8:00 PM ET, October 1, 2005
Liberty Bowl, MEMPHIS, TN
Top Performers
Passing: J. Palmer (UTEP) - 431 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: D. Williams (MEM) - 35 CAR, 236 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: R. Scott (MEM) - 7 REC, 104 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | UTEP | MEM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 6:50 | REAGAN SCHNEIDER 45 YD FG Drive info: 5 plays, 35 yards. | 3 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER | UTEP | MEM | |||
![]() | FG | 13:27 | REAGAN SCHNEIDER 24 YD FG Drive info: 8 plays, 73 yards. | 6 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 10:30 | RYAN SCOTT 43 YD PASS FROM MAURICE AVERY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 72 yards. | 6 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER | UTEP | MEM | |||
![]() | FG | 10:29 | STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 26 YD FG Drive info: 11 plays, 64 yards. | 6 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 3:30 | DEANGELO WILLIAMS 74 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 74 yards. | 6 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 1:27 | TYLER EBELL 1 YD RUN (FAILED 2PT PASS) Drive info: 7 plays, 74 yards. | 12 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | UTEP | MEM | |||
![]() | FG | 4:51 | STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 24 YD FG Drive info: 14 plays, 81 yards. | 12 | 20 |
![]() | TD | 4:01 | JOHNNIE LEE HIGGINS 29 YD PASS FROM JORDAN PALMER (JORDAN PALMER 2PT RUSH) Drive info: 2 plays, 80 yards. | 20 | 20 |
![]() | TD | 0:50 | DEANGELO WILLIAMS 3 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 9 yards. | 20 | 27 |
Team Stat Comparison
| UTEP | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 30 | 17 |
3rd down efficiency | 3-14 | 4-16 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 505 | 374 |
| Passing | 431 | 122 |
Comp-Att | 23-53 | 13-21 |
Yards per pass | 7.7 | 5.5 |
| Rushing | 74 | 252 |
Rushing Attempts | 25 | 51 |
Yards per rush | 3.0 | 4.9 |
| Penalties | 5-45 | 11-121 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 3 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 0 |
| Possession | 23:56 | 36:04 |
| UTEP Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Jordan Palmer | 23/53 | 431 | 8.1 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | 23/53 | 431 | 7.7 | -- | -- |
| Memphis Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Billy Barefield | 12/19 | 79 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Avery | 1/2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 13/21 | 122 | 5.5 | -- | -- |
| UTEP Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Tyler Ebell | 15 | 69 | 4.6 | 1 | 13 |
| Marcus Thomas | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Matt Austin | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Palmer | 6 | -6 | -1.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 25 | 74 | 3.0 | -- | -- |
| Memphis Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| DeAngelo Williams | 35 | 236 | 6.7 | 2 | 74 |
| Billy Barefield | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | 17 |
| Joseph Doss | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Maurice Avery | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 51 | 252 | 4.9 | -- | -- |
| UTEP Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Johnnie Lee Higgins | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 1 | 35 |
| Chris Francies | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 0 | 44 |
| Jayson Boyd | 5 | 126 | 25.2 | 0 | 51 |
| Tyler Ebell | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Jake Sears | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Aaron Givens | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Marcus Thomas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 23 | 431 | 7.7 | -- | -- |
| Memphis Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Ryan Scott | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 1 | 43 |
| DeAngelo Williams | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Antonio McCoy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Maurice Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Earnest Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 13 | 122 | 5.5 | -- | -- |
| Memphis Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Derek Clenin | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| O.C. Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 29 | -- |
| UTEP Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Johnnie Lee Higgins | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | -- | -- |
| Memphis Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Joseph Doss | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | -- | -- |
| UTEP Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Johnnie Lee Higgins | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | -- | -- |
| Memphis Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Brandon McDonald | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | -- | -- |
| UTEP Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Ryan Hotchkiss | 5 | 177 | 35.4 | 47 | ||
| Team | 5 | 177 | 35.4 | -- | ||
| Memphis Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Michael Gibson | 9 | 412 | 45.8 | 54 | ||
| Billy Barefield | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | ||
| Team | 10 | 450 | 45.0 | -- | ||





