TULANE at MEMPHIS
Friday, Oct. 27 • 8 p.m. • CBS Sports Network
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (58,318/AstroTurf)
Memphis, Tennessee
Television
CBS Sports Network
John Sadak, Randy Cross and Tina Cervasio
Radio
WMTI-FM 106.1 (Tulane)
WREC-AM 600 (Memphis)
THE GAME
Friday’s game will be the 34th meeting between Tulane and Memphis in a series that dates to 1954 … Memphis holds a 21-11-1 series lead and has won 10 straight against the Green Wave … Tulane’s last win against the Tigers was in the 2000 season … Memphis got three field goals from K Jake Elliott in last year’s 24-14 win in New Orleans.
TULANE
3-4, 1-2 American
Head Coach
Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State ’83)
6-13, second season
Notes
Tulane looks to snap a two-game slide after the Green Wave fell 34-28 to No. 16/13 USf last Saturday … The Green Wave trailed 34-7 in the third quarter, but was able to make it a one-score game in the final minutes … Tulane is 3-1 at home and 0-3 on the road … QB Jonathan Banks has completed 46 of 90 passes for 723 yards and six touchdowns and has rushed for 286 yards and three TDs … RB Dontrell Hilliard has rushed for 701 yards, ranking third in The American, and has nine TDs … WR Terren Encalade is the top receiver with 17 catches for 311 yards and three touchdowns … LB Rae Juan Marbley leads the defense with 59 tackles … CB Parry Nickerson has three interceptions this season and holds The American’s career record with 13 picks … Nickerson is a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back.
24/rv MEMPHIS
6-1, 3-1 American
Head Coach
Mike Norvell (Central Arkansas ’95)
14-6, second season
Notes
Memphis takes a three-game winning streak into Friday’s game after the Tigers scored a 42-38 victory at Houston last Thursday … The Tigers faced three separate 17-point deficits against the Cougars and scored all of their points in the fourth quarter … Memphis has averaged 492.1 yards of offense through seven games … QB Riley Ferguson has completed 173 of 289 passes for 2,285 yards and 20 touchdowns against six interceptions … RB Darrell Henderson has rushed for a team-high 541 yards and three touchdowns and is averaging 7.6 yards per carry … WR Anthony Miller has 55 catches for 784 yards and nine touchdowns … WR Tony Pollard is a difference-maker on special teams with three kickoff returns for touchdowns this season (five in his career) … Pollard leads the nation with 41.9 yards per return.