MEMPHIS 2019 GAME NOTES FOOTBALL GAME 13 | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2019 | 2:30 PM cT | LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM | MEMPHIS, TENN. | ABC 16/16 MEMPHIS TIGERS 21/21 CINCINNATI BEARCATS 11-1 OVERALL | 7-1 AMERICAN 10-2 OVERALL | 7-1 AMERICAN Head Coach: Mike Norvell Head Coach: Luke Fickell Record at Memphis: 37-15 (Fourth Year) Record at Cincinnati: 25-12 (Third Year) Career Record: Same VS Career Record: 31-19 (Fourth Year) Last Result: 17/18 Memphis 34, 18/17 Cincinnati 24 Last Result: 17/18 Memphis 34, 18/17 Cincinnati 24 Streak: Won 6 Streak: Lost 1 CFP Ranking: 17 CFP Ranking: 20 SERIES HISTORY SETTING THE SCENE Overall ...........................................Memphis leads 22-13 u Memphis has won the AAC West Division for the third-straight season after defeating Cincinnati in the regular In Memphis .....................................Memphis leads 14-5 season finale. The win over Cincinnati marked the 500th win in program history. Last Meeting in Memphis .............. Memphis won 34-24 u The Tigers take on Cincinnati for the 36th time in program history. Memphis holds a 22-13 all-time advantage ..........................................................November 29, 2019 against the Bearcats. At Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis is 14-5 all-time against Cincinnati. u The Black Friday win gave Memphis its first 11-win season in program history. The Tigers previously had three 10- TELEVISION | ABC win campaigns in 1938, 2014 and 2017. Play-by-play ................................................... Dave Pasch u Memphis checks into both polls at No. 16 this week. This marks the seventh week this season Memphis is ranked in Analyst .......................................................Greg McElroy both polls and 19th week in program history (including end of the year rankings). Sideline....................................................... Tom Luginbill u Since conference championship games were established in 1992, Memphis becomes only the eighth P6 team in FBS history to reach its conference title game three years in a row. The Tigers are the first AAC program to reach a RADIO | MEMPHIS TIGERS NETWORK conference championship game three straight years. Play-by-play ..............................................Dave Woloshin Analyst ..........................................................Jarvis Greer u The other seven P6 programs to reach their conference championship games three (or more) years in a row are: Sideline.........................................................Greg Gaston Alabama (1992-94; 2014-16), Clemson (2015-19), Florida (1992-96), Florida State (2012-14), Georgia (2017-19), Pregame/Postgame Host ..........................Jeff Brightwell Ohio State (2017-19) and Oklahoma (2006-08; 2017-19). Pregame/Postgame Analyst ..........................Matt Dillon u Head coach Mike Norvell won his 37th career game in the win over Cincinnati. His .712 winning percentage is the highest in program history and his 37 wins are the fifth-most by a Memphis head coach. Flagships WEGR-FM 102.7, Memphis u QB Brady White has thrown a career-high 32 TDs this season after throwing for two more TDs against Cincinnati. He WREC-AM 600/WREC-FM 92.1, Memphis is a Top 5 Finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. Affiliates KAKJ-FM 105.3, Marianna, Ark. KCLT-FM 104.9, West Helena, Ark. u There have been three previous instances in college football where teams met in the regular season finale and the WKBQ-FM 93.5, Covington, Tenn. conference championship game in back-to-back weeks: 2012 - Stanford swept UCLA, 2017 - Fresno State won the WJAK-AM 1460, Jackson, Tenn. finale and Boise State won the rematch; 2018 - Middle Tennessee won the finale and UAB won the rematch. WJAK-FM 96.1, Jackson, Tenn. WNQM-AM 1300, Nashville, Tenn. TIGERS TO WATCH WNEV-FM 98.7, Friars Point, Miss. Online GoTigersGo.com/Listen SiriusXM channels 211/202/965 TWITTER | #GOTIGERSGO Official Account .....................................@TigersAthletics Updated News & In-Game Posts ..............@MemphisFB OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT Facebook ............................................... /MemphisTigers QB BRADY WHITE RB KENNETH GAINWELL WR DAMONTE COXIE DB CHRIS CLAYBROOKS Instagram ........................................@MemphisAthletics 3,307 PASSING YARDS | 32 TD 115.1 RUSH YDS/G | 15 TD 979 REC. YARDS | 9 TD 338 KR YDS | 1 TD | 25 TACKLES 2019 SCHEDULE & RESULTS AAC CHAMPIONSHIP OLE MISS SOUTHERN @ South Alabama NAVY* @ ULM @ Temple* TULANE* @ Tulsa* SMU* @ Houston* @ USF* CINCINNATI* VS CINCINNATI SAT., AUG. 31 SAT., SEPT. 7 SAT., SEPT. 14 THUR., SEPT. 26 SAT., OCT. 5 SAT., OCT. 12 SAT., OCT. 19 SAT., OCT. 26 SAT., NOV. 2 SAT., NOV. 16 SAT., NOV. 23 FRI., NOV. 29 SAT., DEC. 7 W, 15-10 W, 55-24 W, 42-6 W, 35-23 W, 52-33 L, 28-30 W, 47-17 W, 42-41 W, 54-48 W, 45-27 W, 49-10 W, 34-24 2:30 PM CT ABC ESPN3/WMC-TV ESPNU ESPN ESPNU ESPN2 ESPN2 CBSSN ABC ESPN2 ESPNU ABC ABC BRADY QUARTERBACK | R-JUNIOR | NEWHALL, CALIF. WHITE • JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD TOP 5 FINALIST • MANNING WATCH LIST • CFPA MIDSEASON WATCH LIST • 3X DAVEY O'BRIEN GREAT 8 AND MANNING AWARD STARS OF THE WEEK RECIPIENT • TOP EIGHT NATIONALLY IN TD, YARDS/ATTEMPT, QB RATING • OWNS CONFERENCE RECORD WITH 11 CONSECUTIVE MULTI- TD GAMES THIS SEASON • SEVEN 300-YARD PASSING GAMES IN HIS CAREER • FOURTH QUARTERBACK IN PROGRAM HISTORY WITH OVER 6,000 CAREER PASSING YARDS KENNETH RUNNING BACK | R-FRESHMAN | YAZOO CITY, MISS. GAINWELL • DOAK WALKER SEMIFINALIST FOR NATION'S TOP RUNNING BACK • RANKS 11TH NATIONALLY WITH 1,381 RUSHING YARDS (FIFTH MOST IN A SINGLE SEASON AT MEMPHIS) • PROGRAM RECORD SEVEN 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES AS A FRESHMAN • FIRST NATIONALLY WITH FIVE RUSHES OF 60-PLUS YARDS • THIRD NATIONALLY WITH 22 RUSHES OF 20-PLUS YARDS (MOST BY A RUNNING BACK) • FIFTH NATIONALLY WITH 1,873 ALL- PURPOSE YARDS PAGE 4 MEMPHIS VS CINCINNATI - AAC CHAMPIONSHIP | GAME 13 THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE 2 MONDAY 3 TUESDAY 4 WEDNESDAY 5 THURSDAY 6 FRIDAY 7 SATURDAY Players' off day - No Practice Practice Practice Practice - Closed to Media AAC Press Conference Game Day vs Cincinnati 8:58 a.m. (first 15 minutes open 8:33 a.m. (first 15 minutes open 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. - Luke Fickell Kickoff - 2:30 p.m. (CT) Weekly Media Luncheon for video and photos) for video and photos) Billy J. Murphy Complex 3:45 p.m. - Photo opportunity with ABC 11:30 a.m. Billy J. Murphy Complex Billy J. Murphy Complex both head coaches Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Billy J. Murphy Complex No coach or player availability. 3:45 p.m. - Mike Norvell Memphis, Tenn. Coach Norvell and players made Coach Norvell and players made AAC Football Teleconference available to media after practice. available to media after practice. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Both head coaches and select 10:20 a.m. - 800-458-4121 Recruiting Room players will be available postgame. Confirmation code: 3916293 Losing team goes first after a Walkthrough - Closed to Media 10-minute cooling off period. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Recruiting room on the main con- course of Liberty Bowl Memorial No coach or player availability. Stadium. MEDIA INFORMATION QUICK FACTS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF BILLY J. MURPHY COMPLEX Primary Football Contact Tammy DeGroff Nickname .....................................................Tigers u Memphis will practice at its home site, the Billy Mascot ...............................................Bengal Tiger Office Number 901-678-5787 J. Murphy Complex, located on the University of Mobile Number 901-734-1504 Enrollment ...............................22,044 (Fall, 2019) Memphis Park Avenue Campus. Email Address [email protected] Colors ................................................. Blue & Gray Murphy Complex Twitter @tdegroff Conference ............ American Athletic Conference 1115 E. Getwell Loop Stadium ...............Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN 38152 Secondary Football Contact Jen Hannah Mobile Number 217-369-4402 Capacity...................................................... 58,325 u From Getwell Road, turn on N Park Loop and follow Playing Surface ..................................... AstroTurf® Email Address [email protected] the Loop past the men’s basketball, softball, track Twitter @Jen_Lawson25 Affiliation .............................................. NCAA FBS and field and baseball facilities. President .................................. Dr. M. David Rudd u Due to ongoing construction on the Murphy Secondary Football Contact John Galatas Athletics Director ...............................Laird Veatch Complex, all media members are requested to Mobile Number 228-229-0882 Email Address [email protected] Faculty Athletics Rep. ............... Lynda Wray Black access the practice fields via the track and field Twitter @JohnGalatas complex. Head Coach .......................................Mike Norvell Football Game Programs Lamar Chance Record at UofM ........................37-15/Fourth Year PRACTICE INTERVIEWS Mobile Number 901-734-9949 Overall Record.............................................. Same Email Address [email protected] Offensive Scheme ....................................Multiple u Practice sessions are open to media for Defensive Scheme ....................................Multiple approximately the first 15 minutes. When Director of Digital Media Brad Pope coaches and players are available for interviews in Email Address [email protected] 2018 Record ..................................................... 8-6 conjunction with practice, those sessions will be conducted after practice.