3:00 PM ET, November 25, 2006
Rice Stadium, HOUSTON, TX
Top Performers
Passing: J. Armstrong (RICE) - 205 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Q. Smith (RICE) - 15 CAR, 79 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: J. Dillard (RICE) - 6 REC, 145 YDS, 3 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | SMU | RICE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 9:16 | QUINTON SMITH 7 YD RUN (CLARK FANGMEIER KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 51 yards. | 0 | 7 |
| TD | 3:46 | JARETT DILLARD 46 YD PASS FROM JOEL ARMSTRONG (CLARK FANGMEIER KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 46 yards. | 0 | 14 |
| FG | 0:39 | CLARK FANGMEIER 38 YD FG Drive info: 4 plays, 2 yards. | 0 | 17 |
| SECOND QUARTER | SMU | RICE | |||
 | TD | 14:33 | COLUMBUS GIVENS 33 YD PASS FROM JUSTIN WILLIS (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 66 yards. | 7 | 17 |
| TD | 12:17 | CEDRICK DORSEY 5 YD RUN (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 5 yards. | 14 | 17 |
| TD | 6:34 | BRANDON BONDS 0 YD DEFENSIVE FUMBLE RETURN (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) | 21 | 17 |
| FG | 0:17 | THOMAS MORSTEAD 33 YD FG Drive info: 10 plays, 27 yards. | 24 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | SMU | RICE | |||
| TD | 10:10 | JARETT DILLARD 20 YD PASS FROM JOEL ARMSTRONG (CLARK FANGMEIER KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 83 yards. | 24 | 24 |
| FG | 6:14 | THOMAS MORSTEAD 25 YD FG Drive info: 7 plays, 76 yards. | 27 | 24 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | SMU | RICE | |||
| TD | 4:05 | JARETT DILLARD 25 YD PASS FROM JOEL ARMSTRONG (CLARK FANGMEIER KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 67 yards. | 27 | 31 |
Team Stat Comparison
| SMU | RICE | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 11 | 15 |
3rd down efficiency | 2-14 | 5-15 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 277 | 283 |
| Passing | 137 | 205 |
Comp-Att | 8-19 | 13-21 |
Yards per pass | 7.2 | 9.8 |
| Rushing | 140 | 78 |
Rushing Attempts | 38 | 42 |
Yards per rush | 3.7 | 1.9 |
| Penalties | 8-72 | 4-20 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 2 |
| Possession | 28:15 | 31:45 |
| Southern Methodist Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Justin Willis | 8/19 | 137 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 8/19 | 137 | 7.2 | -- | -- |
| Rice Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Joel Armstrong | 13/21 | 205 | 9.8 | 3 | 2 |
| Team | 13/21 | 205 | 9.8 | -- | -- |
| Southern Methodist Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| DeMyron Martin | 15 | 101 | 6.7 | 0 | 64 |
| Cedrick Dorsey | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 1 | 10 |
| Justin Willis | 16 | 10 | 0.6 | 0 | 30 |
| Team | 38 | 140 | 3.7 | -- | -- |
| Rice Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Quinton Smith | 15 | 79 | 5.3 | 1 | 9 |
| Mike Falco | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Joel Armstrong | 23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Jared Scruggs | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Shepherd | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 42 | 78 | 1.9 | -- | -- |
| Southern Methodist Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Columbus Givens | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 1 | 33 |
| Bobby Chase | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 16 |
| DeMyron Martin | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Cedrick Dorsey | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 8 | 137 | 7.2 | -- | -- |
| Rice Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Jarett Dillard | 6 | 145 | 24.2 | 3 | 46 |
| Mike Falco | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Tommy Henderson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Taylor Wardlow | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 13 | 205 | 9.8 | -- | -- |
| Southern Methodist Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Tony Hawkins | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Jonathan Lindley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 14 | -- |
| Rice Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Bencil Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Garmon | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | -- |
| Southern Methodist Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Blake Warren | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Bryan McCann | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | -- | -- |
| Rice Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Mike Falco | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Jarett Dillard | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | -- | -- |
| Southern Methodist Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Blake Warren | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | -- | -- |
| Rice Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Brandon King | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | -- | -- |
| Southern Methodist Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Thomas Morstead | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 65 | ||
| Team | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | -- | ||
| Rice Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Jared Scruggs | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 52 | ||
| Team | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | -- | ||
