American college football season
The 2020 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Tigers played their home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee , and competed in the American Athletic Conference . They were led by first-year head coach Ryan Silverfield .
Schedule [ edit ] Memphis had game scheduled against Purdue and UT Martin , which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[1] On September 12 the American announced that the Houston game scheduled for September 18 was postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases at Memphis.[2] Subsequently, the scheduled game against UTSA on September 25 was also canceled due to ongoing cases at Memphis. The UTSA game was replaced with a game against Stephen F. Austin scheduled for November 21.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 5 7:00 p.m. Arkansas State * ESPN W 37–244,537 October 3 2:30 p.m. at SMU No. 25 ESPN2 L 27–307,898 October 17 2:30 p.m. UCF Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ABC W 50–4910,554 October 24 11:00 a.m. Temple Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN+ W 41–2910,321 October 31 11:00 a.m. at No. 7 Cincinnati ESPN L 10–490 November 7 11:00 a.m. South Florida Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN+ W 34–3310,300 November 21 11:00 a.m. Stephen F. Austin * Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN+ W 56–149,684 November 28 6:00 p.m. at Navy CBSSN W 10–70 December 5 11:00 a.m. at Tulane ESPN+ L 21–352,400 December 12 11:00 a.m. Houston Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN+ W 30–279,475 December 23 6:00 p.m. vs. Florida Atlantic * ESPN W 25–102,979
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Game summaries [ edit ] Arkansas State [ edit ] Arkansas State at Memphis 1 2 3 4 Total Red Wolves 14 0 3 7 24 • RV Tigers 7 14 13 3 37
Scoring summary 1 10:36 ARST Ryan Graham 1-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 4:24) ARST 7–0 05:53 MEM Sean Dykes 12-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(12 plays, 85 yards, 4:43) TIE 7–7 01:05 ARST Isaiah Azubuike 1-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick)(8 plays, 84 yards, 2:16) ARST 14–7 2 12:49 MEM Rodrigues Clark 14-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick)(8 plays, 72 yards, 3:16) TIE 14–14 00:24 MEM Calvin Austin 9-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 1:46) MEM 21–14 3 11:05 ARST Blake Grupe 28-yard field goal(7 plays, 17 yards, 2:34) MEM 21–17 08:03 MEM Damonte Coxie 8-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson PAT failed)(7 plays, 50 yards, 3:02) MEM 27–17 03:33 MEM Sean Dykes 7-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(6 plays, 47 yards, 2:59) MEM 34–17 4 11:43 MEM Riley Patterson 26-yard field goal(14 plays, 76 yards, 5:57) MEM 37–17 07:42 ARST TW Ayers 1-yard pass from Logan Bonner (Blake Grupe kick)(12 plays, 84 yards, 4:01) MEM 37–24
Pregame line Over/under MEM −18.5 73
Statistics Arkansas State Memphis First downs 25 29 Total yards 424 502 Rushing yards 125 222 Passing yards 299 280 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 25:40 34:20
Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas State Passing Layne Hatcher 13/20, 166 yards Rushing Jamal Jones 15 carries, 64 yards Receiving Dahu Green 5 receptions, 99 yards Memphis Passing Brady White 27/37, 280 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Rodrigues Clark 20 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD Receiving Sean Dykes 10 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TDs
Memphis at Southern Methodist 1 2 3 4 Total No. 25 Tigers 3 17 7 0 27 • Mustangs 17 7 3 3 30
