DALLAS (AP)—Bo Levi Mitchell completed 17 of 29 passes for 266 yards and two touchdowns to lead Southern Methodist to a 28-21 win over East Carolina on Saturday.
Aldrick Robinson scored on a 96-yard touchdown reception to tie for the longest touchdown pass in SMU history, and the Mustangs (3-2, 2-0 Conference USA) snapped the Pirates’ five-game conference winning streak.
Dominique Lindsay led all rushers with 144 yards on 24 attempts for ECU (3-3, 2-1).
The Mustangs scored 21 consecutive points to take a 21-7 lead, capped by safety Rock Dennis’ 53-yard interception return with 8:12 left in the third quarter.
SMU’s first score came on a 63-yard touchdown return off a blocked field goal by Bryan McCann with 3:52 left in the first half.
Updated Oct 10, 11:51 pm EDT
Head to Head - Week 6
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 357 | 181 | 176 | 24 | 41.2% | 5/53 | 2 | 35:33 |
| Southern Methodist | 294 | 266 | 28 | 14 | 20.0% | 12/158 | 1 | 24:27 |
