From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Stanford
SMU
353
Total yards
370
278
Passing yards
247
75
Rushing yards
123
6.8
Yards per pass
8.2
2.3
Yards per rush
5.3
23
First downs
17
5–16
Third downs
3–11
2–3
Fourth downs
2–2
2
Turnovers
0
10–95
Penalties
7–53
36:30
Possession
23:30
2
Sacks (by defense)
6
Efficiency
Stanford
SMU
41%
Success rate
43%
−0.10
EPA per play
0.34
1.03
Explosiveness
1.58
−0.00
Rushing EPA
0.18
−0.17
Passing EPA
0.46
27%
Passing-down success
47%
−0.40
First-down EPA
0.24
0.21
Second-down EPA
0.40
0.06
Third-down EPA
−0.07
13%
Havoc by its defense
25%
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 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
SMU −19.5, over/under 55.5.
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 91%, Stanford 9%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. SMU drives left to right, Stanford right to left.
Q1 SMUPunt, 3 plays, −11 yards
Q1 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q1 StanfordPunt, 7 plays, 12 yards
Q1 SMUTouchdown, 13 plays, 75 yards
Q1 StanfordPunt, 4 plays, −2 yards
Q1 SMUField goal, 8 plays, 65 yards
Q2 StanfordTurnover on downs, 18 plays, 73 yards
Q2 SMUTouchdown, 6 plays, 98 yards
Q2 StanfordTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
Q2 SMUEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
Q3 StanfordPunt, 6 plays, 3 yards
Q3 SMUTouchdown, 5 plays, 82 yards
Q3 StanfordPunt, 3 plays, −15 yards
Q3 SMUPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
Q3 StanfordField goal, 11 plays, 50 yards
Q3 SMUPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
Q4 StanfordPick-six, 11 plays (SMU scores), 90 yards
Q4 StanfordPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q4 SMUField goal, 9 plays, 45 yards
Q4 StanfordEnd of game, 8 plays, 25 yards
Play by play
1st quarter6 drives, then SMU 7, Stanford 0
SMU Punt, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Emmet Kenney kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:54
1st & 10 at own 25
Kevin Jennings pass incomplete
14:47
2nd & 10 at own 25
T.J. Harden run for 2 yds to the SMU 27
14:17
3rd & 8 at own 27
Kevin Jennings sacked by Scotty Edwards for a loss of 13 yards to the SMU 14
13:38
4th & 21 at own 14
Wade McSparron punt for 36 yds
SMU Punt, 3 plays
13:31
1st & 10 at the 50
Kevin Jennings pass incomplete to RJ Maryland
13:23
2nd & 10 at the 50
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Yamir Knight for no gain to the 50 yard line
12:39
3rd & 10 at the 50
Kevin Jennings pass incomplete to Yamir Knight
12:30
4th & 10 at the 50
Wade McSparron punt for 42 yds
Stanford Punt, 7 plays
12:22
1st & 10 at own 8
Micah Ford run for no gain to the STAN 8
11:50
2nd & 10 at own 8
Micah Ford run for 13 yds to the STAN 21 for a 1ST down
11:02
1st & 10 at own 21
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Bryce Farrell for 12 yds to the STAN 33 for a 1ST down
10:03
1st & 10 at own 33
Ben Gulbranson sacked by Isaiah Smith for a loss of 8 yards to the STAN 25
9:27
2nd & 18 at own 25
(09:29) Shotgun Gulbranson,Ben pass incomplete short right to Tabb,Cole thrown to STA20 PENALTY SMU Holding (Robertson,Cameron) 10 yards from STA25 to STA35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
9:20
1st & 10 at own 35
Ben Gulbranson sacked by Jeffrey M’ba for a loss of 7 yards to the STAN 28
8:40
2nd & 17 at own 28
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to Bryce Farrell
8:35
3rd & 17 at own 28
Ben Gulbranson sacked by Cameron Robertson for a loss of 8 yards to the STAN 20
7:55
4th & 25 at own 20
Aidan Flintoft punt for 45 yds , Marcellus Barnes Jr. returns for no gain to the SMU 25
SMU Touchdown, 13 plays
7:43
1st & 10 at own 25
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 7 yds to the SMU 32
7:29
2nd & 3 at own 32
Chris Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the SMU 36 for a 1ST down
7:04
1st & 10 at own 36
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Romello Brinson for 11 yds to the SMU 47 for a 1ST down