Scoring summary 1 10:34 SMU Chris Naggar 27-yard field goal(11 plays, 65 yards, 4:26) SMU 7–0 07:58 MEM Riley Patterson 26-yard field goal(11 plays, 67 yards, 2:36) TIE 3–3 03:52 SMU Danny Gray 3-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:06) SMU 10–3 01:07 SMU Reggie Roberson Jr. 70-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick)(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20) SMU 17–3 2 09:51 SMU Reggie Roberson Jr. 85-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Nagger kick)(3 plays, 80 yards, 1:47) SMU 24–3 07:16 MEM Calvin Austin 8-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 2:35) SMU 24–10 03:30 MEM Sean Dykes 27-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(5 plays, 83 yards, 2:06) SMU 24–17 00:00 MEM Riley Patterson 56-yard field goal(4 plays, 23 yards, 0:22) SMU 24–20 3 09:29 SMU Chris Nagger 25-yard field goal(9 plays, 46 yards, 3:42) SMU 27–20 02:53 MEM Tahj Washington 5-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(14 plays, 87 yards, 6:33) TIE 27–27 4 00:09 SMU Chris Nagger 43-yard field goal(8 plays, 33 yards, 1:16) SMU 30–27
Pregame line Over/under SMU −1.5 75[5]
Statistics Memphis SMU First downs 26 21 Total yards 501 549 Rushing yards 205 75 Passing yards 296 474 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 30:51 29:09
Team Category Player Statistics Memphis Passing Brady White 29/42, 296 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Rodriguez Clark 16 carries, 98 yards Receiving Sean Dykes 6 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD SMU Passing Shane Buechele 32/45, 474 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 13 carries, 32 yards Receiving Reggie Roberson Jr. 5 receptions, 243 yards, 2 TDs
UCF at Memphis 1 2 3 4 Total RV Knights 7 20 8 14 49 • RV Tigers 7 7 15 21 50
Scoring summary 1 08:08 UCF Greg McCrae 1-yard rsh (Daniel Obarski kick)(11 plays, 80 yards, 3:28) UCF 7–0 07:11 MEM Calvin Austin 12-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 0:57) TIE 7–7 2 12:14 UCF Jaylon Robinson 43-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)(10 plays, 80 yards, 3:01) UCF 14–7 07:35 UCF Marlon Williams 85-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski PAT blocked)(2 plays, 85 yards, 0:21) UCF 20–7 02:06 MEM Brady White 1-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick)(8 plays, 68 yards, 3:12) UCF 20–14 00:12 UCF Jaylon Robinson 10-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 1:54) UCF 27–14 3 11:32 UCF Dillon Gabriel 14-yard rush (Dillon Gabriel two-point pass conversion to Marlon Williams)(11 plays, 75 yards, 3:28) UCF 35–14 08:16 MEM Kameron Wilson 6-yard pass from Brady White (Brady White two-point conversion pass to Tahj Washington)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:16) UCF 35–22 00:55 MEM Javon Ivory 17-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(8 plays, 96 yards, 3:28) UCF 35–29 4 12:40 UCF Ryan O'Keefe 93-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Dillon Gabriel two-point conversion pass to Marlon Williams)(1 play, 93 yards, 0:13) UCF 43–29 09:16 MEM Sean Dykes 3-yard pass from Brady White (Brady White two-point conversion pass to Sean Dykes)(12 plays, 75 yards, 3:24) UCF 43–37 05:29 UCF Jacob Harris 10-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(12 plays, 75 yards, 3:47) UCF 49–37 03:41 MEM Kylan Watkins 22-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(6 plays, 84 yards, 1:48) UCF 49–44 01:08 MEM Calvin Austin 4-yard pass from Brady White (two-point rush conversion attempt failed)(9 plays, 85 yards, 1:30) MEM 50–49
Pregame line Over/under UCF −3 77[6]
Statistics UCF Memphis First downs 34 41 Total yards 798 703 Rushing yards 197 217 Passing yards 601 486 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 26:23 33:37
Team Category Player Statistics UCF Passing Dillon Gabriel 35/49, 601 yards, 5 TDs Rushing Greg McCrae 17 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD Receiving Marlon Williams 13 receptions, 191 yards, 1 TD Memphis Passing Brady White 34/50, 486 yards, 6 TDs Rushing Rodrigues Clark 21 carries, 112 yards Receiving Calvin Austin 9 receptions, 151 yards, 2 TDs
