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South Florida at SMU

Oct 2, 2021 • Completed

Season 2021RegularWeek 5

Away

South Florida

American Athletic

Final Score

17 - 41

SFS

Home

SMU

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

SMU463
South Florida336

Passing Yards

SMU301
South Florida223

Rushing Yards

SMU162
South Florida113

Turnovers

SMU1
South Florida1

Game Conditions

Temperature84°F
Wind4 mph W

Humidity

53%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Tanner Mordecai

SMU

YDS: 301

Rushing

Tre Siggers

SMU

YDS: 86

Receiving

Jimmy Horn Jr.

South Florida

YDS: 102

Tackles

Matthew Hill

South Florida

TOT: 11

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

SMU32:49
South Florida27:11

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

SMU pulls away from South Florida 41-17

Standard

SMU defeated South Florida 41-17 in Week 5 of the 2021 regular slate, finishing with a 463-336 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

SMU set the terms early in a game that finished 41-17. Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Reggie Roberson Jr. for 21 yds for a TD (Blake Mazza KICK) came with {'seconds': 50, 'minutes': 10} left in the first quarter, giving SMU the first major swing.

SMU's box score carried the story: 463 total yards, 162 rushing yards, and 301 passing yards. South Florida finished with 336 total yards, including 113 on the ground and 223 through the air.

SMU converted 9-16 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-1, SMU led 17-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Blake Mazza 30 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Reggie Roberson Jr. for 21 yds for a TD (Blake Mazza KICK) (SMU led 7-0 over South Florida).

  • Field Goal Good

    Blake Mazza 26 yd FG GOOD (SMU led 10-0 over South Florida).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Tanner Mordecai pass complete to Rashee Rice for 10 yds for a TD (SMU led 16-0 over South Florida).

  • Field Goal Good

    Spencer Shrader 29 yd FG GOOD (South Florida led 3-17 over SMU).

  • Field Goal Good

    Blake Mazza 30 yd FG GOOD (SMU led 20-10 over South Florida).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Jaren Mangham run for 1 yd for a TD (Spencer Shrader KICK) (South Florida led 10-17 over SMU).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    41-17

    SMU defeated South Florida.

  • Total yards

    463-336

    SMU held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    162

    SMU averaged 4.1 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    301

    SMU averaged 7.2 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    9-16

    SMU's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    2-11

    South Florida's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticSMUSouth Florida
Total Yards463336
Passing Yards301223
Rushing Yards162113
First Downs3019
Third Down Efficiency9-162-11
Fourth Down Efficiency1-11-1
Total Penalties (Yards)4-408-75
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts29-4214-22
Rushing Attempts4037
Passing TDs40
Rushing TDs12
Kicking Points115
Possession Time32:4927:11
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2021)