SMU at Memphis

Saturday, November 2, 2019

No. 24 Memphis beat No. 15 SMU 54–⁠48. It was their 12th meeting; after it, Memphis led the series 9–⁠3.

Away15SMU10–⁠3 in 2019
48
Home24Memphis12–⁠2 in 2019
54

Final at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, MemphisTV: ABCAttendance 59,506College GameDay broadcast from here, November 2, 2019 (Wikipedia)

At kickoff
49°F, a few clouds, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Memphis International Airport (KMEM), 7 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Adam Savoie; umpire Williams Thomas; head linesman Dan Harrington; line judge James Bryant; side judge Ryan Robinson; field judge Mark Windham; back judge Chris Bikowski; center judge Ryan WingersGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
SMU71072448
Memphis716171454

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

SMU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Shane Buechele34/5445630
James Proche0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ke’Mon Freeman674268
Xavier Jones112217
James Proche112012
Kylen Granson1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
James Proche13149149
Rashee Rice7122053
Kylen Granson477230
Tyler Page242031
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Richard McBryde12310
Delano Robinson9110
Delontae Scott4210
Rodney Clemons4000
Gary Wiley3110

Memphis

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brady White19/3335030
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Antonio Gibson397178
Kenneth Gainwell2188114
Kylan Watkins51008
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Damonte Coxie7143249
Antonio Gibson6130150
Joey Magnifico230019
Calvin Austin III124024
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Austin Hall10000
T.J. Carter8100
La’Andre Thomas6000
Jacobi Francis5000
Jalil Clemons2220
Bryce Huff2110

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

Team stats

SMUMemphis
553Total yards514
456Passing yards350
97Rushing yards164
8.3Yards per pass10.6
4.0Yards per rush4.2
27First downs25
10–⁠18Third downs8–⁠17
2–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠2
0Turnovers0
11–⁠108Penalties16–⁠134
26:49Possession32:59
4Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

SMUMemphis
39%Success rate43%
0.33EPA per play0.23
1.62Explosiveness1.48
0.34Rushing EPA0.06
0.35Passing EPA0.32
31%Passing-down success35%
0.09First-down EPA0.43
−0.01Second-down EPA−0.17
1.11Third-down EPA0.35
20%Havoc by its defense14%

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 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Memphis −6.5, over/under 71.5.

