Memphis enters the rankings at No. 24 in the wake of yet another home win over a ranked opponent. The Tigers will face Southern Illinois and Georgia State the next two weeks before returning to conference play at UCF.
UCLA's upset loss on Saturday simply continued a trend for ranked teams that have recently visited Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
Memphis coach Mike Norvell knows the team's win over visiting UCLA will be remembered for a long time, while Bruins quarterback Josh Rosen laments playing "hero ball."
Memphis HC Mike Norvell offers his thoughts on his team's amazing win against UCLA, how he encouraged them and more.
Memphis' Riley Ferguson is the first quarterback to throw at least six touchdowns passes against UCLA since USC's Matt Barkley threw six in 2011. Barkley finished sixth in Heisman Trophy voting that year.
The stripes were definitely earned today! Congrats to coach Mike Norvell @Coach_Norvell & @MemphisFB Great game! Bi… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
Riley Ferguson, Anthony Miller &Co "Showed America" congrats @TigersAthletics Coach Norvell @Anthony_Becht @ROCKYBOIMAN50 @benhogg9
UCLA's Josh Rosen said he's got to play smarter football instead of trying to play "hero" football.
Riley Ferguson threw for 398 yards and six touchdown passes, and Jacobi Francis broke up a fourth-down pass in the closing seconds to lead Memphis to a 48-45 win over No. 25 UCLA on Saturday.
Memphis QB Riley Ferguson upstages Josh Rosen, throwing six touchdown passes as the Tigers upset the Bruins.
Man, Memphis senior WR Anthony Miller is fun to watch. Nine catches for 185 yards and two TDs vs UCLA. Showed great balance, hands, discipline. Pretty good for a former walk-on, no?
Love Josh Rosen's competitive spirit but a 3rd-year quarterback should know how to take care of the ball better than he did today. He learned a hard lesson at Memphis.
Josh Rosen was the quarterback of note coming into this game, but Riley Ferguson has been the best quarterback on the field in the first half. Ferguson has four touchdown passes and 228 passing yards, and Memphis leads the No. 25 Bruins 27-24 at the half. The Ferguson-Anthony Miller connection is one that is going to give a lot of defenses nightmares this season. Miller's diving 41-yard catch set up a 33-yard touchdown catch by Miller a few seconds later to put the Tigers ahead at the half.
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Brannon | OT | Committed | 44 |
| Cameron Fleming | RB | Committed | 44 |
| Kenneth Gainwell | ATH | Committed | 44 |
| Troy Hurst | WR | Committed | 44 |
| Titus Jones | OG | Committed | 44 |
| East | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Temple | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Connecticut | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| East Carolina | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| West | CONF | OVR |
| Navy | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| Houston | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| Memphis | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| SMU | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Tulsa | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tulane | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | T. Hornsey | Ray Guy Award |
