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Marshall outlasts SMU 34-31

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Brian Anderson threw two second-half touchdown passes to freshman Aaron Dobson to lead Marshall to a 34-31 win over SMU on Saturday, making the Thundering Herd bowl eligible for the first time under fifth-year coach Mark Snyder.

Martin Ward ran for 136 yards and a score and Terrell Edwards-Maye added 113 yards for Marshall (6-5, 4-3 Conference USA).

SMU (6-5, 5-2) fell into a first-place tie in the West Division with No. 24 Houston with one game remaining. Houston holds the tiebreaker after beating SMU 38-15 earlier this season. SMU hosts Tulane and Houston hosts Rice next Saturday. (MORE)

Mustangs Headlines

Sat, Nov 21
Final 1 2 3 4 T
SMU
 7 3 7 14 31
Marshall
 7 3 14 10 34
Box  |  At the Stadium | H2H | Recap
Leader Mustangs Thundering Herd
Passing K. Padron 225 B. Anderson 213
Rushing S. McNeal 82 M. Ward 136
Receiving 2 tied with 94 A. Dobson 127
Conference USA
East
  Overall Conference
East Carolina 7-4 6-1
Southern Miss 7-4 5-2
UCF 7-4 5-2
Marshall 6-5 4-3
UAB 5-6 4-3
Memphis 2-9 1-6
West
  Overall Conference
25 Houston 9-2 5-2
Southern Methodist 6-5 5-2
Tulsa 4-7 2-5
UTEP 3-8 2-5
Rice 2-9 2-5
Tulane 3-8 1-6
Leaders
Passing Yards: B. Mitchell1725
Passing TDs: B. Mitchell12
Rushing Yards: S. McNeal978
Rushing TDs: S. McNeal7
Receiving Yards: E. Sanders1071
Receiving TDs: E. Sanders6
Interceptions: R. Dennis4
Offense (FBS Rank)
Yards: 4114 (64)
Passing Yards: 2942 (28)
Rushing Yards: 1172 (106)
Points per game: 28.1 (52)
Yards per game: 374.0 (63)
Touchdowns: 36 (56)
Field Goals: 8 (109)
Defense (FBS Rank)
Yards: 4503 (94)
Passing Yards: 2602 (84)
Rushing Yards: 1901 (89)
Points per game: 29.8 (94)
Yards per game: 409.4 (97)
Touchdowns: 38 (91)
Field Goals: 9 (22)
Schedule 2009
Date Opponent Result / Time
9/5 vs. Stephen F. Austin W 31 - 23
9/12 at UAB W 35 - 33
9/19 at Washington State L 27 - 30
10/3 at 11 TCU L 14 - 39
10/10 vs. East Carolina W 28 - 21
10/17 vs. Navy L 35 - 38
10/24 at 17 Houston L 15 - 38
10/31 at Tulsa W 27 - 13
11/7 vs. Rice W 31 - 28
11/14 vs. UTEP W 35 - 31
11/21 at Marshall L 31 - 34
11/28 vs. Tulane 12:00 PT1:00 MT2:00 CT3:00 ET
AP Rank
Rank School Rec
1 Florida 11-0
2 Alabama 11-0
3 Texas 11-0
4 TCU 11-0
5 Cincinnati 10-0
6 Boise State 11-0
7 Georgia Tech 10-1
8 Pittsburgh 9-1
9 Ohio State 10-2
10 Oregon 9-2
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Coaches Rank
Rank School Rec
1 Florida 11-0
2 Texas 11-0
3 Alabama 11-0
4 TCU 11-0
5 Cincinnati 10-0
6 Boise State 11-0
7 Georgia Tech 10-1
8 Ohio State 10-2
9 Pittsburgh 9-1
10 Oregon 9-2
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