Memphis Tigers @ SMU Mustangs

6-3, 3-2 American

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Memphis MEM	21	17	13	0	51
SMU SMU	7	0	0	0	7

SMU MustangsSMUSMU

4-5, 2-3 American

Ferguson throws for 4 TDs, Memphis blows out SMU 51-7

Nov 5, 2017, 07:32 pm

DALLAS -- Riley Ferguson went 20-of-27 for 287 yards and four touchdowns and Memphis beat SMU 51-7 on Saturday.

Memphis gained 257 total yards in the first half and led 38-7. Ferguson had TD passes of 50, 4, 20 and 21 yards before halftime and Darrell Henderson returned a kickoff 99-yards for a touchdown.

Doroland Dorceus carried it 14 times for 77 yards -- with a long of 55 -- and one touchdown for Memphis (6-3, 3-2 American Athletic Conference). Anthony Miller had his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the year with 102 yards. He's also scored two touchdowns for the second-consecutive game.

Memphis forced three turnovers and now has forced 23 on the season.

Ke'Mon Freeman gained 83 yards on the ground for SMU (4-5, 2-3), which had its two-game winning streak snapped. Ben Hicks was 17-of-31 for 170 yards and one touchdown.

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FBS

American Conference	CONF	OVR
Tulane	7-1	11-3
North Texas	7-1	12-2
Navy	7-1	11-2
East Carolina	6-2	9-4
South Florida	6-2	9-4
Army	4-4	7-6
Memphis	4-4	8-5
UTSA	4-4	7-6
Temple	3-5	5-7
Florida Atlantic	3-5	4-8
Rice	2-6	5-8
UAB	2-6	4-8
Tulsa	1-7	4-8
Charlotte	0-8	1-11

Atlantic Coast Conference	CONF	OVR
Virginia	7-1	11-3
SMU	6-2	9-4
Miami	6-2	13-3
Pittsburgh	6-2	8-5
Georgia Tech	6-2	9-4
Duke	6-2	9-5
NC State	4-4	8-5
California	4-4	7-6
Clemson	4-4	7-6
Louisville	4-4	9-4
Wake Forest	4-4	9-4
Stanford	3-5	4-8
Florida State	2-6	5-7
North Carolina	2-6	4-8
Virginia Tech	2-6	3-9
Boston College	1-7	2-10
Syracuse	1-7	3-9

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