The 2022 Houston vs. SMU football game was a regular-season college football game between the Houston Cougars and the SMU Mustangs, played on November 5, 2022 at Gerald J. Ford StadiuminUniversity Park, Texas. The game holds the record[2] for the most combined points scored in an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) regulation game with 140 total points,[3] breaking the previous record (137 points, set in a 2016 game played between Syracuse and Pittsburgh) by three points.[4]
2022 Houston vs. SMU football game | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | November 5, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Gerald J. Ford Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | University Park, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | SMU by 3.5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Luke Richmond | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 23,841 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | NFLN | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Jason Ross Jr., Tyoka Jackson |
This was the 37th meeting between the Cougars and Mustangs, with Houston leading the series 22–13–1.[5] The last meeting between the teams was on October 30, 2021, with the Cougars winning 44–37. In September 2021, it was announced that the Cougars accepted a bid to join the Big 12 Conference along with fellow American members Cincinnati and UCF.[6] The schools had been under contract with The American through 2024, but reached an agreement that would allow them to join the Big 12 in 2023.[7]
The Houston Cougars, led by fourth-year head coach Dana Holgorsen, entered the game with a record of 5–3, 3–1 in AAC play. The Cougars entered the season ranked no. 24 in the AP's pre-season poll, but dropped to no. 25 after a 37–35 triple overtime victory over UTSA in week 1. The following week, Houston lost to Texas Tech 30–33 in double overtime and dropped out of the rankings as a result. The Cougars would lose again the following week, 30–48 to Kansas, before winning four of their next five, including a 33–32 comeback victory over Memphis.[8]
The SMU Mustangs, led by first-year head coach Rhett Lashlee, entered the game with a record of 4–4, 2–2 in AAC play. The Mustangs started the season 2–0, but lost their next three games. SMU snapped its losing streak with a 40–34 victory over rival Navy. The Mustangs lost their next game, 27–29, to then no. 21 Cincinnati, then defeated Tulsa 45–34 the following week.
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Kickoff: 6:03 p.m. CDT |
Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) |
Game officials | |
L. Richmond (referee), J. Pennucci (umpire), D. Harrington (linesman), A. Amaya (line judge) | |
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The two teams combined for 1,352 yards of offense, with 907 passing yards while three Houston receivers finished the game with more than 100 receiving yards.[11] SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai threw for a school-record 9 touchdowns.[12] Additionally, the Mustangs broke the school record for most points scored in a game, with the previous record being 72.[13]