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2010 ARMED FORCES BOWL ARMY 16, SMU 14
2012 BBVA COMPASS BOWL SMU 28, PITT 6
Josh McNary scooped up a fumble and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown as Army held on to beat SMU 16-14 in the Armed Forces Bowl. Army had a 16-0 halftime lead on SMU’s home field, then ran out the final four minutes after Matt Szymanksi was wide left on a 47-yard field goal attempt that would have put the Mustangs ahead. Army got the ball back with 4:05 left and quarterback Trent Steelman converted a pair of third downs. He ran for six yards on third-and-five after SMU called its final timeout, then later rolled right and threw a 22-yard pass on third-and-four for only his second completion in the game before a final kneel-down. SMU faced fourth-and-six after Padron scrambled to avoid a sack and dumped a three-yard pass to Darius Johnson. After a timeout, and coach June Jones exchanging a fist pump with Szymanski, the kick fluttered wide left.
J.J. McDermott ran and threw for first quarter touchdowns as SMU beat Pittsburgh 28-6 in the BBVA Compass Bowl. Rishaad Wimbley ran for two scores for SMU, which tied a school record by playing in its third straight bowl under coach June Jones. McDermott completed 16 of 26 passes for 239 yards and threw a touchdown to Darius Johnson early in the first. Pittsburgh was held without a first down and fell behind 21-0 in the first quarter. Kevin Harper kicked field goals of 32 and 34 yards. McDermott beat Pitt’s blitz when he lobbed a 50-yard touchdown pass to Johnson for the Mustangs’ first touchdown. Johnson had seven catches for 120 yards. The 50-yard catch was the longest in the six-year history of the bowl. After McDermott’s 1-yard run capped an eight-play drive to push the lead to 14-0, Ja’Gared Davis hit Pitt quarterback Tino Sunseri, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Taylor Reed at the Panthers’ 27. McDermott’s 19-yard pass to Cole Beasley set up Wimbley’s 2-yard touchdown run. Wimbley added a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. With SMU still leading 21-3 later in the quarter, Pitt drove from its 16 to a first and goal at the Mustangs’ 10. On third down from the 5, Sunseri’s pass bounced off tailback Isaac Bennett. The deflection was caught by SMU linebacker Stephon Sanders for an interception. The half ended with Pitt again coming away with no points at the end of a long drive. Harper’s 47-yard field goal attempt hit the left upright to end a 14-play drive.
Dallas, Texas December 30, 2010
Army SMU
13 0
3 0
0 7
0 7
-
Birmingham, Ala. January 7, 2012
16 14
GAME STATISTICS
Scoring Summary ARMY - McNary 55-yard fumble recovery (Carlton kick) ARMY - Brown 13-yard run (Carlton kick blocked) ARMY - Carlton 44-yard FG SMU - Robinson 8-yard pass from PADRON (SZYMANSKI kick) SMU - Johnson 28-yard pass from PADRON (SZYMANSKI kick) Team Statistics First Downs Yards Rushing Yards Passing Total Yards Passes Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Interceptions Penalties-Yards Attendance
Army 16 199 30 229 2-7 6-36.0 1-0 2 0-0
SMU Pitt
21 0
0 3
7 3
0 0
-
28 6
GAME STATISTICS
SMU 21 111 302 413 23-34 1-40.0 2-1 0 3-35 36,742
Individual Statistics Rushing: Army - Hassin 82; SMU - Line - 103 Passing: Army - Steelman 2-7-30; SMU - Padron 23-34-302 Receiving: Army - Brooks 2-30; SMU - Johnson, D. 9-152; Robinson, A. 5-76; Holman 3-36; Beasley 3-24
Scoring Summary SMU - Johnson 50-yard pass from McDermott (Hover kick) SMU - McDermott 1-yard run (Hover kick) SMU - Wimbley, R. 2-yard run (Hover kick) PITT - Harper 32-yard FG SMU - Wimbley 1-yard run (Hover kick) PITT - Harper 34-yard FG Team Statistics First Downs Yards Rushing Yards Passing Total Yards Passes Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Interceptions Penalties-Yards Attendance
SMU 13 61 239 300 16-26 5-45.4 0-0 1 3-24
Pitt 12 10 195 205 21-32 6-41.5 0-0 0 5-24 29,726
Individual Statistics Rushing: SMU-Williams, J. 11-40; Pitt-Bennett,I. 10-22. Passing: SMU-McDermott 16-25-0-239; Pitt-Sunseri19-28-1-183. Receiving: SMU-Johnson, D. 7-120; Beasley 7-86; Pitt-Jones,Ronald 6-36; Street 5-62.
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