DALLAS (AP) - Zach Line ran for three touchdowns, and SMU got a last-second, goal-line stop to hold off Tulsa 35-27 on Saturday and become eligible for a school-record fourth consecutive bowl game.
Line, who totaled 81 yards rushing, scored on two 3-yard runs in the first half before his 10-yarder late in the third quarter gave the Mustangs (6-6, 5-3 Conference USA) a 35-6 lead.
The Golden Hurricane (9-3, 7-1) rallied behind Cody Green, who threw touchdowns to Willie Carter and Keyarris Garrett before Alex Singleton's 1-yard run pulled Tulsa within eight with 5:05 to play.
Tulsa got the ball back with 46 seconds left, but on the final play, Jordan James was stopped at the SMU 1 after a 34-yard completion from Green.
Green threw for 413 yards and three scores for Tulsa, which rolled up 591 yards of total offense but was hurt by two lost fumbles and an interception. SMU's Garrett Gilbert threw a touchdown to Der'rikk Thompson and added 111 yards rushing and a score.
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| Scoring Summary |
| SMU | Zach Line 3 yd run (Chase Hover kick) |
| SMU | Zach Line 3 yd run (Chase Hover kick) |
| SMU | Der'rikk Thompson 25 yd pass from Garrett Gilbert (Chase Hover kick) |
| TULSA | Alex Singleton 9 yd pass from Cody Green (missed kick) |
| SMU | Garrett Gilbert 74 yd run (Chase Hover kick) |
| SMU | Zach Line 10 yd run (Chase Hover kick) |
| TULSA | Willie Carter 31 yd pass from Cody Green (failed 2pt pass) |
| TULSA | Keyarris Garrett 10 yd pass from Cody Green (Daniel Schwarz kick) |
| TULSA | Alex Singleton 1 yd run (Willie Carter 2pt pass from Cody Green) |
| Team Stats | ||
| TULSA | SMU | |
| First Downs | 32 | 13 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-18 | 4-15 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 5-8 | 1-2 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 103-591 | 62-305 |
| Rushes-Yds | 38-178 | 35-192 |
| Passing Yds | 413 | 113 |
| Kick Return Yds | 61 | 37 |
| Punt Return Yds | 12 | 41 |
| Passes | 36-65-1 | 10-27-0 |
| Punts | 4-111 | 8-318 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 4-45 | 7-45 |
| Time of Poss. | 30:9 | 29:51 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| TULSA: Trey Watts 13-58, Cody Green 3-51, Alex Singleton 12-29, Ja'Terian Douglas 8-20, Michael Sorrells 1-17, Willie Carter 1-3 |
| SMU: Garrett Gilbert 12-111, Zach Line 23-81 |
| PASSING |
| TULSA: Cody Green 36-64-413-1, Team 0-1-0-0 |
| SMU: Garrett Gilbert 10-27-113-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| TULSA: Jordan James 9-145, Willie Carter 9-69, Keyarris Garrett 8-90, Trey Watts 4-44, Thomas Roberson 4-40, Derek Patterson 1-16, Alex Singleton 1-9 |
| SMU: Der'rikk Thompson 4-67, Darius Johnson 3-35, Jeremy Johnson 2-8, Zach Line 1-3 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Tulsa | 1st Conference USA West | 8-1 | 11-3 |
| Southern Methodist | 2nd Conference USA West | 5-3 | 7-6 |
