AAC matchup features Memphis taking on UAB

Oct 5, 2027, 03:44 am

UAB (3-2) at Memphis (4-1), Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Memphis by 14.5. Against the spread: Memphis 3-2, UAB 2-2-1.

How to watch: ESPN2

Key stats

Memphis Offense

Overall: 541.2 yards per game (4th in FBS)

Passing: 290.8 yards per game (22nd)

Rushing: 250.4 yards per game (10th)

Scoring: 38.6 points per game (22nd)

Memphis Defense

Overall: 394.4 yards per game (108th in FBS)

Passing: 218.2 yards per game (84th)

Rushing: 176.2 yards per game (111th)

Scoring: 22.4 points per game (60th)

UAB Offense

Overall: 340.4 yards per game (112th in FBS)

Passing: 160.8 yards per game (125th)

Rushing: 179.6 yards per game (48th)

Scoring: 24 points per game (98th)

UAB Defense

Overall: 300.6 yards per game (31st in FBS)

Passing: 118.4 yards per game (2nd)

Rushing: 182.2 yards per game (116th)

Scoring: 23.4 points per game (70th)

UAB ranks 81st in the FBS averaging 59.8 penalty yards per game, compared to Memphis' 22nd-ranked 44.8 per-game average.

UAB is 133rd in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 100% of trips. Memphis' red zone offense ranks 68th, scoring on 86.4% of red zone opportunities.

Team leaders

Memphis

Passing: Marcus Stokes, 1,371 yards, 14 TDs, 3 INTs, 73.2 completion percentage

Rushing: Jaylin Carter, 513 yards on 70 carries, 6 TDs

Receiving: Hunter Tipton, 367 yards on 19 catches, 5 TDs

UAB

Passing: Ryder Burton, 791 yards, 4 TDs, 4 INTs, 56.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Roderick Robinson II, 338 yards on 74 carries, 0 TDs

Receiving: C.J. Smith, 223 yards on 10 catches, 1 TD

Last game

Memphis won 59-8 over Charlotte on Oct. 3. Stokes passed for 318 yards on 20-of-25 attempts (80.0%) with five touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball nine times for 61 yards. Carter carried the ball 15 times for 76 yards, adding one reception for eight yards. Jermane Hayes had six receptions for 123 yards and one touchdown.

UAB beat Samford 33-14 on Oct. 3. Burton led UAB with 139 yards on 8-of-18 passing (44.4%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. He also carried the ball nine times for 35 yards. Robinson had 75 rushing yards on 14 carries. Smith put up 85 yards on two catches with one touchdown.

Next game

Memphis plays at Tulane on Oct. 16. UAB hosts East Carolina on Oct. 15.