Memphis at SMU

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Memphis beat SMU 51–⁠7. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Memphis led the series 6–⁠3.

AwayMemphis8–⁠5 in 2016
51
HomeSMU5–⁠7 in 2016
7

Final at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University ParkTV: ESPNNAttendance 24,379

At kickoff
68°F, mostly cloudy, wind 5 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Dallas Love Field Airport (KDAL), 5 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Michael Roche; umpire Greg Brenner; head linesman Jim Casey; line judge Jeffrey Cooney; side judge Ryan Robinson; field judge Glen Wilson; back judge Victor Firth; center judge Terry KillensJrGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Memphis211713051
SMU70007

Standouts

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Player stats

Memphis

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Riley Ferguson20/2728740
Jason Stewart4/62700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Doroland Dorceus1477155
Darrell Henderson934012
Tony Pollard62609
Jason Stewart223023
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Anthony Miller4102250
Kedarian Jones255043
Daniel Montiel445120
Darrell Henderson345031
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Arthur Maulet7110
Genard Avery6220
Curtis Akins6100
Darian Porter5000
Jahmahl Pardner1001

SMU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ben Hicks17/3117010
Darrel Colbert Jr.4/93801
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ke’Mon Freeman1683013
Darrel Colbert Jr.420012
Braeden West4906
James Proche1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Courtland Sutton670029
Kevin Thomas549014
Xavier Castille437019
James Proche430013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jackson Mitchell10000
Justin Lawler9400
Mikial Onu6000
Jordon Williams5100
Delontae Scott4110
Kyran Mitchell3110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

MemphisSMU
474Total yards308
314Passing yards208
160Rushing yards100
9.5Yards per pass5.2
4.1Yards per rush3.1
24First downs19
7–⁠16Third downs6–⁠16
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers3
3–⁠26Penalties6–⁠46
30:58Possession29:02
3Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

MemphisSMU
49%Success rate39%
0.29EPA per play0.00
1.29Explosiveness1.17
0.08Rushing EPA−0.03
0.54Passing EPA0.02
35%Passing-down success36%
0.63First-down EPA−0.10
−0.08Second-down EPA−0.01
0.39Third-down EPA0.47
19%Havoc by its defense20%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Memphis 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Memphis −6.5, over/under 65.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Memphis 67%, SMU 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

