SMU Dominates UNT, 45-21

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SMU secured its sixth straight win in the American Athletic Conference, defeating the mean green North Texas 45-21 on Friday night.  SMU finished with 318 yards and had four running backs finish in the end zone. Preston Stone finished 11-of-20 passing for 234 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.  Mustangs head coach Rhett Lashlee stated in the press conference, “all and all this is an excellent set of guys and our defense really came in clutch when they had us on our toes in the first half.”  SMU will hit the road on down Beal street next Saturday to take on the University of Memphis. Kick off is set for 11am CT.  NOTES:  Mustangs are 5-0 at home this season and has won 7 consecutive home games.  SMU is 6-0 in conference play this season and 11-3 in AAC games under Rhett Lashlee.  SMU had 552 yards of total offense (234 passing, 318 rushing).  SMU had 4 sacks, 7 TFLs, 3 pass breakups, 2 QB hurries with 2 takeaways.

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00:00 The Mustangs moved to 6-0 in the AAC after defeating UNT 45-21.

00:11 The first half was seen as a tug of war.

00:13 Offense was struggling against that mean green, but they came through in the second half to

00:18 pull off the victory in this contest.

00:21 SMU quarterback Preston Stone, who suffered a concussion last week against Rice, was 11-20

00:26 for 234 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.

00:31 SMU head coach Rhett Lashley stated in the press conference that "all in all, this is

00:36 an excellent group of guys," and defense came in clutch.

00:39 "We look at the way we normally started and the way they finished, it kind of flipped.

00:43 We're proud of the guys, we're proud of the guys we have.

00:47 These guys are known for comebacks, even after the third quarter we told them.

00:50 And we've got to be known for finishing.

00:52 I thought the second half was pretty emphatic by our guys and it started with that defense."

00:57 SMU will hit the road and head on down to Beale Street to take on the University of

01:02 Memphis next Saturday.

01:04 Kickoff is at 11am.

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