Temple at Memphis 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 3 12 7 7 29 • Tigers 7 3 17 14 41
Scoring summary 1 05:29 MEM Tahj Washington 3-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(11 plays, 80 yards, 3:21) MEM 7–0 01:42 TEM Will Mobley 25-yard field goal(4 plays, 2 yards, 1:22) MEM 7–3 2 07:41 TEM Jadan Blue 5-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley PAT blocked)(8 plays, 65 yards, 2:49) TEM 9–7 03:34 MEM Riley Patterson 42-yard field goal(4 plays, 1 yard, 1:20) MEM 10–9 00:31 TEM Branden Mack 10-yard pass from Anthony Russo (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)(12 plays, 75 yards, 3:03) TEM 15–10 3 08:40 MEM Riley Patterson 42-yard field goal(13 plays, 47 yards, 6:15) TEM 15–13 07:52 MEM Calvin Austin 65-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(2 plays, 66 yards, 0:40) MEM 20–15 06:30 MEM Tahj Washington 26-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(2 plays, 54 yards, 0:45) MEM 27–15 02:37 TEM Jadan Blue 32-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)(8 plays, 78 yards, 3:48) MEM 27–22 4 12:02 MEM Javon Ivory 7-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(9 plays, 45 yards, 3:09) MEM 34–22 10:11 TEM Jadan Blue 8-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 1:51) MEM 34–29 02:15 MEM Kylan Watkins 15-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick)(8 plays, 88 yards, 2:52) MEM 41–29
Pregame line Over/under MEM −14 70[7]
Statistics Temple Memphis First downs 30 24 Total yards 500 489 Rushing yards 113 176 Passing yards 387 313 Turnovers 4 3 Time of possession 33:28 26:32
Team Category Player Statistics Temple Passing Anthony Russo 41/63, 387 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 20 carries, 113 yards Receiving Randle Jones 12 receptions, 118 yards Memphis Passing Brady White 17/36, 313 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Rodrigues Clark 22 carries, 106 yards Receiving Calvin Austin 6 receptions, 184 yards, 1 TD
At Cincinnati [ edit ] Memphis at Cincinnati 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 7 3 0 0 10 • No. 7 Bearcats 7 14 14 14 49
Date: October 31, 2020Location: Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Game start: 11:02 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: SE 6 MPH Referee: C LamertinaTV announcers (ESPN ): Mark Jones (play–by–play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 1 09:15 CIN Alec Pierce 43-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:18) CIN 7–0 04:07 MEM Tahj Washington 92-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(1 play, 92 yards, 0:15) TIE 7–7 2 13:58 CIN Desmond Ridder 13-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 5:09) CIN 14–7 04:04 CIN Michael Young Jr. 6-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)(8 plays, 70 yards, 4:14) CIN 21–7 00:28 MEM Riley Patterson 42-yard field goal(12 plays, 60 yards, 3:36) CIN 21–10 3 06:23 CIN Desmond Ridder 9-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)(9 plays, 90 yards, 4:53) CIN 28–10 01:29 CIN Tre Tucker 21-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)(5 plays, 55 yards, 2:41) CIN 35–10 4 08:02 CIN Jerome Ford 33-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)(1 play, 33 yards, 0:08) CIN 42–10 01:30 CIN Jerome Ford 48-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)(6 plays, 67 yards, 3:42) CIN 49–10
Pregame line Over/under CIN −6.5 57.5[8]
Statistics Memphis Cincinnati First downs 15 28 Total yards 321 513 Rushing yards 5 242 Passing yards 316 271 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 25:10 34:50
Team Category Player Statistics Memphis Passing Brady White 18/35, 316 yards, 1 TD Rushing Rodrigues Clark 12 carries, 16 yards Receiving Calvin Austin 7 receptions, 121 yards Cincinnati Passing Desmond Ridder 21/26, 271 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Jerome Ford 9 carries, 116 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Alec Pierce 3 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD
South Florida [ edit ] South Florida at Memphis 1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 3 24 3 3 33 • Tigers 6 7 7 14 34
Date: November 7, 2020Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Game start: 11:05 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutesGame attendance: 10,300Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 7 MPH Referee: Hank JohnsTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst) Scoring summary 1 12:19 USF Spencer Shrader 49-yard field goal(4 plays, 2 yards, 1:23) USF 3–0 07:32 MEM Riley Patterson 52-yard field goal(5 plays, 31 yards, 1:37) TIE 3–3 03:33 MEM Riley Patterson 33-yard field goal(7 plays, 43 yards, 2:14) MEM 6–3 2 14:18 USF Spencer Shrader 47-yard field goal(11 plays, 46 yards, 4:15) TIE 6–6 13:02 USF Daquan Evans 51-yard interception returned (Jared Sackett kick)(3 plays, 10 yards, 1:09) USF 13–6 11:33 MEM Calvin Austin 65-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(3 plays, 69 yards, 1:23) TIE 13–13 11:24 USF Kelley Joiner Jr. 75-yard pass from Noah Johnson (Jared Sackett kick)(1 play, 75 yards, 0:09) USF 20–13 03:52 USF Mitchell Brinkman 3-yard pass from Noah Johnson (Jared Sackett kick)(7 plays, 63 yards, 3:05) USF 27–13 3 08:52 MEM Sean Dykes 5-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(10 plays, 59 yards, 5:09) USF 27–20 03:58 USF Spencer Shrader 41-yard field goal(11 plays, 67 yards, 4:50) USF 30–20 4 04:36 USF Spencer Shrader 46-yard field goal(6 plays, 20 yards, 3:39) USF 33–20 03:19 MEM Sean Dykes 10-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(7 plays, 72 yards, 1:17) USF 33–27 01:03 MEM Calvin Austin III 9-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(8 plays, 76 yards, 1:20) MEM 34–33
Pregame line Over/under MEM −17.5 67.5[9]
Statistics South Florida Memphis First downs 16 24 Total yards 330 535 Rushing yards 113 98 Passing yards 217 437 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 29:25 30:35
Team Category Player Statistics South Florida Passing Noah Johnson 20/29, 217 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Brian Battie 10 carries, 76 yards Receiving Kelley Joiner Jr. 3 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD Memphis Passing Brady White 30/50, 437 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Kylan Watkins 10 carries, 44 yards Receiving Sean Dykes 7 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TDs
Stephen F. Austin [ edit ] Stephen F. Austin at Memphis 1 2 3 4 Total Lumberjacks 0 14 0 0 14 • Tigers 14 6 15 21 56
Scoring summary 1 09:02 MEM Rodrigues Clark 4-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 3:32) MEM 7–0 05:18 MEM Tahj Washington 48-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(4 plays, 58 yards, 1:04) MEM 14–0 2 14:02 SFA Brevin Randle 30-yard interception returned (Chris Campos kick)(1 play, 0 yards, 0:08) MEM 14–7 09:41 MEM Riley Patterson 39-yard field goal(9 plays, 44 yards, 4:17) MEM 17–7 06:55 MEM Riley Patterson 23-yard field goal(6 plays, 45 yards, 1:44) MEM 20–7 00:58 SFA Xavier Gipson 7-yard pass from Trae Self (Chris Campos kick)(9 plays, 65 yards, 2:32) MEM 20–14 3 02:55 MEM Brady White 1-yard rush (Calvin Austin III two-point converison pass to Sean Dykes)(8 plays, 59 yards, 3:04) MEM 28–14 01:24 MEM Calvin Austin 64-yard punt returned (Riley Patterson kick)(3 plays, 3 yards, 1:31) MEM 35–14 4 14:00 MEM Asa Martin 6-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick)(4 plays, 35 yards, 1:06) MEM 42–14 10:35 MEM Marquavius Weaver 4-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick)(4 plays, 65 yards, 1:42) MEM 49–14 02:42 MEM Timothy Taylor 47-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick)(5 plays, 69 yards, 1:53) MEM 56–14
