Saturday, 10/13/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Methodist | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 26 |
| Tulane | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 11,519 |
Scoring Summary
| SMU - Tulane | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 12:07 | Tulane | TD | Rob Kelley 31 yd pass from Ryan Griffin (Cairo Santos kick) | 0 - 7 |
| 6:31 | SMU | FG | Chase Hover 27 yd FG | 3 - 7 | |
| 0:22 | Tulane | FG | Cairo Santos 44 yd FG | 3 - 10 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 9:28 | SMU | FG | Chase Hover 22 yd FG | 6 - 10 |
| 2:13 | Tulane | TD | Marc Edwards 79 yd pass from Ryan Griffin (Cairo Santos kick) | 6 - 17 | |
| 0:00 | Tulane | FG | Cairo Santos 35 yd FG | 6 - 20 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 3:42 | SMU | FG | Chase Hover 52 yd FG | 9 - 20 |
| 4th Quarter | 14:18 | SMU | TD | Jeremy Johnson 2 yd pass from Garrett Gilbert (Chase Hover kick) | 16 - 20 |
| 9:11 | SMU | TD | Darius Joseph 7 yd pass from Garrett Gilbert (Chase Hover kick) | 23 - 20 | |
| 1:22 | SMU | FG | Chase Hover 19 yd FG | 26 - 20 | |
| 0:35 | Tulane | TD | Rob Kelley 16 yd pass from Ryan Griffin (Cairo Santos kick) | 26 - 27 | |
Team Statistics
| SMU | Tulane | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 29 | 13 |
| Passing | 13 | 11 |
| Rushing | 13 | 2 |
| Penalty | 3 | 0 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-16 | 3-11 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Net Yards | 471 | 342 |
| Total Plays | 89 | 48 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.3 | 7.1 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 196 | 40 |
| Rushes | 38 | 16 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.2 | 2.5 |
| Net Yards Passing | 275 | 302 |
| Completions - Attempts | 25-51 | 17-32 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 5.4 | 9.4 |
| Times Sacked | 3 | 1 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | -24 | -4 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Punts | 3 | 7 |
| Average Punt | 43.7 | 39.1 |
| Penalties | 6 | 6 |
| Penalty Yards | 34 | 67 |
| Fumbles | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles Lost | 0 | 1 |
Passing
| Southern Methodist | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Gilbert | 25 | 51 | 275 | 49.0 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tulane | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| R. Griffin | 17 | 32 | 302 | 53.1 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Southern Methodist | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Line | 28 | 177 | 6.3 | 21 | 0 |
| G. Gilbert | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Tulane | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| O. Darkwa | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 |
| R. Kelley | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| D. Butler | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| R. Griffin | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| J. Rounds | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Receiving
| Southern Methodist | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Johnson | 11 | 106 | 9.6 | 25 | 1 |
| D. Joseph | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 15 | 1 |
| D. Thompson | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| G. Dieter | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Z. Line | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tulane | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| R. Kelley | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 31 | 2 |
| X. Rush | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 28 | 0 |
| J. Shackelford | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 23 | 0 |
| M. Edwards | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 79 | 1 |
| O. Darkwa | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| R. Grant | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| S. London | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| M. Marfisi | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Kicking
| Southern Methodist | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hover | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 52 | 14 |
| Tulane | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| C. Santos | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 44 | 9 |
Punting
| Southern Methodist | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Loftus | 3 | 43.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tulane | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| P. Picerelli | 7 | 39.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Southern Methodist | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Thompson | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Loftin | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Poston | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| K. Acker | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tulane | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| J. Rounds | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Butler | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Strozier | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 |
Defense
| Southern Methodist | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tulane | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| M. Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 |










