DALLAS (AP) - Garrett Gilbert threw for 353 yards and a touchdown and ran for two more scores to lead SMU past Memphis 44-13 Saturday.
The former Texas quarterback scored on a short run after Memphis had pulled within three in the third quarter, and his 10-yard scramble put the Mustangs up 30-13 in the fourth.
Zach Line rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown for SMU (4-4, 3-1 Conference USA). Darius Johnson had 141 receiving yards.
Brandon Hayes had 55 rushing yards and scored the only touchdown for the Tigers (1-7, 1-3).
Trailing 16-13 after a 13-play field goal drive, Memphis sacked Gilbert on SMU's first play of the second half. On the next snap, Johnson turned a short pass from Gilbert into a 70-yard gain, and Gilbert stretched across the goal line on third-and-goal from the 2.
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| Scoring Summary |
| SMU | Chase Hover 39 yd FG |
| SMU | Zach Line 5 yd run (Chase Hover kick) |
| SMU | Chase Hover 30 yd FG |
| MEMP | Brandon Hayes 36 yd run (Tyler Spurlock kick) |
| SMU | Chase Hover 32 yd FG |
| MEMP | Paulo Henriques 45 yd FG |
| MEMP | Tyler Spurlock 39 yd FG |
| SMU | Garrett Gilbert 2 yd run (Chase Hover kick) |
| SMU | Garrett Gilbert 10 yd run (Chase Hover kick) |
| SMU | Der'rikk Thompson 37 yd pass from Garrett Gilbert (Chase Hover kick) |
| SMU | Rishaad Wimbley 4 yd run (Chase Hover kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| MEMP | SMU | |
| First Downs | 9 | 24 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-13 | 5-10 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 48-202 | 69-487 |
| Rushes-Yds | 31-117 | 34-134 |
| Passing Yds | 85 | 353 |
| Kick Return Yds | 108 | 28 |
| Punt Return Yds | 0 | 59 |
| Passes | 8-17-0 | 25-35-0 |
| Punts | 7-334 | 1-39 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-2 | 3-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 5-50 | 0-0 |
| Time of Poss. | 24:30 | 35:30 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| MEMP: Brandon Hayes 9-55, Jai Steib 9-29, Eric Mathews 6-21, Jacob Karam 7-12 |
| SMU: Zach Line 23-127, Rishaad Wimbley 4-5, Garrett Gilbert 7-2 |
| PASSING |
| MEMP: Jacob Karam 8-17-85-0 |
| SMU: Garrett Gilbert 25-35-353-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| MEMP: Keiwone Malone 3-33, Alan Cross 2-35, Brandon Hayes 2-12, Tevin Jones 1-5 |
| SMU: Darius Johnson 9-141, Jeremy Johnson 6-66, Keenan Holman 3-37, Zach Line 3-23, Der'rikk Thompson 2-52, Cole Loftin 2-34 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Memphis | 3rd Conference USA East | 4-4 | 4-8 |
| Southern Methodist | 2nd Conference USA West | 5-3 | 7-6 |