Pregame line Over/under MEM −31 61.5[10]
Statistics Stephen F. Austin Memphis First downs 11 25 Total yards 224 574 Rushing yards 55 305 Passing yards 169 269 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 29:42 30:18
Team Category Player Statistics Stephen F. Austin Passing Trae Self 14/30, 124 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Jaquarion Turner 14 carries, 22 yards Receiving Xavier Gipson 6 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD Memphis Passing Brady White 18/31, 269 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kylan Watkins 11 carries, 100 yards Receiving Calvin Austin 10 receptions, 173 yards
At Navy [ edit ] Memphis at Navy 1 2 3 4 Total • Tigers 7 0 0 3 10 Midshipmen 7 0 0 0 7
Scoring summary 1 06:07 NAVY Nelson Smith 22-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)(8 plays, 83 yards, 4:00) NAVY 7–0 03:52 MEM Calvin Austin III 14-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(6 plays, 79 yards, 2:15) TIE 7–7 4 10:53 MEM Riley Patterson 26-yard field goal(9 plays, 46 yards, 4:01) MEM 10–7
Pregame line Over/under MEM –13.5 63
Statistics Memphis Navy First downs 12 14 Total yards 280 321 Rushing yards 75 233 Passing yards 205 88 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 26:02 33:58
Team Category Player Statistics Memphis Passing Brady White 18/32, 205, 1 TD Rushing Marquavius Weaver 15 carries, 49 yards Receiving Tahj Washington 4 receptions, 68 yards Navy Passing Tyger Goslin 3/9, 73 yards, 1 INT Rushing Nelson Smith 29 carries, 142 yards, 1 TD Receiving Chance Warren 1 reception, 41 yards
At Tulane [ edit ] Memphis at Tulane 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 7 7 7 0 21 • Green Wave 14 7 7 7 35
Date: December 5, 2020Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: 11:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutesGame attendance: 2,400Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 10 MPH Referee: Charles LamertiTV announcers (ESPN+ ): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst) Scoring summary 1 10:58 TULN Duece Watts 15-yard pas from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:02) TULN 7–0 10:05 MEM Calvin Austin 59-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 0:53) TIE 7–7 04:00 TULN Jha'Quan Jackson 42-yard pas from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(7 plays, 65 yards, 3:20) TULN 14–7 2 11:09 TULN Michael Pratt 3-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(9 plays, 83 yards, 3:55) TULN 21–7 01:18 MEM Tahj Washington 2-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick)(13 plays, 67 yards, 4:38) TULN 21–14 3 08:59 TULN Michael Pratt 10-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(7 plays, 57 yards, 3:09) TULN 28–14 05:13 MEM Sean Dykes 6-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(9 plays, 70 yards, 3:38) TULN 28–21 4 11:34 TULN Cameron Carroll 9-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(11 plays, 80 yards, 4:13) TULN 35–21
Pregame line Over/under TULN –3.0 64
Statistics Memphis Tulane First downs 20 26 Total yards 300 419 Rushing yards 45 165 Passing yards 255 254 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 25:56 34:04
Team Category Player Statistics Memphis Passing Brady White 19/38, 248 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Asa Martin 13 carries, 39 yards Receiving Calvin Austin 5 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 21/33, 254 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Stephon Huderson 10 carries, 67 yards Receiving Jha'Quan Jackson 3 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD
Houston [ edit ] Houston at Memphis 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 3 3 0 21 27 • Tigers 3 14 10 3 30