SMU end zoneMemphis end zoneQ1 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ1 MemphisTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 SMUFumble, 4 playsQ1 MemphisTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 SMUPunt, 2 playsQ1 MemphisPunt, 6 playsQ1 SMUTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 MemphisTouchdownQ1 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ1 MemphisPunt, 6 playsQ2 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ2 MemphisField goal, 5 playsQ2 SMUFumble, 6 playsQ2 MemphisTouchdown, 1 playQ2 SMUPunt, 8 playsQ2 MemphisPunt, 3 playsQ2 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ2 MemphisTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 SMUResult not recordedQ3 MemphisField goal, 9 playsQ3 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ3 MemphisTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 SMUTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ3 MemphisField goal, 5 playsQ3 SMUPunt, 6 playsQ3 MemphisPunt, 3 playsQ4 SMUPunt, 5 playsQ4 MemphisTurnover on downs, 13 playsQ4 SMUInterception, 8 playsQ4 MemphisPunt, 4 playsQ4 SMUEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. SMU drives left to right, Memphis right to left.
  1. Q1 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  2. Q1 MemphisTouchdown, 2 plays, 81 yards
  3. Q1 SMUFumble, 4 plays, 27 yards
  4. Q1 MemphisTouchdown, 2 plays, 6 yards
  5. Q1 SMUPunt, 2 plays, 6 yards
  6. Q1 MemphisPunt, 6 plays, 10 yards
  7. Q1 SMUTouchdown, 9 plays, 91 yards
  8. Q1 MemphisTouchdown, 0 yards
  9. Q1 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  10. Q1 MemphisPunt, 6 plays, −6 yards
  11. Q2 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  12. Q2 MemphisField goal, 5 plays, 51 yards
  13. Q2 SMUFumble, 6 plays, 10 yards
  14. Q2 MemphisTouchdown, 1 play, 35 yards
  15. Q2 SMUPunt, 8 plays, 43 yards
  16. Q2 MemphisPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  17. Q2 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  18. Q2 MemphisTouchdown, 10 plays, 83 yards
  19. Q2 SMUResult not recorded, −10 yards
  20. Q3 MemphisField goal, 9 plays, 37 yards
  21. Q3 SMUPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  22. Q3 MemphisTouchdown, 6 plays, 45 yards
  23. Q3 SMUTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 47 yards
  24. Q3 MemphisField goal, 5 plays, 47 yards
  25. Q3 SMUPunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
  26. Q3 MemphisPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  27. Q4 SMUPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  28. Q4 MemphisTurnover on downs, 13 plays, 56 yards
  29. Q4 SMUInterception, 8 plays, 40 yards
  30. Q4 MemphisPunt, 4 plays, 25 yards
  31. Q4 SMUEnd of game, 1 play, 4 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then Memphis 21, SMU 7
SMU Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jake Elliott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ke’Mon Freeman run for no gain to the SMU 25
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Ke’Mon Freeman run for 7 yds to the SMU 32
15:003rd & 3 at own 32Ben Hicks pass incomplete
15:004th & 3 at own 32Jamie Sackville punt for 49 yds, downed at the Memph 19
Memphis Touchdown, 2 plays
13:481st & 10 at own 19Riley Ferguson pass complete to Darrell Henderson for 31 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
13:101st & 10 at the 50Riley Ferguson pass complete to Anthony Miller for 50 yds for a TD, (Jake Elliott KICK)Memphis 7, SMU 0
SMU Fumble, 4 plays
13:101st & 0 at own 35Jake Elliott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:101st & 10 at own 25Ben Hicks pass complete to Courtland Sutton for 29 yds to the Memph 46 for a 1ST down
13:101st & 10 at opp 46Braeden West run for 6 yds to the Memph 40
13:102nd & 4 at opp 40Braeden West run for 5 yds to the Memph 35 for a 1ST down
13:101st & 10 at opp 35Ben Hicks sacked by Arthur Maulet for a loss of 10 yards to the SMU 6 Ben Hicks fumbled, recovered by Memph Jared Gentry , return for 0 yards , return for 40 yds to the SMU 0 SMU Penalty, face mask (6 yards) (Courtland Sutton) to the SMU 6
