North Texas Mean Green at SMU Mustangs
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SMU rolls past North Texas 45-21, moves to 6-0 in AAC
Jaylan Knighton ran for 129 yards and a touchdown and LJ Johnson Jr. picked up 106 yards rushing and a touchdown as Southern Methodist cruised to its sixth straight American Athletic Conference victory, rolling past North Texas 45-21 on Friday night.
The Mustangs (8-2, 6-0) entered the game in a three-way tie with No. 23 Tulane and first-year AAC member Texas-San Antonio, each at 5-0 in conference. The Green Wave — the defending AAC champion — plays host to Tulsa and UTSA plays host to Rice on Saturday.
Preston Stone threw a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes to stake SMU to a 14-7 lead after a quarter and the Mustangs held a 17-14 lead at the half, but their strong running game took control in the second half.
Chandler Rogers threw 19-yards to Trey Cleveland for a first-quarter touchdown for North Texas. Oscar Adaway III scored on a 7-yard run in the second to keep the Mean Green close, but did not find the end zone again until Rogers hit Blair Conwright for a 29-yard touchdown with 1:27 left in the game.
SMU finished with 318 yards on the ground and had four running backs reach the end zone. Stone finished 11-of-20 passing for 234 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
Chandler Rogers was 18 of 31 for 240 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. Adaway had 11 carries for 90 yards and a touchdown and the Mean Grean (3-7, 1-4) had 132 yards rushing.
SMU now has won the last five straight meetings with the North Texas and leads the all-time series 36-6-1.
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- TV Channel: Mean Green at Mustangs 2021 College Football, week 11, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 11:39 | Moochie Dixon 8 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Collin Rogers Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 4:47 | Trey Cleveland 19 Yd pass from Chandler Rogers (Noah Rauschenberg Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:34 | RJ Maryland 24 Yd pass from Preston Stone (Collin Rogers Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 10:29 | Collin Rogers 20 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:07 | Oscar Adaway III 7 Yd Run (Noah Rauschenberg Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 11:08 | Tyler Lavine 5 Yd Run (Collin Rogers Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:15 | Jaylan Knighton 20 Yd Run (Collin Rogers Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:44 | Camar Wheaton 22 Yd Run (Collin Rogers Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:00 | LJ Johnson Jr. 3 Yd Run (Collin Rogers Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:27 | Blair Conwright 29 Yd pass from Chandler Rogers (Noah Rauschenberg Kick) |
Statistics
 UNT |
 SMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1st Downs | 28 |
| 4-14 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-11 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 2-4 |
| 372 | Total Yards | 552 |
| 240 | Passing | 234 |
| 18-31 | Comp-Att | 11-20 |
| 7.7 | Yards per pass | 11.7 |
| 132 | Rushing | 318 |
| 33 | Rushing Attempts | 58 |
| 4.0 | Yards per rush | 5.5 |
| 9-64 | Penalties | 3-25 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 26:34 | Possession | 33:26 |
Game Information
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 22,043 · Capacity:
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