Scoring summary 1 07:57 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 28-yard field goal(15 plays, 64 yards, 7:03) HOU 3–0 00:22 MEM Riley Patterson 34-yard field goal(14 plays, 56 yards, 4:59) TIE 3–3 2 08:14 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 29-yard field goal(10 plays, 60 yards, 4:32) HOU 6–3 05:21 MEM Tahj Washington 4-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:53) MEM 10–6 00:31 MEM Jaylon Allen 85-yard fumble return (Riley Patterson kick)(8 plays, 45 yards, 3:16) MEM 17–6 3 11:46 MEM Calvin Austin 15-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:14) MEM 24–6 02:15 MEM Riley Patterson 49-yard field goal(12 plays, 55 yards, 6:30) MEM 27–6 4 13:01 HOU Marquez Stevenson 13-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:09) MEM 27–13 08:07 HOU Clayton Tune 19-yard rush (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(6 plays, 40 yards, 1:33) MEM 27–20 00:28 HOU Bryson Smith 18-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(15 plays, 70 yards, 4:46) TIE 27–27 00:00 MEM Riley Patterson 47-yard field goal(5 plays, 46 yards, 0:28) MEM 30–27
Pregame line Over/under HOU –6.0 65
Statistics Houston Memphis First downs 26 20 Total yards 409 310 Rushing yards 139 64 Passing yards 270 246 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 33:29 26:31
Team Category Player Statistics Houston Passing Clayton Tune 30/49, 270 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Kyle Porter 15 carries, 70 yards Receiving Christian Trahan 5 receptions, 84 yards Memphis Passing Brady White 22/35, 246 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Asa Martin 11 carries, 27 yards Receiving Calvin Austin 7 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Vs. Florida Atlantic (Montgomery Bowl) [ edit ] 2020 Montgomery Bowl 1 2 3 4 Total • Tigers 10 8 7 0 25 Owls 0 0 10 0 10
Scoring summary 1 07:15 MEM Riley Patterson 53-yard field goal(10 plays, 53 yards, 3:20) MEM 3–0 02:26 MEM Javon Ivory 5-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(8 plays, 52 yards, 3:18) MEM 10–0 2 00:22 MEM Joseph Dorceus 2-yard pass from Brady White (John Hassell two-point conversion rush)(10 plays, 58 yards, 4:25) MEM 18–0 3 09:53 FAU TJ Chase 3-yard pass from Nick Tronti (Vladimir Rivas kick)(9 plays, 73 yards, 3:14) MEM 18–7 07:38 FAU Vladimir Rivas 27-yard field goal(7 plays, 16 yards, 2:15) MEM 18–10 05:14 MEM Calvin Austin 7-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24) MEM 25–10
Pregame line Over/under MEM –9.0 53
Statistics Memphis Florida Atlantic First downs 24 19 Total yards 469 290 Rushing yards 185 139 Passing yards 284 151 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 30:44 29:16
Team Category Player Statistics Memphis Passing Brady White 22/34, 284 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Asa Martin 15 carries, 96 yards Receiving Javon Ivory 7 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD Florida Atlantic Passing Nick Tronti 16/32, 146 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing James Charles 16 carries, 82 yards Receiving Brandon Robinson 4 receptions, 39 yards
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow" . USA TODAY . Retrieved July 10, 2020 . ^ "American Announces Postponement of Houston-Memphis Football Game" . theamerican.org . Retrieved September 13, 2020 . ^ "2020 Football Schedule" . University of Memphis Athletics . Retrieved September 15, 2020 . ^ "2020 Memphis Tigers Schedule" . ESPN . Retrieved September 15, 2020 . ^ "Memphis Tigers vs SMU Mustangs" . Odds Shark . Retrieved October 4, 2020 . ^ "UCF Knights vs Memphis Tigers" . Odds Shark . Retrieved October 19, 2020 . ^ "Temple Owls vs Memphis Tigers" . Odds Shark . Retrieved November 26, 2020 . ^ "Memphis Tigers vs Cincinnati Bearcats" . Odds Shark . Retrieved November 27, 2020 . ^ "USF Bulls vs Memphis Tigers" . Odds Shark . Retrieved November 27, 2020 . ^ "Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks vs Memphis Tigers" . Odds Shark . Retrieved November 27, 2020 .
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