Venue & Game Info
Kickoff: 12:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM CT
Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, Alabama (Capacity: ~30,000)
Broadcast: ESPNU Radio: Memphis Tigers Sports Network / Troy Sports Radio Network
Notable: Memphis is a slight road favorite; both teams coming off contrasting Week 2 results — Memphis with a comfortable win, Troy with a competitive loss to a ranked opponent
Weather Outlook
Forecast: Mostly sunny
Temperature at Kickoff: ~84°F, rising to ~88°F mid-game
Humidity: ~58%
Wind: Light SSW at 4–6 mph
Precipitation:
Impact: Warm, humid conditions — could test depth in the second half
Injury & Availability Report
Memphis:
No major starters ruled out
QB Brendon Lewis healthy; 395 pass yds (79.2% comp), 1 TD, 1 INT, plus 149 rush yds and 2 rush TDs through two games
RB Sutton Smith (134 rush yds, 2 TDs) available
Troy:
No major starters ruled out
QB Will Crowder healthy; 367 pass yds, 4 TDs, 3 INTs, plus 53 rush yds and 1 rush TD
RB Tae Meadows (262 rush yds, 1 TD, 6.7 YPC) active
Recent Form
Memphis:
W 38–16 vs. Georgia State — Lewis 80% passing, 68 rush yds, 1 rush TD
W 45–10 vs. FCS opponent — balanced offense, stingy defense
Troy:
L 27–16 at #8 Clemson — defense held Tigers to 27, but offense turned it over 3 times
W 38–20 vs. Southern Miss — Meadows rushed for 186 yds
Series History
All-Time: Memphis leads 2–1
Last Meeting: 2024 — Memphis 34, Troy 21
Trend: Memphis has won two straight in the series
Betting Trends
Memphis: 2–0 ATS in 2025; covered both as ≥3.5-point favorite
Troy: 1–1 ATS in 2025; 1–0 ATS as ≥3.5-point underdog
Under has hit in 3 of Memphis’ last 5 road games
Game Odds
Memphis Tigers – 4
Troy Trojans 51.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 12, 2025