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

Memphis end zoneSMU end zoneQ1 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ1 MemphisTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ1 SMUTouchdown, 12 playsQ1 MemphisTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 SMUPunt, 4 playsQ1 MemphisField goal, 9 playsQ2 SMUTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 MemphisField goal, 5 playsQ2 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ2 MemphisTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 SMUField goal, 7 playsQ2 MemphisField goal, 11 playsQ2 SMUEnd of half, 1 playQ3 MemphisTouchdownQ3 SMUTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 MemphisField goal, 9 playsQ3 SMUPunt, 8 playsQ3 MemphisTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 SMUPunt, 8 playsQ3 MemphisPunt, 3 playsQ4 SMUTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 MemphisTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ4 MemphisTouchdown, 1 playQ4 SMUTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 MemphisPunt, 5 playsQ4 SMUTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 MemphisEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Memphis drives left to right, SMU right to left.
  1. Q1 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 MemphisTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 49 yards
  3. Q1 SMUTouchdown, 12 plays, 97 yards
  4. Q1 MemphisTouchdown, 5 plays, 50 yards
  5. Q1 SMUPunt, 4 plays, 17 yards
  6. Q1 MemphisField goal, 9 plays, 58 yards
  7. Q2 SMUTouchdown, 7 plays, 53 yards
  8. Q2 MemphisField goal, 5 plays, 14 yards
  9. Q2 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  10. Q2 MemphisTouchdown, 4 plays, 56 yards
  11. Q2 SMUField goal, 7 plays, 67 yards
  12. Q2 MemphisField goal, 11 plays, 37 yards
  13. Q2 SMUEnd of half, 1 play, 1 yard
  14. Q3 MemphisTouchdown, 0 yards
  15. Q3 SMUTouchdown, 7 plays, 77 yards
  16. Q3 MemphisField goal, 9 plays, 27 yards
  17. Q3 SMUPunt, 8 plays, 44 yards
  18. Q3 MemphisTouchdown, 9 plays, 98 yards
  19. Q3 SMUPunt, 8 plays, 31 yards
  20. Q3 MemphisPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  21. Q4 SMUTouchdown, 2 plays, 48 yards
  22. Q4 MemphisTouchdown, 2 plays, 54 yards
  23. Q4 SMUPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  24. Q4 MemphisTouchdown, 1 play, 78 yards
  25. Q4 SMUTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  26. Q4 MemphisPunt, 5 plays, 17 yards
  27. Q4 SMUTouchdown, 12 plays, 84 yards
  28. Q4 MemphisEnd of game, 3 plays, −17 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Tied at 7
SMU Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Riley Patterson kickoff for 62 yds , CJ Sanders return for 17 yds to the SMU 20
14:481st & 10 at own 20Xavier Jones run for a loss of 6 yards to the SMU 14 Xavier Jones fumbled, recovered by SMU Xavier Jones
14:102nd & 16 at own 14Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 6 yds to the SMU 20
14:013rd & 10 at own 20Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson
13:504th & 10 at own 20Trevor Denbow punt for 32 yds, downed at the Memph 48
Memphis Turnover on downs, 10 plays
13:331st & 10 at own 48Brady White pass complete to Kenneth Gainwell for 7 yds to the SMU 45
13:222nd & 3 at opp 45Brady White pass complete to Damonte Coxie for 15 yds to the SMU 30 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at opp 30Kenneth Gainwell run for 11 yds to the SMU 19 for a 1ST down
12:351st & 10 at opp 19Brady White run for 2 yds to the SMU 17
12:132nd & 8 at opp 17MEMPHIS Penalty, False Start (Joey Magnifico) to the SMU 22
11:512nd & 13 at opp 22Kenneth Gainwell run for 3 yds to the SMU 19
11:021st & goal at opp 1Brady White run for no gain to the SMU 1
10:282nd & goal at opp 1Kenneth Gainwell run for a loss of 2 yards to the SMU 3
