NCAAF Game Recap - North Texas at SMU
Sat Sep 9, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

Fres
10
Bama
41
F
Okla
31
OSU
16
F
Aub
6
Clem
14
F
Pitt
14
PSU
33
F
Stan
24
USC
42
F
Mont
7
Wash
63
F
Cin
14
Mich
36
F
FlAtl
14
Wisc
31
F
OkSt
44
SoAl
7
F
Chat
10
LSU
45
F
UGA
20
ND
19
F
Lou
47
UNC
35
F
Del
0
VaTec
27
F
UNCC
7
K St
55
F
Boise
44
WaSt
47
F(2OT)
TCU
28
Ark
7
F
InSt
7
Tenn
42
F
SamHu
44
PVAM
31
F
IdSt
13
UtSt
51
F
AlcSt
10
FLInt
17
F
Ohio
21
Purd
44
F
Buff
17
Army
21
F
UT-M
23
Miss
45
F
Iowa
44
IASt
41
F OT
ECU
20
WVU
56
F
Tows
17
MD
63
F
E Ky
16
KY
27
F
NW
17
Duke
41
F
JacSt
10
GATec
37
F
Wake
34
BC
10
F
TxSt
3
Colo
37
F
UAB
31
Ball
51
F
E Il
10
NIU
38
F
Sav
7
App
54
F
Tul
21
Navy
23
F
APSU
10
MiaOH
31
F
How
31
Kent
38
F
Abil
10
ColSt
38
F
SJSU
0
Tex
56
F
Ind
34
UVA
17
F
Vill
13
Temp
16
F
MidTN
30
Syr
23
F
E Mi
16
Rut
13
F
WestMI
14
MSU
28
F
OD
17
UMass
7
F
GWebb
0
Wyo
27
F
AlaAM
0
Vand
42
F
ULLaf
42
Tuls
66
F
C Mi
45
Kans
27
F
UNH
22
GaSo
12
F
Neb
35
Oreg
42
F
Hawaii
23
UCLA
56
F
Web
20
Cal
33
F
Mor
17
Lib
58
F
AlaSt
7
Troy
34
F
Marsh
20
NCSt
37
F
(N/A)
10
JMU
52
F
SD
35
BGSU
27
F
ArkPB
3
Akr
52
F
Toled
37
NEV
24
F
UNLV
44
Idaho
16
F
Nich
14
TxAM
24
F
Sou
0
SMiss
45
F
NorTx
32
SMU
54
F
SCar
31
MIZ
13
F
MissSt
57
LT
21
F
NMS
30
NM
28
F
Rice
31
UTEP
14
F
W Ky
7
Ill
20
F
UTSA
17
Bayl
10
F
MIN
48
OreSt
14
F
Utah
19
BYU
13
F
Hou
19
Ariz
16
F
SDSU
30
AzSt
20
F
MiaFL
ArkSt
Canc
NoCol
Fla
Canc
ULMon
FlaSt
PPD
SoFL
UConn
PPD
Mem
UCF
PPD

Sep 9, 2017, 7:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

North Texas (1-1)

10

0

7

15

32

SMU (2-0)

10

14

16

14

54

Hicks-Sutton combo helps SMU beat N Texas 54-32
Sat Sep 9, 2017 10:45 PM

DALLAS (AP) Ben Hicks threw four touchdown passes to Courtland Sutton, Xavier Jones ran for two scores, and Southern Methodist beat North Texas 54-32 on Saturday to win its second straight.

With eight receptions for 163 yards, Sutton tied the SMU single-game program record with four TD catches, and his 40-yard scoring reception broke a 10-all first-quarter tie and broke the game open. Hicks, 20 of 39 for 312 yards passing with one interception, also connected with Sutton on 62-, 4-, 35-yard TD passes.

Jones gained 74 yards on 13 carries, and his 1-yard plunge on fourth-and-goal in the third quarter was set up by Demerick Gary's interception of a pass by the Mean Green's Mason Fine. Jones also scored on a 47-yard run in the fourth.

