MEMPHIS at HOUSTON
Thursday, Oct. 19 • 8 p.m. • ESPN
TDECU Stadium (40,000/Synthetic Turf)
Houston, Texas
Television
ESPN
Dave Flemming, Andre Ware and Laura Rutledge
Radio
WREC-AM 600 (Memphis)
KPRC-AM 950 (Houston)
SiriusXM 84 (Houston feed)
THE GAME
Thursday’s game will be the 26th meeting between Houston and Memphis … The Cougars hold a 15-10 series lead … Memphis snapped Houston’s six-game winning streak in the series with a 48-44 victory last season in a game that featured four lead changes in the final 7:02 … Memphis QB Riley Ferguson threw 409 yards and four touchdowns.
25/rv MEMPHIS
5-1, 2-1 American
Head Coach
Mike Norvell (Central Arkansas ’95)
13-6, second season
Notes
Memphis scored its second win against a top-25 opponent this season with a 30-27 victory against No. 25/24 Navy last Saturday … The Tigers had previously defeated No. 25 UCLA in September … Memphis has averaged 490.7 yards of offense through six games … QB Riley Ferguson has completed 140 of 236 passes for 1,814 yards and 19 touchdowns against five interceptions … RB Darrell Henderson has rushed for a team-high 542 yards and three touchdowns and is averaging 8.1 yards per carry … WR Anthony Miller has 45 catches for 606 yards and nine 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 team highs with 44 tackles and three interceptions.
HOUSTON
4-2, 2-1 American
Head Coach
Major Applewhite (Texas ’02)
4-3, first full season
Notes
Houston looks to bounce back from its first conference loss of the season, a 45-17 setback at Tulsa … The Cougars have won 17 of their last 18 games at TDECU Stadium … QB Kyle Postma has started the last three games after QB Kyle Allen was the starter in the first three … Postma has thrown for 805 yards and four touchdowns with five interceptions this season, while Allen has thrown for 751 yards with four TDs … RB Duke Catalon has a team-high 431 rushing yards with four touchdowns … WR Steven Dunbar leads the team with 40 receptions for 462 yards, while WR Linell Bonner has 37 catches for 344 yards and a team-high three touchdowns … All-America DT Ed Oliver has 36 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles … LB D’Juan Hines and LB Matthew Adams lead the team with 57 tackles each.