Memphis Touchdown, 2 plays
11:531st & goal at opp 6Doroland Dorceus run for 2 yds to the SMU 4
11:182nd & goal at opp 4Riley Ferguson pass complete to Joey Magnifico for 4 yds for a TD, (Jake Elliott KICK)Memphis 14, SMU 0
SMU Punt, 2 plays
11:181st & 0 at own 35Jake Elliott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:181st & 10 at own 25Ke’Mon Freeman run for 4 yds to the SMU 29
11:182nd & 6 at own 29James Proche run for 2 yds to the SMU 31
11:183rd & 4 at own 0HICKS, Ben pass incomplete, PENALTY SMU illegal motion off-setting, PENALTY MEM_ROAD holding off-setting, NO PLAY.
11:183rd & 4 at own 31HICKS, Ben pass complete to PROCHE, James for 14 yards to the SMU45, out-of-bounds, PENALTY SMU illegal touching (PROCHE, James) 0 yards to the SMU31, NO PLAY.
11:184th & 4 at own 31Jamie Sackville punt for 44 yds, downed at the Memph 25
Memphis Punt, 6 plays
10:061st & 10 at own 25Tony Pollard run for 9 yds to the Memph 34
10:062nd & 1 at own 34Darrell Henderson run for no gain to the Memph 34
10:063rd & 1 at own 34Doroland Dorceus run for 1 yd to the Memph 35 for a 1ST down
10:061st & 10 at own 35Riley Ferguson run for 7 yds to the Memph 42
10:062nd & 3 at own 42Darrell Henderson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Memph 40
10:063rd & 5 at own 40Riley Ferguson sacked by Kyran Mitchell for a loss of 5 yards to the Memph 35
10:064th & 10 at own 35Spencer Smith punt for 56 yds, fair catch by James Proche at the SMU 9
SMU Touchdown, 9 plays
7:031st & 10 at own 9Ben Hicks pass complete to Courtland Sutton for 11 yds to the SMU 20 for a 1ST down MEMPHIS Penalty, roughing passer (15 Yards) to the SMU 35 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at own 35Ben Hicks pass complete to Courtland Sutton for 8 yds to the SMU 43
7:032nd & 2 at own 43Ke’Mon Freeman run for 11 yds to the Memph 46 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at opp 46Ben Hicks pass complete to James Proche for 4 yds to the Memph 42
7:032nd & 6 at opp 42Ke’Mon Freeman run for 8 yds to the Memph 34 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at opp 34Ben Hicks pass complete to James Proche for 13 yds to the Memph 21 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at opp 21Ben Hicks pass incomplete
7:032nd & 10 at opp 21Ke’Mon Freeman run for 5 yds to the Memph 16
3:473rd & 5 at opp 16Ben Hicks pass complete to Ke’Mon Freeman for 16 yds for a TD, (Josh Williams KICK)Memphis 14, SMU 7
3:331st & 0 at own 35Michael Armstrong kickoff for 64 yds , Darrell Henderson return for 99 yds for a TD, (Jake Elliott KICK)Memphis 21, SMU 7
SMU Punt, 3 plays
3:331st & 0 at own 35Jake Elliott kickoff for 60 yds , James Proche return for 20 yds to the SMU 25
3:281st & 10 at own 25Braeden West run for a loss of 2 yards to the SMU 23
3:282nd & 12 at own 23Ben Hicks pass incomplete to James Proche
3:283rd & 12 at own 23Ben Hicks run for 2 yds to the SMU 25
3:284th & 10 at own 25Jamie Sackville punt for 58 yds, downed at the Memph 17
Memphis Punt, 6 plays
1:591st & 10 at own 17Riley Ferguson pass complete to Tony Pollard for 6 yds to the Memph 23
1:592nd & 4 at own 23Patrick Taylor Jr. run for 2 yds to the Memph 25
1:593rd & 2 at own 25Patrick Taylor Jr. run for 2 yds to the Memph 27 for a 1ST down
1:591st & 10 at own 27Riley Ferguson sacked by Delontae Scott for a loss of 11 yards to the Memph 16
1:592nd & 21 at own 16Riley Ferguson pass complete to Patrick Taylor Jr. for a loss of 5 yards to the Memph 11
Q2 15:003rd & 26 at own 11Riley Ferguson pass incomplete to Anthony Miller MEMPHIS Penalty, 1D ( Yards) declined
Q2 15:004th & 26 at own 11Spencer Smith punt for 44 yds, downed at the SMU 45
2nd quarter8 drives, then Memphis 38, SMU 7
SMU Punt, 3 plays
14:451st & 10 at own 45Ben Hicks pass incomplete
14:452nd & 10 at own 45Myron Gailliard run for no gain to the SMU 45
14:453rd & 10 at own 45Ben Hicks pass complete to Kevin Thomas for 4 yds to the SMU 49
14:454th & 6 at own 49Jamie Sackville punt for 34 yds , Anthony Miller returns for 6 yds to the Memph 23
Memphis Field goal, 5 plays
