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Ferguson Named American Offensive Player of the Week
Sep 26, 2016 | Football
Junior earns first career honor from league office.
MEMPHIS – Junior quarterback Riley Ferguson (Matthews, N.C./Butler HS/Coffeyville CC) was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week it was announced by the league office, Monday. It's the first career honor from The American for Ferguson and the first weekly win for the Tigers this season.
Saturday against Bowling Green, Ferguson tied a Memphis and American Athletic Conference record with seven touchdowns, including one rushing, in a 77-3 victory. Ferguson now shares the mark with former Tiger quarterback Paxton Lynch, who twice accounted for seven touchdowns (Miami Beach Bowl, 2014; vs SMU, 2015).
Playing just the first half against Bowling Green, Ferguson was 20-for-27, finishing with 359 yards passing and adding his first career rushing touchdown. The 359 yards was the 11th-best mark in Memphis history. In all, Ferguson found six different receivers for touchdowns in the opening half of the game as the Tigers had 11 different players score in the non-conference victory.
Memphis closes its non-conference schedule Saturday at No. 17/16 Ole Miss, in a game that will kick at 6 p.m. (CT). The game will air on either ESPNU, ESPN2 or the SEC Network+.
Saturday against Bowling Green, Ferguson tied a Memphis and American Athletic Conference record with seven touchdowns, including one rushing, in a 77-3 victory. Ferguson now shares the mark with former Tiger quarterback Paxton Lynch, who twice accounted for seven touchdowns (Miami Beach Bowl, 2014; vs SMU, 2015).
Playing just the first half against Bowling Green, Ferguson was 20-for-27, finishing with 359 yards passing and adding his first career rushing touchdown. The 359 yards was the 11th-best mark in Memphis history. In all, Ferguson found six different receivers for touchdowns in the opening half of the game as the Tigers had 11 different players score in the non-conference victory.
Memphis closes its non-conference schedule Saturday at No. 17/16 Ole Miss, in a game that will kick at 6 p.m. (CT). The game will air on either ESPNU, ESPN2 or the SEC Network+.
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