NCAAF Game Recap - Houston at Memphis
Fri Nov 23, 2018 12:00 PM EST

Aub
21
Bama
52
F
SCar
35
Clem
56
F
ND
24
USC
17
F
Mich
39
OSU
62
F
GATec
21
UGA
45
F
Okla
59
WVU
56
F
Wash
28
WaSt
15
F
UCF
38
SoFL
10
F
LSU
72
TxAM
74
F(6OT)
Tex
24
Kans
17
F
Fla
41
FlaSt
14
F
UtSt
24
Boise
33
F
MD
3
PSU
38
F
KY
56
Lou
10
F
BYU
27
Utah
35
F
Syr
42
BC
21
F
Ill
16
NW
24
F
MissSt
35
Miss
3
F
Pitt
3
MiaFL
24
F
K St
38
IASt
42
F
NIU
21
WestMI
28
F
Ball
21
MiaOH
42
F
ColSt
19
AF
27
F
Hou
31
Mem
52
F
Neb
28
Iowa
31
F
C Mi
13
Toled
51
F
Akr
28
Ohio
49
F
E Mi
28
Kent
20
F
Buff
44
BGSU
14
F
Ark
0
MIZ
38
F
CoCar
28
SoAl
31
F
UVA
31
VaTec
34
F OT
ECU
6
Cin
56
F
Oreg
55
OreSt
15
F
Navy
28
Tul
29
F
Bayl
35
TxTch
24
F
W Ky
30
LT
15
F
Purd
28
Ind
21
F
Marsh
28
FLInt
25
F
NCSt
34
UNC
28
F OT
Wake
59
Duke
7
F
OD
13
Rice
27
F
GaSo
35
GASt
14
F
NMS
21
Lib
28
F
Wyo
31
NM
3
F
Troy
10
App
21
F
Del
6
JMU
20
F
ULLaf
31
ULMon
28
F
Stan
49
UCLA
42
F
SMiss
39
UTEP
7
F
UAB
3
MidTN
27
F
AzSt
41
Ariz
40
F
MIN
37
Wisc
15
F
SMU
24
Tuls
27
F
Temp
57
UConn
7
F
ArkSt
33
TxSt
7
F
Tenn
13
Vand
38
F
Rut
10
MSU
14
F
UNCC
27
FlAtl
24
F
SJSU
13
Fres
31
F
Colo
21
Cal
33
F
NorTx
24
UTSA
21
F
(N/A)
27
JacSt
34
F
OkSt
24
TCU
31
F
NEV
29
UNLV
34
F
Hawaii
31
SDSU
30
F OT

Nov 23, 2018, 12:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Houston (8-4)

7

14

10

0

31

Memphis (8-4)

3

14

14

21

52

Memphis wins, will face UCF in AAC title rematch
Fri Nov 23, 2018 5:12 PM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Junior Darrell Henderson rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns - setting a conference rushing record - and Memphis rallied past Houston 52-31 on Friday to set up a rematch of last season's American Athletic Conference championship game with No. 8 UCF.

Henderson set the single-season rushing record, passing the previous mark of 1,629 by Tulsa's James Flanders in 2016.

Memphis (8-4, 5-3) trailed Houston 21-17 at halftime, but rushed for five touchdowns in the second half and scored 21 unanswered points to close it out. The Tigers rushed for 401 yards, with 277 in the second half after Houston star DT Ed Oliver left the game with what coach Major Applewhite said after the game was a knee injury.

Sam Craft opened the second-half scoring with a 28-yard run, Tony Pollard went in from 6 yards out, Patrick Taylor Jr. had a short TD run and Henderson capped it with a 63-yard sprint and a short plunge to help the Tigers pull away.

Memphis lost to UCF 62-55 in double overtime in the title game last year and fell 31-30 to UCF earlier this season.

Gleson Sprewell made two interceptions for Houston (8-4, 5-3), returning one 63 yards to cap the first-half scoring. The Cougars have scored 30-plus points in 12 straight games, ranking second among FBS active teams behind UCF with 23. Oliver was seen getting emotional on the sideline in the second half.

Passing

Hou Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
C. Tune 43 18 41.9 3 256 45 1 75.3
Mem Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. White 33 21 63.6 1 209 44 2 66.4

Rushing

Hou Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
P. Carr 12 83 6.9 13 0
M. Car 12 41 3.4 9 0
Mem Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Henderson 24 178 7.4 60 2
P. Taylor Jr. 19 128 6.7 57 2

Receiving

Hou Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
R. Singleton 4 67 16.8 28 0
K. Corbin 4 61 15.3 45 2
Mem Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Pollard 8 116 14.5 44 0
M. Slade 3 30 10.0 17 0

Fumbles

Returning

Hou KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Stevenson 3 21.7 0 41 2 8.5 0 9
Mem KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
P. Williams 0 0 0 5 5.6 0 12
D. Henderson 1 13.0 0 13 0 0 0

Punting

Hou Punt Yds Avg LgPu
D. Roy 7 315 45.0 49
Mem Punt Yds Avg LgPu
A. Williams 5 236 47.2 57

Takeaways

Hou Int Yds InTD
G. Sprewell 2 65 1
Mem Int Yds InTD
T. Carter 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

Hou Mem
Points For 31 52
Total Yards 394 610
Rushing Yards 138 401
Passing Yards 256 209
Passing Completions / Attempts 18/43 21/33
Turnovers 1 2
Interceptions Thrown 1 2
Fumbles - Lost 1/0 0/0
First Downs 23 31
Penalties - Yards 7/44 5/32
Time Of Possession 08:08 52:52
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 8/21 9/18
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 2/5 2/2
Punts - Average Yards 7/45 5/47

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Hou Mem
Hou 03:23 TD Terry Mark 33 yd pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick) 7 0
Mem 10:29 FG Riley Patterson 35 yd FG 7 3
2nd Quarter Hou Mem
Mem 01:21 TD Patrick Taylor Jr. 7 yd run (Riley Patterson kick) 7 10
Mem 04:15 TD Joey Magnifico 9 yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) 7 17
Hou 09:14 TD Keith Corbin 3 yd pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick) 14 17
Hou 10:53 TD Gleson Spreewell 63 yd interception return (Dalton Witherspoon kick) 21 17
3rd Quarter Hou Mem
Mem 05:46 TD Sam Craft 28 yd run (Riley Patterson kick) 21 24
Hou 07:46 FG Dalton Witherspoon 44 yd FG 24 24
Mem 12:19 TD Tony Pollard 6 yd run (Riley Patterson kick) 24 31
Hou 13:26 TD Keith Corbin 45 yd pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick) 31 31
4th Quarter Hou Mem
Mem 02:56 TD Patrick Taylor Jr. 1 yd run (Riley Patterson kick) 31 38
Mem 05:21 TD Darrell Henderson 60 yd run (Riley Patterson kick) 31 45
Mem 09:04 TD Darrell Henderson 1 yd run (Riley Patterson kick) 31 52

Game Information

Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial, Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 27,790
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