TULSA at MEMPHIS
Saturday, October 4 | 8 p.m. ET
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (30,000/AstroTurf)
Memphis, Tennessee?
Television
ESPNU
Jay Alter and Rocky Boiman
Tulsa Radio
KXBL-FM 99.5
SiriusXM 380
Memphis Radio
WXMX-FM 98.9
SiriusXM 381
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 33rd meeting between Memphis and Tulsa in a series that dates to 1961 … The Tigers hold a 20-12 series lead following a 26-10 win in Memphis in 2022 … Tulsa is looking for its first win at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium since 2016, when the Golden Hurricane took a 59-30 victory.
TULSA
2-3, 0-2 American
Head Coach
Tre Lamb (Tennessee Tech ’13)
2-3, first season at Tulsa
29-28, sixth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Tulsa scored its most impressive win of the young season with a 19-12 victory at Oklahoma State two weeks ago, bu the Golden Hurricane was unable to make it two straight after falling 31-14 to Tulane last week … Tulsa has registered 13 sacks through four games … LB Ray Conley has been the key player on the Tulsa defense … A transfer from East Tennessee State, Conley leads all NCAA FBS players with 56 tackles … DE J’Dan Burnett has 5.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss, leading the American in both categories, while DE Bryson Turner Jr. has 4.5 sacks … QB Baylor Hayes has started the last three games …Hayes has completed 77 of 126 passes for 787 yards and four touchdowns … RB Dominic Richardson is the leading rusher with 490 yards and two touchdowns on 98 carries.
rv/rv MEMPHIS
5-0, 1-0 American
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield (Hampden-Sydney ’03)
47-21, sixth season
Notes
Memphis is off to a 5-0 after the Tigers took a 55-26 win at Florida Atlantic in their American opener … The Tigers won their ninth consecutive game, which ranks as the longest active FBS winning streak … The Tigers additionally surpassed the 20-point mark for the 45th consecutive game, extending the nation’s longest active streak … The Tigers have outscored their opponents 98-20 in the second half this year … QB Brendon Lewis, a transfer from Nevada, has thrown for 1,003 yards and five touchdowns and has 353 rushing yards and six TDs on the ground … RB Sutton Smith has rushed for 420 yards and five touchdowns, while RB Greg Desrosiers Jr. has 262 yards and four TDs … WR Cortez Braham Jr. has 22 receptions for 382 yards and four TDs … The defense is led by LB Sam Brumfield, who has 30 tackles with 3.0 sacks.