University of Memphis Athletics
University of Memphis
9-3 , 5-3
SMU
2-10 , 1-7
Team Stats
SMU 0, MEM 7
MEM - MAYHUE, Phil 43 yd pass from LYNCH, Paxton (ELLIOTT, Jake kick) 3 plays, 68 yards, TOP 1:01
SMU 0, MEM 14
MEM - DORCEUS, D 16 yd pass from LYNCH, Paxton (ELLIOTT, Jake kick) 4 plays, 50 yards, TOP 0:43
SMU 0, MEM 21
MEM - WIMS, Frank 21 yd pass from LYNCH, Paxton (ELLIOTT, Jake kick) 1 plays, 21 yards, TOP 0:06
SMU 0, MEM 28
MEM - PEGUES, Leonard 26 yd fumble recovery (ELLIOTT, Jake kick)
SMU 0, MEM 35
MEM - MONTIEL, Daniel 15 yd pass from LYNCH, Paxton (ELLIOTT, Jake kick) 3 plays, 63 yards, TOP 0:33
SMU 0, MEM 42
MEM - MILLER, Anthony 44 yd pass from LYNCH, Paxton (ELLIOTT, Jake kick) 3 plays, 52 yards, TOP 0:48
SMU 0, MEM 49
MEM - HURD, Daniel 6 yd pass from LYNCH, Paxton (ELLIOTT, Jake kick) 6 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:02
SMU 0, MEM 56
MEM - FRAZIER, Mose 22 yd pass from LYNCH, Paxton (ELLIOTT, Jake kick) 3 plays, 28 yards, TOP 1:31
SMU 0, MEM 63
MEM - DILLON, Jackson 1 yd fumble recovery (ELLIOTT, Jake kick)
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Tigers Roll On Senior Day
Nov 28, 2015 | Football
Defense scores two TD, Lynch throws seven scores.
That's what 14 seniors and Tiger Nation got Saturday in the University of Memphis' 63-0 American Athletic Conference win over SMU. The contest was played before a crowd of 30,075 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on a rainy afternoon.
The Tigers defense pitched a shutout and held SMU to only 97 yards of total offense (33 rushing, 64 passing). The shutout was the program's first against a conference opponent since Memphis blanked West Texas State 30-0 in a Missouri Valley Conference match-up Sept. 11, 1971. The last time Memphis held an opponent to fewer than 100 yards of total offense was back in the 1962 campaign. That season, the Tigers held Texas-Arlington to 87 yards of total offense in a 50-0 win Nov. 11, 1962.
The Memphis defense, though, wasn't content with just stopping the Mustangs. It also scored. The Tigers tied an NCAA record for fumbles returns for touchdowns with two. After Memphis scored to make the score 21-0, SMU started its drive on its own 25 yard line. On the second play of that drive, the Mustangs fumbled, and Leonard Pegues picked up the loose ball and rumbled 26 yards for the score and a 28-0 Memphis advantage.
The Tigers' second fumble return for a touchdown came at the end of the third quarter. Jackson Dillon scooped up the ball at the SMU 1 yard line and ran it in for a 63-0 lead.
While the Tigers defense stopped SMU, the Memphis offense was not contained. The Tigers showcased a balanced attack that piled up 483 yards of total offense (195 rushing, 288 passing).
Tigers quarterback Paxton Lynch, who only played in the first half, was 9-of-14 passing for 222 yards and a school-record seven touchdowns. The seven scoring strikes were to seven different receivers. Lynch's seven touchdown passes in a half tied anNCAA FBS record.
Anthony Miller (60 yards) and Mose Frazier (56 yards) led the Memphis receiving corps. Robert Davis led all rushers with 42 yards on the ground.
SMU quarterback Matt Davis accounted for 51 of the team's 97 yards of total offense. Davis rushed for 23 yards and passed for 28.
Curtis Akins led the Tigers defense with six stops. Pegues and Shareef White each added five tackles.
The Tigers finish the 2015 campaign with a 9-3 record for a second-straight season. Memphis now awaits a postseason bowl invitation.