| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Tulane Touchdown - 31-yard pass from Ryan Griffin to Rob Kelley. (Cairo Santos kick). 12:07 Remaining. |
| SMU Field Goal - 27-yarder by Chase Hover. 6:31 Remaining. |
| Tulane Field Goal - 44-yarder by Cairo Santos. 0:22 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| SMU Field Goal - 22-yarder by Chase Hover. 9:28 Remaining. |
| Tulane Touchdown - 79-yard pass from Ryan Griffin to Marc Edwards. (Cairo Santos kick). 2:13 Remaining. |
| Tulane Field Goal - 35-yarder by Cairo Santos. 0:00 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| SMU Field Goal - 52-yarder by Chase Hover. 3:42 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| SMU Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Garrett Gilbert to Jeremy Johnson. (Chase Hover kick). 14:18 Remaining. |
| SMU Touchdown - 7-yard pass from Garrett Gilbert to Darius Joseph. (Chase Hover kick). 9:11 Remaining. |
| SMU Field Goal - 19-yarder by Chase Hover. 1:22 Remaining. |
| Tulane Touchdown - 16-yard pass from Ryan Griffin to Rob Kelley. (Cairo Santos kick). 0:35 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | SMU | Tulane |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 29 | 13 |
| By Rushing | 13 | 2 |
| By Passing | 13 | 11 |
| By Penalty | 3 | 0 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 6-16-38.0 | 3-11-27.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-2-0 | 0-0-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 471 | 342 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 89 | 48 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.3 | 7.1 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 196 | 40 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 38 | 16 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 5.2 | 2.5 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 275 | 302 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 3-24 | 1-4 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 51-25-1 | 32-17-0 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 5.4 | 9.4 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 3-43.7 | 7-39.1 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 14 | 82 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 3-14 | 2-30 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 3-83 | 4-83 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 0-0 | 1-37 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 6-34 | 6-67 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 2 | 3 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 2 | 3 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 4-5 | 2-2 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 26 | 27 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 40:17 | 19:43 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| SMU | Tulane |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
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| Z.Line | 28 | 177 | 6.3 | 21 | 0 | | G.Gilbert | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 15 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 38 | 196 | 5.2 | 21 | 0 |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| G.Gilbert | 51 | 25 | 275 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 1 | | Total | 51 | 25 | 275 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 1 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| R.Griffin | 32 | 17 | 302 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 0 | | Total | 32 | 17 | 302 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 0 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| M.Bailey | 1 | 37 | 37 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| M.Loftus | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 1 | 55 | | Total | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 1 | 55 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| P.Picerelli | 7 | 274 | 39.1 | 0 | 45 | | Total | 7 | 274 | 39.1 | 0 | 45 |
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| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Strozier | 2 | 30 | 19 | 0 | | | | | | | | Total | 2 | 30 | 19 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| C.Hover | 4/5 | 80.0 | 52 | 2/2 | 14 | | Total | 4/5 | 80.0 | 52 | 2/2 | 14 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| C.Santos | 2/2 | 100.0 | 44 | 3/3 | 9 | | Total | 2/2 | 100.0 | 44 | 3/3 | 9 |
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