Memphis Football Memphis 41, Temple 29 • Post Game Notes • October 24, 2020
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2014, 2019 AAC CHAMPIONS • 2017, 2018, 2019 AAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS MEMPHIS FOOTBALL MEMPHIS 41, TEMPLE 29 • POST GAME NOTES • OCTOBER 24, 2020 KICKING IT OFF • Coin Flip: Memphis won the coin flip and deferred to the second half. Temple elected to defend the north endzone. • Memphis Captain: QB Brady White • Temperature: overcast, 50 degrees, winds NNE at 12 MPH • Official Kickoff:11:05 a.m. • Attendance:10,321 GENERAL NOTES • The Tigers improved to 28-3 in home games since Silverfield joined the Memphis staff in 2016. • Memphis has won 12 consecutive games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. • The Tigers are also 3-0 at home with Ryan Silverfield as head coach. • Memphis improved to 3-3 all-time against Temple. • The Tigers improved to 39-20 in conference games since joining the league in 2013 . • Memphis tallied 489 total yards of offense (313 pass, 176 rush). • The Tigers featured a 100-yard rusher (Rodrigues Clark, 106) and a 100-yard receiver (Calvin Austin III, 184). • The Tigers registered four turnovers and yielded 24 points off those takeaways. • The four Memphis turnovers marked the first time the Tigers tallied four takeaways in a game since 2018 (vs UConn). • Memphis converted both of its 4th down conversion attempts. The Tigers are now 9-for-9 on the year on 4th down conversions. • The Memphis defense tallied four sacks and 10 TFLs. Both firsts since the 2019 season (vs Penn State and Ole Miss, respectively). INDIVIDUAL NOTABLES OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS CALVIN AUSTIN III, WR JOHN BROUSSARD JR., DB CAMRON JACKSON, DL • Finished with a career-high 184 • Led the defense with a career-best 10 • Has recorded back-to-back games with a receiving yards, including a career-long total tackles and forced a fumble. blocked PAT. It’s the first time Memphis 65-yard reception. has blocked two PATs in the same since • Added his fifth receiving TD of the O’BRYAN GOODSON, DL 2018 (vs. Georgia State and at South season. • Registered a career-high nine tackles (six Alabama). solo stops). RODRIGUES CLARK, RB • Added a sack, two TFL and forced a • Tallied 106 yards. fumble. • Has registered at least 98 yards rushing in each game this season. JACOBI FRANCIS, DB • Registered his third career INT. JAVON IVORY, WR • Tallied 40 yards on three receptions and MORRIS JOSEPH JR., DL added a TD. • Finished the day with five tackles, a sack and a TFL. TAHJ WASHINGTON, WR • Posted 77 yards. SYLVONTA OLIVER, DB • Recorded a career-high two receiving • Finished the day with a career-best two TDs. PBUs. KYLAN WATKINS, RB RODNEY OWENS, DB • Recorded 45 yards rushing on nine • Logged five tackles. carries. • Career-high two interceptions. • Tallied his first rushing TD of the season. • Became the first Memphis player to grab two INTs in a game since Austin BRADY WHITE, QB Hall (vs Navy, 2017). • Posted 313 yards and four TD. • Today marked White’s seventh career TYREZ LINDSEY, DB game in which he threw for four-plus • Matched a career-high with nine solo TD. tackles. • Also logged a TFL and PBU. ALL IN • MEMPHIS TIGERS FOOTBALL • #GOTIGERSGO.