SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 • NOON • FS1
SMU at TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium (46,000/FieldTurf)
Fort Worth, Texas
Television: FS1
Eric Collins and Devin Gardner
Radio: KTCK-FM 96.7 (SMU flagship) SiriusXM 380
THE GAME • THE IRON SKILLET
Saturday’s game will be the 102nd meeting between SKU and TCU in a series that dates to 1915 … The Horned Frogs hold a 52-42-7 series lead after last year’s 42-34 win in Dallas … The Mustangs have won the last two meetings in Fort Worth … TCU head coach Sonny Dykes was SMU’s coach from 2018-21.
SMU
2-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee (Arkansas ’08)
9-7, second season
Notes
SMU improved to 2-1 last Saturday as the Mustangs rolled past Prairie View A&M 69-0 in Dallas … The 69-point margin of victory ranked second in program history and third in American Athletic Conference history … The Mustangs opened with a 38-14 win against Louisiana Tech and suffered their only loss with a 28-11 setback at Oklahoma in Week 2 … SMU is averaging 463.3 yards per game, which leads The American … QB Preston Stone has stepped in as the starter in his sophomore year and has completed 64 of 102 passes for 798 yards and nine touchdowns against two interceptions … Stone is averaging 266 passing yards per game, which is third in The American … Nine players have at least one touchdown reception … LB Elijah Roberts leads the defense with three sacks … DE Kori Roberson has 1.5 sacks and an interception.
TCU
2-1, 1-0 Big 12
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes (Texas Tech ’93)
15-3, second season at TCU; 86-66, 13th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
TCU, which finished as the national runner-up in the College Football Playoff last season, stands at 2-1 in Sonny Dykes’ second season in Fort Worth after the Horned Frogs were 36-13 winners against Houston last Saturday … TCU opened the season with a wild 45-42 loss to Colorado before picking up its first win against Nicholls (41-6) the following week … The Horned Frog defense has not allowed a touchdown in its last two games as TCU limited Nicholls to two field goals and saw the only touchdown scored by Houston come on a kickoff return … QB Chandler Morris has completed 74 of 109 passes for 856 yards and six touchdowns against three interceptions … RB Emani Bailey is averaging 119 rushing yards per game … LB Johnny Hodges has 21 tackles with 2.0 sacks to lead the defense.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 • NOON • CBSSN
TULSA at NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Huskie Stadium (23,595/FieldTurf)
DeKalb, Illinois
Television: CBS Sports Network
Jordan Kent and Malik Zaire
Radio: KXBL-FM 99.5 (Tulsa flagship) SiriusXM 381
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the second meeting between Tulsa and Northern Illinois … The only previous matchup was last season, when the Golden Hurricane scored a 38-35 win in Tulsa behind four touchdown passes by QB Davis Brin … Tulsa WR Keylon Stokes had eight catches for 135 yards and a touchdown.
TULSA
1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Kevin Wilson (North Carolina ’84)
1-2, first season at Tulsa; 27-49, seventh season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Tulsa opened the 2023 season with a 42-7 victory against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, giving Kevin Wilson his first win as the Golden Hurricane head coach, but the Golden Hurricane looks to snap a two-game slide after losses to No. 8 Washington (43-10) and No. 19/16 Oklahoma (66-17) … Injuries have already played a role in Tulsa’s season as third-string QB Roman Fuller made his first career start in the game against Oklahoma … QB Cardell Williams, who returned to the lineup against the Sooners, leads the team with 494 passing yards and five touchdown passes … Williams leads The American with a 182.21 efficiency rating … WR Marquis Shoulders is the leading receiver with 11 catches for 207 yards and three touchdowns … S Kendarin Ray has a team-high 28 tackles to lead the defense.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
1-2, 0-0 MAC
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock (Northern Illinois ’02)
18-29, fifth season
Notes
