The No. 16 SMU Mustangs managed to pull out a hard-fought victory against the Houston Cougars.
The No. 16 SMU Mustangs didn't win in comfortable fashion. But the team won -- and that's all coach Sonny Dykes could ask of his team.
With a Thursday-night game now out of the way, the Mustangs will have a couple extra days to prepare for a tough road matchup against Memphis. SMU will take all of its notes from Thursday's 34-31 win against Houston and work out a game plan to where it will be a little more crisp next week than it was this week.
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Nevertheless, the Mustangs left TDECU Stadium with a win. The team is 8-0 for the first time since 1982 -- and that team started 10-0 and finished 11-0-1. Additionally, SMU is undefeated through four conference games for the first time since 1986.
Here are five keys to victory.
