The Memphis Tigers needed to get the bad taste out of their mouth after losing to Tulane last week and they did just that.
UConn really didn't have a chance against a focused Tigers team.
Memphis (4-2, 1-2) got off to a quick start after Brady White found Joey Magnifico for a 44-yard touchdown and the Tigers took a quick 7-0 lead.
UConn (1-5, 0-3) responded with a methodical 17 play scoring drive to tie the game at 7.
It was all Memphis the rest of the way.
The Tigers had two running back go over 100 yards. Darrell Henderson rushed for 174 yards on 14 carries and 3 touchdowns. Patrick Taylor Jr rushed for 161 yards on 11 carries and 3 touchdowns.
Memphis quarterback was nearly perfect going 16-of-18 for 239 yards and 1 touchdown.
Grade time
Offense, A
Not much more the offense could do. Brady White was nearly perfect, 2 RB's over 100 yards each, the only reason it's not a A+ is there was some penalty flags on the offense.
Defense, B
UCONN moved the ball was too easy in the beginning of the game but the Tigers dug in and dominated the Huskies after that. They needed to get some takeaways and they did that. They needed to get some pressure and they did that. Still need work on stopping teams on 3rd down but they are improving.
Coaching, A-
No real issues in the coaching department in this game. UCONN is a horrible team so it would have been hard for Memphis to mess this game up. Play calling was fine, they knew the Tigers would be able to run and they ran it down UCONN's throat.
Final thoughts-
Are the Tigers back? No. UCONN was terrible and we all knew it. Memphis did exactly what they should have done, beat the snot out of them. Next week is the real test to see if the Tigers are truly back.
UConn really didn't have a chance against a focused Tigers team.
Memphis (4-2, 1-2) got off to a quick start after Brady White found Joey Magnifico for a 44-yard touchdown and the Tigers took a quick 7-0 lead.
UConn (1-5, 0-3) responded with a methodical 17 play scoring drive to tie the game at 7.
It was all Memphis the rest of the way.
The Tigers had two running back go over 100 yards. Darrell Henderson rushed for 174 yards on 14 carries and 3 touchdowns. Patrick Taylor Jr rushed for 161 yards on 11 carries and 3 touchdowns.
Memphis quarterback was nearly perfect going 16-of-18 for 239 yards and 1 touchdown.
Grade time
Offense, A
Not much more the offense could do. Brady White was nearly perfect, 2 RB's over 100 yards each, the only reason it's not a A+ is there was some penalty flags on the offense.
Defense, B
UCONN moved the ball was too easy in the beginning of the game but the Tigers dug in and dominated the Huskies after that. They needed to get some takeaways and they did that. They needed to get some pressure and they did that. Still need work on stopping teams on 3rd down but they are improving.
Coaching, A-
No real issues in the coaching department in this game. UCONN is a horrible team so it would have been hard for Memphis to mess this game up. Play calling was fine, they knew the Tigers would be able to run and they ran it down UCONN's throat.
Final thoughts-
Are the Tigers back? No. UCONN was terrible and we all knew it. Memphis did exactly what they should have done, beat the snot out of them. Next week is the real test to see if the Tigers are truly back.