Northern Illinois opened the season with a solid 27-24 overtime win at Boston College, but the Huskies have dropped two straight following setbacks to Southern Illinois (14-11) and Nebraska (35-11) … The Huskies have averaged 282.3 offensive yards and 16.3 points per game … QB Rocky Lombardi has completed 47 of 94 passes for 535 yards and a touchdown with four interceptions … RB Antario Brown is the leading rusher with 130 yards and a TD on 46 carries … WR Kacper Rutkiewicz has a team-high 13 recptions for 192 yards and a touchdown … DE George Gumbs has 2.5 sacks … Northern Illinois radio announcer Bill Baker is in his 44th season as the Huskies’ play-by-play broadcaster and is retiring after this season … Saturday’s game against Tulsa will be Baker’s 511th NIU football broadcast.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 • 3:30 P.M. • BIG TEN NETWORK
FLORIDA ATLANTIC at ILLINOIS
Memorial Stadium (60,670/FieldTurf)
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Television: Big Ten Network
Jason Ross Jr., Howard Griffith and Justine Ward
Radio: WMEN-AM 640 (Florida Atlantic flagship) SiriusXM 158/196
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between Florida Atlantic and Illinois … The Owls are 1-10 all-time against current members of the Big Ten … Illinois is 6-6 against The American’s current membership … The Illini defeated Charlotte and fell to UTSA in the 2021 season before those two schools joined The American.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Tom Herman (Cal Lutheran ’97)
1-2, first season at Florida Atlantic; 55-23, seventh season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Florida Atlantic opened the season with a solid 42-20 win against Monmouth, but the Owls look to regroup following back-to-back losses to Ohio (17-10) and Clemson (48-14) … The game against Clemson saw Florida Atlantic fall behind 41-0 before the Owls scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns … The loss to the Tigers was costly as QB Casey Thompson suffered a season-ending knee injury in the game … QB Daniel Richardson came on in relief to complete 18 of 32 passes for 120 yards against the Tigers … Richardson joined Florida Atlantic in Januaary after serving as Central Michigan’s starter … RB Larry McCammon has rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown in two games … WR Lajohntay Wester has 30 catches for 264 yards and a touchdown.
ILLINOIS
1-2, 0-1 Big Ten
Head Coach
Bret Bielema (Iowa ’92)
14-14, third season at Illinois; 111-72, 15th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Illinois looks to snap a two-game slide as the Illini followed an opening-week win against 2022 MAC champion Toledo (30-28) with losses to Kansas (34-23) and No. 7 Penn State (30-13) … Illinois went 8-5 last season, registering its first winning season since 2011 … Head coach Bret Bielema is in his third season at Illinois after head coaching stints at Wisconsin (2006-12) and Arkansas (2013-17) … QB Luke Altmyer, a transfer from Ole Miss, has completed 52 of 82 passes for 571 yards and three touchdowns, but has been intercepted seven times in three games … RB Reggie Love has 163 yards and a TD on 32 carries … WR Isaiah Williams has 16 catches for 213 yards … DE Jer’Zhan Newton has a team-high two sacks, while DE Keith Randolph leads the team with 20 tackles
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 • 3:30 P.M. • ESPN2
MIAMI (FLA.) at TEMPLE
Lincoln Financial Field (67,594/Natural Grass)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Television: ESPN2
Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison and Stormy Buonantony
Radio: WPEN-FM 97.5 (Temple flagship) SiriusXM 380
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 15th meeting between Temple and Miami in a series that dates to 1930 … The schools competed against each other in the Big East Conference between 1992 and 2005 … The Hurricanes hold a 13-1 series lead and have won all but the first meeting in 1930 … The last meeting was a 34-3 Miami win in 2005.
20/21 MIAMI (FLA.)
3-0, 0-0 ACC
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal (Miami ’93)
8-7, second season at Miami; 70-67, 12th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Miami is off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2020 after the Hurricanes cruised past Bethune-Cookman 48-7 last Thursday in Miami Gardens … The Hurricanes opened the season with impressive home wins against Miami (Ohio) (38-3) and Texas A&M (48-33) and take to the road for the first time against Temple … QB Tyler Van Dyke has been the offensive catalyst with 822 passing yards and eight touchdowns through three games … Van Dyke has completed 57 of 75 passes (76%) with only one interception … RB Henry Parrish Jr. has a team-high 192 rushing yards to lead a group of three backs with at least 100 yards in 2023 … WR Xavier Restrepo has 17 catches for 314 yards, while WR Jacolby George has 202 yards and four touchdowns on 16 receptions.