13:131st & 10 at own 23DORCEUS, D. rush for 3 yards to the MEM_ROAD26 (CLEMONS, Rodney), PENALTY MEM_ROAD holding (KYSER, Drew) 10 yards to the MEM_ROAD13, NO PLAY.
13:131st & 20 at own 13Doroland Dorceus run for 55 yds to the SMU 32 for a 1ST down
13:131st & 10 at opp 32Doroland Dorceus run for no gain to the SMU 32
13:132nd & 10 at opp 32Riley Ferguson pass incomplete
13:133rd & 10 at opp 32Riley Ferguson pass complete to Anthony Miller for 6 yds to the SMU 26
11:104th & 4 at opp 26Jake Elliott 43 yd FG GOODMemphis 24, SMU 7
SMU Fumble, 6 plays
11:101st & 0 at own 35Jake Elliott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:101st & 10 at own 25Ke’Mon Freeman run for 6 yds to the SMU 31
11:102nd & 4 at own 31Ben Hicks pass complete to James Proche for 3 yds to the SMU 34
11:103rd & 1 at own 34Ke’Mon Freeman run for 1 yd to the SMU 35 for a 1ST down
11:101st & 10 at own 35Ben Hicks pass incomplete to Braeden West
11:102nd & 10 at own 35Braeden West run for no gain to the SMU 35
11:103rd & 10 at own 35Ben Hicks sacked by Genard Avery for a loss of 3 yards to the SMU 35 Ben Hicks fumbled, recovered by Memph Ernest Suttles , return for 0 yards
Memphis Touchdown, 1 play
9:131st & 10 at opp 35SMU Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (15 Yards) to the SMU 20 for a 1ST down
9:081st & 10 at opp 20Riley Ferguson pass complete to Daniel Montiel for 20 yds for a TD, (Jake Elliott KICK)Memphis 31, SMU 7
SMU Punt, 8 plays
9:081st & 0 at own 35Jake Elliott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:081st & 10 at own 25Ke’Mon Freeman run for 9 yds to the SMU 34
9:082nd & 1 at own 34Ke’Mon Freeman run for 13 yds to the SMU 47 for a 1ST down
9:081st & 10 at own 47Ben Hicks pass incomplete to James Proche
9:082nd & 10 at own 47Ke’Mon Freeman run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
9:083rd & 7 at the 50Ben Hicks pass complete to Kevin Thomas for 13 yds to the Memph 37 for a 1ST down
9:081st & 10 at opp 37Ben Hicks pass complete to Jeremiah Gaines for 6 yds to the Memph 31
9:082nd & 4 at opp 31Ke’Mon Freeman run for a loss of 1 yard to the Memph 32
9:083rd & 5 at opp 32Ben Hicks pass incomplete to Ke’Mon Freeman
9:084th & 5 at opp 32Jamie Sackville punt for 31 yds, downed at the Memph 1
Memphis Punt, 3 plays
5:581st & 10 at own 1Darrell Henderson run for 1 yd to the Memph 2
5:582nd & 9 at own 2Patrick Taylor Jr. run for 3 yds to the Memph 5
5:583rd & 6 at own 5Riley Ferguson pass complete to Patrick Taylor Jr. for a loss of 2 yards to the Memph 3
5:584th & 8 at own 3SMITH, Spencer punt 57 yards to the SMU40, out-of-bounds, PENALTY MEM_ROAD false start (ROSS, B.J.) 1 yards to the MEM_ROAD2, NO PLAY.
5:584th & 9 at own 2Spencer Smith punt for 58 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SMU 36 , James Proche returns for 6 yds to the SMU 8 SMU Penalty, illegal block (Eric Sutton) to the SMU 36
SMU Punt, 3 plays
3:411st & 10 at own 36Ke’Mon Freeman run for 4 yds to the SMU 40
3:412nd & 6 at own 40Ben Hicks pass complete to Courtland Sutton for 4 yds to the SMU 44
3:413rd & 2 at own 44Ben Hicks run for 1 yd to the SMU 45
3:414th & 1 at own 45Jamie Sackville punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Anthony Miller at the Memph 17
Memphis Touchdown, 10 plays
1:561st & 10 at own 17Riley Ferguson pass complete to Daniel Montiel for 12 yds to the Memph 29 for a 1ST down
1:561st & 10 at own 29Riley Ferguson pass complete to Daniel Montiel for 9 yds to the Memph 38
1:562nd & 1 at own 38Doroland Dorceus run for a loss of 4 yards to the Memph 34 Doroland Dorceus fumbled, recovered by Memph Doroland Dorceus
1:233rd & 5 at own 34Timeout MEMPHIS, clock 01:23
1:233rd & 5 at own 34Riley Ferguson pass complete to Darrell Henderson for 10 yds to the Memph 44 for a 1ST down
1:231st & 10 at own 44Darrell Henderson run for a loss of 3 yards to the Memph 41
1:232nd & 13 at own 41Riley Ferguson pass complete to Anthony Miller for 25 yds to the SMU 34 for a 1ST down
1:231st & 10 at opp 34Riley Ferguson pass complete to Darrell Henderson for 4 yds to the SMU 30
0:332nd & 6 at opp 30Timeout MEMPHIS, clock 00:33
0:332nd & 6 at opp 30Riley Ferguson pass incomplete
