NCAAF Game Recap - Stephen F. Austin at SMU
Sat Sep 2, 2017 7:00 PM EDT

FlaSt
7
Bama
24
F
OSU
49
Ind
21
F
WestMI
31
USC
49
F
Kent
3
Clem
56
F
Akr
0
PSU
52
F
UTEP
7
Okla
56
F
Wash
30
Rut
14
F
UtSt
10
Wisc
59
F
Tuls
24
OkSt
59
F
Mich
33
Fla
17
F
GaSo
7
Aub
41
F
BYU
0
LSU
27
F
App
10
UGA
31
F
Lou
35
Purd
28
F
B-C
13
MiaFL
41
F
Stony
17
SoFL
31
F
C Ark
19
K St
55
F
WVU
24
VaTec
31
F
MD
51
Tex
41
F
MonSt
0
WaSt
31
F
Tenn
42
GATec
41
F(1OT)
FLInt
17
UCF
61
F
Presb
7
Wake
51
F
URI
27
C Mi
30
F(2OT)
TnSt
17
GASt
10
F
Elon
13
Toled
47
F
Buff
7
MIN
17
F
APSU
14
Cin
26
F
UND
16
Utah
37
F
HolyC
20
UConn
27
F
FlaAM
7
Ark
49
F
ULMon
29
Mem
37
F
NMS
31
AzSt
37
F
Ford
6
Army
64
F
UNCC
7
E Mi
24
F
Rich
34
SamHu
48
F
CenCt
7
Syr
50
F
Navy
42
FlAtl
19
F
ColSt
3
Colo
17
F
BC
23
NIU
20
F
MoStU
43
MIZ
72
F
Wyo
3
Iowa
24
F
Ball
21
Ill
24
F
BGSU
10
MSU
35
F
Cal
35
UNC
30
F
YSU
21
Pitt
28
F OT
PorSt
32
OreSt
35
F
VMI
0
AF
62
F
NCSt
28
SCar
35
F
AlaAM
7
UAB
38
F
NEV
20
NW
31
F
W&M
10
UVA
28
F
Temp
16
ND
49
F
Troy
13
Boise
24
F
EWa
10
TxTch
56
F
KY
24
SMiss
17
F
ChaSo
0
MissSt
49
F
Alb
17
OD
31
F
JMU
34
ECU
14
F
NCC
7
Duke
60
F
MiaOH
26
Marsh
31
F
HBU
11
TxSt
20
F
Hamp
0
Ohio
59
F
SFA
14
SMU
58
F
E Ky
17
W Ky
31
F
Lamar
14
NorTx
59
F
NWSt
24
LT
52
F
SouLA
48
ULLaf
51
F
SEMO
16
Kans
38
F
Lib
48
Bayl
45
F
UMass
28
CoCar
38
F
CAPly
13
SJSU
34
F
SoAl
27
Miss
47
F
Gram
14
Tul
43
F
Abil
14
NM
38
F
JacSt
0
TCU
63
F
ArkSt
36
Neb
43
F
Vand
28
MidTN
6
F
NoIa
24
IASt
42
F
SoUt
21
Oreg
77
F
UCDav
17
SDSU
38
F
How
43
UNLV
40
F
(N/A)
0
Fres
66
F
NoAZ
24
Ariz
62
F
WCU
18
Hawaii
41
F
TxAM
44
UCLA
45
F
Hou
UTSA
Canc

SMU 58, Stephen F. Austin 14

Sep 2, 2017, 7:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Stephen F. Austin (0-1)

0

7

0

7

14

SMU (1-0)

21

17

6

14

58

Hicks leads SMU to dominating 58-14 win over SFA
Sat Sep 2, 2017 10:58 PM

DALLAS (AP) Ben Hicks threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns as SMU jumped out to an early lead and coasted to a 58-14 win over Stephen F. Austin in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night.

D.J. Gillins rushed for two scores and Ke'Mon Freeman added a third. Braeden West led all rushers with 86 yards on six carries.

The defense got in on the scoring when Jordan Wyatt intercepted the Lumberjacks' Jake Blumrick, returning it 85 yards for a touchdown and a 14-0 lead with 8:12 left in the first quarter. Later Wyatt sacked Foster Sawyer causing a fumble in the end zone. Wyatt pounced on the loose ball for a score to put SMU up 35-0 early in the second quarter.

The Mustangs were ahead 38-7 at the half. That 31-point halftime lead was the largest since 2011.

SFA's Blumrick threw for 134 yards and a score.

Passing

SFA Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Blumrick 27 13 48.1 1 134 28 1 59.8
F. Sawyer 4 3 75.0 0 10 7 0 77.1
SMU Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. Hicks 19 9 47.4 2 112 35 0 101.2
R. Peavey 3 3 100.0 1 110 72 0 158.3

Rushing

SFA Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
K. Amous 10 38 3.8 23 1
J. Shaw 10 36 3.6 7 0
SMU Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
B. West 6 86 14.3 51 0
K. Freeman 14 63 4.5 21 1

Receiving

SFA Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Pace 5 51 10.2 19 0
F. Iheanacho 3 42 14.0 28 0
SMU Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
B. Benson 1 72 72.0 72 1
T. Quinn 4 53 13.3 35 1

Fumbles

SFA F FL
F. Sawyer 1 1
J. Blumrick 2 0

Returning

SFA KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
A. Ward 6 28.5 0 56 0 0 0
J. McGowen 3 33.0 0 71 0 0 0
SMU KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
T. Quinn 0 0 0 3 3.0 0 8
K. Johnson 2 25.0 0 35 0 0 0

Punting

SFA Punt Yds Avg LgPu
C. Lewallen 8 313 39.1 49
SMU Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Sackville 4 171 42.8 52

Takeaways

SMU Int Yds InTD
J. Wyatt 1 85 1

Team Stats Comparison

SFA SMU
Points For 14 58
Total Yards 219 465
Rushing Yards 75 243
Passing Yards 144 222
Passing Completions / Attempts 16/31 12/23
Turnovers 2 0
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Fumbles - Lost 3/1 0/0
First Downs 15 25
Penalties - Yards 10/85 4/30
Time Of Possession 08:08 52:52
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 4/14 5/12
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/2 2/2
Punts - Average Yards 8/39 4/43

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter SFA SMU
SMU 05:05 TD Courtland Sutton 13 yd pass from Ben Hicks (Josh Williams kick) 0 7
SMU 06:48 TD Jordan Wyatt 85 yd interception return (Josh Williams kick) 0 14
SMU 11:45 TD Ke'Mon Freeman 21 yd run (Josh Williams kick) 0 21
2nd Quarter SFA SMU
SMU 01:30 TD D.J. Gillins 1 yd run (Josh Williams kick) 0 28
SMU 02:05 TD Jordan Wyatt 0 yd fumble return (Josh Williams kick) 0 35
SFA 06:00 TD Kijana Amous 23 yd run (Storm Ruiz kick) 7 35
SMU 12:55 FG Josh Williams 40 yd FG 7 38
3rd Quarter SFA SMU
SMU 04:47 TD Trey Quinn 35 yd pass from Ben Hicks (missed kick) 7 44
4th Quarter SFA SMU
SMU 00:04 TD D.J. Gillins 1 yd run (Josh Williams kick) 7 51
SMU 08:03 TD Brandon Benson 72 yd pass from Rafe Peavey (Kevin Robledo kick) 7 58
SFA 08:46 TD Juan Day 6 yd pass from Jake Blumrick (Storm Ruiz kick) 14 58

Game Information

Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,478
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