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Preston Johnson throws 3 TD passes, LJ Johnson Jr. rushes for 128 yards and SMU opens with 38-14 win
DALLAS (AP) Preston Stone threw three touchdown passes and SMU defeated Louisiana Tech 38-14 on Saturday.
Stone, a redshirt sophomore with one previous start and two touchdown passes in his SMU career, was 23 of 37 for 248 yards and wasn't intercepted. LJ Johnson Jr. rushed for 128 yards on 14 carries with one touchdown.
The Mustangs, who will join the Atlantic Coast Conference next year with Stanford and California after the conference voted on Friday to add the schools, was an easy winner in its opener to kick off its final season as an American Athletic Conference member.
SMU rolled to a 31-O halftime lead, capping the half with Stone's third touchdown pass of the day, a 25-yarder to RJ Maryland, coming with two seconds remaining. Stone also had 67-yard scoring pass to Jordan Hudson for the Mustangs' first points and a 9-yarder to Nolan Matthews-Harris. Kori Robertson had a 16-yard pick-6 after blocking a pass at the line.
The Mustangs had 311 yards offense by halftime while holding the Bulldogs (1-1) to 78. By game's end, SMU outgained the Bulldogs 457-269, held Louisiana Tech to 28 rushing yards and sacked Hank Bachmeier six times, two of them by Alex Kilgore.
Bachmeier, a Boise State transfer, finished 21 of 33 for 241 yards, including a 53-yard score to Koby Duru on the second half's opening possession. The Bulldogs added a 2-yard TD run by Keith Willis Jr. with 26 seconds remaining.
SMU plays at 20th-ranked Oklahoma next Saturday.
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H. Bachmeier
9 QB 241 PaYds, PaTD, INT, -9 RuYds |
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P. Stone
2 QB 248 PaYds, 3 PaTDs, 11 RuYds |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 7 | 23 |
Rushing | 4 | 9 |
Passing | 3 | 11 |
Penalty | 0 | 3 |
3rd Down Conv | 3-3 | 8-19 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 3-4 |
Total Net Yards | 155 | 457 |
Total Plays | 18 | 79 |
Avg Gain | 8.6 | 5.8 |
Net Yards Rushing | 122 | 209 |
Rush Attempts | 14 | 41 |
Avg Rush Yards | 8.7 | 5.1 |
Yards Passing | 33 | 248 |
Comp. - Att. | 4-4 | 23-38 |
Yards Per Pass | 8.3 | 6.5 |
Penalties - Yards | 1-10 | 6-45 |
Touchdowns | 2 | 5 |
Rushing TDs | 2 | 1 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 3 |
Other | 0 | 1 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 0-0.0 | 3-51.0 |
Return Yards | 0 | 47 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 2-19 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 1-28 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
H. Bachmeier
19 QB
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H. Bachmeier | 21/33 | 241 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Thornton
22 RB
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C. Thornton | 8 | 24 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Fields
32 RB
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J. Fields | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Willis Jr.
21 RB
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K. Willis Jr. | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Bachmeier
19 QB
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H. Bachmeier | 12 | -9 | 0 | 13 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Maxwell
9 WR
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K. Maxwell | 4 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Duru
88 WR
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K. Duru | 5 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Harris
6 WR
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S. Harris | 9 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Lewis
18 WR
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J. Lewis | 3 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. McCallister
14 WR
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M. McCallister | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Allen
1 WR
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C. Allen | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Jones
17 TE
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N. Jones | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Thornton
22 RB
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C. Thornton | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Willis Jr.
21 RB
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K. Willis Jr. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Crawford
11 WR
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D. Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
C. Singleton Jr.
2 DB
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C. Singleton Jr. | 8-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Boateng
3 LB
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J. Boateng | 6-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Roberson
19 DB
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R. Roberson | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Heard
0 DB
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M. Heard | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Woods
11 DB
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C. Woods | 4-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Richard
13 DB
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M. Richard | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Davis
9 LB
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H. Davis | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Paul
24 DB
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K. Paul | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hall Jr.
5 DL
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D. Hall Jr. | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Burnett
20 DL
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J. Burnett | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Clark
88 DL
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M. Clark | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Blay
90 DL
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D. Blay | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Durham-Campbell
42 DE
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E. Durham-Campbell | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Rouyea
99 DL
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J. Rouyea | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Shelby Jr.
4 DB
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J. Shelby Jr. | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Gray
7 DL
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J. Gray | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
B. Buchanan
15 P
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B. Buchanan | 0/1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
J. Barnes
35 K
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J. Barnes | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
B. Oschendorf
31 P
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B. Oschendorf | 6 | 44.0 | 2 | 57 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
S. Harris 6 WR
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S. Harris | 2 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
P. Stone
2 QB
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P. Stone | 23/37 | 248 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
L. Johnson Jr.
11 RB
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L. Johnson Jr. | 14 | 128 | 1 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Knighton
4 RB
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J. Knighton | 17 | 64 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Stone
2 QB
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P. Stone | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Minors
27 RB
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Z. Minors | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Lavine
31 RB
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T. Lavine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Daniels Jr.
13 WR
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R. Daniels Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Hudson
8 WR
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J. Hudson | 4 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Maryland
82 TE
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R. Maryland | 5 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Smith
9 WR
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K. Smith | 2 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Dixon
5 WR
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M. Dixon | 5 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Daniels Jr.
13 WR
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R. Daniels Jr. | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Matthews-Harris
14 TE
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N. Matthews-Harris | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bailey
12 WR
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J. Bailey | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Brinson
3 WR
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R. Brinson | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Knighton
4 RB
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J. Knighton | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Kerley
1 WR
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