ECU at MEMPHIS
Saturday, Nov. 25 • Noon • ESPNU
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (58,318/AstroTurf)
Memphis, Tennessee
Television
ESPNU
Ryan Ruocco and Ray Bentley
Radio
WNCT-FM 107.9 (ECU)
WREC-AM 600 (Memphis)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 22nd meeting between ECU and Memphis in a series that dates to 1990 … The schools played each year between 1990 and 1998 and again between 2003 and 2012 … ECU has won the last seven matchups against the Tigers … The Tigers’ last win in the series was a 27-24 decision in Memphis.
ECU
3-8, 2-5 American
Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery (Duke ’00)
6-17, second season
Notes
ECU looks to finish its 2017 season with back-to-back wins after the Pirates took a 48-20 decision against Cincinnati last Saturday in Greenville … ECU raced to an early 21-0 lead and reeled off 17 straight points in the middle of the game to get their second conference win … QB Gardner Minshew has completed 146 of 250 passes for 1,789 yards and 14 touchdowns with four interceptions … Minshew threw for 444 yards and four TDs in the win against Cincinnati … WR Hussein Howe is the leading rusher with 371 yards and three touchdowns… WR Davon Grayson has 57 receptions for 876 yards and six touchdowns, while WR Trevon Brown has 53 catches for a team-high 941 yards and seven TDs … Brown set The American’s single-game record with 270 receiving yards on nine catches against Cincinnati.
17/16 MEMPHIS
9-1, 6-1 American
Head Coach
Mike Norvell (Central Arkansas ’95)
17-6, second season
Notes
Memphis takes a six-game winning streak into Saturday’s game after a 66-45 victory against SMU last week which clinched The American’s West Division title … Memphis is looking for its second season with 10 regular-season wins in program history, and its first since 1938 … The Tigers won 10 games in 2015, but picked up its 10th victory in the Miami Beach Bowl … Memphis has averaged 519.0 yards of offense … QB Riley Ferguson has completed 239 of 386 passes for 3,201 yards and a league-leading 29 touchdowns against eight interceptions … RB Darrell Henderson has rushed for a team-high 923 yards and six touchdowns and is averaging 8.8 yards per carry … RB Patrick Taylor has a team-high 10 rushing TDs … WR Anthony Miller has 75 catches for 1,068 yards and 13 touchdowns … WR Tony Pollard has three TDs on kickoff returns.