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Postgame Notes: SMU 55, Temple 0

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SMU DL Elijah Chatman. (Matt Visinsky - On3)

SMU Postgame Notes – October 20, 2023

SMU 55, Temple 0

SMU (5-2, 3-0 American), Temple (2-6, 0-4 American)

Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, Pa.

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TV: ESPNU

Radio: KTCK 96.7 FM/1310 AM | SMU Mobile App/Varsity Network App

TEAM NOTES

Captains: Jake Bailey #12, WR, Sr.), Elijah Chatman (#40, DT, Sr.), Brandon Crossley (#1, S, Sr.), Tyler Lavine (#31, RB, Sr.), Jonathan McGill (#2, S, Sr.), Justin Osborne (#51, OL, Sr.), Preston Stone (#2, QB, So.)

SMU is 3-0 in conference play this season and 8-3 in AAC games under Rhett Lashlee

  • Started 3-0 in AAC play in 3 of the past 5 seasons

First time SMU has won conference road games in consecutive weeks since 1984

  • 2023: W 31-10 at ECU 10/12, W 55-0 at Temple 10/20
  • 1984: W 31-17 at Rice 11/10, W 31-0 at Texas Tech 11/17

SMU won 55-0, second shutout this season (69-0 vs Prairie View A&M 9/16)

  • Second-largest road shutout in program history (58-0 at Rice in 1978) & ninth-largest overall
  • First time SMU has had multiple shutouts in a season since 2012 (also had 2 – SFA 52-0, at UTEP 17-0)
  • First shutout in a conference game since at UTEP (17-0) 10/6/12
SMU LARGEST SHUTOUTS   
1Daniel Baker (W, 70-0), 9-25-1920 70
2Prairie View A&M (W, 69-0) 9-16-202369
3North Texas State (W, 68-0), 9-24-192768
4North Texas State (66-0), 10-7-1922 66
 5Austin College (60-0), 9-28-1935 60
 6Texas A&I (W, 60-0), 10-3-1936 60
7at Rice (58-0), 11-11-1978  58
8Oklahoma A&M (56-0), 10-6-1950 56
 9at Temple (W, 55-0), 10-20-2023 55

SMU led 24-0 at halftime – 3rd time this season SMU has shut out an opponent in the first half (La. Tech 9/2, Prairie View A&M 9/16)

  • SMU outgained Temple 337-84 in the 1st half

Mustangs led 14-0 after the 1st Qtr & has scored at least 14 points in the 1st Qtr in 5 of 7 games

  • outgained Temple 181-34 in the 1st Qtr

Roderick Daniels Jr. had a 67-yard punt return TD

  • First SMU punt return TD since JaBryce Taylor (55) vs. Montana St., 9/7/13

SMU outgained Temple 563 yards to 131 yards

SMU had 4 sacks, 8 TFLs and 5 pass breakups while holding Temple to 131 total yards

  • Sacks: Elijah Chatman (1.5), Elijah Roberts (1), Ahmad Walker (1), Jonathan McGill (0.5)
  • Interception: Chris Adimora

Mustangs had 10 different players catch a pass, has had at least eight different players catch a pass in every game this season

  • 4th time this season at least 10 players caught a pass

Preston Stone was 23-36 passing for a career-high tying 300 yards with 2 TDs plus 5-25 rushing with a TD

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  • TDs: Jordan Hudson (4 yards), RJ Maryland (2 yards)
  • Had a career-high 325 yards in total offense

SMU had a season-high 3 rushing TDs: Kevin Jennings, Jaylon Knighton, Preston Stone

The defense forced EIGHT 3-and-outs (including one on an INT), including 3 of the first 4 Temple possessions (SMU had 9 at ECU last week)

  • Also stopped Temple on 4th and goal (Elijah Chatman sack) at 5:16 of the 2nd Qtr

ESPN Highlights

Radio Highlights and Head Coach Rhett Lashlee postgame radio | SMU Radio Network on KTCK “The Ticket” 96.7 FM, 1310 AM (Rich Phillips pxp, Scott Garner analyst, Steve Lansdale sideline) – Credit: Learfield / SMU Radio Network

SMU RECORDS

RJ Maryland (#82, TE, So.)

  • 3-14 receiving with a TD (4th TD of the season, 10th of his career)
SMU CAREER RECEIVING TDs – TIGHT ENDS
1Kylen Granson, 2019-20 14
2 RJ Maryland, 2022-  10
3Rickey Bolden, 1981-83 9
4John Hampton, 2000-02 8
 Oscar Roan, 1972-74  8
SMU CAREER RECEPTIONS – TIGHT ENDS
1John Hampton, 2000-02 114
2Kylen Granson, 2019-20 78
3Ryan Kennedy, 2004-06 55

Editor’s Note: School press release.

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