6:31
1st & 10 at own 47
Kevin Jennings pass complete to RJ Maryland for 9 yds to the STAN 44
6:10
2nd & 1 at opp 44
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Romello Brinson for 2 yds to the SMU 42 SMU Penalty, Offensive Holding (Marcellus Barnes Jr.) to the SMU 44
5:42
3rd & 13 at own 44
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Romello Brinson for 8 yds to the STAN 48
5:14
4th & 5 at opp 48
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 12 yds to the STAN 36 for a 1ST down
4:58
1st & 10 at opp 36
T.J. Harden run for 1 yd to the STAN 35
4:26
2nd & 9 at opp 35
Kevin Jennings pass complete to RJ Maryland for 9 yds to the STAN 26 for a 1ST down
3:58
1st & 10 at opp 26
T.J. Harden run for 1 yd to the STAN 25
3:27
2nd & 9 at opp 25
Kevin Jennings run for 6 yds to the STAN 19
2:46
3rd & 3 at opp 19
Kevin Jennings pass incomplete to Romello Brinson
2:39
4th & 3 at opp 19
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Derrick McFall for 19 yds for a TD (Sam Keltner KICK)SMU 7, Stanford 0
Stanford Punt, 4 plays
2:31
1st & 10 at own 35
Sam Keltner kickoff for 54 yds , Caden High return for 18 yds to the STAN 29
2:25
1st & 10 at own 29
Cole Tabb run for 6 yds to the STAN 35 Stanford Penalty, Offensive Holding (Myles Libman) to the STAN 25
2:00
1st & 14 at own 25
(02:05) Tabb,Cole rush middle for 15 yards gain to the STA40 (Miyazono,Brandon; Nwokobia,Isaiah) PENALTY STA Holding (Anderson,Fisher) 10 yards from STA25 to STA15. NO PLAY.
1:28
1st & 24 at own 15
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Cole Tabb for 12 yds to the STAN 27
0:50
2nd & 12 at own 27
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to CJ Williams
0:46
3rd & 12 at own 27
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to Bryce Farrell
0:36
4th & 12 at own 27
Aidan Flintoft punt for 53 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SMU 20
SMU Field goal, 8 plays
0:30
1st & 10 at own 20
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 37 yds to the STAN 43 for a 1ST down
0:00
1st & 10 at opp 43
Kevin Jennings run for 1 yd to the STAN 42
Q2 14:53
2nd & 9 at opp 42
Chris Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the STAN 39
Q2 14:14
3rd & 6 at opp 39
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 16 yds to the STAN 23 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:50
1st & 10 at opp 23
Kevin Jennings pass incomplete to Romello Brinson
Q2 13:42
2nd & 10 at opp 23
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Derrick McFall for 7 yds to the STAN 16
Q2 13:08
3rd & 3 at opp 16
T.J. Harden run for 1 yd to the STAN 15
Q2 12:30
1st & 10 at own 35
Sam Keltner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2 12:30
4th & 2 at opp 15
Sam Keltner 32 yd FG GOODSMU 10, Stanford 0
2nd quarter4 drives, then SMU 17, Stanford 7
Stanford Turnover on downs, 18 plays
12:19
1st & 10 at own 25
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Sam Roush for 13 yds to the STAN 38 for a 1ST down
11:44
1st & 10 at own 38
Micah Ford run for 5 yds to the STAN 43
11:07
2nd & 5 at own 43
Micah Ford run for 3 yds to the STAN 46
10:24
3rd & 2 at own 46
Timeout Stanford, clock 10:24
10:17
3rd & 2 at own 46
Micah Ford run for 3 yds to the STAN 49 for a 1ST down
9:42
1st & 10 at own 49
Cole Tabb run for 3 yds to the SMU 48
8:58
2nd & 7 at opp 48
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to CJ Williams for 4 yds to the SMU 44
8:29
3rd & 3 at opp 44
Micah Ford run for 6 yds to the SMU 38 for a 1ST down
7:45
1st & 10 at opp 38
Micah Ford run for 1 yd to the SMU 37
7:02
2nd & 9 at opp 37
Micah Ford run for 3 yds to the SMU 34
6:21
3rd & 6 at opp 34
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete
6:17
4th & 6 at opp 34
(06:23) Kenney,Emmet field goal attempt from 52 yards nullified by penaltyGOOD (H: Flintoft,Aidan, LS: Warford,Peyton), clock 06:17 PENALTY SMU Offside (Harmon,Deuce) 5 yards from SMU34 to SMU29. NO PLAY.