0:333rd & 6 at opp 30Riley Ferguson pass complete to Tony Pollard for 9 yds to the SMU 21 for a 1ST down
0:101st & 10 at opp 21Riley Ferguson pass complete to Anthony Miller for 21 yds for a TD, (Jake Elliott KICK)Memphis 38, SMU 7
0:101st & 0 at own 35Jake Elliott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:101st & 10 at own 25GAILLIARD, M. rush for 38 yards to the MEM_ROAD37 (AKINS, Curtis), PENALTY SMU holding (BROWN, Evan) 10 yards to the SMU15, NO PLAY.
3rd quarter7 drives, then Memphis 51, SMU 7
Memphis Field goal, 9 plays
15:001st & 20 at own 35Michael Armstrong kickoff for 37 yds , Jonathan Wilson return for 8 yds to the Memph 36
14:551st & 10 at own 36Riley Ferguson pass complete to Kedarian Jones for 12 yds to the Memph 48 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 48Darrell Henderson run for 12 yds to the SMU 40 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 40Darrell Henderson run for 5 yds to the SMU 35
14:552nd & 5 at opp 35Riley Ferguson pass complete to Daniel Montiel for 4 yds to the SMU 31
14:553rd & 1 at opp 31Darrell Henderson run for 2 yds to the SMU 29 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 29Riley Ferguson pass incomplete to Tony Pollard
14:552nd & 10 at opp 29Tony Pollard run for a loss of 5 yards to the SMU 34
14:553rd & 15 at opp 34Tony Pollard run for 7 yds to the SMU 27
11:254th & 8 at opp 27Jake Elliott 44 yd FG GOODMemphis 41, SMU 7
SMU Punt, 3 plays
11:251st & 0 at own 35Jake Elliott kickoff for 62 yds , James Proche return for 8 yds to the SMU 43 SMU Penalty, Offensive holding (5 Yards) to the SMU 6
11:191st & 10 at own 6Ke’Mon Freeman run for 1 yd to the SMU 7
11:192nd & 9 at own 7Ben Hicks pass incomplete to Kevin Thomas
11:193rd & 9 at own 7Ben Hicks sacked by Genard Avery for a loss of 6 yards to the SMU 1
11:194th & 15 at own 1Jamie Sackville punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SMU 45
Memphis Touchdown, 6 plays
9:531st & 10 at opp 45Doroland Dorceus run for 5 yds to the SMU 40
9:532nd & 5 at opp 40Riley Ferguson pass incomplete to Anthony Miller, broken up by Jordan Wyatt
9:533rd & 5 at opp 40Riley Ferguson pass complete to Tony Pollard for 8 yds to the SMU 32 for a 1ST down
9:531st & 10 at opp 32Riley Ferguson pass complete to John Williams for 20 yds to the SMU 12 for a 1ST down
9:531st & 10 at opp 12Doroland Dorceus run for 7 yds to the SMU 5
8:092nd & 3 at opp 5Doroland Dorceus run for 5 yds for a TD, (Jake Elliott KICK)Memphis 48, SMU 7
SMU Turnover on downs, 8 plays
8:091st & 0 at own 35Jake Elliott kickoff for 65 yds , James Proche return for 15 yds to the SMU 15
7:581st & 10 at own 15Ke’Mon Freeman run for 10 yds to the SMU 25 for a 1ST down
7:581st & 10 at own 25Ben Hicks pass incomplete to Ke’Mon Freeman
7:582nd & 10 at own 25Ben Hicks pass complete to Xavier Castille for 19 yds to the SMU 44 for a 1ST down
7:581st & 10 at own 44Ben Hicks pass complete to James Proche for 10 yds to the Memph 46 for a 1ST down
7:581st & 10 at opp 46Ke’Mon Freeman run for 2 yds to the Memph 44
7:582nd & 8 at opp 44Ben Hicks pass complete to Xavier Castille for 6 yds to the Memph 38
7:583rd & 2 at opp 38Ben Hicks pass complete to Courtland Sutton for no gain to the Memph 38
7:584th & 2 at opp 38Ben Hicks pass incomplete to James Proche, broken up by Donald Pennington
Memphis Field goal, 5 plays
4:451st & 10 at own 39Riley Ferguson pass complete to Kedarian Jones for 43 yds to the SMU 18 for a 1ST down
4:451st & 10 at opp 18Tony Pollard run for 4 yds to the SMU 14
4:452nd & 6 at opp 14Riley Ferguson pass incomplete to Joey Magnifico
4:453rd & 6 at opp 14Riley Ferguson pass incomplete to Kedarian Jones
3:304th & 6 at opp 14Jake Elliott 31 yd FG GOODMemphis 51, SMU 7
SMU Punt, 6 plays
3:301st & 0 at own 35Jake Elliott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:301st & 10 at own 25Ben Hicks pass incomplete to Courtland Sutton
3:302nd & 10 at own 25Ben Hicks pass incomplete to Kevin Thomas
3:303rd & 10 at own 25Ben Hicks pass complete to Courtland Sutton for 18 yds to the SMU 43 for a 1ST down
3:301st & 10 at own 43Ben Hicks pass complete to Xavier Castille for 6 yds to the SMU 49
