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SMU at Temple

Nov 7, 2020 • Completed

Season 2020RegularWeek 10

Away

SMU

ACC

Final Score

47 - 23

ST

Home

Temple

American Athletic

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Temple368
SMU549

Passing Yards

Temple211
SMU355

Rushing Yards

Temple157
SMU194

Turnovers

Temple0
SMU0

Game Conditions

ConditionFair
Temperature72°F
Wind6 mph SW

Humidity

39%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Shane Buechele

SMU

YDS: 355

Rushing

Ulysses Bentley IV

SMU

YDS: 79

Receiving

Kylen Granson

SMU

YDS: 149

Tackles

William Kwenkeu

Temple

TOT: 10

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Temple35:05
SMU24:55

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

SMU pulls away from Temple 47-23

Standard

SMU defeated Temple 47-23 in Week 10 of the 2020 regular slate, finishing with a 549-368 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

SMU set the terms early in a game that finished 47-23. Trad Beatty pass complete to Randle Jones for 75 yds for a TD (Rory Bell PAT MISSED) came with {'seconds': 47, 'minutes': 14} left in the first quarter, giving Temple the first major swing.

SMU's box score carried the story: 549 total yards, 194 rushing yards, and 355 passing yards. Temple finished with 368 total yards, including 157 on the ground and 211 through the air.

SMU converted 6-12 on third down, went 1-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-0, SMU led 10-13 at halftime. The explosive highlight was TaMerik Williams run for 49 yds for a TD (Chris Naggar KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Trad Beatty pass complete to Randle Jones for 75 yds for a TD (Rory Bell PAT MISSED) (Temple led 6-0 over SMU).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Tayvon Ruley run for 3 yds for a TD (Rory Bell KICK) (Temple led 13-7 over SMU).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Page for 24 yds for a TD (Chris Naggar KICK) (SMU led 7-6 over Temple).

  • Field Goal Good

    Chris Naggar 40 yd FG GOOD (SMU led 10-13 over Temple).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Page for 44 yds for a TD (Chris Naggar KICK) (SMU led 17-13 over Temple).

  • Field Goal Good

    Chris Naggar 27 yd FG GOOD (SMU led 20-13 over Temple).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    47-23

    SMU defeated Temple.

  • Total yards

    549-368

    SMU held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    194

    SMU averaged 6.1 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    355

    SMU averaged 10.1 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-12

    SMU's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-17

    Temple's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-0

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticTempleSMU
Total Yards368549
Passing Yards211355
Rushing Yards157194
First Downs1924
Third Down Efficiency6-176-12
Fourth Down Efficiency2-31-2
Total Penalties (Yards)4-302-20
Turnovers00
Completions / Attempts17-3024-35
Rushing Attempts4332
Passing TDs24
Rushing TDs12
Kicking Points511
Possession Time35:0524:55
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2020)