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NCAAF Game Recap - Louisiana-Monroe at Memphis
Thu Aug 31, 2017 9:00 PM EDT

FlaSt
7
Bama
24
F
OSU
49
Ind
21
F
WestMI
31
USC
49
F
Kent
3
Clem
56
F
Akr
0
PSU
52
F
UTEP
7
Okla
56
F
Wash
30
Rut
14
F
UtSt
10
Wisc
59
F
Tuls
24
OkSt
59
F
Mich
33
Fla
17
F
GaSo
7
Aub
41
F
BYU
0
LSU
27
F
App
10
UGA
31
F
Lou
35
Purd
28
F
B-C
13
MiaFL
41
F
Stony
17
SoFL
31
F
C Ark
19
K St
55
F
WVU
24
VaTec
31
F
MD
51
Tex
41
F
MonSt
0
WaSt
31
F
Tenn
42
GATec
41
F(1OT)
FLInt
17
UCF
61
F
Presb
7
Wake
51
F
URI
27
C Mi
30
F(2OT)
TnSt
17
GASt
10
F
Elon
13
Toled
47
F
Buff
7
MIN
17
F
APSU
14
Cin
26
F
UND
16
Utah
37
F
HolyC
20
UConn
27
F
FlaAM
7
Ark
49
F
ULMon
29
Mem
37
F
NMS
31
AzSt
37
F
Ford
6
Army
64
F
UNCC
7
E Mi
24
F
Rich
34
SamHu
48
F
CenCt
7
Syr
50
F
Navy
42
FlAtl
19
F
ColSt
3
Colo
17
F
BC
23
NIU
20
F
MoStU
43
MIZ
72
F
Wyo
3
Iowa
24
F
Ball
21
Ill
24
F
BGSU
10
MSU
35
F
Cal
35
UNC
30
F
YSU
21
Pitt
28
F OT
PorSt
32
OreSt
35
F
VMI
0
AF
62
F
NCSt
28
SCar
35
F
AlaAM
7
UAB
38
F
NEV
20
NW
31
F
W&M
10
UVA
28
F
Temp
16
ND
49
F
Troy
13
Boise
24
F
EWa
10
TxTch
56
F
KY
24
SMiss
17
F
ChaSo
0
MissSt
49
F
Alb
17
OD
31
F
JMU
34
ECU
14
F
NCC
7
Duke
60
F
MiaOH
26
Marsh
31
F
HBU
11
TxSt
20
F
Hamp
0
Ohio
59
F
SFA
14
SMU
58
F
E Ky
17
W Ky
31
F
Lamar
14
NorTx
59
F
NWSt
24
LT
52
F
SouLA
48
ULLaf
51
F
SEMO
16
Kans
38
F
Lib
48
Bayl
45
F
UMass
28
CoCar
38
F
CAPly
13
SJSU
34
F
SoAl
27
Miss
47
F
Gram
14
Tul
43
F
Abil
14
NM
38
F
JacSt
0
TCU
63
F
ArkSt
36
Neb
43
F
Vand
28
MidTN
6
F
NoIa
24
IASt
42
F
SoUt
21
Oreg
77
F
UCDav
17
SDSU
38
F
How
43
UNLV
40
F
(N/A)
0
Fres
66
F
NoAZ
24
Ariz
62
F
WCU
18
Hawaii
41
F
TxAM
44
UCLA
45
F
Hou
UTSA
Canc

Memphis 37, Louisiana-Monroe 29

Boxscore

Recap

Aug 31, 2017, 9:00 PM EDT

Final

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2

3

4

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Louisiana-Monroe (0-1)

7

0

7

15

29

Memphis (1-0)

7

13

17

0

37
Henderson, Memphis run past Louisiana Monroe 37-29
Fri Sep 1, 2017 1:04 AM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Darrell Henderson rushed for 169 yards and two long touchdowns, and Tony Pollard returned a kickoff 99 yards to lead Memphis to a 37-29 win over Louisiana Monroe in the season opener on Thursday night.