Backup QB D.J. Gillins' first pass of the game was a 76-yard scoring strike to Myron Gailliard, in the fourth quarter.

The Mustangs defense held North Texas (1-1) to 69 yards rushing, scored a safety, and twice stopped the Mean Green on downs.

Fine was 32 of 47 for 424 yards, with TD passes of 72 and 29 yards to Jalen Guyton, who had three receptions for 109 yards, and a 13-yarder to Jaelon Darden. Jeffery Wilson scored on a 2-yard run.

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Passing

NorTx Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
M. Fine 47 32 68.1 3 424 72 2 100.0
SMU Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. Hicks 39 20 51.3 4 312 62 1 101.7
D. Gillins 1 1 100.0 1 76 76 0 158.3

Rushing

NorTx Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Wilson 13 36 2.8 10 1
N. Smith 5 31 6.2 14 0
SMU Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
X. Jones 13 74 5.7 47 2
K. Freeman 14 31 2.2 10 0

Receiving

NorTx Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Guyton 3 109 36.3 72 2
M. Lawrence 8 90 11.3 37 0
SMU Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
C. Sutton 8 163 20.4 62 4
T. Quinn 6 96 16.0 27 0

Fumbles

NorTx F FL
T. Smiley 1 1
M. Fine 1 0

Returning

NorTx KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Darden 4 18.8 0 29 1 12.0 0 12
T. Smiley 0 0 0 1 3.0 0 0
SMU KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
T. Quinn 1 27.0 0 27 0 0 0

Punting

NorTx Punt Yds Avg LgPu
A. Kenworthy 4 155 38.8 44
SMU Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Sackville 7 278 39.7 47

Takeaways

NorTx Int Yds InTD
K. Hall 1 0 0
SMU Int Yds InTD
E. McQueen 1 0 0
D. Gary 1 3 0

Team Stats Comparison

NorTx SMU
Points For 32 54
Total Yards 493 493
Rushing Yards 69 99
Passing Yards 424 394
Passing Completions / Attempts 32/47 22/41
Turnovers 3 1
Interceptions Thrown 2 1
Fumbles - Lost 2/1 0/0
First Downs 22 20
Penalties - Yards 7/58 4/50
Time Of Possession 02:02 58:58
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/15 9/18
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/3 1/1
Punts - Average Yards 4/39 7/40

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter NorTx SMU
NorTx 03:19 TD Jeffery Wilson 2 yd run (Trevor Moore kick) 7 0
NorTx 06:15 FG Trevor Moore 46 yd FG 10 0
SMU 08:11 TD Courtland Sutton 62 yd pass from Ben Hicks (Josh Williams kick) 10 7
SMU 12:28 FG Josh Williams 36 yd FG 10 10
2nd Quarter NorTx SMU
SMU 09:45 TD Courtland Sutton 40 yd pass from Ben Hicks (Josh Williams kick) 10 17
SMU 14:50 TD Courtland Sutton 4 yd pass from Ben Hicks (Josh Williams kick) 10 24
3rd Quarter NorTx SMU
SMU 00:36 TD Courtland Sutton 35 yd pass from Ben Hicks (Josh Williams kick) 10 31
SMU 03:37 TD Xavier Jones 1 yd run (Josh Williams kick) 10 38
NorTx 08:04 TD Jalen Guyton 72 yd pass from Mason Fine (Trevor Moore kick) 17 38
SMU 10:58 SF Team safety 17 40
4th Quarter NorTx SMU
SMU 00:30 TD Xavier Jones 47 yd run (Josh Williams kick) 17 47
SMU 03:33 TD Myron Gailliard 76 yd pass from D.J. Gillins (Josh Williams kick) 17 54
NorTx 04:15 TD Jalen Guyton 29 yd pass from Mason Fine (Trevor Moore kick) 24 54
NorTx 11:36 TD Jaelon Darden 13 yd pass from Mason Fine (Jaelon Darden 2pt pass from Mason Fine) 32 54

Game Information

Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 24,638
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