9:423rd & goal at opp 3Brady White pass incomplete to Joey Magnifico
9:384th & goal at opp 3Brady White pass incomplete to Kedarian Jones
SMU Touchdown, 12 plays
9:331st & 10 at own 3Xavier Jones run for no gain to the SMU 3
9:052nd & 10 at own 3Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 8 yds to the SMU 11
8:343rd & 2 at own 11Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 5 yds to the SMU 16 for a 1ST down
8:141st & 10 at own 16Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche
8:072nd & 10 at own 16Shane Buechele pass complete to Xavier Jones for 4 yds to the SMU 20
7:283rd & 6 at own 20Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 49 yds to the Memph 31 for a 1ST down
7:141st & 10 at opp 31Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche
7:062nd & 10 at opp 31Shane Buechele pass complete to Xavier Jones for 4 yds to the Memph 27
6:273rd & 6 at opp 27Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 7 yds to the Memph 20 for a 1ST down
6:161st & 10 at opp 20Xavier Jones run for 4 yds to the Memph 16
5:572nd & 6 at opp 16Shane Buechele pass incomplete
5:493rd & 6 at opp 16Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 16 yds for a TD (Kevin Robledo KICK)SMU 7, Memphis 0
Memphis Touchdown, 5 plays
5:443rd & 6 at opp 35Russell Roberts kickoff for 59 yds , Antonio Gibson return for 29 yds to the MEMPHIS 35 SMU Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Brian Holloway) to the 50 yard line
5:401st & 10 at the 50Gainwell, Kenneth rush for 1 yard to the SMU49, PENALTY MEMPHIS holding (Parham, Dylan) 10 yards to the MEMPHIS40, NO PLAY.
5:221st & 20 at own 40White, Brady pass incomplete to Coxie, Damonte, PENALTY SMU pass interference (Hayes Jr., Robert) 13 yards to the SMU47, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN MEMPHIS.
5:141st & 10 at opp 47Brady White pass complete to Joey Magnifico for 19 yds to the SMU 28 for a 1ST down
4:511st & 10 at opp 28Brady White pass incomplete to Damonte Coxie
4:372nd & 10 at opp 28Brady White pass complete to Damonte Coxie for 9 yds to the SMU 19
4:013rd & 1 at opp 19Kenneth Gainwell run for 5 yds to the SMU 14 for a 1ST down
3:341st & 10 at opp 14Kenneth Gainwell run for 14 yds for a TD (Riley Patterson KICK)Tied at 7
SMU Punt, 4 plays
3:341st & 15 at own 30Riley Patterson kickoff for 52 yds for a touchback
3:281st & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 14 yds to the SMU 39 for a 1ST down
3:031st & 10 at own 39Buechele, Shane rush for 3 yards to the SMU42, PENALTY SMU holding (Becker, Ryan) 10 yards to the SMU29, NO PLAY.
2:521st & 20 at own 29Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson
2:462nd & 20 at own 29Shane Buechele pass incomplete to CJ Sanders
2:373rd & 20 at own 29Shane Buechele pass complete to Ke’Mon Freeman for 13 yds to the SMU 42
1:574th & 7 at own 42Trevor Denbow punt for 28 yds, fair catch by Calvin Austin III at the Memph 30
Memphis Field goal, 9 plays
1:511st & 10 at own 30Kenneth Gainwell run for 3 yds to the Memph 33
1:192nd & 7 at own 33Brady White pass complete to Kedarian Jones for 9 yds to the Memph 42 for a 1ST down
1:061st & 10 at own 42Kylan Watkins run for 3 yds to the Memph 45
0:292nd & 7 at own 45Brady White pass incomplete to Damonte Coxie
0:033rd & 7 at opp 31Brady White pass complete to Damonte Coxie for 24 yds to the SMU 31 for a 1ST down SMU Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Ar’mani Johnson) to the SMU 16 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 16Brady White pass incomplete to Antonio Gibson
Q2 14:562nd & 10 at opp 16Kenneth Gainwell run for 2 yds to the SMU 14
Q2 14:193rd & 8 at opp 14Kylan Watkins run for 2 yds to the SMU 12
Q2 13:384th & 6 at opp 12Riley Patterson 30 yd FG GOODMemphis 10, SMU 7
2nd quarter7 drives, then Memphis 23, SMU 17
SMU Touchdown, 7 plays
