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Stephen F. Austin at Southern Methodist

SMU 31, Stephen F.Austin 23


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DALLAS (AP) -Shawnbrey McNeal ran for 158 yards on 19 carries and scored a touchdown to lead SMU to a 31-23 win over Stephen F. Austin Saturday night.

Mustang quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell scored on fourth-and-1 with 7:47 left in the game to help the Mustangs (1-0) erase a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit and take a 24-23 lead.

SFA had a chance to take the lead with 2:13 left in the game but Evan Engwall's 39-yard field goal attempt drifted wide left. Engwall had hit on all three of his previous attempts from 46, 38 and 48 yards.

On the next possession, McNeal scored on a 48-yard run to help the Mustangs win their first season opener since they defeated Kansas in 2000. The Lumberjacks (0-1) have lost their last four games to Football Bowl Subdivision schools.

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Scoring Summary
SFAGralyn Crawford 2 yd pass from Jeremy Moses (Evan Engwall kick)
SMUEmmanuel Sanders 79 yd punt return (Matt Szymanski kick)
SFAEvan Engwall 46 yd FG
SMUDarius Johnson 18 yd pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Matt Szymanski kick)
SFAEvan Engwall 38 yd FG
SFAEvan Engwall 48 yd FG
SFAAaron Rhea 5 yd pass from Jeremy Moses (Evan Engwall kick)
SMUMatt Szymanski 53 yd FG
SMUBo Levi Mitchell 1 yd run (Matt Szymanski kick)
SMUShawnbrey McNeal 49 yd run (Matt Szymanski kick)
 
Team Stats
 SFASMU
First Downs1917
Third Down Efficiency8-184-16
Fourth Down Efficiency0-11-3
Plays-Net Yards80-46072-355
Rushes-Yds28-6927-153
Passing Yds391202
Kick Return Yds147142
Punt Return Yds-279
Passes31-52-523-45-2
Punts3-1288-326
Fumbles-Lost4-10-0
Penalties-Yds4-366-55
Time of Poss.28:4231:18
 
Individual Stats
RUSHING
SFA: Vincent Pervis 15-68, Tyrone Ross 9-8, Contrevious Parks 1-7, Jeremy Moses 3--14
SMU: Shawnbrey McNeal 19-158, Zach Line 3-3, Matt Szymanski 1--1, Bo Levi Mitchell 4--7
PASSING
SFA: Jeremy Moses 31-52-391-5
SMU: Bo Levi Mitchell 23-45-202-2
RECEIVING
SFA: Aaron Rhea 8-167, Gralyn Crawford 7-72, Contrevious Parks 4-58, Duane Brooks 4-44, Marcus Taylor 2-9, Cordell Roberson 2-2, Brandon Scott 1-16, Vincent Pervis 1-14, Zek Fancher 1-6, Tyrone Ross 1-3
SMU: Emmanuel Sanders 8-66, Darius Johnson 4-36, Zach Line 4-21, Aldrick Robinson 3-35, Shawnbrey McNeal 2-4, Terrance Wilkerson 1-34, Cole Beasley 1-6