Key players: Defensive tackles Arthur Weeks and Eric Riley own the line of scrimmage, with Weeks making eight tackles and Riley getting a sack and a pass knockdown in his college debut.

The skinny: FS Terry Dawkins bit on a fake and was burned on a 53-yard TD pass by the Bears, otherwise this would have been a shutout. The Bears get 151 passing yards on 15-of-36 passing; they rush for 53. ... Mustangs button it up on offense, plowing between the tackles for 221 rushing yards and eating clock. They run just one play in the spread; the rest of the time it's base I formation, tight I or one back. ... Tyler Lane rushes for 81 yards. ... Michael Butler makes his first start at QB and hits 4 of 11 passes for 89 yards, one TD (to Terry Gray) and, most important, no picks. ... Mustangs knock out Bears QB Alex Williams in the first quarter and send TB Rondell Thompson hobbling to the bench with injuries three times.