After a sloppy loss to Temple last week, SMU Head Coach Chad Morris put his Mustangs on notice, calling their poor effort and lack of preparation unacceptable.
On Friday night in Tulsa, the Mustangs seemed to turn over a new leaf, quickly marching the field on their first possession – seven plays and 70 yards in just 1:41. Six Mustangs touched the ball on the way to an early touchdown.
SMU would lead for most of the first half before a Tulsa’ touchdown gave the Golden Hurricane the lead with 1:07 left before the break. The lead would change hands four times in the second half, with SMU’s Josh Williams kicking a 25-yard field goal on the final play of regulation to send the game to overtime.