13:384th & 6 at own 35Riley Patterson on-side kick recovered by SMU at the SMU 47
13:271st & 10 at own 47Xavier Jones run for 2 yds to the SMU 49
13:082nd & 8 at own 49Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 4 yds to the Memph 47
12:383rd & 4 at opp 47Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 6 yds to the Memph 41 for a 1ST down
11:551st & 10 at opp 41Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 9 yds to the Memph 32
11:331st & goal at opp 2James Proche pass incomplete to Rashee Rice
11:302nd & goal at opp 2Xavier Jones run for 2 yds for a TD (Kevin Robledo KICK)SMU 14, Memphis 10
Memphis Field goal, 5 plays
11:162nd & 10 at own 35Russell Roberts kickoff for 40 yds , Joey Magnifico return for 40 yds to the MEMPHIS 25 MEMPHIS Penalty, Illegal Block (10 Yards) to the SMU 45
11:001st & 10 at opp 45Brady White pass complete to Antonio Gibson for 16 yds to the SMU 29
10:382nd & 14 at opp 37Brady White sacked by Delontae Scott for a loss of 8 yards to the SMU 37 MEMPHIS Penalty, Intentional Grounding ( Yards) to the SMU 37
10:002nd & 22 at opp 37Kenneth Gainwell run for a loss of 2 yards to the SMU 39
9:423rd & 24 at opp 39Kenneth Gainwell run for 8 yds to the SMU 31
9:244th & 16 at opp 31Riley Patterson 49 yd FG GOODSMU 14, Memphis 13
SMU Punt, 3 plays
9:244th & 16 at own 35Riley Patterson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:191st & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele run for a loss of 1 yard to the SMU 24
8:312nd & 11 at own 24Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 6 yds to the SMU 30
7:543rd & 5 at own 30Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson
7:404th & 5 at own 30Trevor Denbow punt for 26 yds, downed at the Memph 44
Memphis Touchdown, 4 plays
7:331st & 10 at own 44Gibson, Antonio rush for 5 yards to the MEMPHIS49, PENALTY MEMPHIS holding (Dill, Scottie) 10 yards to the MEMPHIS34, NO PLAY.
7:151st & 20 at own 34Kenneth Gainwell run for 1 yd to the Memph 35
6:462nd & 19 at own 35Brady White pass incomplete to Kedarian Jones
6:383rd & 19 at own 35Brady White pass complete to Antonio Gibson for 20 yds to the SMU 45 for a 1ST down
6:051st & 10 at opp 45MEMPHIS Penalty, False Start (Dylan Parham) to the 50 yard line
5:441st & 15 at the 50Brady White pass complete to Antonio Gibson for 50 yds for a TD MEMPHIS Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the SMU 8 (Riley Patterson KICK)Memphis 20, SMU 14
SMU Field goal, 7 plays
5:361st & 20 at own 35Riley Patterson kickoff for 63 yds , CJ Sanders return for 25 yds to the SMU 27
5:291st & 10 at own 27James Proche run for 12 yds to the SMU 39 for a 1ST down
5:091st & 10 at own 39Ke’Mon Freeman run for no gain to the SMU 39
4:392nd & 10 at own 39Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 53 yds to the Memph 8 for a 1ST down
4:211st & goal at opp 8Ke’Mon Freeman run for 2 yds to the Memph 6
3:502nd & goal at opp 6Shane Buechele pass incomplete
3:453rd & goal at opp 6Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche
3:424th & goal at opp 6Kevin Robledo 23 yd FG GOODMemphis 20, SMU 17
3:424th & 8 at own 35SMU Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the SMU 30
Memphis Field goal, 11 plays
3:354th & 13 at own 30Russell Roberts kickoff for 56 yds , Antonio Gibson return for 33 yds to the Memph 47
3:281st & 10 at own 47Antonio Gibson run for 11 yds to the SMU 42 for a 1ST down
2:581st & 10 at opp 42Brady White pass complete to Damonte Coxie for 5 yds to the SMU 37
2:312nd & 5 at opp 37Kenneth Gainwell run for 4 yds to the SMU 33
2:123rd & 1 at opp 33Brady White run for 1 yd to the SMU 32 for a 1ST down
1:541st & 10 at opp 32Brady White pass incomplete to Damonte Coxie
1:182nd & 10 at opp 32Kenneth Gainwell run for 2 yds to the SMU 30 Kenneth Gainwell fumbled, recovered by Memph Manuel Orona-Lopez
