University of Memphis Athletics
Postgame Notes: Memphis vs. No. RV/RV Mississippi State
Sep 04, 2022 | Football
KICKING IT OFF
• Coin Toss: Mississippi State won the toss and elected to receive.
• Memphis Captains: Xavier "Zay" Cullens, Matt Dale, Quindell Johnson, Wardalis Ducksworth
• Attendance: 54,360
• At the 5:17 mark in the first quarter, the game went into a lightning delay that lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. Play resumed at 9:10 p.m.
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TEAM NOTES
• Saturday's game was the first season opener on the road for the Tigers since 2010.
• Memphis is now 6-3 in the team's last nine regular-season games against Power 5 teams. (Wins: Kansas, 2015; Kansas, 2016; Ole Miss, 2015; UCLA, 2017; Ole Miss, 2019; Mississippi State, 2021).
• Five redshirt freshmen saw action in tonight's game: linebacker Andrew Jones, defensive lineman Braunson White, offensive lineman Makylan Pounders, defensive lineman James Stewart and defensive lineman William Whitlow, Jr.
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PLAYER NOTES
• Redshirt-senior defensive back Quindell Johnson registered his seventh-career interception in the second quarter, which led to redshirt-senior kicker Chris Howard's first field goal as a Tiger (42 yards).
• Johnson ended the contest with nine total tackles, an INT and a fumble recovery.
• Redshirt-sophomore running back Jevyon Ducker played in his first game as a Tiger and scored on his very first carry (50 yards). It was the fourth-career rushing TD for Ducker after scoring three for Northern Illinois a season ago.
• Redshirt-senior running back Asa Martin hauled in a career-high five receptions for a team-high 58 yards.
• Sophomore quarterback Seth Henigan threw his 26th-career TD pass and is now tied for ninth all-time at Memphis. Henigan's 254 career completions now rank eighth in Tiger history.
• Henigan scored his first-career rushing TD from one yard out in the fourth quarter.
• Redshirt-senior wide receiver Eddie Lewis caught six passes to lead the team (38 yards), including the lone touchdown through the air for the Tigers.
• Redshirt-senior defensive lineman Jaylon Allen doubled his career high in tackles, leading the Tigers with 12 – including a sack.
• Sophomore defensive back Cameron Smith recorded a career-high in tackles (7) and sophomore defensive back Greg Rubin matched a career-high in tackles (8).
• Redshirt-freshman linebacker Andrew Jones forced the first fumble of his career in the fourth quarter and Johnson secured the third fumble recovery of his career.
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• Coin Toss: Mississippi State won the toss and elected to receive.
• Memphis Captains: Xavier "Zay" Cullens, Matt Dale, Quindell Johnson, Wardalis Ducksworth
• Attendance: 54,360
• At the 5:17 mark in the first quarter, the game went into a lightning delay that lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes. Play resumed at 9:10 p.m.
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TEAM NOTES
• Saturday's game was the first season opener on the road for the Tigers since 2010.
• Memphis is now 6-3 in the team's last nine regular-season games against Power 5 teams. (Wins: Kansas, 2015; Kansas, 2016; Ole Miss, 2015; UCLA, 2017; Ole Miss, 2019; Mississippi State, 2021).
• Five redshirt freshmen saw action in tonight's game: linebacker Andrew Jones, defensive lineman Braunson White, offensive lineman Makylan Pounders, defensive lineman James Stewart and defensive lineman William Whitlow, Jr.
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PLAYER NOTES
• Redshirt-senior defensive back Quindell Johnson registered his seventh-career interception in the second quarter, which led to redshirt-senior kicker Chris Howard's first field goal as a Tiger (42 yards).
• Johnson ended the contest with nine total tackles, an INT and a fumble recovery.
• Redshirt-sophomore running back Jevyon Ducker played in his first game as a Tiger and scored on his very first carry (50 yards). It was the fourth-career rushing TD for Ducker after scoring three for Northern Illinois a season ago.
• Redshirt-senior running back Asa Martin hauled in a career-high five receptions for a team-high 58 yards.
• Sophomore quarterback Seth Henigan threw his 26th-career TD pass and is now tied for ninth all-time at Memphis. Henigan's 254 career completions now rank eighth in Tiger history.
• Henigan scored his first-career rushing TD from one yard out in the fourth quarter.
• Redshirt-senior wide receiver Eddie Lewis caught six passes to lead the team (38 yards), including the lone touchdown through the air for the Tigers.
• Redshirt-senior defensive lineman Jaylon Allen doubled his career high in tackles, leading the Tigers with 12 – including a sack.
• Sophomore defensive back Cameron Smith recorded a career-high in tackles (7) and sophomore defensive back Greg Rubin matched a career-high in tackles (8).
• Redshirt-freshman linebacker Andrew Jones forced the first fumble of his career in the fourth quarter and Johnson secured the third fumble recovery of his career.
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