MEMPHIS at TROY
Saturday, September 13 | Noon ET
Veterans Memorial Stadium (30,000/Matrix Turf)
Troy, Alabama
Television
ESPNU
Courtney Lyle and Rene Ingoglia
Radio
WXMX-FM 98.9 (Memphis flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the sixth meeting between Memphis and Troy in a series that dates to 1937 … Troy won the first meeting that year, but Memphis has won the last five, including a 38-17 decision last year at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium … Memphis has won its last 12 games against teams from the Sun Belt Conference.
rv/rv MEMPHIS
2-0, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield (Hampden-Sydney ’03)
44-21, sixth season
Notes
Memphis is off to a 2-0 start for the third consecutive season after the Tigers defeated Georgia State 38-16 last Saturday … The Tigers surpassed the 20-point mark for the 42nd consecutive game, extending the nation’s longest active streak with at least 20 points … QB Brendon Lewis has been a solid dual threat for the Tigers … Lewis has thrown for 395 yards and a touchdown and is Memphis’ leading rusher with 149 yards and two TDs on the ground … RB Sutton Smith has rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns … The leading receiver is WR Jamari Hawkins, who has six catches for 121 yards … The defense is led by LB Sam Brumfield, who has 13 tackles with two sacks and LB DeMarco Ward, who has a team-high two interceptions … K Gianni Spetic has made 2 of 3 field goal attempts, including a 55-yard kick against Georgia State.
TROY
1-1, 0-0 Sun Belt
Head Coach
Gerard Parker (Kentucky ’03)
5-9, second season at Troy
6-15, second full season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Troy enters Saturday’s game at 1-1 after the Trojans fell 27-16 at No. 8 Clemson last Saturday … Troy held a 17=3 lead at halftime, but saw the Tigers rally with 17 points in the third quarter as part of a 24-0 spurt to close the game … The Trojans limited Clemson to 196 passing yards and 316 total yards … Troy opened the season with a 38-20 win against Nicholls, in which the Trojans had to overcome a 17-10 deficit going into the fourth quarter … Troy has held its opponents to 282.5 yards per game thus far … QB Goose Crowder has completed 33 of 55 passes for 367 yards and four touchdowns against three interceptions … RB Tae Meadows is the leading rusher with 262 yards and a touchdown … Meadows’ 131.0 yards per game ranks sixth nationally.