UCLA at MEMPHIS
Saturday, Sept. 16 • Noon • ABC
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (58,318/AstroTurf)
Memphis, Tennessee
Television
ABC
Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht and Rocky Boiman
Radio
WREC-AM 600 (Memphis flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the second meeting between Memphis and UCLA … This year’s game completes a home-and-home series that started with UCLA’s 42-35 win at the Rose Bowl in 2014 … Both quarterbacks threw for 300 yards in that game as UCLA QB Brett Hundley had 396 yards and Memphis QB Paxton Lynch had 305.
25/rv UCLA
2-0, 0-0 Pac-12
Head Coach
Jim Mora (Washington ’84)
43-24, sixth season
Notes
UCLA is off to a 2-0 start after the Bruins opened the 2017 season with wins against Texas A&M (45-44) and Hawaii (56-23) … The victory against the Aggies in the season-opener came after UCLA trailed 44-10 late in the third quarter … UCLA scored 35 unanswered points, including a 28-0 fourth quarter … The key to UCLA’s early success has been the play of QB Josh Rosen … Rosen has completed 57 of 84 passes for 820 yards and nine touchdowns without an interception and has averaged 410.0 yards per game … The top receiver has been WR Darren Andrews, who has 16 catches for 234 yards and a team-high five touchdowns … WR Caleb Wilson has 18 catches for 239 yards and a TD … The Bruins have allowed an average of 331.5 rushing yards in the first two games … UCLA’s last game at the Liberty Bowl was in 1976 (a 36-6 loss to Alabama).
-/rv MEMPHIS
1-0, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Mike Norvell (Central Arkansas ’95)
9-5, second season
Notes
Memphis endured heavy rains and winds to take a 37-29 win against Louisiana-Monroe last Thursday … The Tigers held a 37-14 lead going into the fourth quarter … Memphis had four plays of at least 50 yards in the game (three rushing, one kickoff return) … Memphis reeled off 319 rushing yards to win their fourth straight season-opener … RB Darrell Henderson rushed for two touchdowns and 169 yards on 12 carries, while RB Patrick Taylor went for 131 yards and a TD on 15 attempts … QB Riley Ferguson, a Maxwell Award preseason candidate, was 10-of-25 for 97 yards and an interception … WR Tony Pollard gained 144 yards on kickoff returns, including a 99-yard touchdown to start the second half … LB Jackson Dillon will miss Saturday’s game with an injury … DT Jared Gentry and LB Darian Porter both suffered season-ending injuries against ULM.