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11/08 14:43 CST AAC matchup features Memphis against South Florida
AAC matchup features Memphis against South Florida
By The Associated Press
Memphis (7-2) at South Florida (6-3), Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. EST.
Opening Line: Memphis by 6.5. Against the spread: Memphis 5-4, South Florida
4-5.
How to watch: ESPN
Key stats
Memphis Offense
Overall: 514.0 yards per game (5th in FBS)
Passing: 290.6 yards per game (13th)
Rushing: 223.4 yards per game (9th)
Scoring: 37.6 points per game (14th)
Memphis Defense
Overall: 376.3 yards per game (81st in FBS)
Passing: 189.1 yards per game (33rd)
Rushing: 187.2 yards per game (122nd)
Scoring: 23.6 points per game (59th)
South Florida Offense
Overall: 319.1 yards per game (123rd in FBS)
Passing: 170.9 yards per game (126th)
Rushing: 148.2 yards per game (76th)
Scoring: 25.9 points per game (88th)
South Florida Defense
Overall: 312.7 yards per game (25th in FBS)
Passing: 183.3 yards per game (23rd)
Rushing: 129.3 yards per game (49th)
Scoring: 15.1 points per game (10th)
South Florida is 93rd in third down percentage, converting 37.3% of the time.
Memphis ranks 16th on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 31.1%.
South Florida ranks 14th in the FBS with a +7 turnover margin.
Both teams avoid getting penalized. Memphis ranks 25th in the FBS averaging
44.6 penalty yards per game, and South Florida ranks 9th with a 38.9-yard
average.
Memphis is 82nd in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 84.1% of trips. South
Florida's red zone defense ranks 29th at 77.3%.
Team leaders
Memphis
Passing: Marcus Stokes, 2,532 yards, 25 TDs, 6 INTs, 69.1 completion percentage
Rushing: Jaylin Carter, 929 yards on 151 carries, 10 TDs
Receiving: Hunter Tipton, 495 yards on 35 catches, 5 TDs
South Florida
Passing: Michael Van Buren Jr., 1,299 yards, 6 TDs, 0 INTs, 64.1 completion
percentage
Rushing: D.J. Crowther, 689 yards on 138 carries, 7 TDs
Receiving: Bryson Rodgers, 395 yards on 38 catches, 3 TDs
Last game
Memphis defeated Army 49-22 on Oct. 31. Stokes passed for 371 yards on 29-of-35
attempts (82.9%) with four touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the
ball seven times for 30 yards. Carter had 96 rushing yards on 23 carries and
two touchdowns, adding four receptions for 22 yards. Jermane Hayes put up 86
yards on nine catches with two touchdowns.
South Florida lost 20-17 to East Carolina on Nov. 6. Luke Kromenhoek threw for
179 yards on 17-of-21 attempts (81.0%) with one touchdown and no interceptions.
Crowther carried the ball 17 times for 111 yards, adding three receptions for
42 yards. Rodgers had five receptions for 50 yards and one touchdown.
Next game
Memphis plays at Navy on Nov. 21. South Florida plays at Florida Atlantic on
Nov. 21.
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