1:093rd & 8 at opp 30Brady White pass complete to Damonte Coxie for 17 yds to the SMU 13 for a 1ST down
0:371st & 10 at opp 13Brady White pass incomplete to Antonio Gibson
0:372nd & 10 at opp 13Timeout SMU, clock 00:37
0:302nd & 10 at opp 13Gainwell, Kenneth rush for 13 yards to the SMU0, PENALTY MEMPHIS holding (Eze, Obinna) 10 yards to the SMU23, NO PLAY.
0:262nd & 20 at opp 23Brady White pass incomplete to Antonio Gibson
0:183rd & 20 at opp 23Brady White pass complete to Kenneth Gainwell for 7 yds to the SMU 16
0:154th & 13 at opp 16Timeout MEMPHIS, clock 00:15
0:154th & 13 at opp 16Timeout SMU, clock 00:15
0:124th & 13 at opp 16Riley Patterson 34 yd FG GOODMemphis 23, SMU 17
SMU End of half, 1 play
0:124th & 13 at own 35Riley Patterson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:051st & 10 at own 25Xavier Jones run for 1 yd to the SMU 26
Q3 14:501st & 10 at own 35Russell Roberts kickoff for 62 yds , Antonio Gibson return for 97 yds for a TD (Riley Patterson KICK)Memphis 30, SMU 17
3rd quarter5 drives, then Memphis 40, SMU 24
SMU Touchdown, 7 plays
14:441st & 10 at own 35Riley Patterson kickoff for 63 yds , CJ Sanders return for 21 yds to the SMU 23
14:321st & 10 at own 23Shane Buechele pass complete to Xavier Jones for no gain to the SMU 23 for a 1ST down MEMPHIS Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (JJ Russell) to the SMU 38 for a 1ST down
14:161st & 10 at own 38Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 27 yds to the Memph 35 for a 1ST down
13:581st & 10 at opp 35Buechele, Shane pass incomplete to Proche, James, PENALTY MEMPHIS pass interference (Carter, T.J.) 15 yards to the MEMPHIS20, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN SMU.
13:531st & 10 at opp 20Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Ryan Becker
13:492nd & 10 at opp 20Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Tyler Page
13:423rd & 10 at opp 20Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 9 yds to the Memph 11
13:094th & 1 at opp 11Shane Buechele pass complete to Ryan Becker for 5 yds to the Memph 6 for a 1ST down
12:491st & goal at opp 6Buechele, Shane pass incomplete to Proche, James, PENALTY MEMPHIS pass interference (Carter, T.J.) 4 yards to the MEMPHIS2, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN SMU.
12:491st & 0 at opp 2Timeout SMU, clock 12:49
12:461st & goal at opp 2Ke’Mon Freeman run for 2 yds for a TD (Kevin Robledo KICK)Memphis 30, SMU 24
Memphis Field goal, 9 plays
12:391st & 10 at opp 36Russell Roberts kickoff for 47 yds , Chris Claybrooks return for 18 yds to the MEMPHIS 36 SMU Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the Memph 41
12:351st & 10 at own 41Antonio Gibson run for 8 yds to the Memph 49
11:442nd & 2 at own 49Brady White sacked by Richard McBryde for a loss of 3 yards to the Memph 46
11:183rd & 5 at own 46Brady White pass complete to Joey Magnifico for 11 yds to the SMU 43 for a 1ST down
10:481st & 10 at opp 43Kenneth Gainwell run for 3 yds to the SMU 40
10:302nd & 7 at opp 40Brady White pass incomplete to Kedarian Jones
10:243rd & 7 at opp 40White, Brady pass incomplete to Austin III, Calvin, PENALTY SMU personal foul (Abercrumbia, Zach) 15 yards to the SMU25, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN MEMPHIS.
10:161st & 10 at opp 25Kenneth Gainwell run for a loss of 2 yards to the SMU 27
9:342nd & 12 at opp 27Brady White pass incomplete to Kedarian Jones
9:073rd & 12 at opp 27Brady White sacked by Delano Robinson for a loss of 5 yards to the SMU 32
8:434th & 17 at opp 32Riley Patterson 50 yd FG GOODMemphis 33, SMU 24
SMU Punt, 8 plays
8:374th & 17 at own 35Riley Patterson kickoff for 65 yds , CJ Sanders return for 17 yds to the SMU 17
8:321st & 10 at own 17Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 11 yds to the SMU 28 for a 1ST down
8:061st & 10 at own 28Xavier Jones run for 4 yds to the SMU 32
