Postgame Notes: Memphis vs. East Carolina

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Nov 13, 2021 | Football

KICKING IT OFF

Coin Toss: Memphis won the toss and elected to receive.
Memphis Captains: Preston Brady, Sylvonta Oliver and JJ Russell.
Attendance: 28.431

TEAM NOTES

Memphis' 30-29 overtime loss was the Tigers' first overtime game since the American Athletic Conference Championship game vs. UCF, Dec. 2, 2017, and first overtime game at home since a 55-52 triple overtime win vs. SMU, Nov. 24, 2007.
The Tigers tallied a season-high six sacks after setting a 2021 high with five sacks last week in the win vs. SMU.
With 10 tackles for a loss as a team, Memphis recorded double-digit TFL's for the second time this season.

PLAYER NOTES

Quarterback Seth Henigan went 15-of-26 for 233 yards and three touchdowns along with a career-high 12 rushes and a career and team-high 61 yards on the ground.
With 37 receiving yards, wide receiver Calvin Austin III surpassed 1,000 receiving yards on the season, just the seventh 1,000+ yard receiving season in school history.
It is Austin III's second consecutive season with at least 1,000 receiving yards, the third player in program history to have back-to-back 1,000+ receiving yard seasons.
Running back Asa Martin tallied his first career receiving touchdown, his second straight game with a touchdown.
Martin added a career-high three receptions and 64 receiving yards.
Tied end Sean Dykes' go-ahead touchdown catch in the third quarter was his 19^th career touchdown catch, tied for the fifth most in program history.
With his 75-yard touchdown catch, wide receiver Eddie Lewis now has two touchdown receptions of at least 74 yards this season.
It was the fourth Memphis touchdown this season of at least 75 yards (two pass, one rush, one punt return).
With his first quarter interception, defensive back Jacobi Francis has recorded at least one interception in four straight seasons.
Francis is the first Memphis player with two interceptions in a game since Rodney Owens picked off two Temple passes, Oct. 24, 2020.
Francis also added 2.5 tackles for a loss, a single-game career-high.
Defensive back Quindell Johnson had a career-high three pass breakups.
Defensive lineman Morris Joseph recorded his first career pass breakup while defensive lineman Cam'Ron Jackson notched his first career sack.
Defensive lineman Wardalis Ducksworth set new single-game career highs in sacks (2.5) and tackles for a loss (2.5), and total tackles (8).
Ducksworth and linebacker Jaylon Allen (2.0) were the first Tigers with multiple sacks in a game since Jonathan Wilson had two sacks vs. Penn State in the Cotton Bowl, Dec. 28, 2019.
Allen matched his single-game career-high with six tackles and two TFLs.