MEMPHIS at UCONN
Friday, Oct. 6 • 7 p.m. • ESPN
Pratt & Whitney Stadium (40,000/Natural Grass)
East Hartford, Connecticut
Television
ESPN
Dave Lamont and Mack Brown and Jen Lada
Radio
WREC-AM 600 (Memphis)
WTIC-AM 1080 (UConn)
SiriusXM 84 (UConn feed)
THE GAME
Friday’s game will be the third meeting between Memphis and UConn … The schools met in the first two seasons of American Athletic Conference play … Memphis QB Paxton Lynch threw four touchdown passes in the Tigers’ 41-10 win in 2014, while UConn was a 45-10 winner in East Hartford in 2013 behind four TDs from QB Casey Cochran.
rv/rv MEMPHIS
3-1, 0-1 American
Head Coach
Mike Norvell (Central Arkansas ’95)
11-6, second season
Notes
Memphis looks to bounce back from its first loss of the season after the Tigers dropped a 40-13 decision at UCF in their conference opener … Memphis opened the season with wins against Louisiana-Monroe, UCLA and Southern Illinois … Memphis has averaged 459.0 yards of offense through four games … QB Riley Ferguson has completed 82 of 148 passes for 1,104 yards and nine touchdowns against five interceptions … RB Darrell Henderson has rushed for a team-high 393 yards and three touchdowns and is averaging 8.9 yards per carry … WR Anthony Miller has 20 catches for 292 yards and three 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 39.9 yards per return … LB Austin Hall has a team-high 33 tackles.
UCONN
1-3, 0-2 American
Head Coach
Randy Edsall (Syracuse ’80)
75-73, 13th season at UConn
97-107, 18th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
UConn looks to snap a three-game slide after the Huskies fell 49-28 at SMU last Saturday … The Huskies erased an early 21-10 deficit against the Mustangs, tying the score at 28-28 in the fourth quarter before SMU closed with three late touchdowns … The Huskies, who averaged 320.0 yards per game last season, have averaged 467.0 yards in 2017 … QB Bryant Shirreffs has thrown for 1,165 yards and eight touchdowns with two interception in four games … Shirreffs leads The American in both passing yards (291.3 ypg) and pass efficiency (182.3, fourth nationally) … RB Nate Hopkins has a team-high five rushing touchdowns and is averaging 55.8 rushing yards per game … RB Arkeel Newsome leads the team with 15 receptions for 311 yards and a touchdown.