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SMU at South Florida

Oct 24, 2015 • Completed

Season 2015RegularWeek 8

Away

SMU

ACC

Final Score

14 - 38

SSF

Home

South Florida

American Athletic

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

South Florida352
SMU365

Passing Yards

South Florida101
SMU233

Rushing Yards

South Florida251
SMU132

Turnovers

South Florida1
SMU4

Game Conditions

Temperature87°F
Wind10 mph NE

Humidity

36%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Darrel Colbert Jr.

SMU

YDS: 120

Rushing

Quinton Flowers

South Florida

YDS: 201

Receiving

Courtland Sutton

SMU

YDS: 56

Tackles

No tackles data.

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

South Florida25:12
SMU34:48

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

South Florida pulls away from SMU 38-14

Standard

South Florida defeated SMU 38-14 in Week 8 of the 2015 regular slate, finishing with a 352-365 edge in total yards, and scoring 0 passing touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns.

South Florida set the terms early in a game that finished 38-14. Emilio Nadelman 40 Yd Field Goal came with {'seconds': 52, 'minutes': 12} left in the first quarter, giving South Florida the first major swing.

South Florida's box score carried the story: 352 total yards, 251 rushing yards, and 101 passing yards. SMU finished with 365 total yards, including 132 on the ground and 233 through the air.

South Florida converted 5-15 on third down, went 1-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-4, South Florida led 17-7 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Emilio Nadelman 40 Yd Field Goal.

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Emilio Nadelman 40 Yd Field Goal (South Florida led 3-0 over SMU).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Xavier Jones 1 Yd Run (Chad Hedlund Kick) (SMU led 7-3 over South Florida).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Quinton Flowers 8 Yd Run (Emilio Nadelman Kick) (South Florida led 17-7 over SMU).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Darius Tice 1 Yd Run (Emilio Nadelman Kick) (South Florida led 10-7 over SMU).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    D'Ernest Johnson 1 Yd Run (Emilio Nadelman Kick) (South Florida led 24-7 over SMU).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Quinton Flowers 5 Yd Run (Emilio Nadelman Kick) (South Florida led 31-7 over SMU).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    38-14

    South Florida defeated SMU.

  • Total yards

    352-365

    South Florida held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    251

    South Florida averaged 5.8 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    101

    South Florida averaged 4.6 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-15

    South Florida's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    9-20

    SMU's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-4

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticSouth FloridaSMU
Total Yards352365
Passing Yards101233
Rushing Yards251132
First Downs1519
Third Down Efficiency5-159-20
Fourth Down Efficiency1-20-0
Total Penalties (Yards)4-406-57
Turnovers14
Completions / Attempts10-2220-36
Rushing Attempts4344
Passing TDs01
Rushing TDs51
Kicking Points82
Possession Time25:1234:48
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2015)