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ARKANSAS at MEMPHIS
Saturday, September 20 | Noon ET
Simmons Bank Liberty Bank Stadium (30,000/AstroTurf)
Memphis, Tennessee
Television
ABC
Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Katie George
Radio
WXMX-FM 98.9 (Memphis flagship)
SiriusXM 381
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the sixth meeting between Memphis and Arkansas … All five previous meetings took place between 1992-98 … The Tigers hold a 3-2 series lead after winning the first three games, but the Razorbacks have won the last two, including a 23-9 win in Memphis in 1998 … The Tigers’ last win was a 16-15 decision in 1994.
ARKANSAS
2-1, 0-1 SEC
Head Coach
Sam Pittman (Pittsburg State ’86)
32-32, sixth season
Notes
Arkansas looks to bounce back from a 41-35 loss at Ole Miss in the Razorbacks’ SEC opener last Saturday … Arkansas opened the season with a 52-7 win against Alabama A&M and a 56-14 decision against Arkansas State … The Razorbacks are 6-0 all-time in games played in Memphis … QB Taylen Green is off to a terrific start with 866 yards and a nation-leading 11 touchdown passes to go with 307 rushing yards and two TDs on the ground … WR O’Mega Blake, a transfer from Charlotte, leads the squad with 18 receptions for 266 yards and three touchdowns … The leading rusher is RB Mike Washington Jr., who has 260 yards and three touchdowns …The defense is paced by LB Xavian Sorey Jr., who has a team-high 23 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss, a half-sack, an interception and a forced fumble.
-/rv MEMPHIS
3-0, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield (Hampden-Sydney ’03)
45-21, sixth season
Notes
Memphis is off to a 3-0 start for the third consecutive season after the Tigers defeated Troy 28-7 last Saturday … The Tigers surpassed the 20-point mark for the 43rd consecutive game, extending the nation’s longest active streak with at least 20 points … Memphis has won its last seven games, tying Ohio State and Illinois for the nation’s longest active winning streak … The Tigers have outscored their opponents 45-7 in the second half this year … QB Brendon Lewis, a transfer from Nevada, has thrown for 608 yards and two touchdowns and has 190 rushing yards and two TDs on the ground … RB Sutton Smith has rushed for 247 yards and a team-high four touchdowns … The leading receiver is WR Jamari Hawkins, who has nine catches for 176 yards … The defense is led by LB Sam Brumfield, who has 17 tackles with 3.0 sacks.