7:272nd & 6 at own 32Kylen Granson run for 2 yds to the SMU 34
7:143rd & 4 at own 34Shane Buechele fumble, recovered by SMU Shane Buechele, Buechele run for 7 yds to the SMU 41 for a 1ST down
6:511st & 10 at own 41Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 17 yds to the Memph 42 for a 1ST down
6:221st & 10 at opp 42Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 3 yds to the Memph 39
5:442nd & 7 at opp 39Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson
5:393rd & 7 at opp 39Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Rashee Rice
5:314th & 7 at opp 39Shane Buechele punt for 37 yds, downed at the Memph 2
Memphis Touchdown, 9 plays
5:261st & 10 at own 2Kenneth Gainwell run for 2 yds to the Memph 4
4:472nd & 8 at own 4Brady White pass incomplete to Damonte Coxie
4:423rd & 8 at own 4Brady White pass complete to Antonio Gibson for 10 yds to the Memph 14 for a 1ST down
4:291st & 10 at own 30Brady White pass complete to Antonio Gibson for 16 yds to the Memph 30 for a 1ST down SMU Penalty, Personal Foul (Delano Robinson) to the Memph 45 for a 1ST down
3:562nd & 10 at own 45Kenneth Gainwell run for 8 yds to the SMU 47
3:531st & 10 at own 45Brady White pass incomplete to Calvin Austin III
3:023rd & 2 at opp 47Brady White sacked by Gary Wiley for a loss of 1 yard to the SMU 48
2:294th & 3 at opp 48Brady White pass complete to Calvin Austin III for 24 yds to the SMU 24 for a 1ST down
2:141st & 10 at opp 24Brady White pass complete to Damonte Coxie for 24 yds for a TD (Riley Patterson KICK)Memphis 40, SMU 24
SMU Punt, 8 plays
2:141st & 10 at own 35Riley Patterson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:051st & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 8 yds to the SMU 33
1:492nd & 2 at own 33Xavier Jones run for 7 yds to the SMU 40 for a 1ST down
1:341st & 10 at own 40Buechele, Shane pass incomplete to Sanders, CJ, PENALTY MEMPHIS pass interference (Francis, Jacobi) 15 yards to the MEMPHIS45, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN SMU.
1:301st & 10 at opp 45Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson
1:272nd & 10 at opp 45Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Rashee Rice
1:193rd & 10 at opp 45Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Page for 11 yds to the Memph 34 for a 1ST down
1:031st & 10 at opp 34Xavier Jones run for 4 yds to the Memph 30
0:192nd & 6 at opp 30Shane Buechele sacked by Jalil Clemons for a loss of 9 yards to the Memph 39
0:013rd & 15 at opp 39Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche
0:014th & 15 at opp 39SMU Penalty, False Start (Cobe Bryant) to the Memph 44
0:004th & 20 at opp 44Shane Buechele punt for 42 yds, downed at the Memph 2
4th quarter9 drives, then Memphis 54, SMU 48
Memphis Punt, 3 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 2Kenneth Gainwell run for no gain to the Memph 2
14:122nd & 10 at own 2Brady White pass incomplete to Antonio Gibson
14:073rd & 10 at own 2Kenneth Gainwell run for 6 yds to the Memph 8
13:114th & 4 at own 8Adam Williams punt for 51 yds , James Proche returns for 11 yds to the Memph 48
SMU Touchdown, 2 plays
13:041st & 10 at opp 48Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 18 yds to the Memph 30 for a 1ST down
12:491st & 10 at opp 30Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 30 yds for a TD (Shane Buechele pass to Rashee Rice for Two-Point Conversion)Memphis 40, SMU 32
Memphis Touchdown, 2 plays
12:361st & 15 at own 30Russell Roberts on-side kick recovered by MEMPHIS at the Memph 46 , Damonte Coxie return for 2 yds to the Memph 46
11:491st & 10 at own 46Kenneth Gainwell run for 5 yds to the SMU 49
11:362nd & 5 at opp 49Brady White pass complete to Damonte Coxie for 49 yds for a TD (Riley Patterson KICK)Memphis 47, SMU 32
SMU Punt, 3 plays
