Game notes: Army at Memphis
Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Army (4–2, 3–1 in conference) at Memphis (5–2, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their sixth meeting; Memphis leads the series 4–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 23, 2002: Memphis 38, Army 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1985: Army 49, Memphis 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Memphis is 3–0 at home against Army.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2002: Memphis 38–10 (at Memphis); 2001: Memphis 42–10 (at Memphis); 2000: Memphis 26–16 (at Army); 1999: Memphis 14–10 (at Memphis); 1985: Army 49–7 (at Army).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Army
- Army is 4–2 (3–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 59–3 vs. Bryant; L 24–28 vs. South Florida; W 21–17 at Temple; L 29–31 at Louisiana Tech; W 20–17 vs. Tulane; W 56–24 vs. Florida Atlantic.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Army is No. 41 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jeff Monken is 93–65 in his 13th season at Army.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jeff Monken faces Memphis as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Cale Hellums (QB): 358 passing yards, 3 TD; 719 rushing yards, 13 TD, No. 2 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Samari Howard (WR): 347 rushing yards, 2 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Elijah Walton (LB): 41 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cale Hellums needs 3 rushing touchdowns to pass Carlton Jones (33, 2002–05) for seventh on Army’s career rushing touchdowns list. He has 31 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1942, Army lost to No. 14 Pennsylvania 19–0.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Memphis
- Memphis is 5–2 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 27–21 at UNLV; W 42–24 vs. Arkansas State; L 20–38 at Boise State; W 45–21 vs. UT Martin; W 59–8 at Charlotte; W 38–13 vs. UAB; L 17–31 at Tulane.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Memphis is No. 48 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Charles Huff is 5–2 in his first season at Memphis and 44–27 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Charles Huff faces Army as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Marcus Stokes (QB): 1,841 passing yards, 18 TD, No. 7 in FBS in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jaylin Carter (RB): 780 rushing yards, 8 TD, No. 7 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Michael Montgomery (LB): 46 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Memphis lost to No. 7 Cincinnati 49–10.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Jeff Monken and Charles Huff as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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