FOOTBALL NOTES: MEMPHIS GAME

GAME #10
TULSA (2-7, 1-4 The American) vs. MEMPHIS (5-4, 2-3 The American)
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 • 11:00 am (CT)
Liberty Bowl Stadium (56,862) • Memphis, Tenn.
TV: ESPNU
Radio: Big Country 99.5 FM

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THE COACHES
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE
Head Coach:          Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State '95), 4^th year
Career Record:      20-27 (4 years)
TU Record:            same

MEMPHIS TIGERS
Head Coach:         Mike Norvell (Central Arkansas '05), 3^rd year
Career Record: 23-12 (3 years)
MEM Record:          same

THE STORYLINES . . .
•      Both teams are coming off wins last week, Tulsa a home win over UConn (49-19) and Memphis at ECU (59-41).
•      Tulsa, a private institution, has the smallest FBS enrollment with 3,343 students, while Memphis has a student enrollment of 20,585
•      In American Athletic Conference rankings, Tulsa is 3rd in pass defense (173.2 ypg), 4th for total defense (401.0 ypg) and 5th for scoring defense (27.4 ppg).
•      Memphis ranks 3rd for scoring offense (44.3 ppg), 3rd for rushing offense (267.2 ypg), 3rd for total offense (535.6) and 5th for passing offense (268.3 ypg) in the AAC rankings.

THE TULSA-MEMPHIS SERIES . . .
•      This is the 29th meeting between Tulsa and Memphis.
•      Memphis leads the series 17-11 and has a 7-5-0 record at home.
•      The 21st-ranked Tigers won last year's game in Tulsa, 41-14.
•      Tulsa has won 3 of the last 4 meetings at the Liberty Bowl, coming in 2006, 2010 and 2016.
•      The Hurricane won the last meeting in Memphis with a 59-30 victory in 2016.

QUICK HITS . . .
•      Tulsa had season-highs of 638 total yards and 470 rushing yards vs. UConn … the 638 yards is the most since gaining 667 yards last year vs. Louisiana … the 470 rushing yards is the most since gaining 489 yards against Tulane in 2008.
•      Tulsa senior center Chandler Miller has started all 47 games since his first start in 2015 … right tackle Willie Wright has 44 career starts … the dou has the most starts on the Tulsa roster.
•      Tulsa now has two active players with over 200 career tackles, including senior safety McKinley Whitfield with 251 and junior LB Cooper Edmiston with 209.
•      Tulsa RBs Shamari Brooks and Corey Taylor have combined for 7 100-yard rushing games this year, and 11 in their careers.
•      Brooks has 16 rushing touchdowns and 8 100+ rushing games in his first 17 career games.

OFFENSE BREAKS OUT . . .
•      Tulsa's offense put up season-highs of 638 total yards and 470 rushing yards against UConn.
•      It was the most total yards since last year on Sept. 7, 2017, when the Hurricane gained 667 yards vs. Louisiana.
•      The 470 rushing yards was the most since Tulsa gained 489 yards against Tulane in 2008.
•      The 4 passing touchdowns was the most since Tulsa had 5 touchdown passes against Central Michigan in the 2016 Miami Beach Bowl.

TWO OVER 100 . . .
•      For the second time this season, Shamari Brooks and Corey Taylor II, each went over 100 yards rushing when they surpassed that plateau against UConn.
•     They each surpassed the 100-yard mark in the first half with Brooks reaching 142 and Taylor 112 yards … the duo ended the game with 151 yards for Brooks and 133 yards for Taylor.
•      It marked the second time this season that the pair each had 100 yards rushing … the previous time came in the season opener vs. UCA with 129 yards for Brooks and 110 by Taylor.
•      It also marked the 11th time under Montgomery that Tulsa has had 2 players each gain 100 yards in the same game … Tulsa has a 10-1 record in those games.

THROWING FOR 4 TDS, MOST FOR A FRESHMAN SINCE 1987 . . .
•      Red-shirt freshman Seth Boomer threw for a career-best 4 touchdowns covering 85 yards to 4 different receivers against UConn.
•      The 4 TD passes is the most for a Tulsa quarterback since Dane Evans threw for 5 touchdowns in the 2016 Miami Beach Bowl against Central Michigan.
•      It was also the most for a freshman or red-shirt freshman in school history … the previous best for a freshman was 3 TD passes by T.J. Rubley against Temple in 1987.

FOOTBALL NOTES: MEMPHIS GAME

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