TEMPLE
2-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Stan Drayton (Allegheny ’93)
5-10, second season
Notes
Temple has won two of its first three games after the Owls cruised to a 41-9 victory against Norfolk State last Saturday … Temple opened the season with a 24-21 win against Akron and fell at Rutgers 36-7 in Week 2 … The Owls have limited their first three opponents to 323.7 yards per game … The Owls got a spark offensively against Norfolk State from freshman RB Joquez Smith, who ran for 142 yards on 15 carries and scored two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) … QB E.J. Warner has completed 62 of 118 passes for 760 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions … WR Dante Wright has a team-high 16 receptions for 185 yards and a touchdown … The defense is led by S Tywan Francis, who has 23 tackles and an interception … Temple will recognize Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Klecko (1974-76) at halftime of Saturday’s game.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 • 4 P.M. • ESPNU
RICE at SOUTH FLORIDA
Raymond James Stadium (65,000/Natural Grass)
Tampa, Florida
Television: ESPNU
Jay Alter and Rene Ingoglia
Rice Radio South Florida Radio
Varsity Network WHPT-FM 102.5
SiriusXM 386
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between Rice and South Florida … Rice is the first of three first-time opponents for the Bulls (UTSA, Charlotte), while South Florida is the first of two first-time opponents for the Owls (UConn) … The schools are two of The American’s three in the Association of American Universities (Tulane).
RICE
2-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Mike Bloomgren (Florida State ’99)
18-40, sixth season
Notes
Rice opened the season with a 37-10 loss to Texas, which is ranked No. 3 in this week’s Associated Press poll, but the Owls have responded with a double-overtime win against Houston (43-41) and a 59-7 decision against Texas Southern … The game at South Florida marks Rice’s first game outside the state of Texas this season before the Owls return to Houston for its next two … QB JT Daniels ranks second in The American in passing at 268.3 yards per game … Daniels has completed 53 of 85 passes for 805 yards and eight touchdowns against three interceptions … WR Luke McCaffrey has 11 receptions for 171 yards and four touchdowns … RB Dean Connors has 137 rushing yards, while RB Daelen Alexander has a team-high five touchdowns among his 14 carries … DE Coleman Coco has 2.5 sacks to lead the defense.
SOUTH FLORIDA
1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Alex Golesh (Ohio State ’06)
1-2, first season
Notes
South Florida enters Saturday’s game at 1-2, but the Bulls have been encouraged by the team’s play through three games, most notably in last Saturday’s 17-3 loss to then-No. 10 Alabama … The Bulls held a 3-0 lead after the first quarter and were tied with the Crimson Tide into the third period thanks to a strong defensive effort … The Bulls have held their opponents to 389.3 yards per game thus far after yielding an average of 517 yards last season … S Daquan Evans enjoyed his best game against the Crimson Tide as he finished with three sacks among his eight total tackles … Evans is one of six FBS players to register three sacks in a game this season … QB Byrum Brown has passed for 450 yards and four touchdowns and is the team’s leading rusher with 269 yards and four more TDs … TE Sean Atkins has 16 catches for 142 yards
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 • 4 P.M. • SEC NETWORK
UTSA at TENNESSEE
Neyland Stadium (101,915/Natural Grass)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Television: SEC Network
Dave Neal, Derek Mason and Taylor Davis
Radio: KTXR-AM 760 (UTSA flagship) SiriusXM 388
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between UTSA and Tennessee …It will be only the third meeting for UTSA against an current member of the SEC … The Roadrunners dropped a pair of matchups against Texas A&M in 2016 and 2019 … Tennessee has gone 44-4 against current members of The American.
-/rv UTSA
1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor (Stephen F. Austin ’90)
31-12, fourth season
Notes
UTSA suffered a 37-29 setback to Army last Friday which left the Roadrunners at 1-2 on the season … UTSA opened with a 17-4 loss at Houston before bouncing back with a 20-13 decision against Texas State … The Roadrunners were 1-2 through three games last season and responded with 10 consecutive wins on their way to the Conference USA title … Veteran QB Frank Harris missed the game against Army with a toe injury … QB Eddie Lee Marburger made his first career start and completed 17 of 25 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns … RB Kevorian Barnes has rushed for 245 yards and a touchdown … WR Joshua Cephus is the leading receiver with 24 catches for 247 yards and two touchdowns … LB Trey Moore leads the team with four sacks and 15 tackles, but Moore left the game against Army with an ankle injury.
