Sep 15, 2009 - 5:37 PM
0 shoutsDALLAS(AP) -- Shawnbrey McNeal ran for 158 yards on 19 carries and scored a touchdown to lead SMU to a 31-23 win over Stephen F. Austin Saturday night.
Mustang quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell scored on fourth-and-1 with 7:47 left in the game to help the Mustangs (1-0) erase a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit and take a 24-23 lead.
SFA had a chance to take the lead with 2:13 left in the game but Evan Engwall's 39-yard field goal attempt drifted wide left. Engwall had hit on all three of his previous attempts from 46, 38 and 48 yards.
On the next possession, McNeal scored on a 48-yard run to help the Mustangs win their first season opener since they defeated Kansas in 2000. The Lumberjacks (0-1) have lost their last four games to Football Bowl Subdivision schools.
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Stephen F. Austin State 23, Southern Methodist 31 Final
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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE: 23
SOUTHERN METHODIST: 31
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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE: 23
SOUTHERN METHODIST: 31
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SFA 23
SMU 31 1:31 LEFT, 4TH QTR
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SFA 23
SMU 24 7:47 LEFT, 4TH QTR
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SMU 17 14:01 LEFT, 4TH QTR
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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE: 23
SOUTHERN METHODIST: 14
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SFA 23
SMU 14 0:22 LEFT, 3RD QTR
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SMU 14 1:09 LEFT, 3RD QTR
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SMU 14 10:45 LEFT, 3RD QTR
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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE: 10
SOUTHERN METHODIST: 14
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SFA 10
SMU 14 2:45 LEFT, 2ND QTR
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SMU 7 4:40 LEFT, 2ND QTR
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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE: 7
SOUTHERN METHODIST: 7
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SMU 7 6:02 LEFT, 1ST QTR
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SMU 0 11:10 LEFT, 1ST QTR
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Stephen F. Austin State 23, Southern Methodist 24 4th Quarter - 2:13
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Stephen F. Austin State 23, Southern Methodist 24 4th Quarter - 6:30
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Stephen F. Austin State 23, Southern Methodist 24 4th Quarter - 7:47
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