Memphis Tigers

6-1

Ugh, no.

Memphis Tigers lost to the UAB Blazers

6-1 24 – 31

3-4

Final · Sat, Oct 18

Game Details

Protective Stadium (Birmingham) · 19,037 fans · ESPN2

Highlights

UAB stuns No. 22 Memphis with goal-line stand, an emotional win for interim coach Alex Mortensen

UAB used a goal-line stand in the final seconds to upset No. 22 Memphis 31-24 on Saturday in the debut of interim coach Alex Mortensen, the son of late ESPN reporter Chris Mortensen.

Recap via ESPN

1:16 Memphis Tigers vs. UAB Blazers: Full Highlights

0:29 Ryder Burton airs it out for 15-yard touchdown pass

0:50 Sutton Smith returns the kick for an epic 99-yard Memphis TD

0:24 Sam Brumfield comes up with an interception

Clips play on ESPN

Protective Stadium · Birmingham

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MEM	7	7	3	7	24
UAB	7	10	7	7	31

Win Probability · Memphis Tigers

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Game Leaders

Memphis Tigers

AJ Hill · 13/25, 175 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Greg Desrosiers Jr. · 11 CAR, 74 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Cortez Braham Jr. · 5 REC, 83 YDSReceiving Yards
William Whitlow Jr. · 0.5Sacks
Drue Watts · 10Tackles

UAB Blazers

Ryder Burton · 20/27, 251 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Solomon Beebe · 5 CAR, 106 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Iverson Hooks · 11 REC, 172 YDS, 3 TDReceiving Yards
Jeremiah Vessel · 1Sacks
Tylan McNichols · 7Tackles

2026 American Conference Standings

Team
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
UTSA
North Texas
UAB
South Florida
Army
Temple
East Carolina
Tulane
Tulsa
Rice
Charlotte
Navy

Scoring

Q4 2:19

TD Christian Ross 37 Yd pass from AJ Hill (Gianni Spetic Kick)24–31

Q4 4:06

TD Iverson Hooks 20 Yd pass from Ryder Burton (Jonah Delange Kick)17–31

Q3 3:14

FG Gianni Spetic 25 Yd Field Goal 17–24

Q3 10:33

TD Solomon Beebe 81 Yd Run (Jonah Delange Kick)14–24

Q2 0:02

TD Iverson Hooks 16 Yd pass from Ryder Burton (Jonah Delange Kick)14–17

Q2 1:12

TD Greg Desrosiers Jr. 1 Yd Run (Gianni Spetic Kick)14–10

Q2 7:08

FG Jonah Delange 21 Yd Field Goal 7–10

Q1 9:42

TD Sutton Smith 99 Yd Kickoff Return (Gianni Spetic Kick)7–7

Q1 9:56

TD Iverson Hooks 15 Yd pass from Ryder Burton (Jonah Delange Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Memphis TigersUAB Blazers

Offense

362 Total Yards 470

243 Passing Yards 251

119 Rushing Yards 219

20 First Downs 25

Efficiency

5-11 3rd Down 9-13

2-4 4th Down 1-1

22/35 Completions 20/27

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 2

8-54 Penalties 6-47

24:55 Possession 35:05

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
AJ Hill	13/25	175	7.0	1	1	21.8
Brendon Lewis	9/10	68	6.8	0	0	38.1
Team	22/35	243	6.9	1	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Greg Desrosiers Jr.	11	74	6.7	1	41
Sutton Smith	5	26	5.2	0	8
Brendon Lewis	7	15	2.1	0	7
Frank Peasant	1	4	4.0	0	4
Khyair Spain	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	25	119	4.8	1	41

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Cortez Braham Jr.	5	83	16.6	0	30
Christian Ross	2	47	23.5	1	37
Greg Desrosiers Jr.	6	40	6.7	0	12
Marcello Bussey	3	27	9.0	0	13
Brady Kluse	2	22	11.0	0	12
Bryce Anderson	1	13	13.0	0	13
Matt Adcock	1	9	9.0	0	9
Sutton Smith	1	5	5.0	0	5
Jamari Hawkins	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Team	22	243	11.0	1	37

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Drue Watts	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR	TD
Drue Watts	10	8	0	0	0	0
Everett Roussaw Jr.	9	4	0	0	0	0
Jalen Bell	8	2	0	1	0	0
Chris Bracy	7	6	0	0	0	0
DeMarco Ward	6	4	0	0	0	0
Sam Brumfield	6	3	0.5	2.5	0	0
Kamari Wilson	5	4	0	0	0	0
Crews Law	4	3	0	0	0	0
Pooda Walker	3	1	0	0	0	0
Isheem Young	2	2	0	0	0	0
Omarion Cooper	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jaidyn Denis	2	1	0	0	0	0
Rayyan Buell	2	1	0	0	0	0
William Whitlow Jr.	2	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Chauncey Logan Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sutton Smith	0	0	0	0	0	1
Taylor Burton	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	69	41	1	4	1	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Sam Brumfield	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Sutton Smith	1	99	99.0	99	1
Christian Ross	1	2	2.0	2	0
Matt Adcock	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	3	101	33.7	99	1

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Gianni Spetic	1/1	100.0	25	3/3	6
Team	1/1	100.0	25	3/3	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Lachlan Carrigan	1	44	44.0	0	0	44
Team	1	44	44.0	0	0	44

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Ryder Burton	20/27	251	9.3	3	1	91.1
Team	20/27	251	9.3	3	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Solomon Beebe	5	106	21.2	1	81
Jevon Jackson	17	54	3.2	0	10
Nate Rogers	4	26	6.5	0	15
Isaiah Jacobs	8	24	3.0	0	13
Ryder Burton	5	6	1.2	0	7
Brandon Hawkins Jr.	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	41	219	5.3	1	81

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Iverson Hooks	11	172	15.6	3	31
Brandon Hawkins Jr.	4	39	9.8	0	17
Elijah Lagg	2	22	11.0	0	15
Antonio Ferguson	1	8	8.0	0	8
J.C. Sivley	1	7	7.0	0	7
Solomon Beebe	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	20	251	12.6	3	31

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Nate Rogers	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Tylan McNichols	7	3	0	0	1	0
Tariq Watson	6	4	0	0	0	0
Devin Hightower	5	3	0	0	0	1
Eddy Toussom	5	3	0	0	0	0
Amorie Morrison	4	3	0	2	0	0
Delvon Gulley	4	2	0	1	0	0
Jeremiah Vessel	3	1	1	1	0	0
Perry Fisher	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jonathan Allen	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jamichael Rogers	3	1	0	0	0	0
Denver Warren	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pierre Royster	2	2	0	0	0	0
Eamon Smalls	2	2	0	0	0	0
AJ Brown	2	1	0	0	0	0
Sirad Bryant	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chris Burge	1	0	0	0	0	3
Isaiah Crozier	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	54	28	1	4	3	4

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Pierre Royster	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kaleb Brown	1	18	18.0	18	0
Team	1	18	18.0	18	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jonah Delange	1/1	100.0	21	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	21	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Patrick Foley	1	49	49.0	0	0	49
Team	1	49	49.0	0	0	49

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