| Box Score | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| SMU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
SMU 35, No. 9 Cincinnati 14
Key player: DT Eric Riley, who may well be the Lombardi Award winner as well as a certain All-American, gets his school-record 18th sack of the season as the Mustangs hold the defending national champs to 221 total yards.
The skinny: Bearcats put up a fight, leading 14-7 in the second quarter, before Ricky Paul makes his seventh INT of the season and returns it 30 yards for the tying TD. SMU ground game takes it from there. ... SMU, on its way to the Bgi 12 title game, stays on course for a national title showdown with Rutgers.
Players of the Game
No Player of the game indicated.
| Game Statistics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Cincinnati | SMU |
| First Downs | 0 | 0 |
| Total Offense | 0 | 0 |
| Rushes-YDS | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Passing YDS | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Total Yards | 0 | 0 |
| T.O.P. | 00:00 | 00:00 |