If you turned away for a minute, you probably missed a touchdown. Because there were 20 instances of them.
In the final edition of an intrastate AAC rivalry, SMU defeated Houston, 77-63, in an electrifying, explosive, mesmerizing barnburner which shattered the record for most points in regulation in an FBS game, which was previously held by Pitt’s 76-61 win over Syracuse in 2016.
SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai was the star of the one of the most captivating offensive clinics in college football history. The senior gunslinger fired for a school record nine touchdown passes, falling two short of former Houston quarterback David Klingler’s all-time record from 1990.