6:17
4th & 1 at opp 29
Timeout SMU, clock 06:17
6:10
4th & 1 at opp 29
Micah Ford run for 4 yds to the SMU 25 for a 1ST down
5:47
1st & 10 at opp 25
Micah Ford pass incomplete to Sam Roush
5:41
2nd & 10 at opp 25
Micah Ford run for 9 yds to the SMU 16
4:28
3rd & 1 at opp 16
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Sam Roush for 10 yds Sam Roush fumbled, recovered by STAN Sam Roush for a 1ST down
4:16
1st & goal at opp 6
Micah Ford run for no gain to the SMU 6
3:27
2nd & goal at opp 6
Micah Ford run for 5 yds to the SMU 1
2:48
3rd & goal at opp 1
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to Benji Blackburn
2:44
4th & goal at opp 1
Micah Ford run for a loss of 1 yard to the SMU 2
SMU Touchdown, 6 plays
2:40
1st & 10 at own 2
T.J. Harden run for 4 yds to the SMU 6
2:00
2nd & 6 at own 6
Timeout SMU, clock 02:00
1:57
2nd & 6 at own 6
Kevin Jennings pass incomplete to Jordan Hudson
1:40
3rd & 6 at own 6
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Romello Brinson for 15 yds to the SMU 21 for a 1ST down
1:35
1st & 10 at own 21
SMU Penalty, Illegal Block (-10 Yards) to the SMU 11
1:23
1st & 20 at own 11
Chris Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the SMU 13
0:35
2nd & 18 at own 13
Chris Johnson Jr. run for 87 yds for a TD (Sam Keltner KICK)SMU 17, Stanford 0
Stanford Touchdown, 4 plays
0:35
1st & 10 at own 35
Sam Keltner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:30
1st & 10 at own 25
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Sam Roush for 12 yds to the STAN 37 for a 1ST down
0:13
1st & 10 at own 37
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to CJ Williams for 18 yds to the SMU 45 for a 1ST down
0:06
1st & 10 at opp 45
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Bryce Farrell for 31 yds to the SMU 14 for a 1ST down
0:06
1st & 10 at opp 14
Timeout SMU, clock 00:06
0:02
1st & 10 at opp 14
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to CJ Williams for 14 yds for a TD (Emmet Kenney KICK)SMU 17, Stanford 7
SMU End of half, 1 play
0:01
1st & 10 at own 35
Emmet Kenney kickoff for 63 yds
0:00
1st & 10 at own 25
K. Jennings takes a knee
3rd quarter6 drives, then SMU 24, Stanford 10
Stanford Punt, 6 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Sam Keltner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Shotgun Tabb,Cole rush middle for 4 yards gain to the STA29 (Nettles,William), out of bounds PENALTY STA Holding (Blackburn,Benji) 10 yards from STA25 to STA15. NO PLAY.
15:00
1st & 20 at own 15
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Sam Roush for 10 yds to the STAN 25
15:00
2nd & 10 at own 25
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Jordan Onovughe for 5 yds to the STAN 30
15:00
3rd & 5 at own 30
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to CJ Williams for 6 yds to the STAN 36 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 36
Ben Gulbranson sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the STAN 30
15:00
2nd & 16 at own 30
Ben Gulbranson run for 12 yds to the STAN 42
15:00
3rd & 4 at own 42
Ben Gulbranson sacked by Brandon Miyazono for a loss of 14 yards to the STAN 28
10:29
4th & 18 at own 28
Aidan Flintoft punt for 54 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SMU 18 , Yamir Knight returns for no gain to the SMU 18
SMU Touchdown, 5 plays
10:29
1st & 10 at own 18
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Romello Brinson for 13 yds to the SMU 31 for a 1ST down
10:29
1st & 10 at own 31
Jordan Hudson run for 6 yds to the SMU 37
10:29
2nd & 4 at own 37
T.J. Harden run for 6 yds to the SMU 43 for a 1ST down
10:29
1st & 10 at own 43
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Jordan Hudson for 15 yds to the STAN 42 for a 1ST down
8:22
1st & 10 at opp 42
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Chris Johnson Jr. for 42 yds for a TD (Sam Keltner KICK)SMU 24, Stanford 7
Stanford Punt, 3 plays
8:22
1st & 10 at own 35
Sam Keltner kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:15
1st & 10 at own 25
Micah Ford run for a loss of 1 yard to the STAN 24
7:32
2nd & 11 at own 24
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to Caden High
7:26
3rd & 11 at own 24
Ben Gulbranson sacked by Terry Webb for a loss of 9 yards to the STAN 15
6:58
4th & 20 at own 15
PENALTY STA False Start (Neely III,Sam) 5 yards from STA15 to STA10. NO PLAY.
