2014, 2019 AAC CHAMPIONS • 2017, 2018, 2019 AAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS MEMPHIS FOOTBALL GAME 10 • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 • 2:30 PM CT • LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM • MEMPHIS, TENN. • ESPNU MEMPHIS TIGERS HOUSTON COUGARS 6-3 OVERALL • 4-3 AMERICAN 3-3 OVERALL • 3-2 AMERICAN HEAD COACH: RYAN SILVERFIELD HEAD COACH: DANA HOLGORSEN RECORD AT MEMPHIS: 6-4 (FIRST FULL SEASON) vs RECORD AT HOUSTON: 7-11 (SECOND SEASON) CAREER RECORD: 6-4 CAREER RECORD: 68-52 STREAK: LOSS 1 STREAK: WON 1 LAST RESULT: TULANE 35, MEMPHIS 21 LAST RESULT: HOUSTON 56, USF 21 MEDIA INFORMATION SETTING THE SCENE TELEVISION • ESPNU SERIES HISTORY: HOUSTON LEADS, 15-13 RECORD IN MEMPHIS: HOUSTON LEADS, 8-7 Play-by-play .............................................David Saltzman LAST MEETING: MEMPHIS WON 47-27, NOV. 16, 2019 FIRST MEETING: HOUSTON WON, 35-7, NOV. 6, 1971 Analyst ....................................................Keith Moreland • For its final regular-season game of 2020, Memphis hosts Houston for a 2:30 p.m. kick on ESPNU. • In its last time out, the Tigers dropped a 35-21 decision at Tulane in their road finale. • QB Brady White threw for 248 yards and two TDs against the Green Wave. White, who was listed as one of nine RADIO • MEMPHIS TIGERS NETWORK players named a Wuerffel Trophy semifinalist earlier this week, increased his all-time career passing TD lead to 85, Play-by-play ..............................................Dave Woloshin while his 10,160 career passing yards sit 55 away from matching the program record (Danny Wimprine; 10,215). • WR Calvin Austin III posted 110 receiving yards and a TD at Tulane. His 100-yard game marked the sixth time in Analyst ......................................................... Jarvis Greer the last seven games the junior has eclipsed the century mark in single-game receiving. Austin III has tallied 951 receiving yards this season and is 49 away from becoming the fourth different player in program history to reach Flagships WEGR-FM 102.7, Memphis 1,000 yards receiving in a single season (Isaac Bruce, 1993; Anthony Miller, 2016-17; Damonte Coxie, 2018-19). • Saturday marks the 29th meeting between the Tigers and the Cougars. Houston leads the series 15-13 but the Tigers WREC-AM 600/WREC-FM 92.1, Memphis have claimed wins in the last four meetings. The Tigers’ four-game win streak against the Cougars is their longest Affiliates KAKJ-FM 105.3, Marianna, Ark. win streak in the series history. KCLT-FM 104.9, West Helena, Ark. • Saturday marks the third time in five years Memphis will close its regular-season slate with Houston at home. • The Tigers have won six games for a program-record seven-consecutive seasons. WJAK-AM 1460, Jackson, Tenn. • With their 56-14 win against SFA on Nov. 21, the Tigers extended its program-record home win streak to 14 WJAK-FM 96.1, Jackson, Tenn. games, which also ranks fifth nationally. The Tigers have won 26 of their last 27 games at home. WNQM-AM 1300, Nashville, Tenn. • Memphis has won 17 straight home games against unranked opponents. Its last home loss against an unranked opponent was a 49-42 setback against USF on Nov. 2, 2016. WNEV-FM 98.7, Friars Point, Miss. • Memphis continues to make the Liberty Bowl a difficult place to play. Since Ryan Silverfield joined the coaching staff in 2016, the Tigers are 30-3 at home, including a pair of perfect 7-0 records in 2017 and 2019. SOCIAL MEDIA • #GOTIGERSGO Twitter .......................................................@MemphisFB TIGERS TO WATCH Facebook ............................................... /MemphisTigers Instagram .........................................@MemphisFootball QUICK STATS COMPARISON Team Statistic Memphis Houston Points/Game 31.8 33.2 Rushing Yards/Game 149.8 158.0 Passing Yards/Game 317.4 267.8 Total Offense/Game 467.2 425.8 Penalties-Yards 56-479 49-446 Third Down Conversions 61-144 (42%) 36-85 (42%) WR CALVIN AUSTIN III QB BRADY WHITE DB QUINDELL JOHNSON Fourth Down Conversions 13-23 (57%) 7-10 (70%) - AAC WEEKLY HONOR ROLL - PROGRAM RECORD WITH 85 PASS TD - AAC WEEKLY HONOR ROLL Red Zone Scores 32-38 (84%) 17-19 (89%) - 100 REC. YARDS IN 6 OF LAST 7 GAMES - CAREER: 10,160 PASS YARDS • 85 TD - CAREER: 124 TACKLES, 5 TFL 4 INT, 8 PBU - 2020: 951 YDS • 9 TD - 2020: 2,850 YARDS • 316.7 YPG • 26 TD - 2020: 66 TACKLES, 2 INT, 2 FF, 1 FR 2020 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS ARKANSAS STATE AT SMU UCF TEMPLE AT 7CINCINNATI USF STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AT NAVY AT TULANE HOUSTON SAT., SEPT. 5 SAT., OCT. 3 SAT., OCT. 17 SAT., OCT. 24 SAT., OCT. 31 SAT., NOV. 7 SAT., NOV. 21 SAT., NOV. 28 SAT., DEC. 5 SAT., DEC. 12 W, 37-24 L, 30-27 W, 50-49 W, 41-29 L, 49-10 W, 34-33 W, 56-14 W, 10-7 L, 35-21 2:30 PM ESPN ESPN2 ABC ESPN+ ESPN ESPN+ ESPN+ CBSSN ESPN+ ESPNU ALL IN • MEMPHIS TIGERS FOOTBALL • #GOTIGERSGO PAGE 2 MEMPHIS vs HOUSTON • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Nickname .....................................................Tigers BILLY J. MURPHY COMPLEX Football Contact Chuck Gallina Mascot ...............................................Bengal Tiger • Memphis will practice at its home site, the Billy Email Address [email protected] Enrollment ...............................22,044 (Fall, 2019) J. Murphy Complex, located on the University of Memphis Park Avenue Campus. Football Contact John Galatas Colors ................................................. Blue & Gray Murphy Complex Email Address [email protected] Conference ............ American Athletic Conference 1115 E. Getwell Loop Memphis, TN 38152 Stadium ...............Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Director of Digital Media Brad Pope • Due to the ongoing pandemic out of safety Capacity...................................................... 58,325 Email Address [email protected] concerns for the student-athletes, all practices are Playing Surface ..................................... AstroTurf® closed to the media. Post-practice interviews will Athletics Web Videographer Nathan Galloway Affiliation .............................................. NCAA FBS be conducted via Zoom at a link available on the Memphis Tigers Media Vault. Email Address [email protected] President .................................. Dr. M. David Rudd Athletics Director ...............................Laird Veatch PRACTICE INTERVIEWS Memphis Athletic Communications Faculty Athletics Rep. ............... Lynda Wray Black • Practice sessions are closed to the media. Coaches 570 Normal Street and players will be available for interviews in Memphis, TN 38152 Fax: 901-678-4134 Head Coach ...................................Ryan Silverfield conjunction with practice on select days via Zoom. Record at UofM ........................... 6-4/First Season POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Overall Record.............................................. Same • The Memphis locker room is closed. Head coach 335 Hollywood Street Offensive Scheme ....................................Multiple Ryan Silverfield and requested players will be made Memphis, TN 38104 Defensive Scheme ....................................Multiple available to the media via Zoom after a cooling off Phone: 901-729-4344 period. 2019 Record ................................................... 12-2 VIDEO GUIDELINES AAC Record/Finish ................ 7-1/AAC Champions • For non-game footage, accredited organizations All-Time Record...................................507-524-33 may distribute non-game audio and video content First Year of Competition .............................. 1912 online, including interviews, press conferences and team practice provided that such distribution Bowl Appearances ............................................ 13 is three (3) minutes maximum per content Last Appearance ...............................2019, Cotton opportunity per day, appears in an editorial context First Team All-Americans .................................. 20 only and is not posted live (including through social media apps such as Periscope, Twitter, Facebook, Offensive Starters R/L ......................................7/4 etc.). Defensive Starters R/L .....................................7/4 • The three-minute limit does not include video/audio MEMPHIS TIGERS Special Team Starters R/L ................................3/0 material that is comprised entirely of a credentialed media employee providing commentary or MEDIA VAULT Total Lettermen Returning ................................ 64 analysis, including pre- or post-practice stand-up Interviews, practice clips, photos and additional Total Lettermen Lost ......................................... 23 material shot on the field or other facility location. documents are available on the Memphis Tigers Facebook ..................................... /MemphisTigers COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Media Vault. Twitter ........................................ @TigersAthletics • CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Division I football. Access and download weekly ........................................................ @MemphisFB Credentialed media can request access to the game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, Instagram ..............................@MemphisAthletics headshots, logos and more for each conference Memphis Tigers Media Vault by contacting Chuck ................................................@MemphisFootball and its member schools. Register for access at Gallina ([email protected]). collegepressbox.com/register. GAME 10 ALL IN • MEMPHIS TIGERS FOOTBALL • #GOTIGERSGO SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 • LIBERTY