MEMPHIS at FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Saturday, September 27 | 7 p.m. ET
Flagler Credit Union Stadium (29,495/Natural Grass)
Boca Raton, Florida
Television
ESPN2
Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman and Tori Petry
Memphis Radio
WXMX-FM 98.9
SiriusXM 382
Florida Atlantic Radio
WFTL-AM 640
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the third meeting between Memphis and Florida Atlantic and the first to be played in the regular season … The series is tied at 1-1 … Memphis was a 25-10 winner in the 2020 Montgomery Bowl, while Florida Atlantic took a 44-27 win against the Tigers in the 2007 New Orleans Bowl.
rv/rv MEMPHIS
4-0, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield (Hampden-Sydney ’03)
46-21, sixth season
Notes
Memphis is off to a 4-0 after the Tigers rallied past Arkansas 32-31 last Saturday … The Tigers won their eighth consecutive game, which ranks as the longest active FBS winning streak … The Tigers additionally surpassed the 20-point mark for the 44th consecutive game, extending the nation’s longest active streak … The Tigers have outscored their opponents 60-10 in the second half this year … QB Brendon Lewis, a transfer from Nevada, has thrown for 807 yards and three touchdowns and has 293 rushing yards and four TDs on the ground … RB Sutton Smith has rushed for 394 yards and a team-high five touchdowns … The leading receiver is WR Cortez Braham Jr., who has 16 receptions for 255 yards and two TDs … The defense is led by LB Sam Brumfield, who has 22 tackles with 3.0 sacks, and LB DeMarco Ward, who has two interceptions.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Zach Kittley (Texas Tech ’14)
1-2, first season
Notes
Florida Atlantic had an open week which followed a 38-28 setback at FIU Sept. 13 … The Owls opened with a 39-7 loss at Maryland and scored a 56-14 win against Florida A&M in Week 2 … QB Caden Veltkamp, a transfer from Western Kentucky, has started the first three games and has completed 90 of 138 passes for 880 yards and eight touchdowns against seven interceptions … Veltkamp tied Florida Atlantic’s school record with five touchdown passes in the win against Florida A&M … WR Easton Messer, another transfer from Western Kentucky,, has 27 receptions for 228 yards and a touchdown, while WR Asaad Waseem has 12 catches for 148 yards and a team-high three TDs … RB Gemari Sands has rushed for 232 yards on 33 carries … The Owls have forced only one turnover through three games.