Mustangs Narrowly Edged by Cougars at University Stadium in Tense Football Game
In a closely contested game at University Stadium, the SMU Mustangs faced off against the BYU Cougars, with the Mustangs' season record now standing at 7-6 and the Cougars improving to 8-5. The final score was a nail-biting 23-24 in favor of the home team.
The SMU Mustangs showcased a robust offensive performance, accumulating a total of 389 yards. The passing game was particularly effective, with the quarterback achieving an impressive completion percentage of approximately 73 percent for 218 yards and two touchdowns. One touchdown pass was notably completed for a distance of 12 yards. The rushing offense also contributed significantly with one touchdown and an average gain of about four and half yards per play over fifty attempts.
Defensively, the Mustangs managed to sack BYU's quarterback once for nine yards lost and recorded one interception that they returned for six yards. They also recovered one fumble during the course of play but did not lose any fumbles themselves. In terms of discipline on the field, SMU maintained composure with only two penalties amounting to twenty-eight penalty yards.
Special teams played their part without any spectacular incidents; no punts were blocked nor returned for touchdowns by either side. However, it is worth noting that all four punt attempts by SMU were successful in gaining yardage without any touchbacks.
The efficiency within scoring opportunities was perfect as evidenced by their red zone success rate; every time they entered this critical area they scored – four out of four times – which included both passing and rushing plays.
Despite these efforts from SMU's players across all facets of their game plan – offense, defense, special teams – it wasn't quite enough to secure victory against BYU who edged them out by just one point when time expired.
As fans look forward to future games featuring Southern Methodist University's football team, they can catch their next outing broadcasted live where they will be eager to bounce back from this narrow defeat at University Stadium.