Memphis 31, Nicholls St. 10

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	8	31
Total Yards	164	449
Passing	47	173
Rushing	117	276
Penalties	3-24	2-20
3rd Down Conversions	0-7	9-15
4th Down Conversions	1-1	0-1
Turnovers	3	0
Possession	21:52	38:08

Air/Ground Leaders
Nicholls State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Montgomery 1/4 31 0 0 Bunch 1/1 16 0 0	Memphis Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Hall 16/30 173 1 0 Hudgens 0/1 0 0 0
Nicholls State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Watson 4 37 0 18 Robinson 3 34 0 18	Memphis Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Steele 20 109 0 11 Jones 11 57 2 11
Nicholls State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Robinson 1 31 0 31 Gordon 1 16 0 16	Memphis Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Calhoun 5 50 1 12 Singleton 3 40 0 22

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				NICH	MEM
	FG	04:38	Matt Reagan 24 Yd	0	3
SECOND QUARTER				NICH	MEM
	TD	12:02	Ladarius Webb 70 Yd Return Of Blocked Field Goal (Ross Schexnayder Kick)	7	3
	TD	08:47	Charlie Jones 11 Yd Run (Matt Reagan Kick)	7	10
	FG	01:09	Ross Schexnayder 19 Yd	10	10
THIRD QUARTER				NICH	MEM
	TD	08:49	Duke Calhoun 10 Yd Pass From Arkelon Hall (Matt Reagan Kick)	10	17
FOURTH QUARTER				NICH	MEM
	TD	08:16	Arkelon Hall 2 Yd Run (Matt Reagan Kick)	10	24
	TD	04:48	Charlie Jones 2 Yd Run (Matt Reagan Kick)	10	31

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Arkelon Hall ran for one touchdown and threw for 173 yards and another score to lead Memphis a 31-10 victory over Nicholls State on Saturday night.

The Tigers (1-3) used a balanced attack, but got their highest production of the season on the ground, rushing for 276 yards. Curtis Steele lead Memphis with 109 yards on 20 carries and Charlie Jones added 57 yards and scoring runs of 11 and 2 yards.

It was the opener for the Colonels (0-1), whose first two games were canceled because of Hurricane Gustav.

Memphis held the Colonels to 164 yards and turned a pair of fumbles into touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The Colonels managed only 29 yards in the second half.

The teams were tied at 10 at the half, highlighted by Nicholls State's Ladarius Webb's 70-yard return of a blocked field goal attempt.

Kyle Hughes busted through the line and blocked the 32-yard attempt by the Tigers' Matt Reagan, and Webb's return gave the Colonels a 7-3 lead early in the second quarter.

Memphis rushed for 153 yards in the first half.

Ross Schexnayder's 19-yard field goal with just more than remaining before halftime pulled the Colonels even.

Nicholls State stayed on the ground in the half, running its option offense, but was held to 135 yards, 104 of them on the ground.

The Colonels' only completion of the half came on a 31-yarder in the closing seconds.

But Nicholls State failed to capitalize as quarterback Vincent Montgomery fumbled on the next play.

Hall added a 2-yard touchdown and a 10-yard pass to Duke Calhoun in the second half for the Tigers.