College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Memphis 70, Connecticut 31
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Friday, October 6, 2017
Where: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 19230
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Memphis 7 28 21 14 70
Connecticut 14 10 0 7 31
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 13:44
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 7 - Memphis 0
Arkeel Newsome 64 yd. run (Michael Tarbutt kick)
1st Quarter - 11:02
Memphis   TD  Connecticut 7 - Memphis 7
Sean Dykes 30 yd. pass from Riley Ferguson (Spencer Smith kick)
1st Quarter - 0:19
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 14 - Memphis 7
Nate Hopkins 1 yd. run (Michael Tarbutt kick)
2nd Quarter - 14:00
Memphis   TD  Connecticut 14 - Memphis 14
Anthony Miller 17 yd. pass from Riley Ferguson (Riley Patterson kick)
2nd Quarter - 8:00
Memphis   TD  Connecticut 14 - Memphis 21
Anthony Miller 8 yd. pass from Riley Ferguson (Spencer Smith kick)
2nd Quarter - 7:13
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 21 - Memphis 21
Alec Bloom 30 yd. pass from Bryant Shirreffs (Michael Tarbutt kick)
2nd Quarter - 1:47
Memphis   TD  Connecticut 21 - Memphis 28
Anthony Miller 40 yd. pass from Riley Ferguson (Riley Patterson kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:57
Memphis   TD  Connecticut 21 - Memphis 35
Tony Pollard 14 yd. pass from Riley Ferguson (Spencer Smith kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:04
Connecticut   FG  Connecticut 24 - Memphis 35
Michael Tarbutt 37 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 10:23
Memphis   TD  Connecticut 24 - Memphis 42
Joey Magnifico 5 yd. pass from Riley Ferguson (Riley Patterson kick)
3rd Quarter - 1:36
Memphis   TD  Connecticut 24 - Memphis 49
Anthony Miller 32 yd. pass from Riley Ferguson (Spencer Smith kick)
3rd Quarter - 1:25
Memphis   TD  Connecticut 24 - Memphis 56
Doroland Dorceus 7 yd. run (Riley Patterson kick)
4th Quarter - 11:57
Memphis   TD  Connecticut 24 - Memphis 63
Doroland Dorceus 26 yd. run (Spencer Smith kick)
4th Quarter - 9:05
Connecticut   TD  Connecticut 31 - Memphis 63
Arkeel Newsome 13 yd. run (Michael Tarbutt kick)
4th Quarter - 1:42
Memphis   TD  Connecticut 31 - Memphis 70
Mechane Slade 10 yd. pass from David Moore (Riley Patterson kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Memphis Connecticut
W‑L 4 - 1 - 0 1 - 4 - 0
Conference 1 - 1 - 0 0 - 3 - 0
Team Stats
  Memphis Connecticut
Score 70 31
1st Downs 34 24
3rd Down Efficiency 13-for-20
65%		 2-for-11
18%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-3
67%		 1-for-3
33%
Total Yards 711 477
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 45-231 34-167
Average/Rush 5.1 4.9
Passing
Comp-Att 39-55 21-35
Passing Yards 480 310
Average/Pass Play 8.6 7.9
Penalties-Yards 12-104 6-55
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 5-2
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 36:50 23:10
PLAYER STATS
Memphis (4 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
R. Ferguson 34/48 431 7 0
D. Moore 5/7 49 1 0
Connecticut (1 - 4)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Shirreffs 21/35 310 1 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Dorceus 22 122 5.5 2
D. Henderson 11 55 5.0 0
D. Moore 4 37 9.2 0
T. Pollard 6 30 5.0 0
R. Ferguson 1 -11 -11.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
A. Newsome 9 114 12.7 2
N. Hopkins 6 23 3.8 1
K. Mensah 4 15 3.8 0
B. Shirreffs 12 15 1.2 0
J. Thompson 2 6 3.0 0
D. Pindell 1 -6 -6.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
A. Miller 15 224 14.9 4
P. Mayhue 4 41 10.2 0
M. Slade 4 36 9.0 1
J. Williams 4 33 8.2 0
S. Dykes 1 30 30.0 1
J. Magnifico 3 30 10.0 1
D. Dorceus 2 28 14.0 0
D. Henderson 3 23 7.7 0
T. Pollard 1 14 14.0 1
R. Burcham 1 13 13.0 0
D. Coxie 1 8 8.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
T. Davis 4 87 21.8 0
M. Donaldson 5 50 10.0 0
A. Newsome 3 49 16.3 0
K. Dixon 2 39 19.5 0
A. Bloom 1 30 30.0 1
Q. Skanes 3 23 7.7 0
T. Myers 1 17 17.0 0
T. Beals 2 15 7.5 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
T. Carter 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
G. Avery 1.0 7.0
J. Dorceus 1.0 6.0
E. Suttles 1.0 6.0
C. Johnson 1.0 2.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Ormsby 1.0 11.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
S. White 5 1
C. Johnson 4 0
T. Windham 4 1
T. Lindsey 4 1
G. Avery 4 3
J. Dorceus 3 0
J. Tate 3 1
J. Perry 3 1
E. Suttles 2 0
N. Augustus 2 1
T. Carter 2 2
T. Pickens 1 0
O. Goodson 1 0
L. Thomas 1 0
J. Williams 1 0
E. Cooper 1 0
A. Hall 1 0
B. Huff 1 0
J. Cook 1 1
T. Hart 1 3
J. Wilson 0 1
N. Jacobs 0 1
B. Peddy 0 1
Tackles
  Tk Ast
J. Summers 8 0
V. Diggs 8 2
J. Joseph 8 4
B. McAllister 7 2
T. Herring-Wilson 6 2
A. Watkins 6 6
M. Terry 3 0
S. Sterling 3 2
O. Fortt 2 0
C. Ormsby 2 1
B. Keating 1 0
M. Tarbutt 1 0
T. Coyle 1 0
C. Freeborn 1 0
C. Britton 1 2
S. Lawley 1 3
E. Hahn 0 1
F. Fatukasi 0 3
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
G. Avery 1.0 7.0
J. Dorceus 1.0 6.0
E. Suttles 1.0 6.0
B. Huff 1.0 2.0
S. White 1.0 2.0
C. Johnson 1.0 2.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
C. Ormsby 1.0 11.0
V. Diggs 1.0 6.0
S. Sterling 1.0 1.0
S. Lawley 1.0 1.0
B. McAllister 1.0 1.0
C. Britton 1.0 1.0
A. Watkins 0.5 2.0
E. Hahn 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
R. Ferguson 1
A. Miller 1
Fumbles
  NO.
J. Rose 1
K. Buss 1
K. Mensah 1
A. Newsome 1
K. Dixon 1