Mordecai throws 3 TD passes, SMU cruises past Lamar 45-16
Rashee Rice records opening TD for SMU
Tanner Mordecai hits Rashee Rice with an 8-yard touchdown pass for SMU.
DALLAS -- — Tanner Mordecai threw three touchdown passes and SMU rolled to a 45-16 victory over Lamar on Saturday night.
Mordecai was 18-of-31 passing for 212 yards. He connected with Rashee Rice twice for scores, including the Mustangs' first touchdown. Rice also made an over-the-shoulder, 20-yard catch in the end zone late in the third quarter. Rice finished with nine catches for 132 yards.
TJ McDaniel found a crease up the middle, stiff armed a defender then ran along the left sideline for a 56-yard touchdown run that stretched the Mustangs' lead to 24-7 late in the first half. McDaniel scored his first touchdown since the 2020 season. He sat out last season due to injury. He added a 1-yard score and finished with 96 yards on the ground.
Velton Gardner had 100 yards rushing on 11 carries for SMU (2-0).
Khalan Griffin had a 1-yard touchdown run for Lamar (0-2).
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Game Information
2023 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Nicholls | 7-0 | 6-5 |
Incarnate Word | 6-1 | 8-2 |
Lamar | 5-2 | 6-5 |
Houston Christian | 4-3 | 5-5 |
SE Louisiana | 3-4 | 3-8 |
Texas A&M-Commerce | 2-5 | 1-9 |
McNeese | 1-6 | 0-10 |
Northwestern State | 0-7 | 0-6 |
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Florida State | 8-0 | 13-1 |
Louisville | 7-1 | 10-4 |
NC State | 6-2 | 9-4 |
Georgia Tech | 5-3 | 7-6 |
Virginia Tech | 5-3 | 7-6 |
Clemson | 4-4 | 9-4 |
North Carolina | 4-4 | 8-5 |
Duke | 4-4 | 8-5 |
Miami | 3-5 | 7-6 |
Boston College | 3-5 | 7-6 |
Syracuse | 2-6 | 6-7 |
Pittsburgh | 2-6 | 3-9 |
Virginia | 2-6 | 3-9 |
Wake Forest | 1-7 | 4-8 |