Southern Methodist 35, Washington State 21
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 18, 2010
Where: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas
Temperature:
92°
Head Official:
Steve Barth
Attendance:
18184
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Kyle Padron threw for four touchdowns and rushed for one as SMU broke open a tight game in the second half for a 35-21 win over Washington State Saturday in Dallas.
Padron was 19-of-34 for 280 yards and threw three touchdown passes to Aldrick Robinson, who had four catches for 112 yards.
SMU (2-1) avenged last season's 30-27 loss in overtime to the Cougars (1-2). That was Washington State's only victory in 2009.
Padron threw third-quarter touchdown passes to Darius Johnson and Robinson to snap a 14-14 halftime tie. He added another to Robinson in the fourth quarter.
Padron scored on a 13-yard run in the first quarter and connected with Robinson for a 67-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter for a 14-7 lead.
The Cougars' Kyle McCartney recovered a muffed punt by Johnson for a tying touchdown, but the Mustangs pulled away in the second half.
Washington State's Jeff Tuel finished 18-of-34 for 284 yards and two touchdowns.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Washington State |
|
Southern Methodist |
|
Logwone Mitz
|
Player |
Zach Line
|
|
4 |
Attempts |
8 |
|
25 |
Yards |
82 |
|
6.2 |
Avg Yards |
10.2 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary