NAVY at MEMPHIS
Saturday, Oct. 14 • 3:45 p.m. • ESPNU
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (58,318/AstroTurf)
Memphis, Tennessee
Television
ESPNU
Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia
Radio
WBAL-AM 1090 (Navy )
WREC-AM 600 (Memphis)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the third meeting between Navy and Memphis … Navy has won both previous matchups, including a 42-28 decision in Annapolis last season … The last meeting in Memphis saw the Midshipmen end the Tigers’ 15-game winning streak in 2015 in front of more than 55,000 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium..
25/24 NAVY
5-0, 3-0 American
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii ’89)
82-42, ninth season
Notes
Navy is off to a 5-0 start after the Midshipmen took a wild 48-45 win against Air Force last Saturday … The Midshipmen led 31-10 in the third quarter, but trailed 45-41 in the final minute before scoring the game-winning touchdown with 15 seconds left … Navy is a combined 17-2 in American Athletic Conference regular-season games since joining the league in 2015 … The Midshipmen lead the nation in rushing offense with 414.2 yards per game … QB Zach Abey ranks second nationally, with 174.0 rushing yards per game … Abey has rushed for 870 yards and nine touchdowns on 146 carries and has thrown for 471 yards and five TDs with two interceptions … RB Malcolm Perry has rushed for 346 yards and three TDs and is averaging 12.8 yards per carry … WR Tyler Carmona has five catches for 208 yards and three TDs .
rv/rv MEMPHIS
4-1, 1-1 American
Head Coach
Mike Norvell (Central Arkansas ’95)
12-6, second season
Notes
Memphis bounced back from its first loss with a 70-31 win at UConn last Friday … The Tigers traded scores with the Huskies through the first half and scored touchdowns on five of their six second-half series … Memphis has averaged 509.4 yards of offense through four games … QB Riley Ferguson has completed 116 of 196 passes for 1,535 yards and 16 touchdowns against five interceptions after a seven-TD effort at UConn … RB Darrell Henderson has rushed for a team-high 448 yards and three touchdowns and is averaging 8.1 yards per carry … WR Anthony Miller has 35 catches for 516 yards and seven touchdowns … WR Tony Pollard has been a difference-maker on special teams with two kickoff returns for touchdowns this season (four in his career) … Pollard has averaged 39.3 yards per return … LB Austin Hall has a team-high 34 tackles.