovered by SMU at the Tulan 30 , James Proche return for 16 yds to the Tulan 30
4:431st & 10 at opp 30Ke’Mon Freeman run for 7 yds to the Tulan 23
4:432nd & 3 at opp 23Ke’Mon Freeman run for 21 yds to the Tulan 2 for a 1ST down
4:431st & goal at opp 2Ke’Mon Freeman run for a loss of 2 yards to the Tulan 4
3:182nd & 0 at opp 4Timeout TULANE, clock 03:18
3:182nd & goal at opp 4Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for a loss of 5 yards to the Tulan 9
3:123rd & 0 at opp 9Timeout TULANE, clock 03:12
3:123rd & goal at opp 9Ke’Mon Freeman run for 1 yd to the Tulan 8
3:064th & 0 at opp 8Timeout TULANE, clock 03:06
3:024th & goal at opp 8Kevin Robledo 25 yd FG GOODSMU 37, Tulane 20
Tulane Turnover on downs, 4 plays
3:021st & 0 at own 35Russell Roberts kickoff for 59 yds , Jalen McCleskey return for 20 yds to the Tulan 26
2:571st & 10 at own 26Justin McMillan pass incomplete to Darnell Mooney
2:572nd & 10 at own 26Justin McMillan pass incomplete
2:573rd & 10 at own 26Justin McMillan run for 8 yds to the Tulan 34
2:574th & 2 at own 34Cameron Carroll run for 1 yd to the Tulan 35
SMU End of game, 4 plays
2:251st & 10 at opp 35TJ McDaniel run for 12 yds to the Tulan 23 for a 1ST down
2:251st & 10 at opp 23TJ McDaniel run for 2 yds to the Tulan 21
2:252nd & 8 at opp 21TJ McDaniel run for 1 yd to the Tulan 20
2:253rd & 7 at opp 20Shane Buechele run for a loss of 2 yards to the Tulan 22

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

SMU leads 16–⁠14 in 30 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2023SMU 26, Tulane 14American Athletic Championship
2022Tulane 59, SMU 24
2021SMU 55, Tulane 26
2020SMU 37, Tulane 34
2019SMU 37, Tulane 20
2018SMU 27, Tulane 23

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