23/20 TENNESSEE
2-1, 0-1 SEC
Head Coach
Josh Heupel (Oklahoma ’01)
20-9, third season at Tennessee; 48-17, sixth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Tennessee fell to Florida 29-16 last Saturday for the Volunteers’ first loss of the season … Tennessee opened with a 49-13 win against Virginia and a 30-13 decision against Austin Peay … Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel is no stranger to The American … Heupel went 28-8 in three seasons at UCF, and his .778 winning percentage ranks second in conference history … Tennessee went 11-2 last season, including a 31-14 win against Clemson in the Orange Bowl … QB Joe Milton has completed 62 of 97 passes for 716 yards and six touchdowns against one interception … RB Jaylen Wright averages 98.7 rushing yards per game … WR Squirrel White has 13 catches for 143 yards, leading a group of three players with at least 100 receiving yards.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 • 6 P.M. • ESPN+
GARDNER-WEBB at EAST CAROLINA
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (50,000/Natural Grass)
Greenville, North Carolina
Television: ESPN+
James Westling and Reggie Walker
Radio: WNCT-FM 107.9 (East Carolina flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the second meeting between East Carolina and Gardner-Webb … The only previous matchup was the Pirates’ 48-9 win Sept. 7, 2019, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium … That game saw East Carolina QB Holton Ahlers threw for 195 yards and a touchdown and add two rushing TDs as the Pirates reeled off 365 rushing yards.
GARDNER-WEBB
1-2, 0-1 Big South-OVC
Head Coach
Tre Lamb (Tennessee Tech ‘12)
14-16, fourth season
Notes
Gardner-Webb looks to bounce back from a 27-25 setback at Tennessee State last Saturday in the Bulldogs’ opener in the Big South-Ohio Valley Football Association … Gardner-Webb fell on a 50-yard field goal with nine seconds left … The Bulldogs and East Carolina share a common opponent in 2023 as Gardner-Webb fell 45-24 to Appalachian State in Week 1 … The Bulldogs’ lone win was a 34-27 decision against Elon in Week 2 … QB Matthew Caldwell enters Saturday’s game with 736 passing yards and five touchdowns against two interceptions … Four players have at least 100 receiving yards, led by WR Brennen McGuire, who has 12 catches for 145 yards … RB Narii Gaither has a team-high 294 yards and a touchdown on 46 carries … LB Ty Anderson leads the team with 34 tackles to go with three tackles and eight tackles for loss.
EAST CAROLINA
0-3, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Mike Houston (Mars Hill ‘94)
22-27, fifth season at East Carolina; 102-52, 13th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
East Carolina is looking for its first win of the season after the Pirates fell to 0-3 with a 43-28 loss to Appalachian State last Saturday … The Pirates opened with a 30-3 setback at Michigan and dropped a 31-13 decision to Marshall … QB Alex Flinn made his first career start in the game against Appalachian State and has completed 26 of 50 passes for 271 yards with four interceptions … QB Mason Garcia has gone 23-of-43 for 145 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions … Garcia is the leading rusher with 160 yards, while RB Rahjai Harris has 107 yards and two touchdowns … The defense is led by LB Michael Edwards, who has a team-high 27 tackles with four tackles for loss … The Pirates have registered only one sack and have one defensive interception through three games.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 • 7 P.M. • SEC NETWORK+
CHARLOTTE at FLORIDA
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548/Natural Grass)
Gainesville, Florida
Television: SEC Network+
Clay Matvick and Aaron Murray
Radio: WZGV-AM 730 (Charlotte flagship) SiriusXM 384
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between Charlotte and Florida … The 49ers have faced three opponents from the SEC previously (Tennessee, South Carolina, Kentucky) and will be looking for their first win … Florida has gone 38-17-3 all-time against current members of The American.
