The SMU Mustangs fell to 1-7 this season on Halloween night, losing to Tulsa 40-31 at Ford Stadium.
SMU started fast once again, receiving the kickoff and marching 72-yards in 11 plays for a touchdown. Quarterback Matt Davis found wide receiver Courtland Sutton on a fade from the 5-yard line for his seventh score of the season.
Tulsa moved down the field but was stopped in the red zone, settling for a 21-yard field goal by kicker Redford Jones on the next possession.
A good kickoff return by Braedon West and subsequent unnecessary roughness penalty against Tulsa gave the Mustangs good field position on their next possession, setting up a 13-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jeremiah Gaines.