Mustangs Bowl Eligible After 45-24 Victory Over Tulane

The Mustang's celebrated a 45-24 conference win over the Tulane Green Wave on Saturday and became bowl eligible with their sixth win of the season.

By Nick Karageorge

This Saturday marked SMU's centennial homecoming, and the Mustang's celebrated a 45-24 conference win over the Tulane Green Wave at Gerald J. Ford Stadium.

The Mustangs (6-3, 4-2 in C-USA) snapped a two game losing streak and became bowl eligible with their sixth win of the season.

Tulane began the game with the ball and after driving down the field to the ÃÛÌÒ½´39-yard line SMU's Taylor Thompson forced a fumble upon sacking quarterback Ryan Griffin.

ÃÛÌÒ½´recovered the fumble and changed the turnover into points when Zach Line rushed for a four-yard touchdown.

SMU's offense continued to put pressure on Tulane's defense throughout the first half. . .

ÃÛÌÒ½´will host Navy next Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Southwest..

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