CHARLOTTE
1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Biff Poggi (Duke)
1-2, first season
Notes
Charlotte opened the 2023 season with a 24-3 victory against South Carolina State, but the 49ers look to snap a two-game slide after losses to Maryland (38-20) and Georgia State (41-25) … Charlotte held its opponents without a touchdown for the first six quarters of the 2023 season … The 49ers have used two quarterbacks through the first three games … QB Jalon Jones has completed 24 of 41 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions and is the 49ers’ leading rusher with 196 yards and two TDs … QB Trexler Ivey has completed 25 of 33 for 330 yards and a touchdown and an INT … RB Durell Robinson has 117 rushing yards and a touchdown on 26 carries … WR Jack Hestera has 14 catches for 194 yards and a touchdown … P Grant Gonya ranks second in The American with 44.5 yards per punt.
25/rv FLORIDA
2-1, 1-0 SEC
Head Coach
Billy Napier (Furman ’02)
8-8, second season at Florida; 48-20, fifth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Florida scored its best win of the young season as the Gators were 29-16 winners against No. 11 Tennessee last Saturday in Gainesville … Florida has scored points in an NCAA-record 439 consecutive games, or 54 games longer than any other team in college football history … QB Graham Metz, the former Wisconsin signal-caller, has completed 64 of 85 passes for 692 yards and three touchdowns with one interception … RB Trevor Etienne has 281 rushing yards and two TDs on 41 carries … WR Ricky Pearsall is the top receiver with 20 catches for 258 yards and a touchdown … The Gators are allowing 15.7 points and 256.3 yards per game … Florida competes as an affiliate member of the American Athletic Conference in women’s lacrosse and has won four consecutive conference titles
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 • 7 P.M. • ESPN+
NICHOLLS at TULANE
Yulman Stadium (30,000/UBU Speed Series 5M)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Television: ESPN+
Richard Cross and Taylor McHargue
Radio: KVDU-FM 104.1 (Tulane flagship) SiriusXM 380
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the second meeting between Tulane and Nicholls … The only previous game between the teams was Sept. 8, 2018, when the Green Wave was a 42-17 winner in New Orleans … Tulane RB Corey Dauphine rushed for 152 yards and three touchdowns, while WR Darnell Mooney had six catches for 111 yards and a TD.
NICHOLLS
0-2, 0-0 Southland
Head Coach
Tim Rebowe (LSU ’87)
45-45, ninth season
Notes
Nicholls plays the second of back-to-back games against FBS opponents with Saturday’s visit to Tulane … The Colonels fell 41-6 to TCU Sept. 9 and opened with a 38-24 setback to Sacramento State in their season-opener … Nicholls was idle last week … The game at Tulane is the second in a streak of three straight road games that has the Colonels gong a full month between home dates Nicholls has dropped its last eight games against FBS teams … The Colonels are playing the No. 2-rated schedule in FCS this season, including the two FBS opponents and four teams that reached the NCAA Championship in 2022 … QB Pat McQuaide has completed 32 of 65 passes for 373 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions … WR Neno Lemay has 10 catches for 129 yards … RB Collin Guggenheim has a team-high 112 rushing yards.
rv/rv TULANE
2-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State ’83)
45-46, eighth season at Tulane; 199-115, 25th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Tulane rebounded from its first loss of the year with a solid 21-3 win at Southern Miss last Saturday … The Green Wave opened with a 37-17 victory against South Alabama before falling 37-20 to Ole Miss in Week 2 … Tulane’s next win will give Willie Fritz his 200th career head coaching victory at four-year colleges … QB Kai Horton has started the last two games in place of injured QB Michael Pratt … Horton has completed 27 of 56 passes for 417 yards and three touchdowns with an interception … RB Makhi Hughes has a team-high 216 rushing yards and is averaging 72.0 yards per game … WR Lawrence Keys has 13 catches for 268 yards and a TD, while WR Jha’Quan Jackson has 230 yards and four TDs … DE Patrick Jenkins has 3.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 • 7:30 P.M. • ESPN2
UAB at GEORGIA
Sanford Stadium (92,746/Natural Grass)
Athens, Georgia
Television: ESPN2
Brian Custer, Rod Gilmore and Lauren Sisler
Radio: WJOX-FM 94.5 (flagship) SiriusXM 385
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the fourth meeting between UAB and Georgia and the fourth to be played in Athens … The Bulldogs have won all three previous meetings, including a 56-7 decision in 2021 behind five touchdown passes by QB Stetson Bennett … Saturday’s game will be UAB’s first against a team ranked No. 1 nationally.