11:312nd & 5 at own 35Riley Patterson kickoff for 65 yds , CJ Sanders return for 33 yds to the SMU 33
11:181st & 10 at own 33Shane Buechele pass complete to Xavier Jones for 2 yds to the SMU 35
10:582nd & 8 at own 35Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 3 yds to the SMU 38
10:123rd & 5 at own 38Shane Buechele sacked by Jalil Clemons for a loss of 2 yards to the SMU 36
9:474th & 7 at own 36Trevor Denbow punt for 42 yds , Calvin Austin III returns for no gain to the Memph 22
Memphis Touchdown, 1 play
9:311st & 10 at own 22Antonio Gibson run for 78 yds for a TD (Riley Patterson KICK)Memphis 54, SMU 32
SMU Touchdown, 3 plays
9:311st & 10 at own 35Riley Patterson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:311st & 10 at own 25MEMPHIS Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the SMU 30
9:261st & 5 at own 30Ke’Mon Freeman run for 2 yds to the SMU 32
8:562nd & 3 at own 32Ke’Mon Freeman run for no gain to the SMU 32
8:073rd & 3 at own 32Ke’Mon Freeman run for 68 yds for a TD (Shane Buechele pass to Rashee Rice for Two-Point Conversion)Memphis 54, SMU 40
Memphis Punt, 5 plays
8:073rd & 3 at own 35Russell Roberts kickoff for 45 yds , Joseph Dorceus return for 1 yd to the Memph 21
8:001st & 10 at own 21Kenneth Gainwell run for 8 yds to the Memph 29
7:142nd & 2 at own 29Kenneth Gainwell run for 9 yds to the Memph 38 for a 1ST down
6:441st & 10 at own 38Kylan Watkins run for a loss of 2 yards to the Memph 36
6:022nd & 12 at own 36MEMPHIS Penalty, False Start (Damonte Coxie) to the Memph 31
5:322nd & 17 at own 31Kylan Watkins run for 8 yds to the Memph 39
5:323rd & 9 at own 39Timeout SMU, clock 05:32
5:273rd & 9 at own 39Kylan Watkins run for a loss of 1 yard to the Memph 38
5:274th & 10 at own 38Timeout SMU, clock 05:27
5:204th & 10 at own 38Adam Williams punt for 46 yds, fair catch by James Proche at the SMU 16
SMU Touchdown, 12 plays
5:171st & 10 at own 16Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Tyler Page
5:122nd & 10 at own 16Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche
5:043rd & 10 at own 16Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Rashee Rice
4:564th & 10 at own 16Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Page for 31 yds to the SMU 47 for a 1ST down
4:451st & 10 at own 47Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche
4:392nd & 10 at own 47Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 7 yds to the Memph 46
4:203rd & 3 at opp 46Xavier Jones run for 5 yds to the Memph 41 for a 1ST down
4:071st & 10 at opp 41Shane Buechele pass complete to CJ Sanders for 32 yds to the Memph 9 for a 1ST down
3:521st & goal at opp 9Xavier Jones run for a loss of 1 yard to the Memph 10
3:072nd & goal at opp 10Shane Buechele sacked by Bryce Huff for a loss of 8 yards to the Memph 18
2:533rd & goal at opp 18SMU Penalty, False Start (Cobe Bryant) to the Memph 23
2:413rd & goal at opp 23Buechele, Shane pass incomplete to Rice, Rashee, PENALTY MEMPHIS pass interference (Francis, Jacobi) 15 yards to the MEMPHIS8, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN SMU.
2:341st & goal at opp 8Shane Buechele pass complete to Ke’Mon Freeman for 6 yds to the Memph 2
2:062nd & goal at opp 2Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 2 yds for a TD Timeout MEMPHIS, clock 02:06 (J. Thomas Run For Two-point Conversion)Memphis 54, SMU 48
Memphis End of game, 3 plays
2:052nd & 4 at own 35Russell Roberts on-side kick recovered by MEMPHIS at the SMU 48
1:591st & 10 at opp 48TEAM run for a loss of 8 yards to the Memph 44
1:112nd & 18 at own 44TEAM run for a loss of 7 yards to the Memph 37
0:303rd & 25 at own 37TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Memph 35

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 four 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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