STANFORD – It didn’t take long for chants of “S-M-U” to ring out at Stanford Stadium for the first time.
In its first-ever game at Stanford, No. 21 SMU scored on an 87-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage and rolled to a 40-10 win Saturday night.
Mustangs QB Kevin Jennings took advantage of a depleted Cardinal secondary and threw for 205 yards and three TDs in the first quarter as SMU (6-1, 3-0) went up 21-0.
The Cardinal (2-5, 1-3) suffered their fourth straight blowout loss – the closest game in that stretch was decided by 24 points – though three of the opponents are ranked.
After gaining just 25 yards on its first three drives under two-year starter Ashton Daniels, Stanford coach Troy Taylor switched to freshman Elijah Brown, whose only previous experience was in mop-up duty against Cal Poly.
Brown threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Elic Ayomanor but was otherwise ineffective, completing 16 of 32 passes for 153 yards and two interceptions and being sacked six times, including once for a safety.