UAB
1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Trent Dilfer (Fresno State)
1-2, first season
Notes
UAB looks to rid itself of a two-game slide after the Blazers fell 41-21 to Louisiana last Saturday in Birmingham … UAB opened the season with a 35-6 win against North Carolina A&T and fell 49-35 to Georgia Southern in Week 2 … QB Jacob Zeno, a transfer from Baylor, has been a bright spot … Zeno ranks third nationally in completion percentage (80.4%) and second in completions per game (32.7) … Zeno has completed 98 of 122 passes for 956 yards and six touchdowns against three interceptions … RB Isaiah Jacobs has 127 rushing yards and a touchdown … Four players have at least 100 receiving yards, including WR Tejhaun Palmer, who leads the Blazers with 148 yards … LB Jackson Bratton leads the defense with 19 tackles to go with two sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery … LB Keondre Swoopes also has 19 tackles.
1/1 GEORGIA
3-0, 1-0 SEC
Head Coach
Kirby Smart (Georgia ’98)
84-15, eighth season
Notes
Georgia has won the last two College Football Playoff National Championships and the Bulldogs have looked the part in their quest for three in a row as they have defeated their first three opponents by a combined score of 117-28 … Georgia was a 28-14 winner against South Carolina in its most recent outing … The game against UAB will be the Bulldogs’ fourth straight home game to open the season … Georgia has nine players with starting experience from last year’s championship team … The Bulldogs take a 20- game winning streak into Saturday’s contest and have won 30 straight regular-season games and 21 straight home games … Georgia ranks third nationally in scoring defense at 8.0 ppg … QB Carson Beck has thrown for 846 yards and three touchdowns … RB Daijun Edwards has a team-high 118 rushing yards.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 23 • 7:30 P.M. • ESPNU
MEMPHIS vs. MISSOURI
The Dome at America’s Center (67,277/AstroTurf)
St. Louis, Missouri
Television: ESPNU
Courtney Lyle and Hutson Mason
Radio: WXMX-FM 98.9 (Memphis flagship) SiriusXM 387
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the fifth meeting between Memphis and Missouri in a series that dates to 1991 … Missouri holds a 3-1 series lead following a 65-33 victory in the 2018 season … Memphis’ last win was a 19-16 decision in 1996 … Saturday’s game will be played at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis.
-/rv MEMPHIS
3-0, 1-0 American
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield (Hamden-Sydney ’03)
24-16 fourth season
Notes
Memphis is off to a 3-0 start for the second time in three years and the third time in five seasons after the Tigers scored a 28-24 win against Navy in both teams’ conference opener last Thursday … Memphis opened the season with a 56-14 win against Bethune-Cookman and followed with a 37-3 decision against Arkansas State … The Tigers have won six of their last seven games, dating to last season … QB Seth Henigan has completed 71 of 100 passes for 791 yards and five touchdowns against three interceptions … RB Blake Watson a transfer from Old Dominion, rushed for a career-high 169 yards with a touchdown on 10 carries against Navy … Watson has 295 rushing yards and four TDs in 2023 … WR Roc Taylor has team highs with 15 receptions and 154 receiving yards … LB Chandler Martin has 20 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss.
rv/rv MISSOURI
3-0, 0-0 SEC
Head Coach
Eliah Drinkwitz (Arkansas Tech ’04)
20-19, fourth season at Missouri; 32-20, fifth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Missouri had one of the early highlights of the 2023 college football season as the Tigers stunned No. 15 Kansas State 30-27 on a 61-yard field goal by K Harrison Mevis as time expired … The kick set an SEC record and was the second-longest in school history … The game-winning kick capped a wild game that produced five lead changes … QB Brady Cook went 23 of 35 for a career-high 356 yards and two touchdown passes, both to WR Luther Burden III … Missouri has won 16 consecutive nonconference home games … Burden has 22 catches for 327 yards and three touchdowns in three games and is averaging 109.0 yards per game … RB Cody Schrader has a team-high 280 rushing yards with three TDs … Missouri is 3-0 to start a season for the first time since 2018.
