Memphis Tigers @ SMU Mustangs

7-4, 4-3 American

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Memphis MEM	0	7	7	14	28
SMU SMU	3	2	7	6	18

SMU MustangsSMUSMU

5-6, 4-3 American

Taylor runs Memphis past SMU in 28-18 win

Nov 17, 2018, 01:03 am

DALLAS -- Patrick Taylor Jr., ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns and Memphis beat SMU 28-18 on Friday night.

Brady White's 16-yard touchdown pass to Joey Magnifico with 9:26 before halftime gave Memphis a 7-3 lead it never surrendered. Taylor's 9-yard run after intermission extended the lead to 14-5. Ben Hicks threw a 31-yard score to James Proche just before the end of the third and SMU was with two but couldn't get closer.

White threw a 9-yard score to Joey Magnifico to start the fourth and Taylor added a 2-yard TD run and the lead was 16.

Hicks threw for 344 yards and two touchdowns -- both to Proche. Proche finished with 12 catches for 134 yards.

Bowl-eligible Memphis (7-4, 4-3 American Athletic Conference) now holds an 8-3 advantage in its series with the Mustangs (5-6, 4-3) and has won five straight against SMU since 2014.

Game Information

Dallas, TX

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FBS

American Conference	CONF	OVR
Tulane	7-1	11-3
North Texas	7-1	12-2
Navy	7-1	11-2
East Carolina	6-2	9-4
South Florida	6-2	9-4
Army	4-4	7-6
Memphis	4-4	8-5
UTSA	4-4	7-6
Temple	3-5	5-7
Florida Atlantic	3-5	4-8
Rice	2-6	5-8
UAB	2-6	4-8
Tulsa	1-7	4-8
Charlotte	0-8	1-11

Atlantic Coast Conference	CONF	OVR
Virginia	7-1	11-3
SMU	6-2	9-4
Miami	6-2	13-3
Pittsburgh	6-2	8-5
Georgia Tech	6-2	9-4
Duke	6-2	9-5
NC State	4-4	8-5
California	4-4	7-6
Clemson	4-4	7-6
Louisville	4-4	9-4
Wake Forest	4-4	9-4
Stanford	3-5	4-8
Florida State	2-6	5-7
North Carolina	2-6	4-8
Virginia Tech	2-6	3-9
Boston College	1-7	2-10
Syracuse	1-7	3-9

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