3:302nd & 4 at own 49Ben Hicks pass incomplete to Ke’Mon Freeman
3:303rd & 4 at own 49Ben Hicks pass incomplete to Xavier Castille, broken up by Chauncey Lanier
3:304th & 4 at own 49Jamie Sackville punt for 49 yds, downed at the Memph 2
Memphis Punt, 3 plays
2:041st & 10 at own 2Doroland Dorceus run for 1 yd to the Memph 3
2:042nd & 9 at own 3Doroland Dorceus run for no gain to the Memph 3
2:043rd & 9 at own 3Jason Stewart pass complete to Mechane Slade for 6 yds to the Memph 9
2:044th & 3 at own 9Spencer Smith punt for 48 yds, fair catch by James Proche at the SMU 43
4th quarter5 drives, then Memphis 51, SMU 7
SMU Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 43Darrel Colbert Jr. run for 2 yds to the SMU 45
15:002nd & 8 at own 45Darrel Colbert Jr. run for 12 yds to the Memph 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 43Myron Gailliard run for 2 yds to the Memph 41
15:002nd & 8 at opp 41Darrel Colbert Jr. pass incomplete to Kevin Thomas, broken up by Ernest Suttles
15:003rd & 8 at opp 41Darrel Colbert Jr. pass incomplete to Jeremiah Gaines
15:004th & 8 at opp 41Jamie Sackville punt for 41 yds for a touchback
Memphis Turnover on downs, 13 plays
13:151st & 10 at own 20Tony Pollard run for 5 yds to the Memph 25
13:152nd & 5 at own 25Tony Pollard run for 6 yds to the Memph 31 for a 1ST down
13:151st & 10 at own 31Doroland Dorceus run for a loss of 1 yard to the Memph 30
13:152nd & 11 at own 30Jason Stewart pass complete to Drew Bishop for 16 yds to the Memph 46 for a 1ST down
13:151st & 10 at own 46Doroland Dorceus run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
13:152nd & 6 at the 50Jason Stewart pass complete to Sean Dykes for 1 yd to the SMU 49
13:153rd & 5 at opp 49Darrell Henderson run for 12 yds to the SMU 37 for a 1ST down
13:151st & 10 at opp 37Jason Stewart pass complete to Joey Magnifico for 4 yds to the SMU 33
13:152nd & 6 at opp 33Darrell Henderson run for 7 yds to the SMU 26 for a 1ST down
13:151st & 10 at opp 26Doroland Dorceus run for 5 yds to the SMU 21
13:152nd & 5 at opp 21Doroland Dorceus run for a loss of 3 yards to the SMU 24
13:153rd & 8 at opp 24Jason Stewart pass incomplete to John Williams, broken up by Mason Gentry
13:154th & 8 at opp 24Jason Stewart pass incomplete to Darrell Henderson, broken up by Jordon Williams
SMU Interception, 8 plays
7:011st & 10 at own 24Darrel Colbert Jr. run for 2 yds to the SMU 26
7:012nd & 8 at own 26Darrel Colbert Jr. pass incomplete to Xavier Castille, broken up by Jamil Collins
7:013rd & 8 at own 26Darrel Colbert Jr. pass complete to Kevin Thomas for 14 yds to the SMU 40 for a 1ST down
7:011st & 10 at own 40Darrel Colbert Jr. pass incomplete
7:012nd & 10 at own 40Darrel Colbert Jr. run for 4 yds to the SMU 44
7:013rd & 6 at own 44Darrel Colbert Jr. pass complete to Xavier Castille for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:011st & 10 at the 50Darrel Colbert Jr. pass complete to Kevin Thomas for 14 yds to the Memph 36 for a 1ST down
7:011st & 10 at opp 36Darrel Colbert Jr. pass intercepted, touchback. Jahmahl Pardner return for no gain
Memphis Punt, 4 plays
3:501st & 10 at own 20Jason Stewart run for 23 yds to the Memph 43 for a 1ST down
3:501st & 10 at own 43Deandre Jordan run for 3 yds to the Memph 46
3:502nd & 7 at own 46Jason Stewart run for no gain to the Memph 48 Jason Stewart fumbled, recovered by Memph Deandre Jordan , return for 2 yds to the Memph 48
3:503rd & 5 at own 48Deandre Jordan run for a loss of 3 yards to the Memph 45
0:474th & 8 at own 45Timeout MEMPHIS, clock 00:47
0:474th & 8 at own 45Spencer Smith punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SMU 13
SMU End of game, 1 play
0:391st & 10 at own 13Darrel Colbert Jr. pass complete to Kevin Thomas for 4 yds to the SMU 17

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Memphis leads 10–⁠6 in 16 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2023SMU 38, Memphis 34
2022SMU 34, Memphis 31
2021Memphis 28, SMU 25
2020SMU 30, Memphis 27
2019Memphis 54, SMU 48
2018Memphis 28, SMU 18

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