Nov 14, 2009 - 6:58 PM
0 shoutsDALLAS(AP) -- Kyle Padron completed 17 of 24 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns and added a pair of TD runs to lead SMU to a 35-31 win over UTEP on Saturday.
SMU (6-4, 5-1 Conference USA) gained sole possession of first place in the conference's West Division after Houston lost 37-32 to Central Florida earlier in the day. The Miners (3-7, 2-4) have lost three straight.
UTEP took a 31-28 lead after running back Donald Buckram scored on a 30-yard screen pass from Trevor Vittatoe with 8:57 left in the game.
But Padron threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Emmanuel Sanders with 4:34 left in the game to give SMU the lead. UTEP drove to the Mustangs' 14-yard line but Vittatoe was sacked by SMU's Taylor Thompson on fourth-and-6 with 26 seconds left.
Vittatoe finished 23-of-40 for 396 yards, one interception and two touchdowns. Buckram also rushed for 241 yards and one score.
From the Bleachers
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TEXAS-EL PASO: 31
SOUTHERN METHODIST: 35
Final
Nov 14 6:25 PM -
TEXAS-EL PASO: 31
SOUTHERN METHODIST: 35
End of Regulation
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NCAAF
UTEP 31
SMU 35 4:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nov 14 6:06 PM -
Texas-El Paso 31, Southern Methodist 28 4th Quarter - 6:43
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Nov 14 6:00 PM -
NCAAF
UTEP 31
SMU 28 8:57 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nov 14 5:53 PM -
Texas-El Paso 31, Southern Methodist 28 4th Quarter - 8:57
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NCAAF
UTEP 24
SMU 28 12:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nov 14 5:40 PM -
TEXAS-EL PASO: 24
SOUTHERN METHODIST: 21
End of 3rd
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NCAAF
UTEP 24
SMU 21 4:34 LEFT, 3RD QTR
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NCAAF
UTEP 17
SMU 21 9:59 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Nov 14 5:08 PM -
TEXAS-EL PASO: 10
SOUTHERN METHODIST: 21
Halftime
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NCAAF
UTEP 10
SMU 21 1:33 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Nov 14 4:25 PM -
NCAAF
UTEP 7
SMU 21 7:49 LEFT, 2ND QTR
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NCAAF
UTEP 7
SMU 14 13:58 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Nov 14 3:56 PM -
TEXAS-EL PASO: 7
SOUTHERN METHODIST: 7
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NCAAF
UTEP 7
SMU 7 2:58 LEFT, 1ST QTR
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NCAAF
UTEP 0
SMU 7 13:30 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Nov 14 3:13 PM