Henderson, who had just 12 carries, scored from 55 and 63 yards. Patrick Taylor had a 66-yard touchdown and finished with 131 yards on 15 carries. Both backs were at 106 yards at halftime, the first time either sophomore has topped 100 yards.

Henderson, Taylor and quarterback Riley Ferguson had rushing touchdowns for a 20-7 halftime lead before Pollard opened the second half with his school record third kickoff return. It was the second-longest in school history after his 100-yarder last year.

Memphis finished with 416 total yards, 319 on the ground but just 72 in the second half.

Warhawks quarterbacks Caleb Evans and Garrett Smith each threw for a late fourth-quarter touchdown but after each one, Memphis recovered the onside kick to run time off the clock and squelch the comeback.

Memphis picked up its fourth straight season-opening win on the ninth birthday of the Bengal Tiger mascot Tom III.

Passing

ULMon Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
G. Smith 17 10 58.8 1 171 46 1 88.1
C. Evans 20 11 55.0 1 108 25 0 87.1
Mem Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
R. Ferguson 25 10 40.0 0 97 23 1 34.9

Rushing

ULMon Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
G. Smith 12 48 4.0 20 0
D. Gore 15 41 2.7 14 1
Mem Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Henderson 12 169 14.1 63 2
P. Taylor Jr. 15 131 8.7 66 1

Receiving

ULMon Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
M. McCray 3 69 23.0 46 0
B. Williams 3 59 19.7 25 0
Mem Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Miller 2 23 11.5 23 0
J. Magnifico 1 20 20.0 20 0

Fumbles

ULMon F FL
C. Evans 1 0
D. Gore 1 1

Returning

ULMon KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. McCray 4 25.8 0 32 0 0 0
D. Carter IV 1 4.0 0 4 0 0 0
Mem KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
T. Pollard 2 72.0 1 99 0 0 0
P. Williams 0 0 0 2 11.0 0 23

Punting

ULMon Punt Yds Avg LgPu
H. Heim 6 223 37.2 46
Mem Punt Yds Avg LgPu
N. Jacobs 2 92 46.0 53
S. Smith 2 80 40.0 49

Takeaways

ULMon Int Yds InTD
C. Turner 1 18 0
Mem Int Yds InTD
A. Hall 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

ULMon Mem
Points For 29 37
Total Yards 425 416
Rushing Yards 146 319
Passing Yards 279 97
Passing Completions / Attempts 21/37 10/25
Turnovers 4 2
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Fumbles - Lost 6/3 1/1
First Downs 25 16
Penalties - Yards 8/53 10/96
Time Of Possession 42:42 18:18
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 10/18 7/15
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 2/2 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 6/37 5/41

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter ULMon Mem
Mem 04:17 TD Patrick Taylor, Jr. 66 yd run (Riley Patterson kick) 0 7
ULMon 11:43 TD Derrick Gore 14 yd run (Craig Ford kick) 7 7
2nd Quarter ULMon Mem
Mem 00:32 TD Riley Ferguson 2 yd run (failed 2pt rush) 7 13
Mem 05:49 TD Darrell Henderson 55 yd run (Riley Patterson kick) 7 20
3rd Quarter ULMon Mem
Mem 00:13 TD Tony Pollard 99 yd kick return (Riley Patterson kick) 7 27
Mem 06:30 FG Spencer Smith 20 yd FG 7 30
ULMon 14:21 TD Kayin White 2 yd run (Craig Ford kick) 14 30
Mem 14:47 TD Darrell Henderson 63 yd run (Riley Patterson kick) 14 37
4th Quarter ULMon Mem
ULMon 09:39 TD Marcus Green 16 yd pass from Garrett Smith (Craig Ford kick) 21 37
ULMon 14:20 TD Xavier Brown 6 yd pass from Caleb Evans (Brian Williams 2pt pass from Caleb Evans) 29 37

Game Information

Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial, Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 10,263
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