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    SMU 27, Rice 24


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    DALLAS (AP) - Rishad Wimbley ran for 115 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns to help SMU defeat Rice 27-24 on Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

    Jared Williams had a 52-yard touchdown run for the Mustangs (7-5, 5-3 Conference USA), who are eligible for a bowl bid. J.J. McDermott connected with Darius Johnson for a 45-yard touchdown pass to open the scoring for SMU.

    The Mustangs trailed 17-14 entering the fourth quarter, but Wimbley's 1-yard run with 12:14 to play gave them the lead, though at 20-17 as the extra point was missed. After Rice was forced to punt, on SMU's third play, Wimbley ran for 39 yards to score with 9:36 left.

    Nick Fanuzzi threw a pair of touchdown passes for the Owls (4-8, 3-5). Fanuzzi ran for a team-high 53 yards and threw for 159.

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    Scoring Summary
    SMUDarius Johnson 45 yd pass from J.J. McDermott (Brad Namdar kick)
    SMUJared Williams 52 yd run (Brad Namdar kick)
    RICEDonte Moore 13 yd pass from Nick Fanuzzi (Chris Boswell kick)
    RICECameron Nwosu 21 yd fumble return (Chris Boswell kick)
    RICEChris Boswell 49 yd FG
    SMURishad Wimbley 1 yd run (missed kick)
    SMURishad Wimbley 39 yd run (Brad Namdar kick)
    RICEJordan Taylor 2 yd pass from Nick Fanuzzi (Chris Boswell kick)
     
    Team Stats
     RICESMU
    First Downs1014
    Third Down Efficiency4-182-12
    Fourth Down Efficiency1-40-0
    Plays-Net Yards68-25060-368
    Rushes-Yds28-8735-189
    Passing Yds163179
    Kick Return Yds4240
    Punt Return Yds178
    Passes23-40-116-25-2
    Punts8-3247-263
    Fumbles-Lost1-03-3
    Penalties-Yds3-205-48
    Time of Poss.26:3533:25
     
    Individual Stats
    RUSHING
    RICE: Nick Fanuzzi 8-53, Tyler Smith 14-32, Turner Petersen 5-10, Andre Gautreaux 1--8
    SMU: Rishad Wimbley 20-115, Jared Williams 11-80, Team 1--1, J.J. McDermott 3--5
    PASSING
    RICE: Nick Fanuzzi 22-38-159-1, Turner Petersen 1-2-4-0
    SMU: J.J. McDermott 16-25-179-2
    RECEIVING
    RICE: Jordan Taylor 5-42, Vance McDonald 4-48, Tyler Smith 4-10, Mario Hull 3-19, Donte Moore 1-13, Andre Gautreaux 1-11, Brent Hotard 1-9, Klein Kubiak 1-5, Randy Kitchens 1-3, Luke Willson 1-2, Taylor Cook 1-1
    SMU: Darius Johnson 8-123, Cole Beasley 7-58, Der'rikk Thompson 1--2
     
    Standings
    TeamStandingsConferenceOverall
    Rice4th Conference USA West 3-54-8
    Southern Methodist3rd Conference USA West 5-38-5