Memphis at Marshall Game Notes

Oct 28, 2006 | Football

Oct. 28, 2006

MEMPHIS FOOTBALL NOTES
Oct. 28, 2006 vs. Marshall

 True freshman Steven Turner and sophomore Brandon Douglas got their first starts of the season today. Turner started at left end ahead of Corey Mills and Douglas started at right tackle ahead of Rubio Phillips. Offensively, rs-freshman Stacy Jones started as the second tight end. It was the first time this season that the Tigers had started with two tight ends.

 Linebacker Jeremy Rockette saw his first action of the season today. He had been out this fall with a broken bone in his foot. He played mostly on special teams today.

 Tailback Joseph Doss registered his first pass reception in the first quarter to extend his streak to at least one catch in each of the eight games this season. He also had a season-long 23-yard rush in the fourth quarter that set up a Memphis touchdown. Doss finished the day with one receptions for five yards and 20 carries for 80 yards and a touchdown.

 Sophomore tight end Brett Russell caught a 38-yard pass in the first quarter to mark his longest career reception. The pass ultimately set up a touchdown by the Tigers. He then broke the mark with a 45-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter. The touchdown is his first of the year and second of his career. Russell ended the day with three catches for a career high 89 yards.

 Junior fullback Greg Hinds caught a seven-yard pass that originally was ruled a touchdown and reviewed to later mark the ball on the 1-yard line. On the next play, Joseph Doss rushed one yard for the touchdown. Hinds finished the day with a season-high four receptions for 34 yards. Hinds was moved just prior to the start of the season from linebacker to fullback.

 Joseph Doss used a one-yard run to put the first points on the board today. It was Doss' second rushing touchdown of the season as he also logged a rushing TD last weekend against Tulsa. For his career, he totals four rushing touchdowns and one receiving TD.

 Ryan Scott caught a six-yard pass in the first quarter to extend his receiving streak to nine games, dating back to the 2005 Motor City Bowl. Scott finished the game with six catches for 63 yards. He now ranks seventh all-time in receiving with 98 catches and seventh in receiving yards with 1,425.

 True freshman Matt Reagan booted a 31-yard field in the second quarter to get Memphis within four points, 14-10. It was a season-high for Reagan who is now 8-of-10 for the year after hitting a 23 yarder in the third quarter. He has previously hit two field goals of 28 yards earlier in the year.

 Jamarcus Gaither forced Marshall to fumble the ball on the Tiger kick-off after the Reagan field goal. Senior Jermaine Chambers recovered the fumble for his first career fumble recovery.

 Freshman receiver Duke Calhoun extended his receiving streak today with five catches for 59 yards. Calhoun has caught at least one pass in each of the eight games this season. He has also tallied multiple catches in all but the Arkansas State game this season.

 RS-freshman defensive lineman Greg Terrell logged his fourth sack of the season when he dropped Jimmy Skinner for a three-yard loss in the second quarter. Terrell leads the Tigers for the season with four sacks for a loss of 13 yards.

 RS-sophomore Philip Beliles started the second half at center in place of an injured Stephen Schuh.

 Tailback Miguel Barnes logged a season-high 16-yard run in the third quarter. Barnes finished the game with five carries for 40 yards. Barnes' previous high yardage for the season was 27 yards on six carries against Arkansas State.

 Senior receiver Ryan Scott caught a 27-yard pass from Martin Hankins for his third touchdown reception of the season. Scott has caught nine TD receptions for his career.

 Junior quarterback Martin Hankins, who started the game having completed six straight passes for 75 yards, ended the game 26-of-42 for 322 yards and two touchdowns. It was the fifth time this season that Hankins had attempted 30 or more passes and passed for more than 200 yards in a game this year. The 322 yards passing is a season high for Hankins and the second time this season he has passed for over 300 yards.

 At the start of the fourth quarter, linebacker Quinton McCary logged his first forced fumble of the season, and the ball was ultimately recovered by linebacker Heath Grant. It was Grant's first recovery of the season; the third of his career.

 RS-freshman receiver Carlos Singleton recorded a season-high six catches for 70 yards. Last weekend against Tulsa, Singleton had highs of five catches for 44 yards. He has caught a pass in each of the last four straight games.

 The Tigers totaled over 400 yards offense for the second time this season with a season high 469 yards. Memphis had 427 yards against Chattanooga earlier this season.