6:40
4th & 25 at own 10
Aidan Flintoft punt for 62 yds , Yamir Knight returns for 4 yds to the SMU 32
SMU Punt, 3 plays
6:34
1st & 10 at own 32
T.J. Harden run for 6 yds to the SMU 38
6:04
2nd & 4 at own 38
Kevin Jennings pass incomplete to Jordan Hudson
5:49
3rd & 4 at own 38
Kevin Jennings sacked by Omar Staples for a loss of 13 yards to the SMU 25
5:05
4th & 17 at own 25
Wade McSparron punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Liam Thorpe at the STAN 34
Stanford Field goal, 11 plays
4:50
1st & 10 at own 34
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Benji Blackburn for 5 yds to the STAN 39
4:24
2nd & 5 at own 39
Cole Tabb run for 6 yds to the STAN 45 for a 1ST down
3:45
1st & 10 at own 45
Cole Tabb run for 1 yd to the STAN 46
3:05
2nd & 9 at own 46
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to CJ Williams for 21 yds to the SMU 33 for a 1ST down
2:41
1st & 10 at opp 33
Cole Tabb run for 5 yds to the SMU 28
1:55
2nd & 5 at opp 28
Ben Gulbranson run for no gain to the SMU 28 Ben Gulbranson fumbled, recovered by STAN CJ Williams
1:45
3rd & 5 at opp 28
Cole Tabb run for 11 yds to the SMU 17 for a 1ST down
1:15
1st & 10 at opp 17
Micah Ford run for 1 yd to the SMU 16
0:43
2nd & 9 at opp 16
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to Caden High
0:39
3rd & 9 at opp 16
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to Brendan Doyle
0:34
4th & 9 at opp 16
Emmet Kenney 34 yd FG GOODSMU 24, Stanford 10
SMU Punt, 5 plays
0:34
1st & 10 at own 35
Emmet Kenney kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Yamir Knight for 8 yds to the SMU 33
Q4 14:53
2nd & 2 at own 33
T.J. Harden run for 4 yds to the SMU 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:17
1st & 10 at own 37
T.J. Harden run for 3 yds to the SMU 40
Q4 13:37
2nd & 7 at own 40
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Romello Brinson for 3 yds to the SMU 43
Q4 13:08
3rd & 4 at own 43
Timeout Stanford, clock 13:08
Q4 13:04
3rd & 4 at own 43
Kevin Jennings pass incomplete to RJ Maryland
Q4 12:52
4th & 4 at own 43
Wade McSparron punt for 52 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the STAN 5
4th quarter4 drives, then SMU 34, Stanford 10
Stanford Pick-six, 11 plays (SMU scores)
12:44
1st & 10 at own 5
Cole Tabb run for 17 yds to the STAN 22 for a 1ST down
11:59
1st & 10 at own 22
Cole Tabb run for 9 yds to the STAN 31
11:09
2nd & 1 at own 31
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to CJ Williams for 36 yds to the SMU 33 for a 1ST down
10:36
1st & 10 at opp 33
Cole Tabb run for 4 yds to the SMU 29
10:14
2nd & 6 at opp 29
PENALTY STA Illegal Substitution 5 yards from SMU29 to SMU34. NO PLAY.
9:43
2nd & 11 at opp 34
(09:51) PENALTY STA False Start (Anderson,Fisher) 5 yards from SMU34 to SMU39. NO PLAY.
