Memphis loses its second game in a row behind the big day from storm johnson. Storm had 29 carries for 184 yards and 2 tds to go along with 3 catches for 29 yards. It was a bad overall defensive game by the tigers which followed a bad offensive game against new mexico. Memphis loses there conference opener in a game that senior rb brandon hayes failed to put up the numbers we have been seeing. Karam had 365 yards passing on the day but missed opportunities by the wr corps saw 7 passes dropped.
When asked about the 2 game slide his team was on Head coach Mike McDougall said " There's still a lot of season left we have got to look to next week and find a way to execute on both sides of the ball. If you only get half a team for a game its gonna be hard to win period. " The Tigers look to next week as they go to houston in their second conference game and central florida has bye before their big game with louisville on the 18th.