9:18
2nd & 16 at opp 39
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Sam Roush for 6 yds to the SMU 33
8:45
3rd & 10 at opp 33
(08:44) Shotgun Gulbranson,Ben pass incomplete short left to High,Caden thrown to SMU28 PENALTY SMU Pass Interference (Chambers,Kyron) 4 yards from SMU33 to SMU29, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
8:41
1st & 10 at opp 29
(08:45) PENALTY STA False Start (High,Caden) 5 yards from SMU29 to SMU34. NO PLAY.
8:35
1st & 15 at opp 34
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to CJ Williams for 10 yds to the SMU 24
7:39
2nd & 5 at opp 24
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Myles Libman for 15 yds to the SMU 9 for a 1ST down
7:24
1st & goal at opp 9
Micah Ford run for 2 yds to the SMU 7
6:55
2nd & goal at opp 7
(06:54) Shotgun Gulbranson,Ben pass complete short left to High,Caden caught at SMU00, for 7 yards to the SMU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 06:55 PENALTY STA Personal Foul (Brown,Ziron) 15 yards from SMU07 to SMU22. NO PLAY.
6:55
2nd & goal at opp 22
Timeout SMU, clock 06:55
6:49
2nd & goal at opp 22
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Sam Roush for 13 yds to the SMU 9
6:23
3rd & goal at opp 9
SMU Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Kyron Chambers) to the SMU 5 for a 1ST down
6:05
1st & goal at opp 5
Ben Gulbranson pass intercepted Justin Medlock return for 96 yds for a TD (Sam Keltner KICK)SMU 31, Stanford 10
6:05
1st & 10 at own 35
PENALTY STA UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Onovughe,Jordan) 15 yards from SMU35 to SMU50. NO PLAY.
Stanford Punt, 3 plays
6:05
1st & 10 at the 50
Sam Keltner kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
6:01
1st & 10 at own 25
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete
5:54
2nd & 10 at own 25
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete
5:47
3rd & 10 at own 25
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete
5:35
4th & 10 at own 25
Aidan Flintoft punt for 51 yds
SMU Field goal, 9 plays
5:29
1st & 10 at own 24
T.J. Harden run for 1 yd to the SMU 25
4:44
2nd & 9 at own 25
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Link Rhodes for 10 yds to the SMU 35 for a 1ST down Stanford Penalty, Personal Foul (Matt Rose) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
4:12
1st & 10 at the 50
Shaadie Clayton-Johnson run for 1 yd to the STAN 49
3:28
2nd & 9 at opp 49
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Yamir Knight for 8 yds to the STAN 41
2:44
3rd & 1 at opp 41
T.J. Harden run for 7 yds to the STAN 34 for a 1ST down
2:00
1st & 10 at opp 34
Timeout SMU, clock 02:00
1:53
1st & 10 at opp 34
Chris Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the STAN 34
1:48
2nd & 10 at opp 34
T.J. Harden run for 3 yds to the STAN 31
1:48
3rd & 7 at opp 31
Timeout Stanford, clock 01:48
1:38
3rd & 7 at opp 31
Kevin Jennings pass complete to Chris Johnson Jr. for no gain to the STAN 31
1:38
4th & 7 at opp 31
Timeout SMU, clock 01:38
1:32
4th & 7 at opp 31
Sam Keltner 48 yd FG GOODSMU 34, Stanford 10
Stanford End of game, 8 plays
1:27
1st & 10 at own 35
Sam Keltner kickoff for 65 yds , Caden High return for 21 yds to the STAN 21
1:20
1st & 10 at own 21
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Sam Roush for 14 yds to the STAN 35 for a 1ST down
1:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete
0:56
2nd & 10 at own 35
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to Myles Libman
0:48
3rd & 10 at own 35
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to Sedrick Irvin
0:41
4th & 10 at own 35
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Sam Roush for 11 yds to the STAN 46 for a 1ST down SMU Penalty, Defensive Offside (Yards) declined for a 1ST down
0:39
1st & 10 at own 46
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete to Sam Roush
0:33
2nd & 10 at own 46
Ben Gulbranson pass incomplete
0:00
3rd & 10 at own 46
Ben Gulbranson pass complete to Caden High for no gain to the STAN 46
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.
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